The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-05-29
STATE NEWS.
Compiled from our Exchanres.


wheat In Somerset county.
The Cecil Farmers Club proposes 10 have an
agricultural fair next fall at Elkton.
The Carroll County Trotiing Association an
ticipaic hnc racing on the Stb, 9TH aud 10th oi
June.
The po',ofie at Brick Meeting House. In
Cecil has been deprived Of i,s long maine, aud Is
now known as Calvert.
indictments have been made against all, or
nearly all. Of the liquor dealers In Westminster,
for selling 20 minors, &c.
About 10000 railroad ties are annually
bought and sold in Westminster. Prices now
range from IS TO 10 cents apiece.
-Mr. Edward Milburne, farmer Of Temple
willie. Queen Anne's county, fell dead one morning
last week while at work in his garden.
"A Kent county man has u curiosity In the
turkey line. One that has two bodies. four legs
and feet, four wings. and two separate heads.
Mrs. John Twigg. Of Alicgany county, vas
burne. to death last week, her dress having caught
Ere whilst she was engaged In washing clothes.
In Worcester county recently u young calf
was killed by buzzards. This occurrence contra.
diets the popular idea that burzards will not at.
tack animals until they are dead.
One day last week, William Merriek, near
silver Run. Carroll county, was bitten In the
thumb by mad dog. lie Immediately went 10 a
physician aud had the thumb amputated.
The Cumberland IadePeRdsHi thinks the con-
test for the Democratic nomination for Congress
vi.
schiey, Of Cumberland, and Col. II. Kyd Doug
las. Of Iiagcrstown.
AT the solicitation Of Hon. Herman Stump.
Governor Hamilton has commissioned Cant. f.
W. Gallup, of Hartford county, under the pieuro-
pneumonia Law, TO inspect cattle at the Calverton
aud the baltimore and Ohio drove yards =
Prince Georges Gaseffs Mr.. John w. Du-
vail lost very valuable three year-old horse on
Thursday last. Mr.. d. had left . package Of
Paris Green in his buggy and the horse eat Of Il
during the night and died In few hours.
-Capt VIM. u. Bians. president Of the A. L
f. X. H., Il Is said, will succeed Hon. A. y. Cor
man. n president Of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal. and that Augustus Albert will succeed
Mr.. bians rs president Of the railroad.-AnHal'o-
lie paper.
Thomas Crabtrec, Q farmer Of 0ldtown dis.
triet, Allegany county. was shot In the leg by
some unknown person while working In his gar.
den. lie suspects the act was In revenge for in
formation given by him In relation 20 an Illicit
iistiiicry.
The Circuit Court Of Carroll county was oe.
cupied four days last week In o case involving
three acrcs Of land. the highest estimate Of the
value e which was s25. The cost TO the county
could not have been less than $500. besides law.
ycrs' fees, &c.
Annapolis Gassne The board Of county
Commissioners have fixed the rate Of taxation as
follows County tax, &c cents on the 800; school
tax ~ cents. Last year the county tax was 20,
aud the school tax ~ cents. The basis Of taxa
ton IL $40, ?6s, $40.
Miss Rosa n. stump. niece of Hon. Herman
Stump arrived In New York from Europe, on
Tuesday. Miss Stump has been sojourning
abroad for nearly year past. with her grand.
aunt. Mrs. james Murray, formerly Of Baltimore
ciiy.-Beiair .Egis. 2ist.
During the battle Of Antietam. says the
Sharpsburg Enferprise, n Confederate soldier
named Adam Moore. crept out Of shelter and cx-
posed himself TO relieve Union officer. Moore
was recently notified by attorneys that the officer
was dead, and that go 900 was ut his disposal.
On Saturday, the 18th inst. the Thinkers Of
Bcavor Dam. Washington county, held their semi
annual love feast. This religious sect Is gaining
rapidly in popularity and influence in that county
NJ well as in Carroll. They have built churches
in Union Bridge, New Windsor and Westminster
In the suit of Weldc W.. Scarborough. from
Cecil county, tried in Hartford County Court las,
week. verdict for $1,000 for plaintiff was award.
ed. The suit was brought to recover damages for
injuries sustained by Welde in q fight that occur
rel between him and Scarborough In April, 1879.
Much complaint IL made In Montgomery
county Of new potato pest. IL attacks the potato
before !, comes up and destroys the germ. Several
persons have lost their entire crop. One farmer
planted his field twice. and both were destroyed
The insect l. small white worm like Q maggot
which eats the potato.
A child Of Mr.. Thos. Owens, living near Sud.
ley. Anne Arundel county, fell into well one day
last week, and narrowly escaped being drowned
A coiored man, who happened to be near at the
time. put long pole down the well ard twisting
u around until u became entangled In the child
dress. withdrew il carefully and rescued the child
-liagcrstown Herald: The large amounts Of
wool daily delivered by our farmers In Iiagers-
town this spring indicates that the raising oi
sheep and attention to wool production Is assum-
ing large proportions in Washington county
That this interest IL one Of the most
hal MIR IA fasf ihara ka dnss
On the 18th procession Of farmers, with
their wagons. containing Champion reapers that
had just been delivered TO them. attracted grca,
crowd on the streets Of Easton. There were ffty
rcapers received for delivery to the purchasers.
aud nearly all were delivered on that day. The
event was celebrated by dinner partakcn Of by
the farmers.
The gold fever still prevails in Montgomery
county. Mr.. Frank kilgour found two specimens
Of pure gold on his place n few days since. The
Montgomery miners are hammsring away At the
quartz, and rs the new engine has arrived, em.
pioyment will be given 10 additional workinen.
Gold mining has become paying business In that
neighborhood.
A farmer residing in the neighborhood Of
odenton. IN this county. was duped out Of the
sum Of $500. by n swindling operator in phos.
pilates and guano.--ianopoiis Republicans
with success In Western Maryland and also 10
Cecil county. When will people learn To give
these scamps the 40 by.
The Carroll county Commissioner applied
the axe Of retrenchment 20 charges allowed 90 the
sheriff. The board Of prisoners at the Jail has
been cut down from city to thirty cents . day.
and the Tee FOR taking prisoners the pententary
Ca $40, aud TO SIS each, where more than one 10
taken at time. Formerly the Sheriff got $2j
for each prisoner taken To that institution.
Tho Cumberland N.~s Of Tuesday says
Hon. Lloyd Lowndes len this city Yesterday az.
ternoon for Baltimore. where he will spend u cou.
pie days and go thence via the Pennsy ivania rail.
road 10 Chicago. where he will arrive about the
last Of this week. lie will meet his colleagues of
the Maryland delegation at the States headquar.
ters ut the Palmer House early next week.
Carroll county 10 rich in her mineral depos-
its. Iron, copper. lead, mica, marble, limestone.
kaolin and other minerals, abound there iron.
copper and lead In considerable quantities. A
pink -eolored marble IL also found. which makes
very handsome tops for tables. stands. &c. The
bills are full Of valuable products which doubt
will be more fully developed At no distant day.
-one Of the events to take place In Antietam
National Cemetery on Decoration Day will be tho
interment Of the remains Of six Pennsylvani
soldiers, recently piowcd mp from field near the
old Stone Spring house on the battlefield. They
were identified As having been Pcnnsylsanisns by
their beit-plates. Their remains will be inferred
In the Pennsyivania section with military honors.
The tobacco crop In Southern Maryland, u 10
feared, will DO light this season. The hy has
KILLED the plants, and In consequence Of the im-
possibility 20 obtain them, mach Of the tobacco
land 10 being put In corn. In Prince Georges
county the acreage Of tobacco will not DO more
than one. third Of the usual acreage. In Charles
and 81. Mary's the acreage will be even less, and
In Anne Arundel considerably less than half the
crop will be planted.
On the 18th instant ten year old daughter
Of Elijah Reed, near crumptsu, Queen Annss
county. was burned 60 death by her clothing tai.
ing fire. silly act Of her fathers va, the cause
Of the accident. lie attempted 10 OH an oil lamp
while Il was burning. aud called the girl 10 tell
him when the lamp was fall. While doing this
the lamp exploded, aud extending 10 the can, tho
blazing oil was scattered over both Of them. Her
sight was entirely destroyed, aud she fingered In