The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-05-09
STATE ITEMS.

An effort is being made to organize an agri-
cultural society in Prince Georges county.
This years tax levy in Calvert county is
$1.O9 7-12 an increase of 81 cents over last year.
Clinton Mccullough, Esq, of Cecil county,
a well known Democrat, is q candidate for State
Senator.
The recent fires in the vicinity of Pen Mar,
Western Maryland Railroad, burned over about
10000 acres of woodland.
Two Frederick gentlemen in two days fishing
in the Potomac, caught ffty-f bass, ranging
in weight from one to six pounds.
Among the patents recently issued was one
to J. B. Baker, of Aberdeen, Hartford county, for
o machine for silking green corn.
Nearly all the members of the Easton, Tai
bot county bar, are the owners of farms and ar
dent lovers of agricultural pursuits.
The Hagerstown Ne,os regards that town as
the most healthy place in the United States, and
estimating the population at 5000, gives the
death rate at II per cent.
Mr.. Geo. A. Smith, who has been paying
teller in the National Bank at Rising Sun, Cecil
county, has resigned his position to accept anoth-
er of like character in Hartford county bank.
Col. Austin, of Dorchester county, announces
himself as a candidate for the State Senate. If
elected he will favor German for United States
Senate, and Hon. Henry Lloyd for Governor.
"A company of capitalists have purchased
large tract of land on the Eastern Shore, near
Oxford Neck, Maryland, where they intend to go
into the bushes of raising diamond back terrapins
on large scale for the New York market.
Farmers from the west are buying and rent
ing farms in Anne Arundel county. One man
from Ohio says if he can find the right farms at
proper prices, he knows a score of persons in his
State who will come to Maryland to locate.
Miss Carroll, who was spoken of as
candidate for postmistress of Baltimore city, is a
resident of Centreville, Queen Anne's county. She
is the principal of the Episcopal Parish school of
that town, and woman of very high culture and
scholarly attainments.
George Alfred Townsend, Familiarity known
as "Gath, having purchased land near Burkitts-
vile, Frederick county, intends building fine
summer residence. The location is the sum-
NIT of South Mountain. The building will be
constructed of native mountain stone, and will be
both spacious and grand.
In consequence of the death of Capt. John
M. Mentzer, editor and proprietor of the Hagers-
town Herald and Tarch, the paper has been ap-
praised, by order of the Orphans Court, and its
value placed at SS,270.40. This valuable prop
erty will now be offered for sale.
Elk Gov. VIM. T. Hamilton, who previously
owned a oue-third interest in the Antietam Hotel
property, Hagerstown, has now purchased the re-
naming two-thirds for $4,000. He intends
building frst-class hotel on the site of this and
his other property adjoining. The ex-Gov. is an
enterprising business man.
Mr.. George Riddle, of Carroll county, Nd,
says the Nco York World, "has under the same
roof with him no less than twenty-five unmarried
daughters, and Riddles riddle is how to get rid
of his Riddles" Referring to the above the
Westminster Advocate says: "That Riddle does
not belong to Carroll county, Nd, though there
are a number of old fashioned families here, re-
quiring two figures to express the number ofchil-
dren. The children of Mr.. Chris. oolery, living
near this city, had they all been boys and lived,
would have made respectable sized military
company, as they numbered thirty three"
The opinion in the local option cases of Anne
Arundel Estate VS.. Chesapeake Cub,) has been
handed down. The club was indicted for selling
liquor to its members. The court disagrees as to
the right of the club to sell liquor to its members
but agrees that member of the club cannot be
made to testify in liquor cases as he might there
by eliminate himself; neither can he be made to
testify when member is indicted in his individ
ual capacity, lest he eliminate himself. The state
is thus left without any chance to obtain evidence
against the club or its members. If this opinion
is not modified in some way, the next Legislature
will be wholly occupied with applications for
charters to establish clubs in the local option
counties.