The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1877-04-14
State Nows.


over the Baltimore and Ohio railroad daily is two
hundred and seventy.
The State Temperance convention meets in
Baltimore May 9Th. Delegates will be present
from all the counties of the State
Tho temperance revival is progressing with
great success in Cumberland. So far ono thous-
and persons have signed the pledge.
Mr.. J. F. Smith, the youthful temperance
lecturer, obtained some 1000 signatures to his
temperance pledge during his sojourn in Mary
land.
John W. Wakeland has sold his hotel proper
ty and fifty of land, situated in Churchville,
Hartford county, to Mrs. Virginia Sauner, of Bal
tmorc, for $4,000.
Tho annual meeting of the Maryland State
Teachers Association will be held at Easton, July
| 10th. This association embraces all the leading
teachers of the State.
George Engle, residing near Frederick, re-
Gently shot himself in the head, killing himself in
stantly. Poverty the cause. He leaves n
wife and two children.
| -Four hundred and ffty-six tramps were hos
| pitably provided with food and lodging for
night each, at the Hartford County Almshouse dur
ing the month Of March.
| Edward Roelkey, formerly of Frederick city,
has been appointed by the Directors of the Corn
and Flour Exchange of Baltimore, Chief Grain
Inspector, at a salary of $4,000 per year.
| Joshua H. Hope sold last week to Jacob Gross,
| ISL acres of land, with no buildings upon it, be-
ing part of the farm of the late Thomas Hope,
situated near Taylor, Hartford county, for $500.
Col. w. II. Crook, recently designated by the
| President dsbursing officer at the executive
mansion, is native of Prince Georges county,
and was for some years o resident of Upper MARI
| boro.
The Wiamsport Pilot says that VIM. Pof-
| fenger had his head mashed into jelly by getting
| it caught between the bumpers of two cars at En-
brey & Cushwas wharf at Willamsport, ON the
9Th inst.
| Mr.. Noah Stocksdale, an aged and highly re-
spected citizen of Fnksburg, Carroll county, died
on the 30th ut. He leaves widow, eight chill
dren, forty-one grandchildren and five great
| grandchildren.
| ON the 30th ult. Geo. W. Kinds, living near
Lapidum, Hartford county, while engaged in point
ing fence rails with broad-axe, the axe glanced
off and striking his left foot across the instep,
nearly severed it in twain.
| --Messrs Philip and Frank Delashmutt, sons of
Mr.. A. j. Delashmutt, of Frederick city, I'M
derstand have gone to Austin, Texas, where they
have engaged in the boot, shoe and hat business,
with every prospect of being successful.
In view of the fact, that Louis E. McCOmas,
Esq, has been spoken Of in connection with one
of the important Federal offices in the State, we
no applicant as candidate for any Federal posi-
tion.-Hagcrstovn Herald and Torch.
| Commodore Ammen, of Prince Georges coun-
ty, delivered few evenings ago, very interest
ing lecture "Trees-How to plant them, before
the faculty and students of the Maryland agricul-
tural college. The commodore is engaged largely
in fruit culture, and his address contained many
practical points.
On Wednesday night of last week the grst
| lU ID
Big North East creek, Cecil county, about two
miles west of Bay View, was consumed with the
contents. The total loss, including stock on hand,
will probably reach $4,000. There is an insur-
ance of 81 500 on the MILL
The Stephen D. Castlcman to whom was
awarded several mail contracts in this county at
the recent lettings, one from Edgewood to Belair
and Aberdeen to Thomas Run, has revealed him.
| self as member of a transportation company in
Washington, which bids for mails by the whole
sale.-Harrc-de-G Grace Republican.
A man named Alexander was found last Sun
day, in a coal pit, in Elk Neck, Cecil county, en-
tirely naked and nearly exhausted from disease
and starvation. He was entirely demented and
if he had had physical strength would have been
violent. He was removed to Elkton Jail, where
he received attention, but is still crazed.
Tho IIagerstown Mail figures up the number
of emgrants that left for the Western country this
| spring, from the region of country lying between
the Susquehanna and the Potomac, at l,O9S, Of
which the Cumberland Valley road carried 593 and
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad 525. The num-
Der from this county, says the Mail, was 1856.
The Westminster Adrocote of 9TH inst. says
''0n Thursday, 29th ultimo, Mr.. G.. A. Christ, OF
this city, while moving some fodder, came across
five haf-grown rats and gave them to his cat to
devOur. He was much surprised, about four hours
after, to find she had carried them in the house,
deposited them on a little trundeI bed made nice
nest for them, and when found was sucking them. "
Robert Frazier was arrested in Baltimore, on
Monday last, on complaint of F. A. Wagner, OF
Westminster, who charged Frazier with felonious
assault upon his daughter Annie, aged between
and years Frazier is book agent, and has
been employed by James Sheehey, of Baltimore,
who gives him an excellent character. He is
about forty years of age and has wife and chill
dren.
Already we hear reports from different parts
Of the Peninsula that the peach buds have been
injured. A correspondent of the Breaktcdter Lighi
says that all the buds have been killed in the
neighborhOod of Seaford, while a Somerset man
writes to the True Morylaader that there will only
be half crop in that county. The prospect is
still nGttering for a large yield in Dorchester
Cambridge Chronicle.
Cornelius Dubel, resident of Mechanicstown
District, Frederick county, whilst exhibiting a
stallion, at Lewistown, Wednesday, 4th inst,
was attacked by the Infatuated animal with such
erocity that he died from the effect of the injuries
received, the evening of the following day. While
leading the animal around he at once turned upon
Mr.. Dubel crushing him to the ground breaking
both of his shoulders and otherwise inficting Sc
rious and fatal injuries.
WIN. Leight, the young man whose arm was
shattered by the accidental discharge of Il gun,
while preparing for seine hauling in Bush river,
on Sunday evening, March 25th, died from the
effects of the wound the LIST instant. After be-
ing shot, many hours elapsed before physician
could be procured Amputaton was necessary,
but by the time surgical instruments could be OBJ
tanned, the young man was too much Frustrated
| to sustain the operation. Inflammation set in,
and it was afterwards impossible to remove the
wounded limb except at the cost of his life.
The Gazette, published at Annapolis says :
"This city boasts of musical prodigy in the per-
son of Charles Zimmerman, aged 16. lie could
perform well on the piano at twelve years of age,
and has been for the last eighteen months organ
ist of st. Nary's Catholic Church in this city He
has composed several pieces, especially for the
choir of the above church, and is now engaged in
the composition and arrangement of a piece of
music which will be originally rendered by the
| Naval Academy band He can at one time play
two distinct tunes upon the pianoforte and sing q
song in an her."
Last lay party of about fifty persons
residents OF this county pulledup stakes and start
| cd for the western country to better their condi-
ton. AS most of them were engaged in farming