The Baltimore County union., 1886-12-04
Correspondence baltimore County Union.
LETTER FROM BALTIMORE.
Winter is Here-Preparing for the Great
Holiday of the Year-Stoves in Street
Cars-Contagious Diseases, &c.
RA1r,uoRE. November 3Oth, Is

BALTIMORE, November 3Oth, 1856.
Messrs. Editors This is the last day of autumn
or of the fall months and tomorrow begins in re.
ality the winter. To-day was CROUCH and gusty"
one but what to- morrow will be cannot tell for
the real beginning of winter. Thus far, all things
considered have had very fair season for fall.
We are now getting on towards the Christmas hol-
idays. In few weeks they will be here, almost be-
fore we are aware of it. can feel them approach
ing in the atmosphere. Shop keepers and others
are already making displays in the show windows
of goods suitable for the occasion. These will ac-
cumulate as the season advances when there Is
likely to be q splendid show. This is always the
holiday of the year. 1t has been so for nearly
nineteen hundred years and likely to be till the
end of time With all people-especially Chris
trians-it is the day of days. The young ones
never forget it the old ones either. 1t has LETT
an impress upon memory never to be forgotten.-
II grows greener and fresher as time advances
and is likely to do so while human nature retains
its power of recollection 1t is well that it does
so, as things connected Herewith never can be
forgotten. I would therefore advise all who can
and none are poor that they cannot give
something-make suitable presents to their friends
the young ones especially, as well as those more
advanced in life.
Your paper will go to press but few times more
until these holidays are with US. Then L say TO
advertisers begin early and tell what you nave Tor
sale and not wait until it is too late. Tailors say
sa stitch in time saves nine" So with those who
have Christmas gifts on hand for sale. Let peo-
ple know through their county papers where they
can be gotten. Don't rely upon the city journals
to supply such information. l shall expect to see
them use the columns of THE UNION freely, for this
pays Recolect "Christmas comes but once
year."
have lived in Baltimore nearly all my life and
am free to say I never so drear and wet and
bleak day as was our last Thanksgiving. 1t
rained all day. Scarcely person who could help
it appeared on the street from morning until
and partook of good dinners. Nearly everybody
had something good and suitable to the occasion.
| Of course there considerable disappointment
| with those who had engagements to fill. There
were some amusements at night when it partially
cleared off but nothing to what it would have been
| am glad to that the York road railroad
| company have been admonished by the recent cold
weather to have stoves put up in their cars again
| and they are now very comfortable. good many
choose them because Of their warmth. Cannot
other companies in different parts of the city emu
late so good example? They should all be
heated with something different from mere straw
They certainly would crafty their passengers
| Of cold day they are very uncomfortable. The
line that uses stoves will certainly get the most
| patronage. It would be easy to do. Then why
not be obliging and do it?
| 1t seems now that if not two of the new
Navy vessels ordered by the Government are to
large amount of money among our artizans. ship
carpenters and workmen of various kinds. L am
| glad to see Baltimore coming in for share as we
needed such encouragement in the ship building
industry.
| see that North avenue, from Charles street to
| Pennsylvania avenue, is soon to be paved. This
will be a much needed improvement.
The City Hall bell or town clock, familiarly
| known as "Big SAM" which has been out of order
| for some time is again repaired and strikes the
! hour exactly, which is good news for those who
| depend on it. There is none but those who have
been used to it know how dull and monotonous 1t
is to be without public bell to strike the time for
| all without distinction. 1t sounds better and
louder. "Sam" is quite an accommodating fellow
and has many friends, especially with those who
| are too Door to afford watches. When the atmos
| phere is in good condition it can now be heard
| almost as far as Towsontown.
A little son of Mr.. Burke, conductor on the York
| road railroad, and who resides near the Boundary
avenue depot died recently of typhoid fever after
an illness of a month. He was sprightly boy of
six years of age. He had a relapse, which is al
ways dangerous. There is good deal Of this
| kind of fever now in the city with grown persons
as we'll as those younger in years. A fourth child
| of Mr.. Shorey, who lost three short time ago
with diphtheria, died recently of the same malGdy.
The disease prevails badly and fatally in different
| parts of the city and is especially contagious.
The funeral of John W. Woods, who died at the
| age of 50 years, took place yesterday and was
very largely attended by printers and others. He
was the publisher of Woods Directory. No one
stood higher than the deceased for probity, piety
| and all the christian virtues.
The city lamps, I am glad to say, are kept
| burning now all night, so that we need not de-
pend on the moonlight as in times past. Then
when the moon should shine, but did not in con-
sequence of clouds, we obliged to grope our
il i hs heng as S fe and
| It is decided improvement
A fund of about S40O has been raised by the
police to add to that already subscribed towards
the building of monument to the late COL Harry
| Gimor who is buried in Loudon Park Cemetery.
1t will, when finished, be very imposing struc-
| ture.
The Germania Society has given a very i'm
posing ball. 1t was largely attended by the best
| citizens This is about the twenty-frst anniver-
| sary of its existence an association.
Senator German has been in this city the past
| week but learn there was no political movement
attached to this visit. 1t is said he does not take
much part in minor matters.
| The pigeons lately imported from Scotland, to
| be exhibited at Poultry Show, are said to be
remarkably large and beautiful and calculated to
| attract much attention.
The heavy trains Of cars passing frequently over
| the Northern Central railroad, near Union Depot,
make the earth trembe for a quarter of mile dis
| tant. 1t is almost mistaken, during these earth
| quake times for an internal disturbance of the
| earth. NEsToR.