The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-03-07
STATE ITEMS.

Mr.. John Lamm, of Baltimore is building a
new hotel at Octoraro Junction, north of Port
Deposit.
1t is estimated that the foods of the last year
have cost the taxpayers of Cecil county fully
Sl00, 600.
-Auctoneer Motter, of Frederick county, has
public sale to cry every day during this month,
excepting Sundays.
Mr.. William J. Purnsll, formerly of Somerset,
Wicomico county, died recently at his home in
Shelbyville, Illinois.
AT Annapolis, during the recent cold spell of
weather. oysters advanced in price from 40 cents
to 81 90 per bushe for common stock.
-Messrs. j. Frederick & Son, of Baltimore,
the we'll know ice firm, have stored $4,000 tons of
ice in their houses at Havre- de- Grace.
WIN. S. Wilson, of Snow Hill, Worcester
county has announced himself as candidate for
the State Senate in the next General Assembly.
Mr. Ohio J. Gaver, of Middletown Valley,
Frederick county, has sold his fast trotting mare,
"Alice Green" to Mr.. Frank Schley, of Freder
iok City, for $1,000.
Mr. William Camden of Annapolis, has been
clerk in the Office of the State Treasurer for up
wards of thirty years. 1t is understood that he
will be retained by Mr.. Cuttings.
Mr. William Hawkins, formerly a Baltimore
merchant died at the residence of Mr.. Chas. Hum
rchouse, his son in law near Williamsport, Wash
ington county, on Thursday of last week, aged
81 years.
"A Frederick county paper says that horses are
not near so high as they were last spring. but that
COWS selling well. general decline in prices
to prevail at the public sales that have been
held there so far.
The Cecil Democrat says that nearly all the
buds on the early varieties of peach trees in that
county mere killed by the severe cold weather re-
Gently. This announcement is made on the au-
thorty of experienced growers.
Miss Sarah N. Randolph, of Patapsco Insti-
tute, Howard county, has leased the residence OF
the late William G.. Harrison, corner of Eutaw
Place and Lanvale street, Baltimore, and will
transfer her school there in the autumn.
Mr.. Daniel Rench, former resident of Ha-
gerstown, who left that place for the west in 1860,
and then telling his friends that he would not re-
turn until Democratic President was Inaugural
ted, is now fulfilling his promise made twenty
years ago, by visiting his old home and friends.
The Elkton Ne,os says: ga short time ago
young man of our town sucked twelve raw eggs,
on bet of one dollar. The losing party thought
he would get square with the egg eater, so he
wagered one dollar that the same person could
not eat twelve oysters coated with sugar. The
oysters were prepared, and the young man ate
them and smacked his lips for MORE"
Coy. McLane has pardoned fifty four persons
so far during his term. Of this number the terms
of twelve had nearly expired, and the pardons
were granted to save citizenship, of the par
ties having only one day to serve. Three were in
i'll health two were found to be Of unsound mind
after conviction one of whom charged with
forgery and the other of attempting to vote lille
gally, and one was found to be innocent of the
crime for which he was imprisoned.