The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1888-05-05
Parsona.l Mantinn :

State Senator G. Ridgely Goodwin, of Bal
timore city, was in Towsontown on Thursday.
Second Lieutenant Chas. r. Chew, of the
Towson Guards, has sent his resignation to the
Adjutant- General.
Mr.: Charles Markell, of Lutherville, in
herits about $25, by the death of his brother,
Mr.. Lewis Markell, of Frederick.
Mr.. and Mrs. William A: Payne of Allie
gheny county, Pa, paid a visit this week to
Mrs. J. c. Cooper, of Towsontown.
DR.. J. Piper, president of the State Board
of Health, went to Frederick this week to look
into the sanitary condition of that city.
Mrs. Sarah Jane Yellott, of Towsontown,
who spent the winter in Washington with her
daughter, Mrs Rust, returned home this week.
Prof. George H. Robe lectured few eve
nings ago before the Arlington Improvement
Association on some popular falacies in regard
to health.
Hampton, near TOwsontown, has been quite
ill for some days at her residence, near Phoenix,
10th district
Rev. J. Wynne Jones, pastor of Abbott
Memorial Church, Highlandtown, sailed this
week for Europe, where he will spend the great
er part of the summer.
REV. S. B. Tredway, of Hainesville, Kent
county, was in Towsontown few days ago and
called to see us. He is a son ofthe late Thomas
Tredway, who died near Towsontown about
two months ago.
Mr.. Walter R. Abel, of the Baltimore Sun,
sailed for Halifax on Tuesday for the benefit of
his health. Before leaving he executed power
of attorney to his brothers to act for him in the
management of the estate of his late father, Mr..
A. S. Abel.
Mr.. and Mrs. John E. Hurst, whose hand
some country residence is located near Wood
brook Station, NJ G. r. r., will sail for Europe
to-day. They will be accompanied by Mrs. w.
b. Hurst, Miss Hurst and Miss Bell Deford.
We regret to learn of the serious illness of
DIR. c. w. Chancellor, secretary of the State
Board of Health, at his residence on First street.
in the Belt. He is suffering from infamma-
tory rheumatism. The DIR. has been sick ever
since he lectured before the Mems Guild of
Towsontown.
Hon. George Yellott, who will shortly re-
tire from the bench, is making arrangements
to engage in active practice as soon as he lays
off the judicial robes. He has been appointed
counsel for large business concern in Balti-
more and will devote a portion of his time to
it after the first of July.
Among those from Baltimore county who
passed the late civil service examination for
positions in the customs service were the fol-
lowing: Joshua H. Cockey and John f. Heisse,
10th district Thos. Kelbaugh, 9Th district;
Joseph Blair, 18th district; John Jenifer, 18th
district Fred. Price, Sth district James Har-
vey, 18th district and George Harrison, Sd dis
trict.
Hon. Joshua F. Cockey, of the Sth district,
was in Towsontown on Monday, looking re-
markably we'll. He was born at Cockeysville
dDOuG 90 years ago, III HOuSc oCOOu
where his sons store is now located, and he has
lived within hundred yards of that spot dur
ing the whole of his long life. He was ten
years of age when the Cockeysville Hotel was
erected
Mr.. George w. Morgan, Treasurer of Balti-
more county, has the distinction of being the
first man in the United States to receive pen
sion from the Government. He was brave
soldier in one of the Maryland regiments and
was seriously wounded at the second battle of
Bull Run and laid in the hospital two and a.
half years. The pension was granted to him in
1863 about two years before the close of the
war.
Mr. Hiram Kimball, who has resided on
the Philadelphia road, near the city, for up
wards of fifty years, was in Towsontown on
Tuesday and called to see us. He has been en-
gagged in bookkeeping in that neighborhood
for thirty-five years, and came up to renew his
license. Mr.. Kimball is one of the best known
men in that section of the county and it affords
us pleasure to say he is an active anti-eXten-
sionist.
The Wicomico NewS, published at Salisbury,
says: SHERIFF White returned last Sunday from
a very pleasant trip to Baltimore Towsontown
and vicinity, bringing with him bunch of
very fine driving horses. Mr.. White speaks in
the highest terms of the courteous treatment he
received at the hands of the gentlemen he met.
Mr. Geo. w. Morgan, Treasurer of Baltimore
county Sheriff Tracey and Senator Lindsay were
among the number who entertained our genial
Sheriff. the Senator being his host at dinner.
1t is certain if those gentlemen ever visit Sails
bury our people will remember their kindness
to our popular officer"