The Baltimore County union., 1883-06-30
OVER THE STATE.

Hundreds Of acres Of tomatoes are being
grown In Cecil county for the eannerics.
The Agricultural Society Of Montgomery
county will hold theis fair on the 18th, 18th and
18th of October,
The furniture for the Blue Mountain House.
At Pen Mar, Is being manufactured at Grand
Rapids. Michigan.
The assessment Of real and personal property
recently made in Elkton. Cecil county, amounts
| 10 upwards of 100000.
In the town Of Crisdeld, somerset county,
water Il 90 scarce that families are compelled TO
purchase it at the rate Of two cents bucket.
Col. Charles l.. Trail. Of Frederick, IL named
as Republican candidate for Governor. lie
formerly represented hi county in the State
| Senate.
Snow Hill claims TO have been the cradle of
the Presbyterian church in America. IL IL claim.
ell that Rev. Francis Mackenzie founded the first
/ Presbyterian church on the continent at that
I place in iGs3 or 1854. Snow Hill l. of the
! oldest settlements in Maryland. II was laid out
/ by an act of Assembly early n I6s6. forty
/ three years before baltimore known nm
organized village. IL u proposed to celebrate the
bi.centcnniai Of byteTianism in this country.
/ in Snow liill during the coming autumn.
ezs- The y. Y. Ssa thinks that the conierring
/ Of Honorary Degrees" by in.tiiu,ions Of learn
ing /. about as valuable as "a doetorate conferred
I by a lire company would be-" Well. suppose
there i. no real value in the degree. iis title Is
handy thing To have. and VIC can't see that IL doe.
/ anybody any harm. Degrees may be gener-
ally conferred TO mean nothing, but if they
tickle the possessors and make them happy, tha,
/ Is something accomplished. There are many
/ things done in this world that mean nothing. but
u they innocenty bring hapPpincss TO individuals
they accomplish some good. We all admit (es-
4 pcciaily those Of u who good and wish well
TO our fellows that to promote happiness in the
world /. one Of the most meritorious works We can
eagage in. so we are for going ahead in the con
ferrins Of "jegrees." Let everybody who wants
II have one.
Jsc- In Maryland, under the reeen; order Of
the President. Promulgating changes in the In.
ternal Revenue Collection Districts, the fourth
district. together with the district of Columbia.
is consolidated with the present third district the
new dsiric, to be known as the third district.
with II. Seliman a. collector with hcaiq quarters
at baltimore.
E.s-Jane. ". Chairs. Of Crumpton. Queen.
Annes county, has plead guilty to robbing the
posoflice in that town. and has been sentenced by
Judge Morris. Of Baltimore, to 90 months in the
House of correction and To pay fine Of sl0e.
Chair. got about s5o worth Of stamps. and was
caught in the act Of dispo.ing Of them.
,N.-Georgc William Curii. /. con.trainei to
admit that the present National administration
"srajualiy has obtained the respect aud trust Of
the country" IL may be proper to remark here
Il .n.- l. Il.
spite OF the bitter opposition Of Mr.. Curtis and
men like him.
Es-Thc bridge crossing the Susquehanna
river on the baltimore 4 Ohio extension will be
composed entirely Of iron. and will also be one of
the largest and fnest in the United States. Il
will be what Is known n a triangular truss. and
the grade line will be about eighty feet above
mean tide.
re- The Pennsylvania Legislature. at its re.
cent session. made appropriations aggregaiine
S9.0OO.o0o. When the Democrats were thrust out
of power in ,ha, State. many years ago. they left
Il burlcnei with debt and il Is quite likely that
will be the result Of their short lease Of power
: this time.
go- The Germantown. Pa. Tel,gr"I5, owned
and published for many years by the venerable
Major Freas. has been purchased by Mr.. George
W. Chiiis. of the Philadelphia Ledger. The pa
per Is to be conducted by son Of the late Henry
J. Raymond, Of the New York Ti@s..
jro- The real estate belonging to the caiostin
Furnace IN Frederick county. embraces between
10000 and i2.O00 acres Of land. This tract IL
said to be the most valuable in minerals to be
found in the State and Is the largest body Of land
owned by a single individual in that county.
Es- Bishop Pinkney, Of the diocese Of Mary
land. Protestant Episcopal Church. in a sermon
at All Saints Church. Baltimore, recently. said
there ought to be less Sunday visiting between
families and this would secure better Attendance
at the evening services Of the church.
ss-By the will Of the late y. l.. Dakcs, who
was killed at Uniontown, Pa, a few weeks ago,
by young Mutt. Miss Mary Deeson, to whom, II is
.saii he was engaged. receives =. .0oe aud the
mainder Of his property Is given to his mother.
Eo-The Maryland State Teachers Association
will hold their annual meeting at Ocean City, on
/ Al. u.h IA F Ii.