National Republican., 1880-08-13
M.IRYL1ND NEWS.

Building operations have considerably slack.
cned Off in Annapolis.
A colored local preacher named Scarr died
at Elkton last week from overwork.
Over $1,000 have been subscribed TO the
stock of tho Cecil County Agricultural society.
Farmers IN some parts Of Cecil have recently
lost quite q number of sheep by the depreda-
tions Of worthless ours.
Tho oysters in the Choptank river are fat
and in excellent condition. but are reported
AS poor in the Chesapeake bay.
The telegraph line along the Shenandoah
Valley railroad is now in operation between
Hagerstown and Strasburg, Va.
A sharper has succeeded n making raise in
Elkton by taking subscriptions for Frank
Leslie's DGsdr without authority.
George w. Lefevro, a native of Washington
county, Md, is the republican nominee for
auditor of Highland county, Ohio.
Tho Peninsula Press assoc iation meets at
Ocean City Wednesday, August IL, to make
arrangements for a pleasure tour next sum-
mer.
Fifteen fire companies have accepted Invita-
tions to attend the iiremen's parade in Hagers-
town in October, aud thirty companies are yet
to DO heard from.
The Baltimore & Ohio railroad has pur.
chased tue Berlin railway, extending from
Garrett Station on tho Pittsburg division OF
tho Baltimore g. Ohio road.
train of nine cars contsinining twelve
clover pullers and seventy-hve grain drills,
valued at $4,000, was dispatched from the
Hagorstown agricultural works on Saturday
last.
young man named Henry Pilchard OF
Worcester county had his arm and log lacerated
last week by being caught in the belt OF q
th hraglinU marliua and ia in critical
condition.
The Hancock aud English club of Branch
vile, Prince Georges county, has passed reso
lutions urging the nomination Of General +
| 9. Ctrriugton us the democratic candidate fo
congress in the fifth district.
| Tho home farm of the late Marmaduke G.
White, OH Kent island, Queen Aune's county
223 acres has been purchased by Mrs. White
widow of the deceased, for S0,030 tho othel
tract, 100 acres, was purchased by Thomas w
White, for S2s 10 per acre; both subject to the
widows dover.
One day last week little daughter of Lem
uel L. Orme of Prince Georges county wa
sitting in Il high chair aud had q stick in he
| mouth, when she fell forward out of the chair
| tho stick striking the floor and forcing II
way through the back of the neck. Lockja,
eusued, aud she died in few days.
A gentlemen residing near Kentou, Will
in tho act of handing his child to his wife
who was seated in a carriage, lot 1t fall
the ground. When no picked it up he di
not perceive any trouble, but when they al
rived home the child was found TO be dead
Tho doctor in attendance said its neck wa
broken by the fall.
John Porter, an old resident of Mt. Savage
died there on Monday. He had ten children
ffty-four grandchildren aud thirty-six great
grandchildren, making one hundred descend
ants in ALL One Of his daughtes has ha
seventeen children and another twelve. On
Of his sons has no children. Mr.. Porter wa
seventy -four years Of ago.
Thrco young ladies, the Misses Staple
residing in the vicinity Of Concord depot, wei
taken violently sick after dinner last Frida.
1t WIS supposed that they were poisoned, an
physician was summoned, but before i
could arrive the young ladies had, to all al
peurances, become totally deranged. DIR
Evans and Robertson attended the patient
but rs yet all their efforts to heal the malad
or detect its cause have proved futile. II
feared that brother of the young ladies, VIII
partook Of the same food, may lose his min
also. They are children of the late jams
Staples.