The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-08-21
OVER THE STATE.

The fair of the Montgomery county agricul-
tural society will commence on the LIST of Sept.
Howard county has now nineteen patients in
the Maryland Hospital for the Insane, situated
near Gainesville.
1t is said that the peach crop of Maryland
will equal that of 1879, which with due exception,
is said to have been the largest ever known.
Col. Buchanan Schley, of Hagerstown, will
deliver an address at the meeting of the agricul
tural society of Montgomery county, on Sept. I'd.
Mr. Levi Caylor, near Linwood, Carroll coun-
ty, has apple tree in bearing, which is said to
be over ore hundred years old. 1t is of the "Je-
rusaem" variety.
Mr.. E. B. Emory, of Queen Anne's county,
has sold to Mr.. A. v. Quinn, of Wyoming Terri
tory, his brown mare, "Sallie D., with three
year-old record of 2:311 for 81, 900.
The Talbot county agricultural society is
making big preparations for the coming fair,
which will take place next month. There has not
35 years.
Mr.. Wilson Mercer, son of the late Col John
M. Mercer, of Anne Arundel county, died on Sat-
urday last, at the residence of his brother, in
Prince Georges county. His mother was a sister
of Governor Swami.
The special meeting Of the Hartford county
Historical Society, Which was held at Darlington,
on Tuesday, was largely attended. Rev. Mr..
Leakin, of Baltimore, read very interesting pa
per entitled "Antecedents of Baltimore Town"
The Southern Maryland railroad is in more
trouble. Sheriff Simpson, of St. Mary's county,
has laid an attachment on the ties and rails that
were to be used to repair the road. The attach
ment is at the instance of lumber firm in Wash
ington.
The Democrats of Cecil county will hold
primary meetings on Saturday, 2Sth inst, to select
delegates to a county convention to be held at
Elkton on the Tuesday following, which will select
delegates to the Congressional convention to meet
in Belair.
The Knights of Labor, of Hagerstown, will
make an excursion to Baltimore on September
9th, and will take part in the big parade that
takes place on that day. Delegations from all
parts of the State will be present on that occasion.
The festivities will include pc-n in Druid Hill
Park.
Prof. Charles A. LeCoup, of Mt. St. Mary's
College, Emmitsburg, is a grandson of the Cheva-
lier Du Co.'s Martin, who commanded the vessel
which brought La Fayette to this country in 1777.
He still wears a curiousy wrought gold key, " hch
belonged to his grandfather's watch, and which
saw service in the battle on Brandywine and other
engagements during the Revolution.
The Marlboro, Prince Georges county, Ga
zette says: "The Gettysburg monument commit
tee, COL W. P. Zollinger, Thomas D. Harrison and
Lamar Hollyday, of the survivors of the Second
Maryland Regiment, C. S. A., were in Richmond
last Saturday to inspect the monument which is
to be erected at Gettysburg to mark the line cap
tured by that regiment. The work will be done
by Gen. R. Snowden Andrews, who was the first
Captain of the First Maryland Artillery. Many
members OF this company were from our county,
and every step taken to perpetuate the memory of
the gallantry of the living and dead heroes from
our State will be watched and appreciated with
marked interest by the survivors Of Dement'S Old
Company in Southern Maryland and elsewhere"