The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-08-07
Correspondence baltimore County Union.
LETTER FROM BALTIMORE.
Some Observations on County Fairs-The
Dull Season-The Hooper Failure, &c.
RA1r1MoRE. August Sd. 1856.

BALTIMORE, August 80, 1000.
Messrs. Editors The period for county agri-
cultural fairs is now approaching. Some come
sooner and others later, but all in due time
Preparations for them cannot be commenced too
soon so as to have everything in readiness and
order. That at Timonium, Baltimore county, will
be from the 18th 10 the 10th of September. l am
glad to see it advertised thus early so that people
may have ample time to get ready. If mistake
not it will be the largest and finest you have yet
had. The people of the county take more than
usual interest in it this year and will be enabled
to supply many novelties. 1t is few days be-
fore what we term the September or equinoctial
storm, which comes about the 2lst. 1t is proba-
BILE, however, we may have pleasant weather. The
| storm comes sometimes before that date, but not
often. So your managers of the fair have selected
| about the best time. If so it will be fortunate
| thing in every respect. Let me hope you will
have it, as the attendance will be larger than it
| ever has BEEN Such, at least, are present lndl-
| cations Of all county fairs in our State that OF
| Baltimore county should be the largest in every
way, we'll in attendance of visitors as the supply
| of things exhibition. You do not come up at
| present to Frederick county, but it is much the
| oldest, having been commenced many years ago
| and the people have always taken great interest
| in it. attended it more than thirty years ago
myself and made speeches there, when l.. Victor
| Baughman the now president of the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal, was little boy or even before he
|
| ing his father-now deceased-and a very clever
| gentleman he was. 1t was my residence for a few
| wears when boy. 1t certainly is a frst-rate
| county, solid and wealthy. If there is any one
thing more than another that the people take
pride in it is their county agricultural show. Its
annual arrival is anticipated with great pleasure
and nearly every citizen of town and country turn
out to be there. 1t is expected this year to sur
pass that of any other previous one. might say
| the same with regard to the county fair OF Har-
ford held at Beair. It is always full of interest
and most inviting fair, attracting very large
! ottanaonoo- people deror~oJly take d deep
interest in it. There is ample time on hand to
make your county agricultural fair the best you
have yet had in every respect, and from what
! learn believe it will be. 1t has already earned
for itself a superior name and is yearly growing
more into favor. The public press and the people
are with you most heartily in this enterprise
| You have the wealth and the enterprise 50 moth
ing else is wanted but to go ahead 1t, however,
| is not too early to make commencement. The
ladies, am told are in for it heart and SOUL
| What they encourage therefore, must prosper.
They have been with you from the beginning and
| if properly encouraged will be to the end. What
ever receives their appreciation cannot fail. They
| are the salt of the earth.
We are now right in the heat of the dull season
and dog days. Nearly everybody who can are off
either to the country, the mountains, the watering
places or the seashore. Hence it is very dull
either socially or in business, and will be for a
month to come. person cannot enter into trade
during dog days with any kind of spirit. Even
the Corn and Flour Exchange is nearly deserted.
| The Stock Board also is doing very little. The
papers try to get up boom in building and i'm
provements, but it is all show and very little sub
stance St. Paul says it is we'll to make the APP
pearance of doing good even if you are given to
end in the way OF doing evil This is good deal
| like many business booms we see in the newspa-
pers during dull times.
Persons are now employed in gathering up gar
bage from the streets with great vigilance. 1t is
considered very unhealthy, and as sickness might,
of an epidemic character, be with US before long,
| it is we'll to use every means to prevent it, An
ounce of preventive is worth pound of cure. At
present, however, Baltimore is very healthy.
Nothing additional has been developed regard
| ing the recent failure of the Messrs. William j.
| Hooper Son, the senior member of the firm be-
! ing president of "The Herald Publishing Compa-
nv" 1t is said it will not effect whatever the
publication of that paper, which has become
very useful and popular sheet. 1t is also thought
| the firm will get through and come out all right
The paper has very large circulation and is do
ing we'll. 1t was other business matters that
made necessary the stoppage or failure, which
| WILL am told, only be temporary. The Herdtf
is certainly an excellent sheet as eond he had for
| a cent.
notice by the advertisement of the York Road
Railway Company, in one of the Towsontown
| papers, that stoves are in all their and kept
! comfortably warm. This, too, appears in the
| heat of summer and in the dog days. think
| they would certainly not want warm stoves in
such weather. 1t would tend rather to drive Oft
than attract They are very good in winter,
though sometimes late in the fall we do not get
! them in time. To have ice or ice water would be
| better these hot days.
Mr.. Refnsr, chief gate-keeper at Greenmount
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