The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1882-01-21
STATE NEWS.

"A horse was frightened 10 death by railroad
train at Middictown, Frederick county, recently.
The Methodists At Greensboro arc struggling
over tho weigh'y problem Can church members
-R. y. Kinsey, Of Texas. il visiting his parents
aud friends in Hartford county. after absence
OF IS year,.
A Cecil county girl went to a party after
tanning her gloves with stove polish. Her escort
did not enjoy Il.
The deaths from diphiheria In the vicinity Of
Frederick are estimated 1" foot up I25 during the
last three months
Prom Msrrovia Station. Frederick county,
were shipped $500 pounds Of dressed poultry In
one day during the holidays.
Within the last few years four pair Of twins
have been born In as many different families in
the same neighb0Fhood in Carroll county.
-"Trusty john" horse 80 years Of age, be-
longing to Nicholas MeComas, Of Hartford county,
was. at last accounts, deliberately starving him
self 10 death.
There was 1905, 5sO.7T expended for public
schools In this State last year, and yet, there are
1874 persons over ten years old In Maryland
who can neither read nor write.
"A merchant Of Hagerstown, who has been
taking mutiiated coins from his customers in
change, recently sent boxful Of this coin % New
York for disposal, and suffered discount Of 90
per cent.
According TO the census estimate. the area Of
tho Peninsula Is $3.50 square miles, Of which
nine counties $3.50 square miles, and virginia's
two counties $50 square miles.
Richard =. IIarkias, Of Marshalls district,
Hartford county, has closed his store at Madonna
and McComas' Roads and made a. assignment.
His liabilities are said 20 be seven or eight thous-
and dollars. Assets unknown.
Wife beaters will take notice that Mr.. Weiner,
Of Baltimore city, has introduced q bill In the
House 10 punish wife heaters BY establishing the
whipping-Post In Maryland. II 10 argued In sup
a.Eak 49,
onment Furnishes the wife and children as well as
the husband, and has no good effect.
The Bclair Tissee Of last week says: most
extraordinary scene occurred at the funeral Of
Johansen Wales. near Jarrettsvilie. on Sunday.
The Wales family were not on pleasant terms
with Thomas Ely, the sexton Of the church. and
the latter refused 90 open the church for the burial
unless paid 10 do so. Mrs Wales declined 20
comply with this demand, and they were com
PEELED to have the funeral services In the school.
hou's near BY. Rev. Joseph Nelson preached the
sermon
"A school house at Pomfret, in Charles county.
was set on ere on the night Of the 9Th inst. and
entirely destroyed. On the following Monday ths
school vas Te-opened in the 81. Nicholas Hotel
and the very next night that building was also
hTed and consumed 20 ashes. along with the books
and benches saved from the first FIRE. A man
was arrested on suspicion, and although his feet
corresponded with the tracks left by the incendi-
AIRY. the evidence not sufficient 10 warrant his
detention.
How il this for n mild winter story While
Henry A. Hoffman riding near Manchester,
Carroll courty. On Christmas morning he dis
covered n birds nest in cherry tree, and upon
examining 10. found the nest occupied by three
young blue birds. A few days after the birds had
hown. This caps the climax Of all the mild win
Ter stories that We have yet heard. For birds to
be Matched in an exposed position in the dead Of
winter in this latitude IL indeed remarkable. We
never before heard Of similar case. So says the
York PsHB,yiraHiaR.
The -. Michael's Comet says: A bay Hun.
drcd sportsman IL having manufactured in Balti-
more u curious kind of armor which he proposes
To use in hunting wild geese. II Is made Of the
best and very stout rubber. and Is intended 10
completely envelop the wcarer, and 90 be entirely
impervious 60 water. The head piece which ter
inmates the suit l. To be made exactly in the form
Of n wild goose with eyes made Of magnifying
glass. through which the wcarer looks when on an
expedition. The inventor In. fully studied the
details Of the whole thing and has doubt that
II will be fund o. be success. IL will rot be
completed in time for use until next winter.