The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-05-24
OVER THE STATE.

Mr.. Louis McMurry, the extensive Freder-
lex county farmer and Gamer uses over 15O mules
on his farms.
On the 18th of June next the Baptist Asso-
citation will meet in the town of Rockville, Mont
gomery county.
The Spring meeting of the Montgomery coun-
ty Agricultural Society commences at Rockville
on June 4th next.
jesse Anders, old merchant Of Union
Bridge, Carroll county, has failed His liabilities
are placed at $4,000
BY an act of the late Legislature, Frederick
county was given an additional election district.
The county has now 81 election districts.
1t is said that f. J. Nelson, of Frederick, is
spoken of as the next Democratic candidate for
Congress in the 9th Congressional District.
Mr.. Thomas c. Weeks, appointed Labor Sta
tistic Commissioner by Governor McLane, a new
Office created by the late Legislature will receive
a salary of $500.
Some Hagerstowners have organized pis
catorial association who call themselves the
''Slingemnasty Club" Have lovers of the rod
and line come to this?
Thirty. one of Governor McLane's appoint
ments in Prince Georges county failed to qualify
within the time required by law, and the COM
missions had to be reissued.
The public schools of Cecil county closed this
week till the first Monday in September. Some
of the teachers have secured the use of the school
The citizens of Westminster take such deep
interest in base ball matters that they have actu-
ally held festival for the benefit of club, which
netted about $50. The ladies Of the town were
foremost in the affair.
Under the license law for Garrett county,
thirty days notice is required to be given by APP
plicants before license can be granted. This law
went into effect May /, and as consequence the
bar-rooms will be closed until the expiration of
thirty days from date of application for license.
AT Hampstead, Carroll county, on Wednes-
day of last week, Mrs. Geo. G. Reaver, whilst
trimming her finger-nails with razor, accidentally
cut an artery in her wrist, and very nearly bled
to death before assistance reached her. When
found she was almost insensble and covered with
blood.
The manufacture of maple sugar in Garrett
county, is developing very rapidly. Sugar trees
are abundant throughout the county and there
are thousands of trees that have never been tap.
ped. The farmers make their own sugar and
moasses. A tree produces from three to four
pounds of sugar each year.
Gen. Audley W. Gazzman, late of the one
hundred and third Pennsylvania volunteers, who
died at his residence in West Philadelphia re-
Gently, was a son-in-law of Rev. DIR. Van Deusen,
of Carrollton Station, Carroll county. By an ex-
press wish of the deceased, his remains were ere.
mated at Little Washington, Pa.
The State of Maryland has never been very
patriotic in preserving either archives or trophies
1t has to-day Wondering in the cellar of the State
House Hessian flag captured at Trenton, an
English standard taken at Yorktown, and a
French and an American flag that were carried at
Yorktown. 1t is said the attention of egisla-
tor was called to this last winter, but no effort
was made to preserve the flags.
Prince Georges county, which voted for Lo-
cal option in 1880, will again vote on the question
on November 4th, general election day. and the
question is to be decided by hecounty as whole.
Garrett votes on the question the same day.
Charles county decides on the liquor question at
q special election, August 4th. st. Mary's has q
special election on August 10th, by the county
unit rule. Washington county votes in the same
mode on general election day. One district in
votes on July 9th, and November 4th, respec-
lively.