The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-07-03
OVER THE STATE.

The peach crop in lower Maryland was not
injured by the June fall of fruit.
"A Mr.. Mumma, of Hagerstown, is the owner
of spotted mouse, cross between the white and
gray mouse.
Rev. Ernest McGil having received call
from the p. e. Church at Sy kesvlle Carroll coun-
ty, took charge of the same on LIST instant.
Hon. Spencer G. Jones, of Montgomery coun-
ty, Clerk of the Court of Appeals, is a candidate
for Congress in the Sixth Congressional District
Col James c. Clark, president of the Illinois
Central Railroad has donated $3.50 to the fund
for identifying court house square in Frederick
City.
Miss Sue Randolph Cook, daughter of the
novelist, J. Esten Cook, recently guest at
the hosptable home Of Col. VIM. A. McKellip, OF
Westminster.
The Frederick Eraminer has aged sub
scriber in the person of Mr.. David c. Winebrener,
of that city, who recently renewed his subscrip-
tion for the sixty fifth time.
-Four hundred thousand words of "press"
matter were transmitted by the Baltimore & Ohio
telegraph operators from Deer Park, during the
sojourn of the Presidential party.
Rev. VIM. P. Finney, son of Rev. E. D. Fin
ney of Belar, was installed pastor of the Presby-
terian Churches of Cream Ridge and New Egypt,
Monmouth county, N. j., on the 18th.
The Forest and Stream Club of Westminster,
composed of many well known gentlemen, will 60
| into camp on the Potomac, near Wiliamsport, on
Monday next They will remain in camp about
three weeks.
H. Kyd Douglas, Esq, has been commission
ed colonel of the First Maryland Regiment, and
| Philip Avirett, of Allegany county, and Wilbur
| f. Jackson, of Baltimore, aides -de-camp, with
rank of colonel.
For four evenings next week fete champetre
will be held on the beautiful grounds of Col. Nc
| kellip, at Westminster, for the benefit of the
| Episcopal Church in that city. The grounds will
be brilliantly lighted.
| Col. VIM. P. MauIsby's regiment, Western
| Maryland Potomac Home Brigade, will hold its
reunion Tuesday next 9th inst, at Getty sburg.
1t is expected that large party will go from Bal
| timore, and members of the regiment will attend
| from all parts of the State. +
| The German Baptists, or Dunkards of Freder-
lex, have just completed fine church in that city.
| The building is of brick and is two stories high.
The structure isprovided with kitchen and dining
room, and sleeping apartments for males and
| females who come from abroad to attend the vari-
Gus church feasts and festivals during theyear.
The Presbyterian Observer says SIN Mary
land town boy was recently sentenced to six
months in Jail and fine of four hundred dollars
for carrying pistol on his persona hard SEN
tence, but one which we hope will deter all lads
| of our State from INDUCING in this dangerous
| practice" Tell us the name of the town, please.
| Eds
|
Mr.. Samuel Wolf, we'll known farmer living
near Union Bridge, Carroll county, eloped a few
days ago with young man named Walter Arthur,
who is supposed to live in Baltimore. The father
of the young girl followed the runaway couple
and found his daughter at the residence of a Sis
ter of Arthur in Washington. He arrived in time
to prevent the ceremony taking place.
1T was announced that the Thomas Paine So
ciety of Frederick county, Nd, would celebrate
the seventy seventh anniversary of Tom Paine's
death at the house of Aaron Davis, near Freder-
lex, but not celebrator appeared. Mr.. Davis
himself observed the day by not working. lie
said that, while there we're only about dozen
members of the society, there were three or four
hundred believers of the Paine doctrines in the
county, but fear of social ostracism or injury tc
their business caused them to make secret Of
their views.
The Oxford (Pa.) Press says: "Two seconds
in Pennsylvania" will be the startling announce
ment that passengers on trains of the new Phila-
delphia and Baltimore railroad will hear as they
run that point of Pennsylvania which runs
| down between Delaware and Maryland. The
new road crosses this strip where it is twenty
seven feet wide, about $50 feet north of the TRAN
gular stone that marks the junction of the three
states. This place is in Lower Britain town
ship, Chester county. This thing of being IL
three States in about three whisks of a cats tai
sounds lively"