The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1877-06-30
STATE NEWS,


cents on the $780,
The county tax of Montgomery county for
this year is fixed at rs cents on the 500.
COL Robert Rodgers has been appointed col
lector of customs at Havre de Grace, vice A. P.
McCombs whose term of service has expired.
The engineers Of the Oil Pipe Line are max
ing a survey of line from the Pennsylvania Line
through Carroll county, via Mexico to Fnskburg.
The Cambridge Chronicle says 512 car loads
of strawberries making about 4,000,O quarts
have been shipped from the Peninsula to distant
markets.
The Centreville Observer says that Mr.. p. f.
T. Blake, of that town, is believed to be of the
heirs to the estate of Mrs. Helen Blake, of Eng
land valued at 100000.
"A party of artist-tourists last week descended
the Susquehanna, from Columbia to Havre-de-
Grace, in a canal boat, stopping the way and
making sketches of the romantic scenery along the
river.
"A correspondent of the Belair 1Egis last week
affrms that there are fully 900 acres of land in
the second district, which will be planted in toma
toes, and that there from 40 to 20 canning es-
adjustments in East Hartford.
The Westminster Advocate calls to account
the W. M. r. r. Co. because it does not erect
suitable depot at that important station. The on
ly shelter passengers have is in the warehouse and
store of firm doing business at the station.
The Frederick Times says: ezra Brandon
burg, very worthy citizen of Mt. Pleasant Dis
trict, was killed on Wednesday of last week by
falling through the hay loft of the barn whilst en-
gagged in storing hay. Death resulted from the
breaking of his neck"
-Castleman, the mail contractor for the Beair
and other mail routes in Hartford, was in town
Wednesday to hire stables with view to estab-
fishing new stage routes in the county. 1t is be-
lieved that the old stagers will not 'scare worth
a cent. "-Harford Democrat, 22d.
One day last week COW belonging to Mr.. B.
Frank Hanway, who lives at Creswe Hartford
county, gained access to the meal chest and after
gOrging herself with meal drank n quantity of
water, causing her death. The COW was valua-
BILE one, having produced average of 365 TBS of
| butter year for several years past.
In this State the election this year will be held
| on the first Tuesday of November next when a
comptroller of the treasury, one-haf of the State
| senators, and members of the House of Delegates
will be elected. Upon the Legislature to be chosen
will devolve the election of United States sena-
| tor to succeed Hon. George r. Dennis whose term
| expires March 4th, 1879.
"A few days ago little four-year son of
| Mr.. Daniel ii. Clarke, Of Aberdeen, Hartford
| ty, while playing upon the commons near his
fathers house, was picked up upon the horns OF
one of the many cattle that daily haunt these pre-
cincts, and tossed several feet above the ground
Fortunately the cow did not renew the attack, and
the child escaped with only few bruises.
The York Gazette says: young Schley, who
was killed in the collision near Point of Rocks
was engaged to be married to Miss Alice, eldest
daughter of Mr.. John j. Cochran, of Lancaster
city, formerly of York, and Immediately upon
learning of his sad fate, in company with mem.
bers of her family she left Lancaster for hi:
| home"
The Belair 1Egi8 says "Capt John Web
ster, the hero of the six gun battery, which played
an important part in the defense of Baltimore city
against the British in the war of 1872 has beer
spending few days recently at the residence OF
DR.. w. S. Richardson, Belair. Mrs. Richardson
is his grand daughter. The captain bears hi:
age, ninety years. remarkably well, and is still as
erect as an Indian warrior"
| The Havre-d Grace Republican says: "Ter
miles of the track of the Philadelphia, Whining
| ton and Baltimore railroad, this side of EastOn
Nd, is ballasted with gravel that has been brought
| from many different places on the Eastern CONT
nent from Russia, Turkey, England, Ireland ant
other countries. Of course it is not imported es
pecially for this purpose, and comes as ballast il
| light vessels arriving at the Canton wharves."
| The Cecil Democrat of 23d inst. says: ar
| 1924, Matthias Tyson carved his name on a LAND
| turtle on his farm Elkton. In 1857, his son.
| Levi L. Tyson, carved his name beneath that Of
| his father on the same turtle. Yesterday Mr.. VIM
Tyson brought the same terrapin to our Office and
exhibited him. The names still distinctly leg
IDLE. Mr.. VIM. Tyson says he has seen the turtle
| every year since his Iatner nrSJ maze tablet OIL
| him."
The Crisfield Leader says: "There never
was time in the history of our county and State
when small minority ruled large majority as
perfectly it is done here. We refer to the fire.
quent violations of our local-option law. The
people here decided to stop the sale of whisky in
this town by over two hundred majority, and yet
there is more whisky sold here to- day than there
was before the election on this question took
place."
The Havre-de- Grace Republican of last week
says: rs. N. Hyde, Esq, of Boothby Hill, sec
ond district, in digging well near his dwelling a
week or two ago, found, at the depth of % feet
from the surface of the ground, two pine stumps
of what have been quite large trees foot at least
in diameter. They were in fair state of preser-
walton, and had apparently, been cut off with
some dull-edged instrument. The location is
about three miles from the bay shore and on quite
high ground. They evidently belong to a remote
historic age.
The Frederick Times of Goth inst says: "The
damage throughout the county occasioned by the
heavy rain on Thursday, is said to be very large
The corn in many places has heen completely
washed out, the wheat beaten down, hay and fen.
ces destroyed and grass beside streams which
Overfowed their banks considerably injured. In
some sections of the county hail fell but without
intlicting any serious damage. A number of
farmers intended to commence harvesting on Fri
day but the tangled condition of the wheat to-
gether with the sOftness of the ground prevented
them from carrying their purposes into execution"