The Baltimore County union., 1882-12-30
OVER THE STATE.

MIR. John Marsh has taken charge fihe leu.
ford House hotel. in westtninster.
Rev. J. II. II. Brooks. Of -. Peters church,
Salisbury, has accepted a call to Oil City, Pa.
The public schools in llayre lie Grace have
been closed TO prevent the spread Of smallpox.
- The surplus Of the MaryIand penitentiary for
the past year il $i.G6s. Why don't some one
start an opposition;
The Taylor works At Westminster have besn
purchased by q gentleman who proposes to con
vert them into a toy factory.
Mrs. Elizabeth Steele. Of Hartford county. had
her pocket picked Of $50 whilst riding in street
car, in Baltimore. last week.
The Haserstown postmaster distributes
mail every hour during the day. This fact gives
the town air Of Importance.
MIR. Wesley Smith, living near Boonsboro.
Washington county, a short time ago killed two
large snakes he found upon the snow.
The Governor has appointed Dr. A. Jackson
smoot. of Charles county. Inspector Of State TO-
bacco warehouse No. ., vice Someryille, resigned.
The trotiins association Of Carroll county,
finally closed up its affairs last week. The agri-
cultural society Of the sane county has done like
wise.
tine of the oiles, persons in Carroll county l.
Mr.. Aquiia Bowers. of Freedom district. who will
be % years of age on New Years day. lie l. said
% be quite active for his age.
The ladies Of Frederick have organized a
cooking club. They meet every other week, the
table Of the hostess the occasion being supplied
with articles made BY the visiting members.
There l. a man living In Annapolis who was
born on the 9th day of the month, also his host
and second wife. aud the most singular thing
about IL 10 that his residence Is numbered also.
During the recent cold weather sportsmen
baggel Wild ducks on the Monocaey. When tho
rivers and bay freeEs these wild fowls resort
10 rapid running streams which do not close up 90
readily as tide water.
Tho Iiagerstown Mail, In referring TO Mr..
George Colton. among other things. has this 60
say of him "we End him now on the "option"
deck, wreathei in smiles and smoothly and merrily
gliding with the tide
Mr.. d. y. Oswald, an intelligent aud ener.
getic farmer Of the Chewssille section, Of wash
ington county. raised on twenty-five acres Of
ground, accurately surveyed, one thousand bushels
Of wheat--forty bushels TO the acre.
MIR. II. o. Dcvries. Of Howard county, has
been appointed by the National Grange delegate
60 the National Convention Of Farmers. which
meets In Washington, ID. c.. January 23d, 60 con.
slider the cotton and cattle interests Of the country
Hon. Jacob Tome gave dinner at Port De-
posit on the 18th instant 90 the gentlemen who
accompanied him TO California. IL was intended
~ . reunion Of the party and the fret Of series
Of annual dinners 20 be given by each In his
"A Sans Creek writer in the Westminster
papers says "he heard lady say few days ago
that she dressed aud prepared q case or skin for
the reception Of sausage meat which measured ~
yards or III feet long, and that too without max
ing one punetare In L."
MIR. Thomas Rowe. government taxidermist,
has now at his laboratory, near Jessup's Cut,
Howard county, the largest sea eagle that he has
ever seen in IS years experience. The bird 10 Of
. gray color, seven feet seven inches across tho
wings, and weighs about thirty pounds. IL was
killed on the Potomac.
--0n Wednesday Of last week whilst Mr.. Danl
d. Sullivan, Of Ebbvaie, Carroll county, was rc.
turning home from Westminster, In o buggy, ac'
eompanied BY his brother Charles. the latter
noticed that the former was ailing and called
90 his brother Edward, Who was In buggy eiosa
behind for assistance. The brothers hurried homs
with their aing kin, but before Arriving there b,
died. lie was aged about hfty years, and lsave'
. large family Of children.