The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1882-08-12
OVER THE STATE.

David Gorsarj. Of Washington county, 10 the
father Of - children. % OF whom are living.
Thomas Turtle, on - acres near Westminster,
which had been In corn for three years, raised
1924 bushels Of Lancaster wheat.
"A fellow Il travelling around Mary land selling
. powder which he claims will increase the iliu.
minAting power ofcoai oil. lie asks 81 box for u.
Hannah Brown, formerly OF Brick Meeting
house, Cecil county, and now Of Lancaster county,
Pa, celebrated her 1854 birthday n short time
since.
Although Robert Weir, who IL now 81 years
Of age, 10 4 veteran Of the war Of 1912, he has
never had q pension. lie IL a resident Of Cecil
county.
Tho Baltimore and Potomac railroad now has
twsnty.three engines, thirty eight passenger and
nearly 5000 freight.cars. besides $50 leased
freight-cars.
"A writer in the Montgomery Advocate sug.
gests Hon. Montgomery Blair for democratic nom.
inee for judge In that circuit and Z. d. Pretty
man for Congress.
AT the meeting Of the Montgomery county
TRANCE recently. strong Discrimination was ex.
pressed 10 continue the agitation for legislation
Tor the protection Of sheep.
w arren Darby. Of Caroline county, In eleven
years has cleared on bis orchard Of s. acres be-
tween $1,000 and $4,000. lie estimates his
present crop at 10000 baskets.
MIR. d. q. Adelsbergcr. Of Baltimore, intends
TO make an experiment Of supplying the town Of
Chestertown with water by artesian wells, 10 be
bored on . lot he has purchased for the purpose.
Charles W. Marriott, Of jefferson district.
Frederick county, raised fifty. one bushels Of good
wheat and eve bushels Of rakings on one acre Of
land that had been in corn for eight successive
years.
The medical association and county board Of
health me, at Belair few days ago and issued
nm address directing tanners how 20 dispose u
their debris. which. II 10 hoped. will prevent the
recurrence % the "eanners' fever" 50 fatal last
summer.
At Manchester. Carroll county. on the 9Th
inst, Charles Beiehner. aged 30, was married TO
Mrs. Nancy shuitT, aged ~. hut the bride does
not look day - or 90 and bids fair 10 bless
the home of her husband for many years TO come.
The bride has y snug little fortune. The groom
is one Of Manchester popular and clever young
men.
In q neglected private graveyard near Pres.
ton, Caroline county, IL small fiat stone marking
the last resting place of Charles Dickinson. who
killed in n duel With General Jackson in Tea
nessee. The farm on which Il 10 located wa.
owned by Dickinson, but he sold IL In order 60
embark in negro trading. The old mansion IL
dilapidated and the farm unprodgctive.
The Belair Tims. saws that an old colorcd
man named Ephraim Holland disappeared mystic.
riously In the Stony Point woods two years ago
last June and never again heard Of I'M
Ill last Monday, when a part of his skeleton was
found by Richard Beaver. who was gathering
berries. The bones were lying about $50 yards
from where the las, trace Of the missing man wa.
seen also his hat aud a basket he used 10 carry.
which was all that was ever found Of him until
Monday. lie was perhaps 90 wears Of age.