The Baltimore County union., 1881-11-26
STATE NEWS.


A large number Of forest trees are being
planted in Talbot county.
All over Maryland the growing wheat pre-
sents . remarkably thrifty appearance.
Philip II. Love and WIN. N. Poole. promi-
nent citizens Of Hartford county. are dead.
--Mr Albert Lodge, who has a farm in Mont
gomeTy county, has recently discovered u rich
vein of ynid quartz.
MIR. Valentine Insley. of wicomieo county.
% years Of age. raised with his own labor this
year a splendid field of corn.
1t Is sail that 200 horses have died In Queen
Anne's county from the fatal malady pinkeye.
The disease l. thought 20 be abating.
Capt. s. II. Smith. Of federalsburg, raised
from quarter Of acre. this year, 30 bushels Of
Irish potatoes and 100 bushels Of turnips.
-One night last week some persons visited the
barn-yard Of John &. lIagan, near Frederick, and
slaughtered a steer, carrying the hind quarters
away with them.
Jos. T. Bailey, for several terms q county
Commissioner Of Montgomery county, died We'd
nesday, aged - years. lie leaves a widow aud
thirteen children.
Parties are around buying up at Q discount
silver coin which has been perforated with the
purpose of filling up tho holes and passing the
coin at par.-Csei Whiy.
"A Democratic judge Of election In Calvert
county has been indicted by the Grand Jury for
taking violent possession Of the list Of voters on
the morning Of the late election.
Tho forty annual report Of the Dorcas
Society ~ Eas,on, Talbot county, has just been
published. and not woman in the town will own
that she knows any thing about the FIRST annual
report.
Spring Grove Asylum, visited his home near
Woodbine, Carroll county. on 18th inst, beat his
wife and threatened 20 kill his son. lie was lodg-
ed In jail at Westminster.
The Caroline county Democrat says "there
Is some talk Of starting an anti-bribery club In
H. Al L.
didate who will not solemnly agree 10 use no
money directly 20 secure his election.
Rev. Ewd. Smith, pastor Of the Methodist
Episcopal church at Smithburg. Washington co.,
recently preached the funeral services upon the
deaths Of six children Of Mr.. and Mrs. Simon
Smith. who all died within tweivs days Of diph.
liberia.
Mrs. Ann B. iIogg, wife Of Mr.. John X. Hogg,
of Elkton. Nd, died last week. aged 10 Year,.
The deceased was = resident ef Eikten NJ the time
Of the British invasion. in 1912. and possessed .
large ',ore of information in relation to that ex-
citing period.
"A captain Of a vessel who trades from Sassa-
fras river. Kent county. To Baltimore. says that
every trip 60 that city. he has. At least. cart
load Of demijohns, jugs. &c.. TO get filled with
''corn juice for the Thirsty denirens or that local
option county.
Major Alex shaw and Me.sr,. Davis Bros,
have s"ld the Armstrong coal property, about Eve
miles up the West Virginia Central and Pitts
burg Railroad. and above Bloomington, comPri'.
ing about So0 acres. to Jacob Taylor and others,
of baltimore, for Sg0,oOo.
The Hagersto~n Agricultural Works have
been removed from liagerstoun to Newark, Ohio.
The Nail says: "a bonus of $4,000 having been
offered the proI rietors by she people of Newark,
they have accepted IL, and the business will here
after be carried on there"
Many eases of typhoid fever are affecting the
people of Hartford county, between HopewelI and
N % The tsr nniw kuo N
as the canning house fever, because IL originates
from the refuse vegetable matter left 20 rot In the
virinity Of the canning establishments.
Andres Malone. colorel man Of Sharps-
burg. Nh" ha- bee n in prison for five years for
robbiag Mr.. CHAMPION of a large SUN Of money,
died of "n.umpiion on the i7ih inst. lie was
convicted on cireumstaniial evidence. and there
were great doubts OF his guilt. but the GOvernor
declined 90 interfere.
We are pleased 90 be able 20 say that Albert
Constable, Esq. who has been lying III for some
time at the Lafay e,te Hotel in Philadelphia, has
improved greatly during the last week. lie has
80 far recovered as 90 be about his room and hopes
that he will soon be able 60 leave his room are
entertained.-CscH Whiy.
On the lst inst. :. J. Scarborough, Of Pros
pec;, Hartford county. shipped 1000 cases $4,000
cansl Of Tomatoes 20 Philadelphia, and few day
previous 800 cases 10 Ohio. Nearly all the can
ners in this section have been shipping their
goods at handsome prices, which will bring great
deal of money in the neighborhood.
Several months ago Asa Jones. Of Fawn
Grove. sold TO Thomas n. Street. Of Pyicsville.
Hartford county, L. head of steers for fAtiening
Their average weight then was about 500 pounds.
Mr.. Jones has now bought the cattle back and
when weighed their average was found TO be 1913
pounds. They are in excellent condition for the
market.
A person representing a claimant for a large
trac, of land in Queen Anne's county, bordering
on the Chester river. and including the Round
Top peach farm of 500 acres. has been prospect
ing in that vicinity during las, week. II IL said
that the claimants are in South Carolina. but a.
the present owners have been In possession for
sixty YEAR,. they Sill llprobaby not be disturbeded