The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-07-02
STATE NEWS.
Compiled from our Exchanges.

According TO the late eensns there are exactly
1887 more females than males in Maryland.
The county levy in wiromieo will be Sc cts.
ON the hundred dcllar., about seven cents lees
than in lssO.
During the past season the oyster packers Of
Cambridge opened $4,000 bushels Of OYSTER.
which yielded them 2lu. 900 gallons.
When the house u Mr.. Straiton. near West.
over, Somerset county, was struck by lightning
recently a gun was discharged by the nash.
The county tar in HarfsrI county for 1851
will be about 60 cents the one hundred dollsrs
OF 81 cents less than is., year. whereat the tax.
payers are happy.
MIR. Wan. MeKsnsy. Of csn,reyills, -irI real.
i.s tails year ssoss so.eee sssheis Of wheat ssss
b.. various farms. Las, year bis ersP wa' eoh-
siderably over -, 900 bushels.
-Isaze W. Deckman has built large canning
factory on his property near Dublin. Hartford
county, and will can the produce Of IS acres Of
corn and tomatoes this season.
Maria Boston. eolored. Of Dorchester county,
died recently, at the reputei age Of 100 year,.
She was = family nurse for the Turpin family and
vas kindly earel for in her last days BY then.
The wheat harvest has been concluded 10
Caroline county. The result IL yariously repre-
sented-some farmers say their wheat IL not half
FILED, while others say they have IN erage crop
The commissioners Of Frederick county have
contracted with J.. W. Findlcy. Of Castle Fin.
York county. for the erection Of eigh: wrough,
iron bridges creeks in that county, nj eosi
Of .s90.
Mr.. orsoa Adams. Of Howard county, one o!
the bank examiners Of Maryland, has purchased
the Parkhurst House. anu the farm with I 80 acres
generally known a. the 'Briek House property,
Annapolis Junction.
Capt. n. ciagett Page has resigned his seat
in the Board Of county Commissioners Of Charles
county. The immediate cause Of this action on
the part Of Capt. Page was Disagreement in the
Board upon question which arose In the audit
ing Of the account of the register Of wills.
The PocOmoke Record says: We learn tina,
there Is great natural curiosity in the vicinity
Of this place In the person Of eoiored man named
Randolph Taylor. lie has perfectly developed
head and body. but has almost 10 lover limbs OF
arms. is sbOut 20 years old and has very little in
teiiigcnce.
The Baltimore aud Potomac Railroad Com.
Pany 10 actively pushing forward the work Of
building second track between Baltimore and
Warrington. The rails from 50. Agnes 90 BALI.
more and for three miles out from washingion
have been distributed. and all 10 in READINGS, 10
commence track -iaying.
Local option has eassei a wonderful change
In Affairs At wiiiiamsPort. The usual Saturday
night earouss has been broken up. the eon.tabiss
have nothing to do. and the squire has returned
% his trade for \ living. The merchants find Il
easier 10 collect their store bills and most Of the
iabOring men pay cash where they formerly asked
for credit.
eoenty FW&1s kAkS N1e AHA
from those Of Cecil for their bad condition. The
other day, as \ man vas driving along the public
road near Miteheli's hill, his horse saadenty dis
appeared. lie had sunk into n qsieksani, and
after dragging him out With two yoke Of oxen,
much burt, IL took twenty wagon loads of stone to
GIL mp the hoie.-cseH HIig
The come, strikes people very varioasiy. The
Princess Anne Msryiasdsr says the negroes In
Hungry Neck, Somerset county. are fearfally de-
meraiiSed, and believe the world is coming % an
cad presently. whole families are Ageffing ~
gien, and al the eoiored people are eating their
spring chickens in view Of such q general disrup.
ton that even the tsnderest rooster will be Of no
avail here below.
-wieonieo eounty's crop Of strawbsrries this
year sold for little more than sloe, 900, out Of
which was paid 10 per cent. eommissions, or $40,
600; for freight, hauling. Ae., $4,000: 20 pick.
ers, about $4,000; average expenditnres for
crates, baskets. &e., about 5000. making . sum
total Of zoe, leaving Of s5I eco 10 be al.
vided among the growers. who number nearly 600.
90 abeut Sl0o apiece, ZONE Of whom reeeiyed sev.
erai hundred, while others only small pittance.
Strawberries nstted $50 per acre.
The Kent kers says that recently Mr. Reiehe
removed the bodies Of the late john x. Brua and
wife from the yard at Hynson's Chapel. The
body Of Mrs. Brue. which had besn buried
nine years, Vas foana 10 be in . pstrifed eondi-
ton. The clothing had al disappeared, and The
bead had melted away % lie mother dnst but The
body and limbs In all their parts seemed perfect
In shape and hard - stone No part ef the fssh
sppsrsntiy had shrunk fran the body. II vas n
unusual sire when buried, and Mr.. Reiehe thinks
sow Il would weigh coo pounds.