The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-11-20
STATE NEWS.
Compiled from our Exchanges.


There nycr sixty fruit canning establish.
nenis in Hartford county.
The annual parade 81 the military on the 18th
| Of October cost the State $1,000.
The wheat crop Is generally above ground
throughout Maryland, and |. locking fresh and
green.
The receipts Of the Frederick county fair, In
spite % bal weather, were enough TO cover all
expenses.
The Maryland State Sunday School conven.
ton will he held In baltimore on December 1ith
18th aud iGth.
The An;iciam Iron Works. near Sharps burg,
which have hcrn Idle for couple Of years, will
s"on be put in blast.
Oxford, In Talbot county. was settleiin 1851.
II was Maryiand's first por, "f entry and came
within one vote af being her capital.
The GfccRback vote in the Eastern Shore
counties was as follows: Dorchester, u: Kent,
.: Somerset. I: WicOmico, l2: Worcester, 10.
MIR. J. =. C. Talbo,,'s majority has been so
much reduced that hc can scarcely feel eompli.
nenicd at his denomination on the second trial.
| 81. NekasF. C.h,ef.
Henry Cole caught a bass in the Potomac
river. near williamspor, last week. weighing !!
pounds. The bass measured two feet in length
and u inches around.
While Gcorgc Hopkins, who lives near
Chnrchvillc, Hartford county. was out cunning n
few days ago. HI. gun bursted. two Of the fingers
of his Ion hand being torn and laccratcd.
nc fHHffFnHfHf fuFmfF AITiucc tetFgc q
county IL responsible for this: ut costs Mary
land farmers at least 81 togrow bushel Of wheat.
If he sells IL for 30 cents per bushel the less wheat
he grows the BETTER
"A thief robbed the po.toficc at Homecoming
Ailcgany county, Of sjij onc night last week,
but the next night he slipped 5000 Of his steal
ings under the door Of the pos,oiiee, much to tho
delight of the postmaster.
-Dobson, the brag shot Of the Susquchan aa
Oats, killed sol ducks with lOn cartridges the
first day Of shooting. This L. thought to be the
best shooting ever done. lie used but one gun,
his second piece having burst early in the day.
One result Of the late election. Ia this State
vas the transfer Of tho town Of fredericksburg
wholly 20 Caroline county it, situation heretofore
being on the dividing line Of Caroline and Dor
chester. Al of the citizens voted in favor Of the
transfer.
"A gentleman at Chcstertown has patented n
machine which Is called the combined corn plan.
ter and fertilizer distributor. After the ground
| 10 put In order IL will run out the rows Mt any
| depth or distance, drop the corn and fertilizer
and cover IL at the same time.
The population Of Maryland, according 90 an
approximate estimate Of the new census, 10 1885,
600 being an increase Of l5i, 900 since 1870. The
aggregate population Of the United States will
foot up about 50OOO. 600, or TO0.0 400 since 1870
tho increase being tribe more than thirty per
cent.
A Justice &c the Peace In Frederick NAMED
FRANCIS leuau recently cudTgeI Mr. ~. v. nam
m1nd forty cents for acknowledging deed before
him. The latter offered the legal fec Of thisty
cents. whcrcupon Tehan drew n revolver aud shot
ut Hammond twice. Fortunately both shots
missed and the bcligeren, Justice was arrested.
--"pr"hibition" was defeated in tho rcccn,
election in District No. II. Washington county.
part Of Hagcrstown) by one vote. A recount of
the ballots shows 800 for the sale Of liquor. and
iOS against. The result as first announced has
beer Officially" recognized In the Governors
proclamation. and Il IL probable that the temper.
ance people will allow Il 10 stand.
Prince Anne district. Somerset county, which
gave u tic vote at the late election, would have
gone Democratic had not an answering Demo.
crat cast by mistake an Eastern Shore railroad
freight bill in the ballot box instead Of the Han
cock ticket. The gentleman afterwards discover
ell his ticket in his waistcoat pocket and the
freight bill, neatly rolled, found in the ballot
box.
Among the guests at the Grangcrs' Hotel,
Bel Air. Few days ago. Was Col. J. II. Krepps.
of baltimore. who Quo Of the prisoners cap
turcl By John brown at iiarper's Ferry, in 1859.
Mr.. krcpps was an eye witness Of tho momentous
occurrences connected with John Browns raid.
and saw old Ossau atomic hanged. During the
war he was a colonel In the Confederate army
H.iair .Egis.
The Charles county faiepead,ai Of last week
says: Fodder Of the best quality can be had in
abundance all over the county at from 60 "a Is
cents per hundrcd. Tor cash. nut the Count!
Commissioners. because they have cash. are
buying IL at 81 per hundred. Considering that
n"ney Is only worth six per cent. and 70 idly
be borrowed for that, Il looks rs IL our county
fathers were not as economical rs they might be-"
What do the County Commissioners want with
fodder any way! Up here our officials live on
more substantial diet.
queen Annc's has gained the distinction 81
having no use for courts. jures and jails. At tho
term Of court just closed the petit jury was not
sworn, there was not single conviction for any
oiFcnsc, and but four prescntments were made by
the grand jury. The Sheriff sits In the solitude
Of an empty Jail. This brief record speaks VOL
umes fr the good -behavior. intelligence and So
briefly Of the Queen Anno's. All over the county
there Il lively interest In schools and public ed
ueation. May not these things have something
10 do with . court without business?
-Ex.Gov. Bowie q few days ago received .
telegram from Mr.. =. Lorard. New York. ask
Ing what he would take for "criekmore," the two-
year-old black geiding which won the Central
stakes nj the recent races nj Pimlico, Mr.. Loril-
lard desiring 20 send him 20 England. Gov.
Bowie replied that he would take $4,000 for
criekmore 10 send TO England. or $4,000 for him
TO remain in this country. Mr.. Loriilaid has
written TO Gov. Bowie that he wanted the horse
TO send 20 England. and considering the great
risk there would be In his transportation, having