The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1883-08-11
OVER THE STATE.

The apple crop Throughout, the State is said
20 be a failure
The hotels Of Westminster are crowded with
summer boArders.
MIR. I. Freeman kasin, Of Baltimore, owns
farm in Kent county.
In Queen Anne's county. near Sudlersville,
stands "Old Dudlcys chapel. TWAS built In l7S3.
Capt. John BTiekley, Of Elk Neck, Cecil
county, raised ioTty-O bushels of wheat to the
acre.
Over n thousand people attended a farmers
picnic at BroWningsville, Montgomery county,
recently.
A IIagerstown lawyer, named Benz. Brown,
had been arrested for exaciing illegal fees In pen
sion cases.
The Irish potato crop Of Maryland has in
creased in this year at least 20 per cent over
former years.
MIR. Howard Morrison has bought 1850 acres
Of land, near simpsonyiile, Howard county paying
therefore Sll per acre.
The contract for granite for the Baltimsre
postoiiice has been awarded TO the Cape Ann
Granite Company at $?23,9lG.
-tiov. Hamilton has appointed Owen A. Gil,
of Baltimore, commissioner TO represent Mary
land at the Louisville Exposition.
The thirteenth annual fair Of the Kent county
Agricultural society will be held ut ChestcTtown,
on the ilth. 18th aud 18TH of September.
The Baldwin House. llagerstoWn, had 49,
arrivals during the month Of July, being l2I more
than for tho corresponding month Of last year.
-Gov Hamilton has appointed DIR. Ward, state
Veterinarian. The DIR. IL said 10 be an expert
ence,l practitioner and man 0f scientific culture.
Martin II. Baston. aged ~ years, formerly
judge of the Orphan Court Of Howard county,
and also Commissioner Of the county, died on
Sunday last.
The Day says that Gcofgc Cotton, the poet
laureate Of the Athens Of America, will now tell
the world why his campaign in Anne Arundel
failure.
An effort is being made TO establish n repair
shop and foundry at Westminster. A joint stock
company will be formed with capital Of $4,000.
The shares are placed at the low price Of $40.
The local optionists are hard at work in Car
roll county. Alliances being formed In the
different districts. The friends Of the cause have
not decided whether 60 put ticket In the field
| or not.
Miss y. c. Derr, living near Frederick, has
! eighteen hens Of the Houdan variety, from which
she has sold in the past Eve months l,45O eggs.
besides using large number in the family. and
raising n lot of broods.
1t l. said that while some Of the Hartford
county Gamers will drop out Of the business this
year. discouraged at the prospect, their places
will be twice filed by new Arms, and the pack
| will probably be larger than ever.
The military encampment 90 be held at
/ liagerstown, shortly. will be under the manage
ment Of the llagcrstown Ligh; Infantry Company.
About twenty Military Companies from dinereh;
section. Of the country will be invited To par'iei
pate.
Mr. ffalk Brown president 81 the Maryland
State Agricultural society. oaers for sale. his
springfield" farm. situated in Carroll county.
and containing .0u0 acres. Thi. farm was former.
ly owned by the late George Patterson. and j.
: considered the model farm Of Maryland.
! Efforts are being made to re-organiEe the Ag-
ricul;ural Society Of carroll county, 80 they may
be able to hold on exhibition in the fall Of 1854.
The first society In that county was organized hi-
teen years ago. Active. energetic bgsness inen
are urged 60 assist IN it, reorganization.
| William Baldwin, living near Upper y
Road.. Hartford county. on the line Of the Little
4 GunpoWdcr. says that the oil pipes Of the Ma
tiouAl Transit Company are leaking 30 badly that
/ the oil las collected in large quantities on the
! surface u his mill dam. Many Baltimore county
farmers arc interested in this pipe line from the
fact of it, RAINING through their iarm..
, The Washington County Agricultural Fair,
to be held the coming ,all at llagers;own. will be
conducted on the same principle a those held in
Great Britain AMI ireland that i, the owners Of
bloodcd stock improved machinery. etc, will be
seTmiticl 10 make entries for sale n well AZ cx-
hibitiun. the delivery to take place at the con-
cin.ion Of the fair.