The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-06-12
Correspondence Baltimore County Union.
LETTER FROM BALTIMORE.
The Proposition to Close the County
Scholastic "Fairy Bride"-Con-
federate Memorial Day-Per-
sonal, &C., &c.


federate Memorial Day-Per-
sonal, &C., &c.
BALTIMORE, June Sth, 1886.
Messrs. Editors Il observe that the County
School Commissioners had q meeting some days
ago and had under discussion the highly impor-
tant question of making arrangements to pay the
indebtedness of the Board. In order to get funds
on hand to accomplish this it is now contemplated
to suspend the fall sessions of all the public schools
in the county for one quarter. Let me hope, as
the subject is still to be further considered, that
the Commissioners, at their next meeting, may be
able to devise some means of continuing the ses-
sions without interruption. 1t would be a shame
to have the fall sessions of your schools interrupt
ed or suspendend simply for the want of money.
1t would be but small addition, pro rata, upon
the citizens of your county to make up the amount
to pay the Indebtedness. Let it not be said that
your county-the most wealthy in the State and
becoming rapidly more so every days unable to
pay her public school bills or indebtedness. l
sympathize with the Commissioners deeply that
they have gotten into so unpleasant a condition
NOT their own falkland feel hopeful they will
yetemerge from the dilemma without being obliged
to close the schools. You cannot afford to have
the young generation 60 without the means of ed
ucation so long. They would lose too much and
something never 20 be recalled. 1t is loss that
cannot be estimated. You should not for q mo-
ment entertain the idea. Then again the tax
payers and others-those who make up the school
tax and really reap the advantages of it-would
doubtless be the most serious losers in the long
run. You now have large population within the
Belt and five years hence will have double that
number, largely composed of the rising generation.
They are generally dependent on the public schools
for education. I say, therefore, let your School
Commissioners exhaust the last means in their
power before yielding to the proposition OF having
to close the schools even for single session.
have full confidence that something will be done
to avert such a calamity, for calamity 1t would
certainly be. Then again there is disgrace in
even the thought of not being able to meet your
educational expenses. l believe you VIII come
out all right in the end.
Again [ refer to the concert to be given Monday
evening next, 18th inst, under the direction OF
Miss Kate R. Jones, entitled the "Fairy Bride" a
cantata of the highest juvenile ORDER written ana
composed by our veteran musician, Prot. Jonn H.
Hewitt 1t is to De performed in Ford's Opera
House for the benefit of Prof. Hewitt, Miss Jones
and others connected with them. Prot. Hewlt Is
now in his seth year, though enjoying good health.
1t will be especially an ovation and compliment
to him, especially in his advanced years. 1t is
beautiful conception, suited particularly to the
juvenile generation. There will, doubt not, be
a very full house. Many tickets have already
been sold. Those enjoying such pieces should by
musical treat. The possibility is it will be re-
heated. It is the first time it was ever given in
Baltimore.
Yesterday was observed as Confederate Memo
rial Day. 1t was appropriately observed In Lou,
don Park Cemetery, where the Confederate dead
principally repose. 1t was serious ana toucn
ing occasion. Many were present, lnciuding a
number of ex-Unon soldiers The old feeling OF
the past was wholly obliterated. There was a
~ fba ayan;no ut Enrd'g UDera
House, where beautiful and touching GRAFTON
was delivered suitable to the occasion Every one
seemed to say let the dead rest and that their COM
panions hallow their memory. In the commemo-
ration Capt. Anderson, recently died, was kindly
thought of by his friends and flowers spread on his
grave. 1t was beautiful sight to see those so
long dead thus remembered and kindly feeling
manifested for all without distinction.
There is now no doubt that Hon. VIM. Pinkney
WHITE will be candidate for Congress in the
Third district this fall. 1t is said he will run
whether nominated by the Democratic party or
not He is PROFESSIONALLY gentleman OF talent
and if elected make a useful member. DIR. Coles
health will not allow of his running again, though
he-according to party usage-is entitled to be
nominated again.
1t is said that Hon. George Cotton could get an
appointment, if he wanted it, under President
Cleveland. He purposes devoting much OF his
future to lecturing. He is a gentleman of means
and will lecture gratuitousy for the satisfaction OF
doing good. He is the only one of the old Board
of Police Commissioners now in office. Mr.. Alfred
J. Carr, the newly appointed member of the Board
is now regularly indicted into Office and will make
good member. He is very clever gentleman
and we'll suited for the place. He is young, in
telligent and active.
1t is singular that negroes will continue to make
assaults upon white ladies as they have been do
ing lately, forfeiting their lives to almost GER
tainty They have had warning enough. They
should have no quarter. They should be lynched
whenever known to be guilty without delay
There seems to be no other effectua means of put
ting them out of the way. Their punishment
ought to be long but sure. There is no being on
earth more hateful. Let there be no mercy shown
them when known to be guilty.
been made in the Fifth Maryland Regiment. The
regiment has lost faithful and popular member
in the late death of Capt. Winfield Scott Anderson.
He was among the first members, having Joined
when the regiment first formed.
The Chinese laundry men are getting into
some difficulty here on account of it being sup
posed that their peculiar way of sprinkling gar
ments by squirting on them from their mouths is
unhealthy. There are now 295 of these laundries
in different parts of the city. 1t is said they
gender disease of q peculiar kind and they are
attracting much attention.
The numb erng of houses in the Belt has been
in progress for several weeks and it is very justly
found fault with, because when the houses in the
city are to be numbered in the same wagon the
decimal plan-they will not correspond. The
county and city ought to go together in this affair
so the numbers will run together in order to avoid
confusion.
observe dispatch in the papers of to- day from
Florence, announcing the sudden death of COL
Hoe, of New York, the inventor and manufacturer
of printing presses. He certainly is a great loss
knew him well. He was one among our coun-
try's best citizens. 1t will be difficult to fill his
place. NEsToR.