The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-11-13
STATEMENTS.
Complied from our Exchanges.


Wicomico county vine.
Tho wicomico county cranberry crop prom.
tses 10 be large and profitable.
In the city Of Havre de Grace Garfield recciv-
cd just ten moro votes than Hancock.
in the ID district Of Cecil county license re-
ceived just ono more vote than anti-license.
The democratic majority In Caroline county
Is 2lS; In Queen AIMS, 6i3, and In Kent ll6.
Tho mechanics in Elkton have plenty Of work.
Improvements are being made in all parts Of the
town.
-finy-two tons Of straw, prepared for use at
the Easton paper mills, were burned on Monday.
Loss S3O0.
Tho Maryland State Sunday School convcn-
ton will be held in baltimore ON December lith,
18th and 10th.
"A Kent county farmer, living near Chester.
town. seeded this fall two hundred and eighty
acres in wheat.
Farms are scarce In the upper part Of Kent
county, and many land renters are without homes
for the coming year.
AT the Cecil county fair Judge Stump was
awarded the premium for the best display Of
thoroughbred cattle.
Two aged citizens Of Hartford county-Johu
Gorrell. aged - years, and jefferson Devcr, aged
20 years-died last week.
The people Of Charles county decided at the
late election by vote OF sos TO $50 to remove the
gates from the public roads.
There have been greater number OF bushels
was grown in the entire county forty years ago.
-Drawbridge district, Dorchester county, voted
on the question or license nj the Presidential cleo
ton The vote stood: For license rs, against
1th.
s--Assthc voters OF runkstown district. Wash
ington county, voted against prohibition, a brew
cry win be immediately started there by an enter.
prising German.
The balance Of the iron rails imported from
Wales and to DO used In laying tho track for the
baltimore 4 Cumberland Valley Railroad have
arrived In baltimore.
-Dipthcria Is very fatal TO children In the
lower part Of Somerset county. One family has
already buried four children from this disease aud
three others are seriously III.
THAT dreadful disease. diph,heria. is raging
TO nm alarming extent in the ncighborhood of
Ccntrevic. There have been eleven deaths from
the disease during the pas; month.
Charles X. Lands. the founder Of vineland,
n. j., has been prospecting down the Maryland
Peninsula. and IL is said that he intends TO build
town somewhere between the bays.
The beautiful diploma proposed TO be given
by the directors Of the Cecil County Agricultural
Association. In lieu Of money award TO all who
may 30 elect. Is nearly ready for delivery.
The recent term of the Queen Annc's county
Court VAS very short, the iuries sitting but four
days, and not n single person was convicted of
any offence. The petit jury was not sworn in n
single case.
Arnold. residing near Burkittsvillc, Frederick
county, has husked from n measured aoSs Of
ground in his field, 10 barrels and I bushels Of
cern, and Mr.. A. says the acre selected is below
the average.
The kaolin (clay) works Mt North East, Cecil
county. are now in full operation. and running
day and night. In addition TO porcclaine paper,
DC, the lovers Of swcetmeats. will be interested
to know that this clay Is largely used in the
manufacture Of candy.
The directors Of the Somerset county Agricui-
turai Association favor n union with wicomico.
Worcester and Dorchester counties next year. and
propose TO make the exhibition worthy Of and
commemorate with the skill and industry Of the
people Of the lower peninsula.
The Hagcrstown Hcrdh says: "Lloyd and
Harry Coblentz. sons Of Mr.. Charles II. CobientS
residing near Middctown. have raised fine crop
Of pcanuts this season on their fathers farm. The
crop will pan out at least Eve bushels of excellent
nuts, some Of the stalk yielding rs much rs three
quarts each.
The lIavrc de Grace Republican Of last week
says: "Cecil county gave 1900 majority In favor
Of Local Option. After next May the jug trade"
between Hartford and Cecil will be brisk. Soon
the cry will be. "littlc brown jug don't love
thee" Our merchants had better secure supply
Of "littlc brown jugs"
Local option carried In Cecil county and plans
are already being arranged to get n supply Of
'.juice." The Whig says: at Is reported that an
enterprising Elkton man Is making preparations
TO run n line Of hacks from here to some point on
the Delaware line where "mill" will be establish
cd after the Let Of May next"
-Garden farming in the ID district Of Anne
Arundel county Is being made n very profitable
industry, and lands adapted TO such purposes are
finding ready sale at handsome prices. Bcni. =.
Young, Of the most successful fruit growers In
that county few days since sold one Of his farms
for $4,000 for which in 1865 be paid $1,000.
An exchange says that law still stands on
the statute books Of Maryland obliging ministers
Of the gospel TO read the names Of drunkards
aloud from the pulpit four times per year. II was
passed when the population small and man
could recite the names of the entire population
In about three days II he was fast talker.
during the past season Mr.. Charles Rhine.
hart canned at his canning. house Mt chcstertown.
10000 threc-pound cans Of peaches. l50,00O
three pound cans Of tomatoes, and about lOO, goo
cans Of other fruits and vegetables. amounting
altogether to nearly 100000 cans. lie gave en-
ployment during most Of the time TO about one
hundred hands.
MIR. James =. Bcalc who lives in the Big
Woods, Hartford county, lofted this year. from 81
acres Of land, lis barrels Of corn or an average Of
nearly twenty-onc barrels 20 the acre. The land
upon which this corn was grown was in timber
eight years ago, and was aot remarkably rich.
Other farmers in the same ncighborhood also
have rs large or larger yields.
1T 10 true saying. "that fool and his
money Is soon parted" This IL fully excmplifed
In the case Of the coiored man Jennings. Of An /
napoiis, who few short months ago received ST..
loo for back pension and who to-day is pennyless
and only left with shattered constitution. through
the baneful effects Of bad whisky. As long as his
money lasted he continued on y lark, dispensing
his cash with liberal hand among his sun.
shine friends.
"A correspondent o: the Annapolis Ga..ne
writing from Suitland that county, says: "Mr. =.
IL IN II
who commenced a month since hurrahing for Gar.
field, and Il Is singular he seemed to take to Il Of
his own accord. In the first place one Of his SIS
tiers asked him jokingly 10 say hurrah for Han.
cock he spid hurrah for Garfield. Every induce
mcnt has Becn offered him since TO change. but he
invariably says No. "Hurrah for Garfeid!" When
shown Garield's picture, and asked who Is that,
he said Garfield"
1t 10 estimated that 5000 wild ducks were
taken on the Susqnehanna fats, in the vicinity Of
Iavre de Grace, Monday Of last week, the FIRST day
Of the ducking season. A number Of prominent
gentlemen from New York participated In the
slaughter. The greatest number Of ducks killed
by any one box was that Of Messrs. MAIN and
Dobson, who secured go the highest number Of
any sneak boat was that Of Capt. Todd. who got
10. The Oats still abound with ducks, and Il IL
said that there is no perceptbe decrease since the
day before tho cunning season opened.
Farmers Of the upper end Of Hartford county
are commencing % ship the tobacco raised BY
them this year. The quality Is reported to be
eellent. Mr.. Frank Macafee had twelve acres and
DIR. 7. d. Hayward three acres; Henry Maeatce,
six acres Jas. p. Street, six acres; Ezekiel
Richardson, Eve acres; YIN. II. Wilson. nine
acres Arch. Wilson, two acres; Michael Wheeler,
SIX acres Sylvester Wheeler, two acres. There
were also other small lots cultivated In the weed
The yield was from 1900 10 1900 pounds TO the
acre. The tobacco grown In the section named 10
principally sold 10 Lancaster and York county
dealers, and the produce 10 estimated to DO worth
$500 an acre.
On the 18th ulto. coiored woman named
Martha Thomas. living on the farm Of Mr.. Sprigg
Blandford, In Prince Georges county. LEFT her in