The Baltimore County union., 1884-02-09
fillmore County in the Legislature.


The Baltimore Sun of Monday contained interest
ing sketches of the members of the present Leg
slature from the Western Shore. Of Baltimore
county's members it says: Baltimore county's
representatives in the House, all Democrats, are
Messrs. Samuel Brady, Milton w. Offutt, Samuel
Allen Leib, Thomas Kelbaugh, Joshua II. Cockey
and James j. Lindsay. Mr.. Brady is q native OF
Baltimore city, born in 1885. His parents moved
to Green Spring Valley when he was about nine
| years old. On leaving school he became engaged
in farming, and has been employed in that occu-
patton ever since. Mr.. Brady has been quite ac-.
tive in Baltimore county politics since the close
| of the war. He was a member Of the Democratic
State convention that sent delegates to the Presi
Dental convention in 1880 and of the convention
that nominated Gov. McLane; was chairman of
the county executive committee for two years,
from 1881 to 1888, and is still member. He
never held any political position until elected to
the House, except that of road commissioner for
his district, which he resigned last fall, after hav
ing served ten years.
Mr.. Offutt has already earned the name of "The
Great Objector" in the House, owing to his fire.
quent and vigorous opposition to measures which
seemed to him to involve an unnecessary expen-
diture of the public money. He objected to the
appropriation of thirty dollars per member to pay
for postage stamps on the ground that one-ffth
of that amount would be ample, and that every
member was able to pay that sum out of his own
pocket He also opposed the payment of subor-
dinate officers except for services actually render
ed, and has frequently announced his intention of
"fghting" every species of extravaganza. Mr..
Mr.. 0ffutt is son of DR.. 7. z. Ofutt, of Mont
gomery county, who married distant relative,
Elizabeth, daughter of Lemuel Ofutt, of Baltimore
county, and is connected with the we'll known
Worthington and Cockey families. He was born
in the I'd district of Baltimore county, and is 26
years old. He grew up farmer boy, was edu-
Gated at Glenwood Institute, Howard county,
studied law with Col. D. G. Mcintosh at Towson-
town. and was admitted to the bar in 1881. He
was a delegate to the convention which nominated
Judges Yellott and Fowler in 1882, and was elect
ed to the House of Delegates last fall
Mr.. Leib's occupation is that of school teach
er at Gorsuch's Mills, Baltimore county. He was
born in Stewartstown, York county, Pa, on the
Sd day of July, 1855, and was educated in the
Baltimore county schools and at the Stewartstown
English and Classical Institute. Since leaving
school he has been engaged in teaching. He has
never held any political position heretofore.
Mr.. Kebaugh also began life as a school teach
er. He was born in Baltimore county, on the 2Sth
of February 1S49, and in 1865, when sixteen
years of age, enlisted in the United States army.
He was ordered West, and after three years SER
vice on the plains discharged at Fort Prescott,
Arizona. He returned to Baltimore county, at
tended school, and, after becoming qualified, OBJ
tanned position as teacher. He taught school
for about ten years in the 9Th district, and then
established himself at Mt. Carmel surveyor
and conveyancer, in which occupations he is still
engaged. His first political position is that of
member of the House.
Mr.. Cockey is q farmer and stock-raiser on "My
Lady's Manor" and has been active in local pol
itcs since boyhood. He is son of Peter T.
Cockey, and was born in Baltimore county on the
18th of December, 1914. He was never a candi-
date for Office until nominated for the Legislature
last fall.
Mr.. Lindsay, who is the youngest member of
the House, was born in Baltimore comfy on the
3lst of August, 1861. He graduated at Bryant
Stratton's Business College in 1876, and for
three years held position as clerk in Baltimore
business house. In 1880 he returned to his home
in the county, where he is now engaged in farm
ing In 1882 he was delegate to the Judiciary
convention of Baltimore county Democrats, and
last fall was elected the Democratic ticket to
the House of Delegates.
Need of Trotting Meeting.-Mr. Dan
Steever, the well-known horse trainer and driver
was asked the other day regarding the outlook for
trotting horses in the vicinity. "There are any
number of good horses about town, he said, "but
there seems to be terrible amount of indifference
about the owners. The cause of this is partly
due to the absence of trotting meeting here.-
The only races we trotting men have are held at
Herring Run Course, and they are few and far
between. Why, last year one at Herring
we had the privilege of trottng races at Pimlico
we could make trotting races very popular in
Baltimore. We cannot get the Pimlco track,
however for this purpose. There several
prominent members of the Jockey Club who are
opposed to trotting, and will not give us a chance
The only way in which we can have a trotting
meeting hereabouts is to build track which will
be accessible for the people of the western section
of the city. The eastern people will go anywhere.
American.
Timonium would be the very spot to hold these
meetings. 1t is a popular place, conveniently
situated and we believe the majority of the stock
holders of the Baltimore County Agricultural So
ciey would favor the project of leasing the ground
The revenue to the society from this source
could be applied to the improvement of the
property.
Released from, the TI@,,.-~ >e r2e3,,oo -
Charles W. Cope, the youthful groom who was
Anitted to the House of Refuge for incorrigi-
bifiity, returned to his bride at Hampden, Friday
evening of last week. His release was affected
by the board of managers of the institution, who
at meeting on that day decided that the
prisoner was too old to be within the walls. His
parents, too, relented nddesired his release. The
hearing in the hdbeds corpus case which had been
secured by his counsel, and which had been set
for Saturday last, before Judge Fowler, has been
necessarily abandoned. Young Copeis, however,
required to present himself at the House of Re-
his term of sentence, and to produce evidence OF
| good conduct. He has become reconciled to his
parents, who say that the cause of their opposi-
ton to the marriage was the youthfuness of their
son. not the religious difference between the tw o
families, as has been stated. He expresses him.
self as much pleased with the treatment he re-
ceived There was great joy in. the household of
| Mrs. Mary E. Porter, the mother of the bride,
when the imprisoned husband put in an appear
4 ance.
They Want the Same Privileges as Men.
The Ellicott City Times in discussing the eight
hour law, says: "The fifty two young ladies en-
ployed in Friendenwald Brothers Ladies Under
ware Manufacturing Establishment in this city
have sent..a petition to the Maryland Legislature,
protesting against the passage of the law propos-
ed by Governor McLane absolutely limiting wo-
opposed to the fixing of definite number of hours
as constituting days work, but they ask that the
| same privilege of contracting for longer time,
that it is proposed to grant to men may be ex-
tended also to women. The operatives in this as
in nearly all establishments of the kind paid
not by the day, but by the piece. The more work
they do the more pay they get, and they object
to being absolutely limited to eight hours, if they
choose to work longer. This question of time be-
tween employers and employees is so dependent
| upon the character of the work done and occupa-
tions are so numerous and varied, that it will re-
qulre very carelul anu putlenI thoughts Oh tHe
part of the legislative body to enact genera
law suitable to all classes"
An Experiment Station.-In speaking Of
theimportance of agricultural experiment stations
to the farming community, correspondent in the
Hagerstown Mail has good word to say of Pixies.
vile as follows:
"Pikesvile, would be accessible to people from
all parts of the State, and if successful would
suggest in time, a station for Western, one fol
Southern Maryland, and one or two for the East
| ern Shore.
'"The farming interests of Maryland for two
centuries and half have been in profound
| slumber. The State has done nothing towards
developing our vast resources. If the State will
now come to the front and aid our young, ener-
getic and intelligent farmers in getting proper in
formation, as to soils and the best mode of i'm
proving and managing them, our State will be a
star in the galaxy of States"
From Pilzesville, Sd District.-The Citizens
Cornet Band, of this town, will hold an oyster sup
per on the goth and 21st of this month. The
band is in prosperous condition.
Our citizens are making stronge fight against
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