The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-06-06
OVER THE STATE.

The charter of the National Bank of Elkton
has been extended for twenty years.
j Writ Randall, ESQ.,, of Annapolis, is one of
the vice presidents of the Civil Service Reform
Association of Maryland.
Fulton Grange, Lancaster county, Pa, re-
Gently sent 81, 200 order to the Eureka Fertili-
Company of Cecil county.
Mr.. Lewis McMurry, of Frederick county,
has planted upwards of 1000 acres in corn to
supply his canning establishment
The mill property known as "Carr's Mill" in
the fourth district of Howard county, and owned
by Mr.. William Carr, has been purchased by
Howard Pedicord for $4,000.
The old Carroll house in Upper Marlboro,
Prince Georges county, where Archbishop Carroll
was born in the early part of the last century, is
still standing. 1t is owned by A. 7. Brooke, ESQ.,,
Mr.. William II. Howard, a welI-known
Frederick county farmer, and at one time promi-
nent member of the Maryland State Grange, died
on Sunday last, after lingering illness oftyphoid
fever.
The Western Maryland Railroad has made
arrangements with the Maryland Steamboat Com
pany whereby the round trip from Pen Mar to
Denton, Caroline county, can be made for two
dollars.
Mr.. George Cramer well known Ere erick
county farmer, has over three thousand bushels
of wheat still on hand, the accumulation of several
years He says he will not let it go for much less
than S1.40 per bushel.
The Comptroller of the Treasury has extend
ed for twenty years the charter of the Farmers
and Mechanics National Bank of Frederick
city. This bank is said to be one of the SCUM dest
institutions of the kind in the State.
Annapolis Republican says: 1.-THE monument
to be erected at the Naval Cemetery here, by
officers of the navy, in memory of the "Huron'
dead, will cost, it is estimated, some $4,000. So
far the subscriptions have only reached 81 $1,000
The Rev. Thomas Scott Bacon, rector of St.
Luke's Episcopal Church at Adamstown, Freder-
lex county, was married last Tuesday afternoon
at that place, by Bishop Paret, to Miss Sophie T.
Graf, daughter of Mrs. Ann Graf, of Buckeyes
town.
The Frederick Examiner says: "The 10th an
niversary of Thomas Paine's death will be cele-
brated by the Paine Society, of Frederick, Md,
on June Sth 1885. All divines in Frederick
county requested to be present, as the idea of
heaven and hell will be explained"
The Frederick county Valley Register says:
"Col. Baughman denies that he will resign the
Presidency of the c. & o. Canal should receiver
be appointed. But he says that it would be the
death of the "big ditch" The ColonePs friends
say that he is beginning to realize the stupendous
task he has undertaken"
Prof. Daniel W. Herring, at one time professor
of mathematics at Western Maryland College,
Westminster, but now occupying the chair of
physics in the Western University of Pennsyl-
vania, at Allegheny City, has accepted similar
position in the University of the City of New
York, at an advanced salary.
Daniel Dechert, editor of the Spirit of the
Valley, Harrisonburg, Va, the leading Republi-
can newspaper of the place, dropped dead on May
31st, from heart disease. He was formerly in
the newspaper business in Hagerstown, and was
widely known in Virginia, Maryland and Penn
sylvania. His age was so years.
From the Cecil county Wing: dan Elkton
Democrat who expects to receive an appointment
in the U. S. postal mail service, is practicing
at throwing in letters and newspapers. He has
q dozen or more guano bags hung around his
barn and uses corn cobs to represent letters. 1t
is said he can hit bag nine times out of ten, at
a distance of thirty six inches"
e. B. Emory, of Poplar Grove stock farm,
Queen Annes county has sold to Mr.. John Waters,
of Baltimore, the bay stallion Cypress, by Cyclops,
2.27, dam Fannie Fern, 1921, by George NJ.
record of 2.464, and trotted at Belmont Park the
day before he was sold in 2.3S4. Mr.. Emory
recently sold Jay Bird for $3.50.
The Harve-de Grace Republican on local OPP
tion GAS far as suppressing the use and sale Of
liquor is concerned, in this secion local option is
a decided failure. The evidence justifes US in
saying that there is much liquor sold and drunk
in this city, as was under the license system and
the State is deriving no revenue whatever from
its sale. Give us high license"
The high church faction of the Maryland
Protestant Episcopal convention, in session in
Baltimore last week, succeeded in electing Rev.
J. S. B. Hodges, D. D., member of the standing
committee of the diocese. DIR. Hodges is a more
pronounced high churchman than any member
elected to the committee for years. and his cleo
ton is regarded as having considerable signif-
canoe.
Frank Brown, Esq, who owns the beautiful
estate known as "Springfeld," at Sykesvile,
Carroll county, is building thirty cottages. He
also intends building large hotel on one of the
surrounding hills overlooking the village, the
estimated cost of which will be about $4,000.
Mr.. Brown is enterprising gentleman and is
always foremost in everything that will benefit
the community in which he lives.
From the Cecil county Ne,0s: edwin II.
Reynolds has a prolific German carp pond on his
fine farm near Rising Sun. Five years ago Mr..
Reynolds placed about eighty young carp in the
enclosure. He paid much and unremitting at
tention to the fish, and his efforts and careful
management are now being rewarded. There are
now about 5000 carp in the pond and he has sold
a considerable number for stocking other ponds
and for table use. Last year Mr.. RS carp pond
returned him 1928"