The Baltimore County union., 1882-04-29
STATE NEWS.


--Chestertown has ,62T inhabitants, Tgs dogs.
and three brass bands.
There arc ISL persons In Carroll county on
the government pension roll AZ Washington, and
they draw si6,og6 annually.
Hugh Roberts, Of Port Tobacco, Charles eoun.
~, has a prolific COW. She Is four years old aud
has had ave calves, twins twice.
An ice factory just put in operation at Ras.
ton, Talbot county, is running day and night.
turning out ice of excellent quality.
Judge VIM. II. Hayden announces himself In
q card n candidate FOR reelection In the hfth
judicial district at the election in November next,
The local option bill for Washington county
was stolen from the files Of the House during the
recent session Of the Legislature. by this means
the bill was defeated.
"A State banquet Is 20 he rendered Governor
Hamilton BY Democrats from the State at large.
as testimonial Of the appreciation Of bis efforts
for reform within the Democratic party.
Montgomery county, which claims TO be un.
fairly treated In tho new deal In this State, has
more employees In the various departments In
Washington than any other county In the State.
Mrs. ". A. Roberts, Of Easton, has q lock Of
hair from the head of Jesse James, the desperate
who was recently assassinaied In Missouri. Il
was sent by her brother, Mr. John Donovan, Of
ST. Joseph, Mo.
The Cumberland Mail says . strange but
very fatal disease has appeared among cattle In =
portion of Allegany county and quite q number
OF farmers have suffered loss from Il. The cattle
die suddenly, without any apparent cause.
The Sandy Springs Savings Bank, Of Mont.
gomery county, has 1,2t5 depositors, whose saw.
ings amount 20 si55,I3t.l5. The business Of the
bank was managed last year at m expense Of
only sIOo.36, including taxes and salaries.
WIN. X. Lorshbaugh, lad ~ years old, died
at Hagerstown on Saturday from loekjaw. About
two weeks ago he trod upon tack. which pene
tFated one of his toes. The wound, not u, operly
al Graf "a hal aHA 1al L.
death.
The peaches and other fruits In the lower
part Of Hartford county have escaped damage
from the frost. Reports from over the county In
dictate n large acreage Of wheat, q good stand and
full growth, much better In every way than .
year ago.
The board Of directors Of the washins,sa
county Agricultural Society have determined 10
invite the Hare and Hound Club, of Gefna town,
Pa. and the Eikriige Pox Hunting Club. Of Nd,
t. enter for steepie.ehases and hat races at the
next fair.
During Sunday night 81 ou, Of a aoek Of GO
sheep on the farm Of Mr.. ". l.. FrantE, near Cum.
bcrlsnd. were killed by dogs. Eighteen of the
slaughtered sheep were found in a single feld.-
Most Of them had their throats cut. but were not
otherwise much mangled.
The Rockville MoHtyo~sriaH has been In g.
formed that the canal hands are elamoring for
their wages In that section, which il now seven
months overdue. and many have offered 20 sell
their claims Mt - cents on the dollar, tut could
find 40 purchasers even Mt this shameful usury."
As usual. at the close Of every Legislative
session, Geo. Cotton published his biographies Of
the members. lie gives TO each liberal appli-
cation of Irish blaTney and sof, SOAP This thing
ha. got 10 be 80 common that Il has become bore
upon the members and disgusting q sentative
NATURALIZATION raioa.
"A few days ago Zach. Cromwell. butcher, at
Walksrville. Frederick county. killed a steer. in
the nav Of which he found eight whole nails. six
pieces. and piece Of heavy wire three inche.
long. In another which he slaug ghtered--bo,h Of
which he purchased Of ar. John Bidinscr-he
also found similar hardware bat not so much of IT,
Some workmcn, recently digging n well on
the farm Of Henry Pofcnberger. at 50. James
station, on the Shenandoah Valley Railrond, came
upon three Indian skeletons Ia an upright position
What were at one time hands folded over
their gaping skulls. and several pipes were found
close BY. The new well va. not located on that
spot
WIN. Berry tried before the Circuit Court
for Somerset county last week for shooting Miss
Roaeh in March last. and fined $50 and costs,
having been indicted BY the Grand Jury for q
common assault. II will be remembered that
Berry playfully pointed = pistol at Miss Roach
and pulled the trigger, wouhdihg her In the breast
seriously, but not fatally.
DR.. fianey, living near ChurchviIle, Har.
ford county, had eight dnc Cotswold lambs killed
by dogs one nigh; last week, and six others were
crippled. Thinking the dogs would return he had
square pen built Of rails. with a small opening
q, the top. Inside of this trap he had the saush-
tered sheep placed The next morning the three
dogs were found in the trap.
ten. Geo. Y. 4. Starring II New York, but
nov residing in Baltimore. has purchased Sharp's
Island for the sum of $4,000. Sharp's Island.
formerly known a ChoptAnk Island, was pur-
chased by Mr.. Seth Poster for a small eonsidera-
,ion on Angus, ~. 1859. and at that time Il con-
tained 200 acres. Il was surveyed few years
since and was found TO be less than 800 acres and
IL still washing away very fast