The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-09-20
STATE ITEMS.

| Horse thieves operating in Queen Anne'c
county. There is said to be an organized band
| at work.
Last week $780, 900 cans of corn we're packed
by McMurry, of Frederick county. In one day
| l04. 72O cans we're put up.
| In portions of Carroll county, diphtheria
| typhoid, scarlet fever and malaria fever abound
| The malaria is attributed to decaying vegetable
| matter.
1T is estimated that the corn crop of Wash
ington county has been damaged to such an ex-
tent that it will fall short fully one fourth from
the average of former years
Hon. Jacob Tome, of Port Deposit, in leav-
ing the train at Bank station. on Friday of last
| week, left package containing $1,000 in cur
rency, lying on a seat in the car. The package
was returned to him by the conductor, C. Ii.
| Bibby.
The docket for the October term of the
Court of Appeals, which begins on the first Mon
day in October. contains IS cases, So of which are
placed on the general and IL the special dock
| et Cases that come in later will be put on q
supplemental docket.
On Monday evening of last week, Frederick
| City visited by slight shower of rain, and
very singular phenomenon in connection with
the rain was the appearance Ofmyrads Ofcrickets.
which came Immediately after the shower. The
question is. where did they come from?
WIN. Hawkins, who lives near Level, Hartford
county, is cO years olu out, IL Is stated, mas not
slept inside of a house for six seven years, but
makes his bed ON the porch, every night, summer
| and winter, stormy or clear. He says his health
has been much better since he adopted this prac-
tice.
A little son of Mr.. Hampshire, living near
Hampstead, in passing along the public road in
the vicinity of Lawson's mill one evening last
week, was attacked by some hogs belonging to Mr..
John Armacost, and had it not been for some one
ot ham vh hoo nd ha oh fha in
furiated animals would have torn him to pieces.
Mr.. F. J. Nelson, the Democratic candidate
for Congress in the 9th Congressional district has
challenged Hon. Louis E. McComas, his competi-
tor, to meet him in joint discussion upon the stump
in the various counties of the Congressional dis
trict. Mr.. McComas will meet him in all of the
counties except his own county, Washington, in
which county he says he would not speak before
his own people and in his own behalf.
The Prince Georges Inquirer says: "How
nice it would be for Prince Georges county to
have an agricultural fair. While, nearly all OF
our sister counties now busiy engaged in
making preparations for these annual events OF
pleasure and profit, the people Of Southern Mary
land seem insensible to the spirit of enterprise
and improvement. We certainly have the pro-
ducts and facilities, and why should not this
county too have a fair?"
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Brown, of Sykesville,
Carroll county, reached home last week, from a
two weeks pleasure trip in private car through
New York, Pennsylvania and Canada. The other
members of the party were Mrs. Muuston, Of
Washington, D. c.. Miss Price, of Baltimore
county; Miss Nanin Leary and Miss Aylett, Of
Richmond, Va: Gen. Daniel Butterfed, of N.
Y. Col n W. Hamilton, of Kentucky; Col. Jos.
Stearn and Corbn Warrick, of Richmond, Va
All the comforts Of frst-class hotel were pro-
vided on the car.
An aged colored man named Washington
Wells, native of Virginia, visited Hagerstown
recently, and it is said that his like las never
been seen in that locality. Wells was born of
colored parents, and like them remained until
about sixteen years ago, when he commenced to
loose his color. This transit rmatOn has con-
tnued gradually these years and day nearly
his entire body is that of white mans. The
first intimation that he had of the impending
change noticeable paleness about his lips,
which be thought came from the of a certain
sraas If t2haeHS ysrt d Tht efeS9G 6faS
of tobacco. Gradually; however, this popularity
extended to bis body and, rs stated, in appear
| ance he is about nine tenths of white
| The case has puzzled science and is regarded by
! the medical fraternity well by the public
| generally as an extraordinary freak of nature.