The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-03-28
STATE ITEMS.

The WilIiamsport Light Infantry will attend
the carnival at Frederick on Easter Monday.
-Ihe Mayor of Frederick City receives salary
of 81, 900 per annum, and the city register and
tax-collector 81, 200.
-Four first-class distlleries in Frederick county
are making "Ahalt" whisky, an article widely
known on the market for its purity.
Col. ii. Kyd Douglas, Of Hagerstown, Is an
applicant for the position of United States Dis
trict Attorney for Maryland.
Gov. Mclean has RENTED the fine of 5000
imposed on Mr.. John D. Brewer, of Hagerstown.
at the recent term of Court for conducting lottery
Mr.. John L. Nicodemus, of Walkersville,
Frederick county, has been reelected vice-presi-
dent of the Maryland Sunday School Union.
President Cleveland has nominated Assistant
Engineer John W. Saville, of Maryland, now on
the retired list, to be passed assistant engineer
on the retired list of the navy.
-Chalkley B. Cutler, of Cecil county, who has
been dead several years, is named as candidate
for Register of Wills of that county, so says cor
respondent of Baltimore paper.
The Washington county agricultural society
has decided to hold its next fair on the 20 I'll ~
and % of October. 1t has also been decided to
improve the grounds by planting trees, dc.
The Court of Appeals will begin the April
term with thirty six cases on the general docket
and fifteen cases on the special docket, making
ffty-one cases as the first docket of the term.
ing interlocking signal stations on its lines. Two
lever towers are being completed on each side of
Hagerstown, where the tracks connect with other
lines.
james McKinsey of Cecil county, has been sent
to the county Jail for 80 days and fined $500 for
violation of the local option laws. John Cannon,
who pleaded guilty to the same charge, was given
like sentence.
The Democrat says the National banks of
Westminster had on deposit at the close of bust
ness on 10th inst, an aggregate of 1896, 98O58,
as follows: Union National, $151 ,423.65; First
National, $40, 1921; Farmers and Mechanics,
S45,423.72.
"A young lady, now resident of Elkton, has
written President Clevelands inaugural address
on a piece of paper two and three-quarter inches
wide and three and one third inches long. 1t is
said to be entirely legible to keen eyes.
Mr. George W. Stitely, living on Little Pipe
Creek, near Union Bridge, Carroll county, sold
from sixty hens, 1894 eggs, for $3.50, from
January l, 1884, to August 81, 1884, and increas-
ed his stock of chickens to about three hundred.
Mr.. Alexander R. Hagner, of the Hagerstown
bar, has been appointed by the United States
Court of Claims, Commissioner for the State of
Maryland to take testimony in causes before that
Court. His salary is paid by fees. 1t is said he
is we'll fitted Cor the position.
In Frederick county the Justices of the Peace
and the constables seem to be reaping a rich
harvest in the tramp business. The Squire gets
81. go and the constable $3.50 for committing
tramp to Jail. As much as $50 was paid two of
these worthless for one days services.
The amount of individual deposits subject to
check in the National Banks of Frederick city, on
March 10th, was as follows: First National Bank,
$2l2, S34.67 Farmers and Mechanics National
Bank, $40, 13445 Central National Bank, S172,-
S73.19; Frederick County National Bank, $l4S,-
3S5.O3; total $7O5, 22734."
Lieutenant Colonel Wardwell, of Oakland,
has been appointed sub-agent of the Baltimore
and Ohio Land and Immigration Company for
Western Maryland and " est Virginia. The pur
pose Of the company is to develop that section of
the country and to induce its settlement. Work
has already been begun in Garrett county.
The Frederick Citizen says: "The friends of
Senator German feel very comfortable over the
recognition accorded to the Chairman of the Dem
ocratic National Executive Committee. 1t now
looks as if Mr.. German would have something to
say as to the make up of the Federal patronage
due to Maryland"
The will of the late Delaplaine Mcdaniel has
been admitted to probate in Cecil county. The
estate is estimated to be worth between one and
two millions The widow is to be paid $4,000
year during her natural life. With the exception
of requests to Drew Theological Seminary and
Dickinson College, the entire estate goes to his
wife and children.
The Elkton Democrat says: Gan illicit dealer
in whiskey, who resides in this town, is said to
have 81 800 on deposit in the National Bank of
Elkton. 1t is alleged that he buys whiskey for
81 per gallon, and to each gallon of whiskey adds
three gallons of water and sells the mixture for
fifty cents per pint. 1t is said to be a bad
day when he don't sell gallon of it."
The Judges of the Howard county Circuit
Court have released John T. Ridgely from Spring
Grove Asylum. Ridgely was tried last Septem-
Der at the Howard County Court for the larceny
of about $500 worth of harness from number of
farmers. The plea of kleptomania was set up by
counsel for the defense, and on that ground Ridgey
was acquitted. The court then ordered him to be
confined at Spring Grove until he had recovered
his reason, and the order issued for his release
was upon the certificates of Drs. 7. P. Temple,
w. E. Hodges and Richard Gundry, who have
recently examined him and declared him to be of
sound mind.