The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-07-26
STATE ITEMS.

wheat yield from the late harvest in
Washington county, is placed at 100000 bush
Miss M. Virginia Duvall, of Hartford county,
has received promotion in the Pension Office at
Washington.
Henry Steffey, of Manchester, Carroll coun-
ty, aged ninety years, made hand in the har-
vest field this season.
Mt. Olivet Cemetery, at Frederick City, is
claimed to be more beautiful than Greenmount
Cemetery, Baltimore.
Samuel X. George and family, of Howard
county, who have been in Europe for more than
two years, returned homo recently.
Mr.. Grover Cleveland, the Democratic can
didate for President, comes of Maryland stock,
his mother having been a native of Baltimore.
e. NJ. Dawson, of this State, has heen APP
pointed chief of the patent and miscellaneous d.
vision of the Secretary's office, Interior Depart
ment at Washington.
DIR. T. J. C. Maddox, son of DR.. Thos. Mad
dox, of Hagerstown, has been promoted to the
position of post surgeon, and is stationed at Fort
Ringgod, on the Rio Grande.
Mr. Bartus Wilkins, of Kent county, has
Muscovy duck which lays eggs of four different
colors, viz Blue, purple, drab and lead. The
eggs were on exhibition in Baltimore.
Rev. Charles E. Buck, Of Perrymans, Har-
ford county, who has been elected Rector of
Christ church, Easton, will take charge of his
new parish the latter part of August next.
The heirs of Thomas King, Of Kenton, Har-
ford county, have presented to the city of Havre-
de-Grace an interesting relic of 1899, being a
map of that city, Chesapeake bay and vicinity.
William Almony, aged about 60 years, died
recently, at his residence, New Park, York coun-
ty. He was related to the Almony's of Hartford
and Baltimore counties, and was a much respect
ed citizen.
Mrs. Susan Davis, aged 81, who died at the
Chnrch Home, Baltimore, on Sunday last, was a
Iako
the Tilghman's and other well known people Of
that section.
The wife of Rev. J. w. Steele, formerly of
Hartford county, but now living at Prince Fred
erick, Calvert county, recently presented with
beautiful centenary medal by the Solomon's
Island Sabbath school.
George F. Walker, of Hartford county, has
bought the farm of the late NJ. E. Morrison, sit
uated within two miles of Beair, on the Abing-
don road, containing 16S acres, with good i'm
provements, for $4,000.
Mrs. Eliza Bonsal, resident of Annapolis,
and now in her S1st year, is SO active that she
assists in and superintends the writing of all the
briefs and records of the Court of Appeals that
are printed in that city.
George Moore, of Havre-d Grace, who re-
Gently started in skiff from that city, intending
to row to Washington, a distance of 225 miles,
was caught in q squall off Point Lookout and
driven across the bay, where he was picked up
by a passing boat and landed in Baltimore.
Some farmers in Frederick county are using
a patent stacker attached to their threshing ma
chimes, which is said to do its work in very sat-
isfactory manner, as with it, one man can do the
work of five or six. If it is such great labor
saver, it will, most likely come in general use.
The Cecil Wing says: ga Democrat of this
district, has announced himself free trader, and
| when asked his reason for such sentiments, he
being laboring man, he said he was free-trader
| because 'he did not want to be deprived of the
privilege of trading fish, This is an actual fact,
and can be verified"
David Gossard, of Clear Spring district,
Washington county, has son about ten days
DID, whom he proposes TO christen Cleveland.
| This is Mr.. Gossard's twenty third child, he
having had IA boys and girls. Twenty-one Of
these children are living. The father is compar-
atively young man, being not over IS years old