The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-04-02
STATE NEWS.


Compiled from our Exchanges.
Tho Union National Bank ofwestminister Ia
deposits amounting I" S206, 1861.
"A factory fer the manufacture Of leather ny
nets on an extensive scale at llagcrstown Is TO b
established.
dorchester county has n coiored juror, th,
hrst ever drawn In that county. His name 4
William Jolley.
Wye leland, the historic Paea plantation, nov
contain. Green farms, and has = population Of on
hundred and Efty.
"A COMMITTEES has been organized In Fairmoun,
Somerset county, 10 see that the local option Law
10 enforced In that district.
-Barret Clark, living near Forest HiIl IIarfort
county, recently sold In Lancaster. Pa, his croI
Of tobacco from ave acres for 81, 400.
-6261 miles Of public roads In Cecil count,
we're let by contract for three years, at q cost o
$li ,302.50, or about SO mile per year.
MIR. Albert Seibert, living near Broad Ford
ing, Washington county, is the posscssor OF cal
that weighed when dropped 40 pounds.
During thunder. storm on the night Of thu
18th, . barn st Fair View, Hartford county, val
struck BY lightning. One end Of the building Wal
shattered and q valuable COW killed.
The Oldest horse perhaps In this State 10 own
cd BY . gentleman a. Elkton. His age rangei
from 2S 10 20 years and he Is still full Of spirit ant
will run away on the slightest provocatisn.
Mrs. John Richie, Of Frederick, made q mar
row escape from death laiely BY swallowing oxali,
acid In mistake fro bromide Of potash. She dis
covered the mistake at once, aud On antidote ad
ministersd BY her physician saved her life.
Hon. Richard J. Bowie, late Chief Judge o
the Sixth judicial district, had no children. The
Hon. John Richie, just appointed TO the vacancy
occasioned BY the death OF Judge Bowie. 10 ~
years old and the father Of sixteen children. What
. patriotic man.
Mrs. Annie Brown, wife OF Mr.. Abraham
Brown, who died lately, near Brownsville, WASH
ington county, from paralysis, aged ~ years. II
months and days. She was the mother Of twelve
the grandmother Of 6fty.two and the great grand
mother Of fourteen children.
The Laurel Cleaner tells egg story most
marvellous In It's proportions follows Mr.. Frank
Floorstead, Simpsonvillc, Howard county, recent
~, on q wager with Mr.. Albert Nockie, ate Eve
dozen raw eggs within thirty minutes and then
offered 90 bet 81 that he could eat three dozen
more.
The Havre do Grace Republican states thai
many years ago Mr.. John 3. Clarke, the great
comedian, with Edwin Booth afterwards hi,
brother in.law.) gave n performance at Belair 70
so sparse an audience that the receipts footed up
only seven dollars. Quite n contrast TO the 5000
that each now receive per night.
Tho New York Herald says that Senator
David Davis IL a native OF Delaware. Hush you
inhnitesimal mite Of journalistic insignihcanee
Davy IL . native Of Cecil county, and it's lucky
too. for there IL no room In that State for him 10
cross his legs and tell his old playmates which
side Of the political fence he isn't on.-HcTth Ea'
Record.
There IL q sharper going the grounds Of the
country endeavoring to ssindle people with knife
trick. He approaches n farmer, opens all the
blades, nourishes them before his eyes, and shut,
them, and then offers the farmer dollar IL he car
open blade. The knife has n secret spring In.
side the handle. which clamps down the blade'.-
Look out for him.
-And,.w n ,;as,h ,,hc l;.I Il, ro..h..,.. .o.,,
~ last year, aged 81, was born In Caroline county
when quite q youth he had three dreams, all Of
which were literally fulfilled. The most remark.
able one was that he would live 10 see the year
1850. Although deereped and almost helpless
many years before his death, he repeatedly As.
serted his faith In the fulhiment Of that dream.
An agent Of Mr.. James n. keene, Of New
York, has been examining Wilton Farm, neal
Havre de Graes. belonging to Mrs. Joseph Hen
Tiquez, with q view Of purchasing u for 4 stoci
farm. Mr.. keeues agent pronounced u In every
way adapted TO the raising of through bred horses
aud It's proximity to New York. PhiladelphiA and
Baltimore make Il desirable for stock breeding
purposes.
The Westminster Adroeafe says: "Mr. SAM
willison, Of wooery's district, has fine OF team
which he drives 20 town occasionally, attached a
wagon. and neatly harnessed like horses. The
rarity Of oxen In this part Of the county made them
the observed Of all observers, week or two since
two atthe tongue and one in the lead. The sight
was 4 novelty.
During q visit made by q committee Of the
Hartford County Commissioners 20 Monte vus
Asylum, Il was discovc cred that EliIa Chase, col
ored woman. for whom the county was paying
$3.50 per year rs an insane patient, had been
working for six or seven years In the Kitchen
Isaac Nixon, u eolored man. was n similar case
aud arrangements have been made for their die
charge, as TO relieve the county from the expense
Of their support.
The Beiair .kyis Of last week says ga well.
known farmer Of Abingdon district bought som,
cattle ON the 9th Of November last and sold then
on the 18th Of February. The average gain 10
weight during that perioa-97 days--was 3O9ibs.
or little more than , lbs. per day on each steer
The cattle were weighed when purchased and wher
sold. and the weights accurately recorded. Thi,
shows what may be done with cattle by good fees
and attention, even In the severcst winter"
AT meeting Of the stock holders Of the Re
publican paper about 20 be issued In Hartford co.
which was held In Belair on the 23d, although al
the districts were not represented, there suf
6cent returns made 10 indicate that the enterprise
would be . success. Resolutions were passed 70
questing the solicitors TO make their returns on
before April LIST; and appointing two persons To-
each postotiee In the county 10 solicit subscriber
and advertisements. The ineorporators will mee
early In April 20 select an editor and manager.