The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-06-05
STATE NEWS.
Compiled from our EXCHANGES.


Five artesian wells have recently b..n sue.
cessfully sunk In Cambridge.
dorchester farmers expect 10 commence har
vcsting by the middle Of June.
Francis Barnes, Of Green Hill, Somerset
county, expects to realize 5000 from his straw.
berry crop.
The Montgomery Agricultural Society will
charge 50 instead Of IS cents for single admissions
at its coming fair.
The baltimore AMI Cumberland Valley rail.
road, branch Of tho Western Maryland road,
from Pen Mar to waynssboro', has been compile.
ted.
--Gov. Hamilton has appointed Mr.. James NJ.
Love. u member Of the Legislature from Talbot
county, m aid on his stan, with the rank Of
colonel.
MIR John r. Moore, Of Frederick, made n
narrow escape from death few days ago. by
mistake he took hiteen drops Of crotOn oil and
tuTpcntine.
MIR. Hamilton Peter, q well.known sen,lo-
man in Montgomery county, died very suddenly
at his home. In Jamestown, ON Saturday night
last, nj an advanced ago.
After long aud severe illness, Mr.. John n.
Starr, a well known citizen Of Carroll county,
quietly passed away. lie at one time represent.
Cd his county in the State Legislature.
W. =. PARROT, Of Queen Anne's county, had
two valuable mules killed by lightning last week,
and Joseph 4. Elliott had two heifers killed by
the same storm.
The races Of the Carroll County Trotting As.
ISOLATION, announced TO come OF on the sth, 9th
and 10th Of June, have been postponed until
sometime In July, owing 10 the classes not filling.
There were eighteen entries.
Some Of the farmers Of Somerset county have
already cut and housed over half Of their clover
crop. IL Is barracking up far better In bulk than
was anticipated, and the grass 10 Of better quail
ity than when II Is so very rank.
The Drexei settlement In worceste1 county,
IL A. -. a. l. - W.
handsome hall, with stage, and tbs Amateur
Dramatic Association cniivens the settlers with
their performances, ending with . dance.
The Board Of Public Works met at Annapolis
on Thursday Of last week aud finally agreed 20
sell the States interest in the Annapolis aud Elk
Ridge Railroad 60 the Drum Point Railroad Com.
pany for S50.O00.
The Piedmont HsTaid says that the ore got
ten out by the Bear Pen Silver MiIing Company
Of Garrett county, has assaycd $2t.2i In silver,
with some gold and lead. to the tos, and IL i'm
proving as the shait Is sunk deeper.
-Cpdegrans glove factory, st liagerstown,
has been removed to n larger building, with room
for $50 hands. Each glove goes through four
teen hands, and three different kinds Of sewing
machines are used 10 the manufacture Of n single
glove.
Frederick EraHinsr: The local option move.
incnt in this county continues to be pushed with
great zeal and energy by the friends of the cause
strong organizations have been effected In nearly
all the districts and public meetings are being
held almost daily.
A little girl. the daughter Of Mr.. Il. d. Plum.
mcr. was drowned on the 9th by falling into u
pool of water near Friendship. Calvert county.
She was In charge OF colored boy, twelve years
old. who, ON seeing her fall in. ran OF to inform
her father. who arrived only 10 find the child q
corpse.
Sidney A. Shores. who married his l3-year-
old tep-daughter and who was subsequently
r. H.. e..
ment in the county Jail nj Princess Anne one
day last week. lie escaped through an iron
door. locking IL behind him. Shores was impris-
oncd for no specified term, but simply until he
should pay Ine of $500.
A Westminster correspondent says: "This 10
the fourth week of court. and the colcrcd juror,
Thomas McCann. has not been accepted In n
single case. lie has been stricken OF every time
his name ha. been on u panel. aud yesterday he
was challenged in open court by the States at
torncy. lie will get his $3.50 per day all the
same. however.
The Protestant Episcopal Convention, Of the
Diocese OF Maryland. met IN baltimore last week.
The discussions were enlivencd by tho division 81
the Convention into what 10 known rs the high
church and low church parties. Bishop Pinkncy,
together with decided majority Of the body, ara
low churchman. and Of course succeeded in con-
trolling the policy Of the church for this diocese.
The peach crop will not be n failure AFTER NIL
Reports from Kent county, Del, Kent and other
counties in Maryland 20 the effect that full
crop will be grown in those counties, while the
fruit in the lower counties though not an entire
| failure will produce half crop. Some orchards
will have littie fruit The fruit Is said 10 DO fur
| Their advanced than usual ut this season Of the
year.
E. c. shaw, merchant at Grss,s~iiis, Gar
Tet county, has been arrested and held to bail tot
his appearance before the next grand jury, charg.
ed with attempting TO set Ere TO the storehouse Of
\ t.e 49, TL.s
not only rivals in business. but were also rival,
In love. and Broadwatcr. IL seems. won aud mar.
ried the lady whose hand both were contending
for.
Kent Ne~.: Mr.. T.. u. Emory. Of Queen
Annc's, lately wrote TO Mr.. John Clay. Jr.. Of
Bow Park. Brcn,ford. Ontario. To- know the price
Of certain Short horned calf ani being inform.
ell by Mr.. Clay that the price was s6ooo, Mr.
Emory made no further inquiry about the points
OF the calf. Six thousand dollar calves are mol
considered by Mr.. Emory profitable stock to raise
from in Queen Annes.
The Princess Ann Msryias,i.r says of the
army worm: This Unsuitable pest has madci,s ap.
pearance in our county. On last Sunday the road
from Wesley Chapel To the site Of thc old brick
kiln was swarinins with millions upon millions Of
them. They hal gone through 4. ID. Reds wheat
on the Arcadia farm, stripping every blade FROM
| IL. and were then crossing over to Mr.. Pooie's
| wheat on Col. II. Pages farm.
Frank Anderson, the son of Mr.. William An.
dcrson. Of iagcrstown. boy ofthirteen, has becu
missing for five weeks to the great distress Of his
parents. lie was an unruly boy. aud had FIRE.
| qucntly made attempts 90 run away previously
but foilc,l by the efforts to prevent him. Iii,
father. being dependent upon his earnings l. nov
| unable To- institute search. but would thankfully
receive any information that might lead TO hi.
| recovery.
In the case Of Edward =. Johns, late collcc
tor Of taxes "f IiaTforl county. tried In the Cir
80. H..
| tion 81 county taxes. the jury, after remaining
| out FROM Saturday afternoon until Monday morn
| ing. brought in verdict Of guilty. The amount
Of taxes not paid over isupwards Of 50 900. Johns
| was previously convicted for collecting aud no,
paying over State taxes amounting to 1900.
| Both cases will go 90 the Court Of Appeals.
Rev. J. II. Shonts. General Agent, In his las,
annual report TO the Board Of Managers Of the
Maryland Penitentiary, in speaking Of the con
victs in that institution. says: about 400 have
been discharged during the year. and only EOS
have been received. very perceptible falling OF
has been noticed from the counties where "ioca
| option prevails. Charles aud Calvert countic.
have not sent any in the past year. One hal
"iocal option" and both have maoritiss Of colored
| population. This appears unaccountabie, rs they
are the only counties in the State where the col.
ored population is in the majority"
| Rev. l.. =. Bowen whilst searching among,
the ancient records Of Somerset county, found the
following entry "That upon the second Of thi,
present april. ammo 1921. there being . funeral
| sermon preached at Rehoboth church By Mr.
Francis Maeksmy, minister, toward night on Oh,
| day aforesaid. William Morris came over 10 the
house Of Mr.. Edmund Howard, near Rehobotl
| Town; the said Morris began 90 curse and sweal
several oaths against the said Mackemy, calling
him fool and loggerhead and puppy, with other ~
language. saying Dam him he could preach .
better sermon than that fool could upon such a
subject rs death, ETC., etc.
The extent Of sheep raising in this region
may be inferred from the quantity Of wool cold
from the northern portion Of Hartford and ths
southern portion Of York county, Pa. Mr.. John
| Miller has already bought from farmers In thai