The Baltimore County union., 1883-11-17
OVER THE STATE.

The IRE department Of Westminster will have
torch light parade on Thanksgiving night.
-MeMurry's canning factory in Frederick
county put up about I,s00.0 900 cans Of corn the
past season.
On the flats at liavTc. .dc. Grace on the DAY the
dueking season began, IL Is estimated that l, ,OeO
ducks were killed.
Judge Frederick stump. OF Cecil county. re.
eeived five premiums for Short horned cattle at
the late State fair.
John II. IIcssey. Of Cecil county. realized
this year 81 900 from a pear orchard Of acres.
The fruit brought ~ cents basket In Philadel
phia.
The farm Of Lloyd Conden, near Winfield.
carroll county. containing 205 acres has been
bought by Peter Engle, Of New Windsor. for 50"
per acre.
MIR. Robert Garrett, Of baltimore. has bough,
the property OF John Russell. situated near PIN
leo Furnace, Cecil county, containing - acres.
for $4,000.
The Frederick county Agricultural Society
has fixed upon the lith, 18th. 10th and 18th days
Of October, 1854, NJ the dates for holding their
next exhibition.
MIR. James Young. Of Baltimore, has secured
the contract for doing the State printing. lie
agree. to do IL for Sl2,ii0. The price Is cansil-
cred extremely low.
A lower Maryland exchange says the Baiti
more liquor dealers send their goods to the prOhi
bition counties of the eastern shore" under the
seductive label Of canned peaches"
While celebrating the Democratic victory At
Manchester, Carroll county, on Wednesday night
OF last week, a cannon some young men were
firing bursted. No one was injured.
1T is said that the reports of the guns fred
by the duckers on the Susquehanna nats, near
liavrc. .dcGraec. under favorable conditions Of the
atmosphere. can be heard upwards of thirty miles
away.
MIR. Donald Mclean. son.in. law Of Judge
Ri'ehic. Of Frederick county. has been appointed
Commissioner of Deeds for Maryland. with resi-
dencc in New York. Goyornor Hamilton made
the appointment.
One Democrat In Anne Arundel county who
supported the anti-ring candidates. was offered
the position Of State Wharhnger and 81 900 be-
sides, " he would give aid aud comfort Ia the reg
uiar Democratic ticket. The offer was declined.
On farm 10 Cat Swamp. Cecil county,
almost the entire work Of the place l. done by a
woman. She performs every branch of farm
labor. such as plowing. narrowing. driving wagon.
and the hundred and one things incident 20 farm
life.
MIR. Walter Dodson. aged - years living near
Waterbury, Anne Arundel county. and who had
been an invalid for . long time. fell from his bed.
room window on the night of ith inst. and in.
jured himself so badly that he died shortly after
being found.
MIR Louis MeMurry, the extensive Gamer of
Frederick county has purchased n "Peerlcss'
traction engine and will hereafter do much of his
plowing by steam. The capacity of the engine
Is sufficient, 10 draw seven piows. Il l. said that
an acre can be plowed in this way In about 20
minutes.
DIR. Robert u. Dorsey, Of IIagcrstown, has
gone 10 Minneapolis, Minnesota. 20 practice his
profession. Ills family has been intimately con
nectcd with lIagcrstown and vicinity for nearly
a century. lie Is spoken of as young man Who
has hosts of friends and who IL devoted TO his
profession.
The dockets Of the United State, Circuit Cou,,
contain the suit Of the agricultural society Of ALE
gany county, against the Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher. of Y. The suit grew out of the failure
Of Mr.. Beccher ioappear at the annual fair Of
the above named society year or two ago, as
per contract.
According TO . statement prepared at the
Postonice Department the readjusted salaries Of
Maryland postmasters will be as follows; An
nspos. $1,000 baltimore. 200; BeiAir, 81. 200;
Cambridge. 81. 800; Chestsrtown. si.4OO; Cum.
berland, $2,SOJi Easton, ZOO ElktOn. 81, 500;
Eilicott City. 81 400; Emmittsburg, i.s00 IIa-
eerstown. S2.s0o; Havre.de.Grace. $l.3)0; Port
Deposit. $1,000; Salisbury, 81 500; TowsCn, ST.
100 Westminster, 81, coo