The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-06-27
Correspondence Baltimore County Union
LETTER FROM BALTIMORE.
Dukehart's Great Brewery Day
The Fourth and Other Matters
of Interest


BALTIMORE, June 23d, 1885,
Messrs. Editors To pass leisure hour or two
of pleasure and relief from the very hot sun and
atmosphere, also to notice Baltimore's expan-
sion, business capacities and needed improv
/ went a few days ago to the extreme west end of
our city, Baltimore street. including some other
points, and stopped at the very extensive and
complete brewing establishment of Mr.. Thomas
M. Dukehart, proprietor, containing some three
acres, located upon the extreme apex of the hill
several hundred feet above Underwater, where a
charming, healthful breeze prevails nearly all the
time, and, though very hot day, greatly enjoyed
the sojourn and perambulations, going through
and around the premises. This is one of the
largest and completest concerns of its kind-and
almost the only one-in Baltimore. 1t was in full
summer operation, chiefly engaged making porter,
ale and brown stout very fine, healthful and
pleasant as q beverage manufactured of the
purest material and in popular use. l found it
being shipped to all parts of the city, also to
different parts of the country, because of its ex-
celence and known healthfuness, containing
little else than pure malt with the best hops. o.
cupying so elevated position, it was within the
proprietor's ability to sink his vaults-which un-
derle most Of his grounds-to the depth of sixty
or seventy feet from the surface, where constant
ly cool atmosphere is attained and maintained at
some 400 Fahrenheit Going down in these vaults
with capacity of 1000 kegs--on the hottest
day, one finds it really cool and pleasant keeping
the beverage stored there constantly fresh and
palatable. 1t is, indeed, scene to behold these
subterranean caverns, which, when built cost
alone nearly or quite one hundred thousand dol
lars. 1t may, therefore, be imagined that the
whole establishment, lying as it docs within the
outskirts of the city in fine position, must be-
come very valuable one, getting more so daily,
when the streets to the city's boundary are all
as they soon must be-handsomely graded, paved
and built upon. The city, therefore, and persons
in the vicinity alike interested should lose time
in having these streets paved and passenger cars
running out to their extremity. 1t will prove of
vast benefit and convenience to both city and
country, tending to their future development
There is probably more airy, healthful and in
all respects attractive position, including fine
views, &C., in and around Baltimore than this
There are now nine or ten fine brick buildings on
Mr.. Dukeharts property, some of them used for
business purposes, and room to erect others. I
need not speak of the excellent quality of the bev-
ersges brewed by Mr.. Dukehart, as their great de-
mand and general use and popularity speak for
themselves, touching heathfulness and specific
excellencies. predict that the time is not dis
tant when Baltimore will rapidly advance in her
manufacturing and other improvements in this
latitude as she has done and is doing in other
quarters, especially on and beyond the boundary.
1t is pleasing, therefore, not so especially for the
qualification of the proprietor of this establish
ment-whose enterprise and ambition are worthy
of due praise-but because of Baltimore's onward
progress in every respect toward business excel
lence. As she advances towards your Belt and
county, which naturally becomes an absolute part
and parcel of the city, must all reap the advan-
tages thereof. This is consequence. /,
therefore, notice such things for their own intrin-
sic merit.
Last Sunday, the 2lst inst, was considered the
longest day of the year. The abreviation is SC
limited however, for few days afterwards that
it can hardly be perceived AS general thing
at such period we have some little disturbance
of the elements, such as storms, hurricanes, high
winds, &C., we had in the past week. The sun
will rather, for while, gain in heat and oppres-
siveness. The dust here in some quarters has
been intolereble.
Before your next paper goes to press the 4th OIL
July-Indepen Day-wll have come and
gone. The various amusements and pleasures are
in preparation for that occasion, though not much
jolity in the city. People mostly 60 to the coun
try, the parks, &c.
Most of the schools are now in vacation or viii
be this week. The children look happy and nc
doubt are. In your county they will be in session
some days next week.
The locusts, which must have a short life and @
merry or pleasant one after preparing SO long fol-
it, are now partially abandoning their music and
will be gone in few days.
met Col. Webster yesterday and had a very
pleasant conversation with him. He, of course,
is prepared for any emergency and claims nc
special favors beyond others, but President Glove
land has not yet seen fit to disturb him, and most
likely will not until the end of his-Col Websterl
term, some time in February next.
Before many days our country friends will be
busily engaged harvesting, especially in your and
contiguous counties, and, learn, have the pleas
ure of gathering fine crops, though they yet need
some rain.
We are now approaching the time-when many
leave the city-for house breaking, burgaries and
robberies, which have already begun to some ex-
tent, so warn persons to be on the lookout. Mac
dogs, too, as well as thieves, are about. The dog
pound becomes necessity.
The cholera is prevailing terribly in SPAIN
There are those who think we will have it in thi
country before long. Let us hope to the contrary
At present comparatively good health prevails il
Baltimore. NESToR