The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-08-21
STATE NEWS.
Compiled from our Exchanges.


There are more wheat drills being used in
Talbot county this season than were ever sold
there before.
Elijah Currcns, n soldier Of the war Of 1912.
died near Emmi,tsburg. Md, iast week, aged
nearly &c years.
North East, Cecil county, has mn inlan, with
five fingers and thumb on each hand, and Elk
toes On each foOt.
The Marlboro G"s.n, names the lion. Fen.
dali Marbury Tor the Democratic nomination for
Congress Ia the 9Th district.
Webster Bruce, son oi the late Collector, has
been appointed Collector of Internal Revenue for
the Fourth District of Maryland.
"A young man in Hlkton In. collected nearly
10000 old postage stamps within the pn,t year.
What is he going TO do with thcml
-Wieomco county had its fret cnlured Juror
last week in the person of Solomon 7. Huston the
boss waiter at the Atlantic Hotel. Ocean City.
"A train of nine ears, containing twelve clover
hnllers aud scventy-fse grain driiis. was dcs.
patched from the ilagcrst"Wn Agricultural Work.
a few days ago.
Mr.. Henry Blackist"n, of Denton. has in hi,
garden Western mammoth sialk Il Indian corn
that has already attained sixteen feet in height
and l. still growing
Last week peaches sold in EIktun at Is cts
per basket. Ono grover Of Cecil county shipped
800 bakcis TO Baltimore aud his ne, recent.
amounted TO but $500.
-Thos. l.. Lewcilyn. Of Aiiegany county. In.
recently lost 20 hogs from hog cholera. Other
farmers in the same locality have lost heavily
from the satire disease.
The census for one district 1T Kent county l..
o. be rc'aken by two enumcrat"rs. In one sec.
ton IL was discovered that over :O0 Icrsons were
missed by the cnuincra,or.
Il, Is said that Mcssr.. John aud William
Lawson. VI CTbana district. Frederick county, re-.
allied 1000 bushcls of wheat from GO acres. an
average Of 81! bushels e. the acre.
The old iron foundry nj Hager.tuwn ha d. h.en
put in operation an addition To the agricultural
works. with twenty hands. The number would
be doubled " they could be obtained.
The annual fair oi the Caroline county Agri
cultural Society will bc held ut Bethlehem. Sep.
TENDER - aud Ii. The Kent county fair will
also take place September -. H. au.i H..
The Dorchester county poor house farm pro.
duccd five hundred bushels of wheat the bro.
cecs from which will about pay f"r the fertilizer
seed wheai and expenses Of seeding aud harvest.
ing.
-frcicrick Hastings. of ali.bury, /. O.; wear.
old and never was away from home in hi. liic
lie never saw stream 81 water larger than the
NRniicOLc. never sailed in boat nor rode in the
a number Of farmer. in the ncighborhood of
Clc'mont Mills and the Rocks Of Deer Creek.
Hartford county. are raising tobacco this year.
and the prospect FOR large yield is remarkably
good.
Owing To heavy ln..c. the I.ycorning Fire In
surancc Company, of Muncic. Pa. has doubly AS
,esscd it. policy holders aud those in Cecil county
have Refused To- pay. The Company claims that
!, can force payment.
A check for sl.iio.s0, scrt from the Treas
ury Department 10 pay pension due TO VIM. A.
Gardner. p"stmast"r at PstcrsNiilc. Frederick
county. has failed {" reach its destination. Pay.
mcnt has been stopped.
Last week Mr.. Vim. Etxlcr, Of Libert,town
Frederick county. cut chestnut tree on Capt.
Summon farm which measured six feet and four
inches across the stump. The tree made about
thirty posts and six cords of wood.
The Herman carp placed in streams and
ponds near bclair in May last have grown rapid
~. When first obtained they were only shout
one inch and halt in length. but some recently
caught measured siN inches in length
Forty large fruit cvapOratvrs are in opera
ton in Kent, disposins Of portion of the super.
abundant peach crop. Their total capacity for
drying !. equal e. four thousand bushels daily.
Many tainilic. have also small dryer. in opera.
ton.
The Philadelphia. Wilmington and Balti-
more Railroad Go. having already subscribed
500 to the stock of the Cecil county Agricultural
Society. have expressed their Willingness To- lou.
bic their subscription Whenever 50 900 have been
subscribed by other persons.
The Frederick county Btnn,r Of LiLeriy
says: You eau form some idea how severe hail
storm passed over portion Of this anl Carroll
counties lew weeks ago. when Mr.. Nail. who
lives near Lands mill. IN Carroll. made ice cream
on Friday with hail that fell on the Tuesday pre-.
vious.
A colorcd band of Baltimore gave m cxcur-
sion {" Irving Park, Annapolis Junction. ON Tues
day, there being no lees than 500 people present.
During the day disturbance was started which
ended in riot. during the continuance Of which
between fifteen and twenty colorcd men were
either cut or shot.
jacob Shallcross, the father Of Judge Shall.
cross Of Kent county. when 81 years old tasted 81
days. taking only y tcaspoonful of brandy and
much gum arabic water each day. On the sith
day he. in the morning. ate cup of currant jelly,
and then went out In his garden to work. lie
lived four years after hi. fat.
Prohibition prevails throughout Caroline.
Calvert. Kent, Prince Gcorgc's. Somerset and
Talbot counties. and in some districts 81 Dorchcs
ter. wicomico. Frederick and Queen Annes coun-
ties. The following counties will vote ON the
question at the next election: Charles. Allcgany,
Washington. carroll, Montgomery. Cecil and 80.
Mary's.
"A gentleman residing near Denton. while IN
the act OF handing his child to his wife. who was
seated in the carriage let IL fall to the ground.
When he picked it up he did NJ; perceive any
was found I" bc dead. The Doctor in Attendance
about five months old.
Mr.. Lemucl T.. 0rmc. of Prince GEORGES
county, lost young daughter few days since by
very distressing accident. She was sitting in a
high chair with stick in her mouth. when she
fell forward cut Of the chair. the stick striking
the hoOr and forcing its way out tho back Vi her
neck. she lived several days in great agony, ani
in spite of medical aid iockjaw set in aud ended
her sulcrings.