The Baltimore County union., 1882-05-13
STATE NEWS.

seventy iour.pound bass rock are caught in
WicomicO county.
The Maryland farmer. Say that crow /. a
patent corn remover.
&C. u. Upton, of Hartford county, fell over a
wagon wheel a few days aso and fractured his hip
bone.
The last grand jury o. Somerset county found
indictments against nine of the roaf supervisor. /.
Of Somerset for neglect Of duty.
Charles u. Pu,tsFcr, . democrat, Of Iiagers-
town. has been appointed deputy sheriff By the
Republican sheriff of Washington county.
MIR. l.. l.. Billingslea, Of Westminster. started
this week for three months tour across the con
tinent, going by way Of the Southern Pacific and
returning by the Union Pacific railroad
Improved refrigerator cars will be placed on
the Delaware railroad this season, for the rapid
transportation of straw berries aud other
fruits 10 Buffalo, y. Y, and other distant points.
"A peach grower on the Eastern shore refuses
S5O0u iOE bis prospective crop, whilst others are
getting good prices, for the prospective. In the
same locality. This sounds asif"oii Jack Frost
had not bligh,ed all the buds.
-Belair TAi": Major Dallam, Deputy Collier
tor Of the Port Of Baltimore. has not yet recovered
sutiicie.tly to resume his duties at the Custom
House. His recovery, though slow, il in other
ways satisfactory, aud IL u hoped he will be
entirely restored 10 health.
The report from Kent and Queen Anne coun-
ties. where great crops of peaches usually pro-
hereafter 20 nure the crop, the greatest quantity
Of peaches will be produced this season ever grown
there. Reports from Delaware are quite as favor
able.
A resident on Poplar Island. In Talbot
county, states that within the last thirty years he
has never \ minister Of the Gospel there. ex-
cept one who came over 20 perform n marriage
ceremony. The population numbers sxty-six
persons, enough TO invite oecasional visits from
missionary.
james Cooper, of Northeast. Cecil county. one
night last week, while fishing in the North East
river with his gill net. caught 5si shad In one
drit. and bu, tor timely sssstance the boat would
have supS BY the great number Of h.h taken.
This 10 the largest single haul With gilling net
ever heard Of.
The Cambridge CAroaicls says: "a ooloresi
woman died with smallpox near Aircy's, about :
miles from Cambridge, last Saturday, aud at last
accounts she had not been buried and no one
could be found TO a;tsad 10 the matter. Her hus.
baad is also ill with the disease 10 the room where
his wife lies dead. with no assistance whatever -
--Belair .Egis: Hon. Perry Belmont, who had
the recent tilt with ex-Secretary Blaine. at Wash
ington, is son Of Mr.. August Belmont, Of New
York, grandson Of the famous Commodore Perry
and . nephew Of Mrs. Robert $. Rodgers, Of Zion
Hill, near havro Dc Grace. Mr.. Belmont comes
Of good stock, and bore himself With manliness
and courage In his contest with Blaine.
The Washington monument erected on the
summit Of South Mountain dfty years ago vas
originally twenty feet In height. There Il about
ten feet Of u nov standing, but the Odd Fellows
Of Boonsborough have recently purchased the site
and have commenced the restoration Of the monu-
ment. They design adding ffteeu feet 10 lie pres
ent height, 30 that u will have elevation Of IS
feet.
-on the pike about midway between Williams.
port and Hagerstown, large elm tree was recently
standing. which. according TO tradition, sheltered
the headquarters Of Generals Washington and
Braddoek during the Revolution. and General
Lee during the rebellion. The williamsport chair
factory is now converting the lumber Of this tree
into arm rocking-ehais as mementoes Of thess
noted events.
The Elkton Ssrs say "Fish propagation l.
certainly positive success, if the vast numbers
caught by our fishermen is any criterion from
which 10 judge. A few years ago the seinss aud
nets came 10 empty In . great measure, Nov
they are generally full. California salmon, which
were placed In the susquehanna and tributaries
year or two since are present In great numbers,
and are . savory Gsh."
"A eousspopdent Of the Hartford DeHoeraf
says: @In passing through our county you may
Observe canning heusss up and springng up like
the Nay apple IN The sprinG og the year. Should
there be shock to the business like the one Few
years ago you may likewise observe them down or
falling down like the fruit In the fall. Flood
tide u succeeded generally BY an sbb tide and ne
vouid advise those persons whose property ls go
enrity fer their investmenta In the canning busi-
neas 10 lock out for breakers ahead"