The Baltimore County union., 1883-06-16
OVER THE STATE.

1t is said that great many bass are now be-
Ing taken in the Potomac river.
New Windsor, Carroll county, has base ball
club that calls itself "InsigniGeARts." Appropri-
ate, isn't itf"
This week over 5000 young shad were dc.
posted IN the Patuxant river At Laurel, Prince
Georges county.
DIR. l.. II. Steiner, Of Frederick, Il trustee
Of the Hampton (Va.) Normal School, taking the
place Of the late President Garfield.
Mr.. Arthur vOsbury, Of IIavre dc Grace, has
been awarded the contract for furnishing the pub
lie schools Of Baltimore with soper desks.
In portions Of this State tho eut.worm has
been very destructive. One farmer In Cecil
county reports the loss Of 1000 plants from that
cause last week.
John W. Cable. ofwashing,on county, shear.
ed three ewes las, week whose fleece weighed, in
the aggregate, Is pounds. They arc Of the Lin
colnshire variety.
More than two tons Of rock fsh, taken from
the Goat or battery Of Mcssrs. Spencer, on the
Susquehanna, opposite Port Deposit, were shin.
ped to philadelphia last week.
MIR. Charles q. Edwards, assistant superin.
tendent Of the Baltimore city public schools. will
deliver an address to the graduates Of the Wash.
ington county high school at Hagcrstown, June 81 i
Mr.. Charles c. Anders, proprietor Of Lisga-
more Mills, Frederick county, died Saturday night
last, In the 3ist year Of his age lie was a man
Of good business habits aud much thought Of.
-Col. l.. V. Baughman, editor Of the Freder-
lex Citizen, has been made president OF the "Con-
federatc Memorial Association" Of Frederick
county, vice Capt. Nicholas 0Wings deceased, for
msrly Of Baltimore county.
The Hagerstown papers say that "horse steal
ing" has become such a nuisance In that section,
and Of such frequent occurrence as TO have alarm
cd the whole community. Societies for mutual
protection are being formed.
An observatory is to be erected about a thou
sand yards above High Rock, at PEN Mar, West.
ern Maryland Railroad. The tower will be sixty
feet high, and will command n view of the rich
valleys on all sides, surprising that Of any other
point on the range
s We have heard Of many Psrsons throughout
the State that have lost cattle from over. feeding
vheic the clover was Of rank growth, resulting (
/ In barsting Of the paunch. Where this bloat
occurs, IL proper remedies are applied, cure can
ofiea be effected.
Rev. II. ". kuhns, stationed at the Luther.
an church, Westminster, that was burned Ia the
big ire in that town, Is now soliciting eontribu.
tions for rebuilding the same. In visit TO Han
over recently, he raised over $40. The Rev. Mr..
Kuhns also lost heavily. the parsonage being ic.
stroyed at the same time.
The ilagerstown Light Infantry has taken
steps looking 10 the holding Of military eneamp.
ment there the coming fail. committee has
wAitcu on the uotcfnor Tor the purpose ui Tecciy
ing his aid and encouragement. and suggesting
10 him, also, the propriety OF having the Law
parade at the time proposed for the eneampmcnt.
queen Annc's county can show many very
heavy wheat. growers. Mr.. McKonny. with his
$4,000 bushels, Of course. takes the lead followed
by Mr.. John u. Brown, 10000: Edward II.
Emory. 5000; wm. J. Price. 10000 Dr. :. T..
Ford. 10000; Senator Turpin, 5000: Jane. II.
and Thomas II. Todd, 1900, and many others,
ranging from 900 90 200 bushels.
Last year. in eleven days, Eve tons and four
teen hundred pounds u cherries were shipped
from Patapsco Station, Western Maryland Rail-
road, by one person. TO the New York market. II
10 said the prospect In that section now il double
whist Il vas last year. The varieties shipped were
Of the white wax and Duke Of Merrclos, and
some Of them sold at 20 cents per pound.
The Frederick Tias. says a number of our
farmers having lost cattle by the too voracious
eating Of damp clover. publishes this simple pre-
ventivc. which has been used with success: II IL
60 take round stick two or three inches In
diameter. force the animals mouth open. place
the stick crossways in the mouth and with strings
previously prepared on the end. tic IL firmly back
Of the horns. and the accumulated gas will es.
cape through the mouth and the animal be in
stantly relieved.