The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-06-11
STATE NEWS.
Complied from our Exchanges.

So far eighty four self binders have been sold
this season in Queen Anne's county.
The cut worms in Hartford county continue
raSaging the corn aud tomato fields. AMI don't
even spare the tobacco plants.
Wheat harvesting On the Eastern Shore Is ex-
pcc,ci 10 begin about June 20. Last year IL CON-
menced ten days earlier than this.
The Masonic lodge room at Rockville, was
broken into recently. and the jewels of the order
and u valuable sword stolen. Lose $50.
MIR. Nichols. Of Montgomery county has this
Spring in one shearing obtained from ~ sheep
loo pounds OF wool, aud has raised - lambs.
The tax rate for Washington counts for the
present year IL SO cents on the SlOO on basis
Of $i7. 9Oe. 900. against 81, 81 GOT last year
Mrs. Admiral Dahlsren has determined, IL 10
said. upon having new and substantial Catholic
chapel erected thi, summer ON her place on South
Mountain.
Jennie Smith. whose father lives gu the road
between Newark and Eikton. died on the 9Th ult.
from blood poisoning. brought % by an attack Of
tOothaehe.
--br. i.orin:. recently appointed commi.sion
of agriculture. will deliver address at the Cecil
county Agricultural Society meeting. which take.
place next October.
--EdM. G.. Legg. Of Kent Island, within the Iast
year hs, soil thirty seven head oT Cotswold sheep
at an average price IL iory six dollars each. One
Of these sheep yielded this year twenty pounds of
fleece
Oil af ZONE Kind has been discovered at Great
Falls. ia the branch between the canal aud the
river. IL rises and spreads upon the surface of
the river, aud a company 20 bore well 10 talked
about.
Six Republican candidates for the sherifTaIty
Of Charles county in the field. aud several dis
trieis To hear from. Matthew :. Proctor. coiorej,
announce. himself as candidate for County Com
missioner.
There @? stores in Cambridge, Nd. the
sales of which aggregated last year SEQ, 800
This does not include many other enterprises.
which viii swell that amount 60 nearly two mil
i.an dollars.
The chestertown TSa..cr;If calls Il freak
| of nature" when = barrel marked "herrings"
comes ashore there from the Baltimore steamer
and Is found to have something strong. Of liquid
| nature, in IL.
Sounding were taken last Wednesday In the
Susquehanna river. from the canal basin in iavFe-
de Trace Co watsob's Island, where Il l. expected
the bridge Of the new Baltimore and Ohio railioa
will be built.
- BY the death Of Andrew IIurnriek. aged 80
years, IL is said that about Si6o.0e0 insurance
neighborbood Of Emmittsburg. Nd, from mum
Der Of insurance companies.
Hereafter the conductors and brakemen Of the
Baltimore aud Ohio railroad will announce Ia
Passengers when stopping at n station not only
the name Of the station. but also the maine Of the
next station at which the tain will stop.
-Messrs. Frank AMI William Griffith, Z. A.
Higgins and A. u. Davis, OF Montgomery county.
had about GO sheep killed BY dogs one night last
week. INJECTING a loss greater. perhaps, than the
real worth of all the dogs ia Montgomery county.
The long expected parasite that IL 10 destroy
| the potato bug has appeared in Cecil county. II
IL n small brown bug, that covers the potato bug
In my ria,ls. and sucks the juice out 81 their
calmly bodies, leaving their lifeless carcasses Ia
| bleach in the sun.
Since local option went into effect in Cecil
county. there IL brisk sale ofliquor every S.tur-
day night ut Lspiium. in Hartford county. The
customers cross the river In boats. aud not only
drink literally but cvtne with bottles sad jugs 10
GIL up for continuing their earouse the next day.
Elijah Sterling. lunatie living about miles
| from cris6eid. attacked his wife and iwo young
sons with knife and Ratchet On Thursday night u
last week. aud severely injured the former that
her life IL almost despaircd Of. An angel" he
| said, appeared To him aud told him IL the
Divine viii that he should kii his wife. lie loved
her but the viii Of the Lord must be obeyed." lie
| l. in Princess Anne Jail.
The Cecil Wig 10 responsible for n story
about two prolific hens. Who have been competing
with another rs 10 which shall exceed in egg
making: "They began on the 18th of September
last, aud every day since have laid either two or
| three eggs each. The rule IL two eggs apiece
each day. but every third or fourth day they lay
three for good measure. averaging twenty three
egg u week each. forty six 90 the pair. Now.
| this l. hard to beat"
james u. Marr. Of Charles comfy. completed
Wednesday OF last week, the hftieth year of his
continuous service In the Postoniee Department nj
Washington, d. c. lie L. now chief clerk In the
Office Of the First Assistant Postmaster Generai.
The Postmaster General, the Assistant Postmaster
General, with several Of the heads Of the different
| bureaus and divisions, made known their high ap
probation Of him. "as an officer aud friend" BY
the presentation Of handsome gold plated service
|
.SAoes Shoss.-If you want hrst-cl hand
made shoes 70 to PhiPps Bros.. next door to the
pos,ofiiee. Towsontown. great variety Of al
kinds Of shoes constantly on hand. R.PairiHs
L nrnnlnfln dong.