The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-08-15
OVER THE STATE.

The assessed value ofproperty in Hagerstown
is placed at So, 100000.
The public schools of Carroll county will open
Monday, September 9TH.
The Centerville Observer favors Hon. 7. J.
Heating for Collector of the Port of Baltimore
Mr.. George Alfred Townsend, "Gath, intends
to build at once handsome stone house on his
property near Burkittville, Frederick county.
AN employee of the Western Maryland Rail-
road in cleaning cars a few days ago, at Ship
pensburg, found a check for 81 900, signed by D.
Fleming, of Harrisburg.
Mr. Samuel B. Preston, of Weverton, Wash
ington county, has refused an offer $4,000 for
one half interest in his cement quarry which
is located near the river, below Williamsport.
Irving Mace, son of W. NJ Mace, of Dorches-
ter county, has been appointed to the vacant
scholarship at Western Maryland College. The
appointment was made after competitive exami-
nation.
Mrs. Sarah Shaw, widow of John Shaw, Of
Shawsville, Hartford county, died recently, in the
73d year of her age. The deceased was q sister
of Mr.. Nelson Rampley. One daughter survives
her, who married and left Hartford several years
ago.
Mr.. Marion D. Wilson, of Queen Anne's coun-
ty, met with such success in reaping wheat by
steam that he has determined to break fallow by
steam. The engine so successfully used by Mr..
Wilson in reaping wheat was the Birdsall Trac-
ton engine.
The directors of the Agricultural Association
of Frederick county have passed an order to allow
public school teachers and scholars either free
greatly reduced prices to the fair on the second
day, and that special programme be arranged
for their benefit.
William II. Schamel, a convict in the peni-
Tertiary from Washington county, where he was
convicted of receiving stolen goods from gang
of thieves about Williamsport, has executed a
deed of trust covering all of his property, which
includes o farm near Williamsport.
The Hagerstown Globe says "During the
late fires at Champions Gap, on South Mountain,
short time ago, several shells exploded scatter
ing the fragments in every direction. These
shells were dropped, no doubt, in September 1852,
during the skirmish at that place."
-Rosiere, the winner of the mile race at Sara
toga Saturday last, was owned by Messrs. Davis
& Hall, of Maryland. She easily beat ten COM
petitors. Mutual pools on the winner paid $3.50.
for 81 $50. She is four years old, by Dickens,
dam Rosie.
Major H. R. Torbert, Deputy Collector of the
Port of Baltimore, on Saturday afternoon last,
delivered a memorial address on the death of
General Grant at Northeast, Cecil county. The
occasion was a meeting of Wingate Post, Grand
Army of the Republic, held to take suitable action
relative to their dead comrade.
Principle Furnace, Cecil county, is the oldest
iron furnace in the United States. 1t was built
in Ills. Augustine and Lawrence, the father and
brother of George Washington, had an interest in
it, which the family retained until after the re-
volution. The works are still in operation, and
are now the property of George P. Whitaker, a
native of Pennsylvania, and who also owns $1,000
acres of Maryland land.
Mr.. John A. Groves, of Kent county, is said
to be one of the largest peach growers in the
United States. He will plant thirty thousand
trees this fall, which will make total of eighty
five thousand peach trees that he will have to
manage. Mr.. Groves is thoroughly versed in
peach culture indeed what he does not know
about the peach is hardly worth knowing, and he
has been remarkably successful both in securing
good crops and good prices. All of this immense
crop is shipped to Baltimore except few of the
lower grades evaporated at home. He has good
crop this year and if paying prices prevail his in
come from this will be snug little fortune.