The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-08-28
STATE NEWS.
Compiled from our Exchanges.

The corn crop Of Hartford county promises the
largest yield ever known.
In Hartford county there are 81 Sabbath
schools. as teachers and 1900 scholars.
Tho Cecil County Agricultural Society will
hold It's fret fair 18th, 18th and 18th days Of De-
tober.
Three suits for 81 cents each for witness fee.
have been brought by trio Of Cumberland men
against the corporation.
The heads Of l,769 hawks were returned 20
the Somerset Commissioners. ut a cost to the coun.
~ Of $SSi.50. during the last fiscal year.
= The Cecil County Agricultural Society has
nearly $1,000 In hand, and the directors are hard
at work preparing to hold their fret fair next
October.
The IIager,town Agricultural Works requires
$4,000 pounds of casting each week, FROM the
foundry recently put In operation rs portion Of
the works.
Mrs. Shut, sister Of Mrs. Susan Fowler.
widow Of the late Hon. Robert Fowler. formerly
treasurer Of Maryland, died recently at her home
In Missouri.
james Hall. Of Cecil county, raised from one
grain Of wheat forty. eight heads averaging forty
grains to the head, which Is 1000 grains Of wheat
on one stalk.
Tho Gary Manufacturing Company have be-
gun operations nj Elysvilc for the erection Of n
new block Of brick houses to be used BY the en-
ployees IL the factory.
The Western Mary land Railroad is sinking
an ariesian well near the observatory Mt High
Rock. II is now at depth Of 200 feet, withou,
reaching water or any signs Of Il.
The Bclair .Eg's says IL is authorized TO
state that Hon. Charles u. Roberts. Of Carroll
county. Is in no possible sense u candidate for the
second congressional distric; nomination.
The farm Of the late DIR. Vim. W. watkin.,
containing 100 acres. highly improved. near
Clarksville. Howard eouaty. has been sold nj cx.
ecutor's sale 10 Joshua W. Dorsey for $4,000.
John A. Nicodemus, the proprietor Of frai,
NaN8n 81.
will market this season 5000 bushels Of peaches.
tons of grapes. plums and other fruits in proper
ton.
MIR. Richard c. HolIyday. of Talbot county.
late Secretary Of State Of Mary land has received
an appointment in the census bureau at Wash.
ington. and Is now attending To- the duties Of the
position.
MIR. Vim. Duncan, u resident Of NOrTisVi lille.
Hartford county. has fourteen. pound pumpkin.
raised in 1879. that IL in as good condition NJ
when IL lett the vine. lie intend. TO exhibit It at
the next fair.
-Spicer GOady. an aged citizen Of wicomico
county. died last week. aged 20. lie died in the
house in which he was born. and di.ting gushing
trai, was that he was never known TO taste fruit
Of any kind.
MIR. Robert ". Anthony. near Denton. owns
n COW not yet three years old that never had n
calf and IL giving over tso gallons of milk day.
from which Mrs Anthony makes FIVE pounds Of
butter per week.
Hon. J. A. J. crcswell. who is now in Europe,
seeking health will return about the 10th Of Sep.
tember and will at once enter actively into the
campaign for Garfield and Arthur. making his
FIRST speech In Ohio.
MIR. l.. T.. Letter. Of Chicago. and a native 81
Washington county, Md, IL building a summer
residence. to be known rs Linden Lodge. on Lake
Geneva, wis., upon which over $2OO.OOO has al.
ready been expended.
County fairs will be held in this State rs FOL.
lows Baltimore, Timonium, Sept 5.IO: Mont
gonery. Rockville. Sept. s-lO; Carroll. West.
minister, Sept ?9.0ct. ! Hartford. Belair. Oct.
j-s Frederick, Frederick. Oct. i2-lj: Washing.
ton. Hagerstown, Oct. 1929.
The New England Granite Company la. been
awarded the contract for granite figure of n Con.
federate soldier for the monument to be erected
in Frederick. This il the same company that
exhibited the statue Of n Federal soldier at the
Centennial. since erected in the National Cemete-
~ ut Antietam.
There are III contestants for the four prizes
offered by Mr. Bond, Of Baltimore. TO the boys Of
Hartford county who would raise during the sea.
son the most corn on an eighth Of an acre. Two
young ladies are among the contestants. II is
thought that some of the yields will be at the rate
Of - barrels 90 the acre.
Mr.. George II. johnson. Of Mcchanicstown.
Frederick CO.. has \ pear tree which has borne
one crop this year, and has on IL n second crop
about half grown. The same gentleman has a
peach tree. neither budded grated, which bears
fruit aud the other white.
Mr.. Amos u. Cox. living near Mauldin noun
tain, in Elk Neck has four acres of the finest To-.
matoes in Cecil or Hartford counties. They are
large. round and smooth. aud known as the
Queen variety. Mr.. Cox has devoted four years
to the guilty alton of choice tomatoes and say.
they pay better than peaches.
A natural curiosity. in the shape of IL
months old baby. died at Annapolis on Monday.
after being the wonder Of the town and vicinity
e. n.
rents the infant had white, curly hair. pink eyes
and an unnatural snow white complexion. The
checks tingcd with red and the infant, which
was girl. was for all the world big wax doll.
WIN. Tanner and other farmers of Kent Is
land have been shearing the wool from their last
springs Cotswold lambs, the fleece being 80 heavy
that II became oppressive. and the lambs were
sheared as much for their own comfort for the
profit arising from the wool clipped. The lambs
yielded many pounds Of wool As an ordinary
full.grown Western sheep; besides IL commanded
. much larger price.
MIR. A. Recder, Of Hancock. while tending a
circular saw at Erutsville a short time ago. was
In the act Of shifting heavy log upon the truck
when he fell against the saw. One Of his arms as
well as his body was completely severed. \ man
who was talking 10 him at the time was so
Mortified that he fed ON seeing onehalf of the
lfeless body lying beside the truck. lie leaves
wife and several small children.
John Robinson, n mulatto, Is in iiagerstnwn
Jail 10 answer 4 charge Of horse stealing. Rob
inson had carried Of from Franklin county, Pa,
the wife aud Eve children Of Mr.. Key, n white
man, together with q horse. spring wagon. and
some -four and bacon. The heavy load broke
down the wagon and led 10 the husband over
taking the runaways. lie carried his family and
property back home after securing the capture Of
Robinson.
The Denton Uaioa IL disposed to poke fun
nj the cattle Of Sussex county. That paper
remarks thusly: ITO show the size Of the cows in
Sussex county. one Of them became entanglsd in
cattle guard near Georgetown on Saturday, aud
one Of the down trains passed over her. She was
drawn out by the current Of air. and ~ soon rs
the train passed made straight line for the woods.
Whether the family lost the milk that evening has
not been reported"
The ST. Michaeis Comet complains that Bal.
timore aud its doctors have done the Eastern
shore great injury by sweeping and persistent
charges that II Is the native land of malaria and
that ehilis and fevers await strangers venturing
there between May aud December. The Coasf
retorts ON Baltimore by declaring that "thc truth
u, aud Eastern Shore ply sicians know IT, that
in the maiarial season the most wretched Eastern
shore swamp Is healthier than certain sections Of
baltimore city. and that the per centage Of ma
larious disorders Is greater. in proportion to the
population. In Baltimore than on the Eastern
Shore"