The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1882-07-01
STATE NEWS.

The rate Of county tax for Talbot ooaaty las
been fixed at 6S cents on the sl0O and for Dor.
chester county at SGT cents.
On account of the high price Of msa, q gen.
tlemaE Of lIagerstOwn has been cunning among
the spsrrOSs, asd hads them q delicious diet.
Col. Frank d. Carlin. proprietor Of the City
Hotel and caTiin House. in Frederick, aud gen.
tleHnan veil known throughout tbs State. did on
Tuesday last.
Nj. John V. 81. Clair, a prominent citizen Of
Marshall district Hartford county, died last week.
aged 81 years. lie was one Of the leading farm.
ers in that county.
The Carroll County Fire Insurance Company
are ROC preparing to rsbaiid the JAIL ut wsstnin.
s;er, buTEi fsssElly, and will have IL finished be-.
. fore the summer u GsSE.
"A four-year.old son Of JAMES u. Ellis0a, ol
Talbot county, go, before shea; reaper uEob
served BY the driver. and had one Of BIZ. feet cut
81 just above the ankle.
The PriAes Gsoryiaa says that IL Il reliably
informed that near Horse Head, Aquaseo district.
in Prince George county. nine members Of one
family az III 9Th smallpox.
a little daughter 81 Nr. Oscar q. Hay den.
Of 81. Mays county. accidentally got bold Of .
can oi concentrated Iye reeeatly, drank = 1Gsasi.
~ Of IL and died In terrible agony.
An artesian well has been sunk on DR.. VI. A.
Berry's farm, near the Antietain, southeast Of
iisgerstoWn. which. at depth Of is0 feet. pro-
dueei 900 gallons Of water per hour.
%. S. HsmE,ii, - scent for Daniel wiliink,
Of England, has sold the Mountsis soak farm. in
Garrett county, TO Geo. Mccormick, Of Iowa, for
$4,000. Mr. Mccormick is . native Of Garrett
eouaty.
b. W. feastsr, native Of Frederick county,
was shot and killed In street encounter 10 Lead
vile, Col. recently with Robert Bartamoss. who
also killed. The men fred simultaneously
and both dropped dead.
"A Crisfeid man. "Irish jack started last
week, BY water, for Washington. TO see Guiteau
hung, The vessel in which be sailed 10 . white
pine Log, dug oct with grabbing hoe, and is
sightsse iss, long saa two feet vide.
The Court of Appeals ks: dismissed the man.
damus lled by W. II. A. Hamiiioa and o:hsrs Go
compel the Comptroller to pay over 5000 10 eash
reporter named, which sum Of money, IL will be
reeOliected, the Goyernor notified the authorities
not 20 pay.
At the election for eve eommissioners Of
Cambridge. Dorchester county, held last week IN
der the new shsrseg. three Democrats, one Inde-
pendent and one Rspublisss Esss elected. Jos.
!. Collins one Of the newly elected coEm.Exios-
ers, IL a colored man.
"A silver watch, supposed 10 have belonged 10
Harry Allen, n Confederate soldier who was killed
during the war. vas lately fouad in Q grove near
willismsport. The catch IL hunting ease, made
by 7. Y. Cooper. London, With - engraved case.
and Is numbered 36,lss.
While Mr.. WIN. Archibald and his son. In.
Law were hauling rails one day las, week, near
throwing both gentlemen from the wagon. Mr.
Archibald has died from his injuries and the son.
in-iav IL In . preearious condition.
The loeai-option campaign 10 being opened
In most Of those counties for which bills were
passed at the last Legislature. Major Luther
Citing, an extensive gFape.g grover and wine
producer Of Anne Arundel coanty, has yritten .
long communication 10 an Annapolis paper giving
reasons Why the iaw should be defeated.
Mr.. Lewis MeMurray, the corn packer. has
been making active war upon the army worm. He
plowed big ditch all the way round the feid.
and when the ditch filed with worms . log was
hauled through u % as 10 crush them. He piled
straw By the side Of the ditch, and covered 10 With
gas tar. AZ last accounts the worms had fnished
the rye bet Their escape 10 pastures new was
completely blocked.
-Zebedee Tyisr, Of Dorchester eonniy. died on
June 10th, from wouHds inflicted W WIN, Todd
In quarrel the presioas day at Lakesville. Tyler
attacked Todd With heavy whip. when Todd
fred twice the balls entering hls thigh and stsm-
Aeh. Todd offered 10 surrender himself, bat no
officer being present, he returned home, and with
the same pistol shot himself 10 the breast. AZ
the last accounts his recovery was deemed 20 be
hopeless.
-0n the evening sf the 18th June. David Will
scn and Joseph Davis, residing In Garrett eoun-
~, took . station in . tres 20 watch . deer lick.
Ansr long unsueeessfal watch they eonelnded
10 give up the hunt, Wilson coming dosp from
the tree 10 advance Of Davis, Who vas carrying
his gun mamie deun. Absut ths dine Wilson
reached the ground Davis gun vas aecldsntally
discharged, the entire load striking Wilson in the
teek and killing him instantly.
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