The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-08-09
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PERSONAL
Col. Charles II. Mann has returned from
Cape May, greatly improved in health.
r. r. Boarman, ESQ.,, the we'll known attor-
ney, has returned from Bedford Springs.
Mr. John D. Matthews prominent Sth dis
trct farmer, sailed from Baltimore for Boston on
Monday.
Henry G. Hutchins, Esq, of Ny Lady's
Manor, was registered at Ocean City, Nd, last
Saturday.
Mrs. William Whitelock and daughter, of Mt
Washington, are spending some time at Ocean
City, Nd.
Gen. Brady T. johnson and family, of this
county, are spending the month of August near
Frederick, Md.
S. Parker Bosley, Esq, of this town, who
spent several weeks at Clifton Springs, New York,
has returned home.
--James W. Tyson, ESQ.,, well known BaIti-
more business man, is residing temporarily, at
South STAFFORD Vermont.
Prof. e. Parsons, of Milton Academy, this
county, preached at Towsontown M. E. church,
on Sunday morning last.
"A number of persons from Towsontown at
tended the Harvest Home festival, at the Rocks
of Deer Creek, last Thursday.
Major John l. Yellott spent the past week in
Frederick, where Mrs. Yellott has been sojourniDg
the greater part of the summer.
Col John NJ. Hood, President of the Western
Maryland Railroad with his family, are sojourn-
ing at the Blue Mountain House.
Mr.. G. w. S. Hoffman, of this county, men,
Der of the firm of VIM IL. Hoffman & Sons, ac-
companed by his wife, is at Congress Hall, Cape
May.
Mr.. Charles M. Caughy's art entertainment,
to be given at the court house two evenings next
week, proceeds for charitable object, should be
we'll attended.
Judge Fowler, wife and son left for Staunton,
Va, on Wednesday, where Mrs. Fowler will spend
some time while the Judge visits several of the
| Virginia Springs.
| Mr.. VIM. H. Bians, who has been appointed
manager of the Maryland Central Railroad will
not retire from the Presidency of the Annapolis
and Elkridge Railroad. The Annapolis Record
says it is good thing for both roads.
| Capt. John Ridgely and Lieut.. Chas. B.
MCLEAN, of the Towson Guards, and Capt. D.
| P. Barnette and Lieuts. A. M. Reed and j. f.
I Nesle g TIC catonsvillc Bond Guards, attended
tie ianeral of Gen. James Il. Herbert, which took
| place Thursday afternoon.
-Messrs. George III. Cairnes, Oliver P. Mac
gill, Joshua f. Benson, Chas. Fl. Quinlin, Joshua
II. Cockey and Philip A. Kroh, composed the
delegation from Baltimore county to the I'd Con-
gressional District Convention which met at
Elkton, Cecil county, on Wednesday.
Mr.. Buck Merryman, of "Hayfelds," started
last Saturday, with his four-in-h hand team, for a
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by several friends. The party spent Saturday
night with Mr.. Frank Brown, at "Springfeld,"
| Carroll county, and from thence they proposed
visiting the Blue Mouatan House, Hagerstown,
and perhaps Gettysburg.
Col. Z. G. Blair, who has held a responsible
position with the Ashland Iron Company for
many years, has severed his connection with the
company since the furnaces went out of blast
| We learn that when Gen. James G. Clarke was
here last he made Col Blair fattering offer to
accompany him west and engage in railroading.
but he has not yet made up his mind what he will
| do.
The Baltimore County Fair.-We have
received the premium list of the sixth annual fair
of the Agricultural Society of Baltimore county,
| to be held at Timonium, on Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, September 3Oth, and Oct,
LIST, I'd and Sd. The premium list has been ex-
tended in various departments and covers wide
range
! In speaking of our county and her Agricultural
| Society, the american Farmer says "The soil of
the county is diverse, that its products cores
| pond and great show can be made if the agri-
culturists will only do their best towards making
an exhibition worthy of their situation. No where
are there finer herds of cattle, better horses and
| other improved live stock than in this vicinity,
| and the Baltimore county fairs have always been
large and popular gatherings; bat competition is
not restricted to the county and exhibitors are
invited from any and all parts of the State or
| beyond"
The following are the officers of the society
President-Col Walter S. Franklin.
| Vice Presidents-1st District, A. L. Crosby +;
ID, Ed. S. W. Choate; Sd, Charles t. Cockey; 4th,
! Charles W. Semmes 5th,. Joshua F. Benson
9th, George NJ. Fultz; 7th John P. Mays; Sth,
Geo. II. Merryman; 9th, DR.. G. M. Bosley; 10th,
Henry II. Carroll; 18th, John V. Wilson; 18th,
Alex. Mccormick, Jr. 18th, Joseph M. Brian.
| Board of Managers-Samuel Brady, Edward
Austen, William S. Carroll, Col. D. NJ. Matthews,
E.. Cuttings Merryman, Frederick Won Kapf, VIM.
D. Breckenridge, Col. William Allan, Col. W. S.
! Franklin, Thomas B. Todd James Pentland, VIM.
B. Sands.
Secretary and Treasurer-Wm. B. Sands.
MarshGi-Wiam S. Cowley.
| lieutenant Ma1skal-Frank NJ. Lee.
| Uspufy- MGrshois-George II. Merryman. Jr.,
| William B. Coekey, James G.. Kane, Thos. G..
| Cocscy. Lyon Rogers.
Superintendents-Clas A, T. c. Blair, Capt E.
| Herman class B, James G. Kane; class c, Geo.
Ii. Merryman class d, Thomas T. Gorsuch class
| e, Charles B. Taylor; class f John A. Conkiing;
| class G, Washington Stevenson, Alexander Nc
| Cormick, Jr. class II, Thomas Wright. Thomas
Nevins class J, c. Lyon Rogers, Edwin Scott
class X, William S. Stump class L, Henry N.
| Merryman; class M, S. Merryman Anderson
| class N W. JEFF. Shanklin.
Superintendent of Household Departmsnt-Wm.
D. breckenridge, James Pentlamd.
Superintendent Of Forage-William S. Carroll.
Committee on Track-George b. Milligan,
Robert s. Corse, Edward S. Peerce.
Aids TO the Presidem-R. J. Rankin, William
Rrogden, Alex. Carroll, Jas. Mex. Merryman,
| Edwin L. Pearce, Thos. Stevenson.
EcecutiUe Commitee-Walter S. Franklin,
Fred'k Won Kapff, Samuel Brady, Edward Austen,
William B. Sands.