The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-03-14
STATE ITEMS.


Prince Georges county has furnished six of
Maryland's Governors.
Capt j. S. B. Hartsock, of Frederick has
purchased a farm of 400 acres, situated near
Washington.
DR. Shure, Of Port Deposit, intends engaging
in the business Of raising pure-bred hogs and
fancy chickens.
Edward Stake, Esq, well-known lawyer Of
Hagerstown, has been admitted to practice at the
Frederick county bar.
Hon. Jacob Tome of Port Deposit, has sold
to the Stafford Company Of Hartford county, 40
acres of land for $4,000.
The Dext meeting of the State Teachers As
ISOLATION win be held at Deer Park, Garrett coun-
ty, on the 7th, Sth and 9th Of July next.
Frank Brown, Esq, is erecting 30 cottages at
SykesviIle, Carroll county. Mr.. Brown also in
tends building hotel at the same place.
Mr.. Edward W. ShriVer, formerly of West
Minister has accepted the position Of collector for
the Long Island Bank Of Brooklyn, ~ Y.
"A lady living near Elkton has contracted for
the erection of crazy quilt that is to cost
hundred and fifty dollars. Poor (crazy) woman.
Mr. John Roberts, son of Hon Charles B.
Roberts, of Westminster, has accepted position
with the Charles A. Vogler Company, Baltimore.
Hon Hiram Mccullough, who died at Elkton,
Cecil county, Wednesday of last week, was
Democratic member of Congress from 1865 until
1869.
Mr. William Marshall, of Carroll county, has
bought the farm of John W. Cross, situated in
Howard county, near Sykesville, for $4,000. 1t
contains 241 acres
Mr.. Richard J. Hamilton, eldest son of ex-
Governor Hamilton, has recently passed very
satisfactory examination and been admitted to
the Hagerstown bar.
Mr.. I. G. Beard, of ChewsviIle, Washington
county, lost sorrel mare recently, that had at
tanned the remarkable age of 81 years. She had
raised Is colts, which were sold for 81 800.
Adam Magraw, Of Cecil county, is spoken of
by his friends an aspirait for position in the
Baltimore Custom House. 1t is said that no bet
ter selection could be made from the Democratic
ranks.
Some of the enterprising farmers of Anne
Arundel county are discussing the formation of an
agricultural society. One Gentleman offers to
give $1,000 cash for the purchase Of land to be
used as fair ground.
The Presbytery Of Maryland will hold its
regular spring meeting at Laurel, Prince Georges
county. Each church being entitled to a repre-
sentative from the eldershp, in addition to that
by its pastor, there will probably be twenty or
twenty-five members in attendance. The meet
ing viii probably continue several days, and its
sessions will be open to the public.
The Frederick county Valley Register says:
"There is beginning to be much complaint among
policy holders in the Live Stock Insurance Com
pany at Emmitsburg, this county, because of the
rapidly increasing assessments. We were re-
Gently shown copy of WarrentOn (Va.) paper,
in editorial article of which the Emmtsburg
Company and its management is very severely
denounced"
DR.. F. Mortimer Brown, of Hartford county,
who has been indicted by the Grand Jury for vio-
lating the local option law, will plead his own
case at the May term of Court. The Havre de-
Grace Republican says: "The Doctor used to
be fine talker and good reasoner. and his
natural force does not seem to be abated by the
passage Of time, he may prove the fasity of the
old maxim, that he who pleads his own case has
a fool for a client"
The Frederick county Bonner says: "At the
Farmers Convention held recently in Baltimore,
Mr. Geo. d. Clark, of Howard county, paid his
compliments to Senator Warfeld and others, of
that county, in a very pointed manner He said
that his people had sent two lawyers and mer-
chant TO the Legislature, expecting them to
complish something. but they disappointed.
The lawyers were only after the money they could
make out of the people, and cared nothing for
their constituency. Senator Warfeld had made
his campaign on the question of taxation of mort
cages, and VIXEN he got to the Legislature he did
not know how to spell mortgages"