The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-04-30
STATE NEWS.
Complied frOm our Exchanees.

Corn planting Is generally in progress in the
Eastern Shore counties.
Tho Kent Ns'rs learns from many peach
growers that ut the present time the prospect l.
good for considerable crop Of peaches In Kent
county.
MIR. Barnet II. Clark, Of Hartford county who
sold his crop Of tobacco from ave for nearly
81, 900, intends 20 try "the weed" again aud pro-
baby on q more extended scalc.
Mrs. Amelia J. Rowland, formerly a teacher
In the public schools Of IIstford county, has been
appointed BY Secretary kirkwood TO = clerkkship
In the Interior iePaTtmsnt, Mt = salary Of 5000 a
yeas.
The lawyer. Of ssmsrssi county aIe 90 many
demurets that une u the judges the other day
remarked that "i'rincess Anne beats any place foI
demurrers aud dogs that be had ever seen. read OF
heard Of"
Col. George 5 MArsh. formerly supsrintend.
ent ef the Annapolis and ElkTilge Railroad Com.
pany, has been indicted fog setting ere to his house
In Anne Arundel county. on Saturday night. The
house was well injured.
For several weeks the measles have been IL
orally Tavaging Broad Creek Neck, Talbot county
But few famies, especially in the lower part Of
tho Neck. have been exempt. Several deaths have
resulted fron the disease.
While the Westward enigrant train on the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, was halting neAI
Cumberland IN Wednesday Of last week, Polish
woman gave birth 10 bouncing boy, who was n
once chri'tened Maryland" sort of Maryland
Pole, 90 TO speak.
The surveys for the new route Of the BaIti
more and Ohio Railroad between Baltimore and
Philadelphia are expected 10 be completed by JUNE
!. Three parties are at work-one surveying from
IIavre de Grace south, one from Port Deposit
north, and the other from Wilmington north.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
has had an engineer prospecting the mountain
peaks at the "IIigh Knob" and the elevations on
the Keller and Lighter properties, In Frederick
county. with view of establishing = summer re-
sort that will rival Pen. Mar on the Western Mary
land Railway.
lit Is now stated that the engineers engage
In surveying the new railroad route between Bal
timore aud the Susquehahna, have adopted Wat
sons Island ne the point for bridging the river
This location would place the line within mile Of
the tracks Of the Philadelphia, Wilmington and
baltimore road.
The CentersiIie Record says: "Rev. Z. d
Newman, whose refusal 60 accept the appointment
at Snow Hill. as has been already announced, hai
forwarded 20 the presiding elder his resignation o
both bis ministry and membership in the NJ. T.
Church. II Is said he has determined TO join the
VI. y. Church South"
Mr.. Edward stabier. postmaster ut Sandy
Spring. Montgomery county, who has been In ofie,
81 years. called on the new Postmaster Genera
this week. Mr.. Stabier has been postmaster un
der eighteen Postmasters- General and u the oldes
postmaster In the Union. lie is 50 years Of age
and dwelis in the same house in which he wal
born.
A correspondent Of the Wilmington Nsr. de
scribes the court -honse Mt Ekton n cast-of barr
built jus, after the Revolution. The judges
bench has the look Of an auctionecr's block, ant
everything IL in harmony with Il. The baildin.
l. called cye-sorc and disgrace to the county
and totally unfit. from the want Of ventilation. 20
the assemblagc Of large crowds.
In rendering decision In the case Of Hall vs
Massey. In the Kent county Circuit Court, las,
week, Judge Wickes said A married woman can
not be sued In the court Of Law TO make good any
-srtsi contract or promise her separate estate
can only be bound by her written signature yirss
jointly with her husband. The plaintiff, however
might have recovered In q court % equity.
a large barn on the farm of Joseph Mckin
strcy. Of carroii county. was burned on Satufda,
night last, When discovered the Ere had gainet
80 much hca'lway that nothing could be done q
control il 20 save the contents OF the barn an,
Of the out buildings. In addition 10 the buildings
eigh, horscs. one colt. eighteen head Of horne,
cattle. all the wagons aud farming implement
were burned. The loss IL estimated to be abou
$1,000. aud the property was insured for 81 200 Il
the Montgomery County Company. The fire VA
the work Of an incendiary.