The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-11-15
STATE ITEMS.

--Williamsport is fast becoming the largest
bituminous coal depot in Maryland.
"A Frederick county man says he has been
compelled to move because his house was haunted
by ghosts.
Both Frederick City and Hagerstown are to
have skating Kinks as soon as the buildings can
be erected.
DIR. Lewis H. Steiner, of Frederick county,
has been chosen librarian of the Enoch Pratt Free
Library of Baltimore.
Mr. J. D. Engle has bought the farm of Mr..
Thomas Newman, situated near Middleburg, Car
roll county, for $500.
Mr.. Charles F. Munder, of Baltimore, and
Miss Sophie Updegraf, of Hagerstown, will be
married at the home of the bride, on 18th instant.
Mr. John F. Falker has purchased 100 acres
of land belonging to the estate of E. S. Ropers,
situated near the Rocks of Deer Creek, Hartford
county, for 5000.
Howard County Grange No. s, will hold its
next regular session at West Friendship, on Sat-
urday, 22d inst, at the usual place of meeting of
Friendship Grange.
The farm containing 129 acres, situated near
Shipley's Mill, Howard county, and occupied by
Mr. Saumnig, has been bought by Mr.. Basil 7.
Grimes for S., 900 cash.
Mr.. James A. Bayard, son of Senator Bsyard,
who has been employed as civil engineer on the
West Virginia Central Railroad, is now teaching
district school in Garrett county.
Mr.. Robert w. Bowie is mentioned as an APP
picant for the State Treasuryship to succeed Hon.
Barnes Compton, elected to Congress. Mr.. Bowie
is at present clerk in that Office.
Mr. Window Walden, of Carroll county, has
in his racing stable a two-year-old colt owned by
q gentleman in England. The animal was i'm
ported expressly to be trained by Mr.. Walden.
Mr.. George R. Hendrickson died at his home
in Cecil county, on Saturday last, aged IS years.
He moved to Cecil county from Harrisburg about
five years ago. He owned splendid farm, and
was quite wealthy.
Mr.. B. A. Richardson, formerly editor of the
Union Bridge, Carroll county hnder, has accepted
q position on a paper in New York. He is
brother of Mr.. F. A. Richardson, Washington cor
respondent of the Baltimore Sun.
Mr.. William Waring, an old resident of Col
ora, Cecil county, and father of Messrs. Thomas
and Wilson Waring, of the Waring Fertilizer Com
pany, was stricken with paralysis on Saturday
last, and is said to be in critical condition.
Mr.. John Partridge, secretary of the Cecil
county agricultural society, is collecting articles
in that county to be sent to the New Orleans
Worlds Expedition. The newspapers of that
county are urging the people to make large as
exhibit as possible.
The st. John and Danile people were not
very successful ON Tuesday of last week in the
counties in this State where local option was on
trial. In Garrett, Prince Georges and Washing
ton counties and in one district in Somerset and
SSNAsy
siderable majorities.
The Western Maryland Railroad Company
is getting out very full and concise map of the
Pen-Mar region. 1t will take in Waynesboro',
Smithburg, Monterey, Sabillasville and probably
Mechanicstown. 1t is intended to show every
point of interest to the tourist and to give distance
and latitude very correctly.
&C. W. Medinger, Baltimore, Nd, recently
purchased of F. Stearns Jr., Brandy Station, Va,
chestnut colt foaled April 9th 1883, full brother
of Emma, by Eolus, dam Minnie Andrews, by
Victory, out of Hannie Harper by imp. Glencoe
Consideration $500, and Is per cent of winnings
in two and three year:old form.
Foxes and 'possums are said to be very nu-
merous in portions of Corroll county, and are be-
coming so destructive to poultry that the people
talking of setting Western wolf-traps to catch
them. The Union Bridge section seems to be
particularly unfortunate in this respect Why
don't they extend an invitation to the Elkridge
fellows to como up and help them out of their d.
lemma.