The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-07-12
OVER THE STATE.

There is talk of building $4,000 hotel in
Port Deposit. s.s
The Court of Appeals adjourned on July otn
until the first Monday in October next.
A greater number of men are now employed
in the granite quarries at Port Deposit than ever
before. cu.. |
The Union National Bank of Westminster has
declared mi-annual dividend of four per cent,
clear of all taxes.
DIR. Lewis H. Steiner, of Frederick City, has
received from Delaware College, at Newark, Del,
the degree of LII. ID.
During the month of April mortgages to the
Iamount o $137, 1888 were recorded in the record
office of Washington county.
Y Mr.. Summer Kirk, OF Howard county, was
married in Washington recently, to q daughter OF
ex-Judge Williamson, of Virginia.
Mr.. Fl. Ii. Brogden, of Anne Arundel county,
has been appointed aid de camp on the stan OF
Gov. McLane, with the rank OF colonel.
The Montgomery county National Bank, SIT
mated at Rockville opened for business June 3otn
LAST. and the deposits for that day amounted to
$4,000.
The celebration at Cambridge, Dorchester
Ioorrtv on the 4th inst was in commemoration of
The two hundrcdth anniversary of the foundingof
the town.
he heen connected with the Maryland Agricul-
trral College, has rendered his resignation, to take
eject September 1st w,
| Miss Louisa Baker, residing near Waterloo
| Howard county, whilst returning from church on
Sunday last was thrown from her carriage by her
horse taking fright, and considerably lnJureu'
THE new Methodist Protestant church, NJ
Union Bridge, Carroll county, will be dedlcated
on Sunday, goth inst. Rev. j. L. Murray, u. D.'
president of the Maryland Annual Conference
will deliver the dedcatory sermon.
Mr.. 7. C. Chappell, of Baltimore, has bought
the Hawkins Point farm, on the Patapsco rlver'
Anne Arundel county, containing over 3oo acres
for $4,000. This is the second time this farm mas
changed owners at the same figures.
Gen. Alexander g. Taliaferro, who died at his
home, Culpepper county, Va, recently, was the
father of Mrs. Chapman Maupin, of Howard coun-
ty. He was colonel of the 23d virginia Regimen
- f.4xLt distinction during the late war.
! The directors of the Cecil County Agricultural
/ will cost 1880. The managers Of this fair seen
to understand how to run a cattle show. Iii one
of the Youngest and most prosperous societies IN
the State.
Capt W. II. Seidenstricker, of Hagerstown
has secured patent for an ice cream refrigerator
which promises to be good thing. The object
of the invention is to keep in good firm condition
ice-cream or milk without the use OF ice packing
as is now DONE
There are now forty six passenger trains an(
twenty two freight trains arriving and departing
from Hagerstown daily, making total of sixty
eight trains. The roads centering there are tn
Cumberland Valley, Shenandoah Valley, Western
Maryland and Baltimore and Ohio.
WIN. III. Harden, of Cumberland, has PLEADED
guilty in the United States Court to charge
taking a letter from the postotiice addressed to
young lady. with the intention of prying into he
business. He was sentenced by the court to serv
three DAYS in Jail He had been in Jail since April
On the night Of July Sd barn on the farm o
Messrs. Nathan and Thomas Humphrey. situated
in Anne Arundel county, about eight miles from
the Long Bridge, was destroyed by fire. with nue.
of its valuable contents, consisting OF eight mule
and horses, harness, hay, &c. The fire was caase
by a cigar.
-Messrs. S. Pennock's Sons Co., of Pennsyl
vania, owners of the patent road machine, had
contract to work 800 miles of public roads in Car
cline county, at $3.50 per mile, but only worke
about 125 miles of the 300 embraced in the con
tract, owing to disagreement with the Commits
sioners The company will demand payment fo
work already done.
| COL John w. Horn, of Baltimore, Col. Wm
A. McKellip, of Westminster, and Col. Joseph
Hill, of Cecil county, recently spent Sunday wit
, Capt. John r. King, at his residence, Waterloo
Howard county. These gentlemen were member
of the old Sixth Maryland Regiment. The thre
; first were the original field officers. All of theI
bear honorable of the fierce conflict throug
which they passed
! Jeremiah Cunningham, employed on the L
& 0. extension at Abingdon, Hartford county, wa
committed to the Belar Jail on Tuesday, in detau
: of $500, on the charge of attempting an assau
a upon the wife of Charles Gorrell, of whom b
rented rooms. He made improper advances
her, and when she started to leave him he attempt
ed to drag her in his room. She resisted stoutl
, and made her escape. He is a native of New Yorl
The farm of Col. James g. Berret, situated
Freedom district, Carroll county, has been in h
. family for two generations and is known by tt
name of "Never Die" This name was given it b
an old negro woman, who lived on the place whe
. his ancestor purchased it. When the old woma
= was asked the name of the farm, she answered
: "Massa, it has no name; call Never Die for
= one has ever died here" This is said to be O
: | actual fact.