The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-05-05
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has been spending some time with friends il
Massachusetts.
Mr. David G. Mcintosh, Jr., has been con
fined to his home in Towson about a weel
with an attack of measles.
Mr. Z. Howard Hall, Jr who had beer
cashier in the County Clerks Office In Belai
for some time, has resigned.
Mrs. William Reed, of Baltimore ha.
been elected secretary of the National Society
of Colonial Danes of America
Mr.. Bernard Wiesenfeld a well known
member of the Baltimore bar was here Wed
nesday on professional business.
Mr. John G. Bosley and family, who spent
the past winter in the city, have returned tc
their farm, Snow Hill, in the 4th district.
| Mr. George Frame and family, who have
been living several years in Baltimore, have
returned to their farm near Phoenix N. C. K r.
Mr. Charles F. Harley a well known mem
Der of the bar, has been admitted to practice
before the Supreme Court OF the United States.
Mr. George Chilcoat, farmer of Western
Run Valley, who has been sick for several
months, shows no improvement. He is "a
| years of age.
Mr.. Nicholas ]. Hutchins, formerly of
My Lady's Manor, who has been very sick
for some time at his home in Belair, is again
able to be out.
Mrs Charles Rdgely of Hampton, and
her daughters, Misses Eliza and Margaret
Ridgely, will spend part of the coming summer
at Oakland, Md.
Mr.. Francis T. Homer, of Sherwood, who
went abroad two months ago on business has
| returned. He is member of the law firm of
Willis & Homer.
Mr. Frederick w. Feldner, we'll known
member of the bar, will shortly make trip to
Europe to look after some professional matters
| in which be is interested.
DIR. NJ L. Jarrett, of Jarrettsville, who is
member of the Hartford County School Board,
spent several days this week with his brother,
DR.. James II. Jarrett, of Towson.
Mrs. William B. Krout having declined
reelection as president of the Ladies' Aid So
ciety of Towson NJ. E. Church, Mrs. Maria
johnson has been chosen her successor.
Mr.. John +. Heisse, of Monkton, came to
Towson on Wednesday and qualified before
the Clerk of the Circuit Court for the seventh
consecutive term as justice of the peace.
Mrs. Howard H. Sypher, of Philadelphia,
who had been spending some time with her
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Robert r. Boarman, of
Towson, returned to her home this week.
Thomas c. Mays, of Baltimore county,
who served on the gunboat Montgomery at
Havana and was wounded, has been appointed
Waterman at the Annapolis Naval Academy
MIR. j. L. Fuller, of Wagners Point, Anne
Arundel county, was among the visitors to
Towson on Monday. He is native of Balti
more county and has large family connec-
ton here.
Mrs. Samuel NJ. Shoemaker, of Burn
side" Green Spring Valley, accompanied by
Mrs. J. Alex. Shriver, will sail for Paris, June
10th. They will spend thesummer in England,
Germany and Switzerland.
Mr.. Richard Cromwell and family are now
at their farm on the Pot Spring road, for the
summer. The location of this place is one of
the most commanding in the county and the
views from it are charming.
Mr.. Daniel Sweeney, we'll known farmer
of Oakland 9th district, who had been very
sick for several weeks, is recovering. For
many years Mr.. Sweeny was connected with
the Northern Central Railway.
Among those lately elected members of
the board of directors of the Montgomery
Light and Power Company, Of Montgomery,
Ala, are Messrs. Charles w. Slagle, Frank S.
Hambleton and John NJ. Nelson.
Mr.. James Bailey of the Baltimore firm
of James Bailey & Son, has again taken for
the summer the home of Register of Wills
Harrison Rider, near Brookandville, and oc-
cupied it this week with his family.
The engagement is announced of DIR. Will
liam NJ. Stirling, son of Mr.. John Stirling, of
the 18th district, and Miss Mary Eleanor Burke,
only daughter of the late Nicholas Burke who
was once sheriff of Baltimore county.
Mr. and Mrs Stanley Field, who were
married at "Brooklandwood' on the 18th of
April, sailed last Saturday from New York
for Genoa. They will remain abroad until Au-
gust. Mr.. Fields home is in Chicago.
Mr.. Joshua f. Cockey, Jr., of Cockeys.
vile, came to Towson on tuesday night ana ana
took his first step in Masonry. Soon he will
be full-fedged member of Mt Moriah Lodge
and no doubt he wishes it was over now.
MIR. William Dilworth, who for many
years conducted the store at Kingsville, 18th
district but who retired few months ago.
has been critically i'll for some days. Drs.
John S. Green and ]. f. II. Gorsuch are attend
ing him,
place in the eastern end of Green Spring Val
ley, has been very sick at his town house this
week and was obliged to, submit to an Pgera
ton for a ruptured blood-vessel IN the aodon-
inal cavity. ~
self Ssiin High School, Reisterstown; nas oe-
se,l ~ fzs -, Iii
IelS& :ee md one child. 1t is likely they "''-
DIR. Armfeld +. Van BiDber, son of Mr..
George L. Van Bibber, of the Belair bar, has
been appointed surgeon of the private yacht of
Mr. George w. c. Drexel, of Philadelphia,
and will go abroad at once to join the party at
Aberdeen, Scotland.
Mr.. Barnabas Balls, who has been en-
gagged in the butchering business in Govans-
town many years, and who is one of the most
widely known men in that line in the county,
has retired and will sell his complete outfit at
public sale, Monday, May 2lst.
Governor Smith has appointed Mr.. Robert
H. Wright of the Maryland Bleach Works,
Falls road, member of the Board of Man
ayers of the Maryland House of Correction to
fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of
Mr.. H. q. Longnecker, of Towson.
near Pikesville, accompanied by their daugh-
tiers, Miss Mary Page Lyon and Miss Fanny
Lyon, sailed from New York for Europe last
Saturday. They will spend the summer
abroad, putting in part of the time at the
Paris Exposition.
Miss Helen Jean Paul Mitchell, of VIM
bledon, and Mr.. William G. +. Starr, of
Western Run, Baltimore county, will be mar
ried on Thursday, June 2lst. The bride-elect
is a niece of Hon. Noble L. Mitchell and until
Der of the Hartford County Teachers Institute.
--Beldir Agis.
The engagement has Just been announced
of Miss Margaret Lindsay, daughter of the
late DIR. James e. Lindsay, and Mr.. John
Cook, son of Mr. Adolphus Cook, of the Sd
who is well known in this county, is grand
daughter of the late DR.. David s. Cuttings, of
the 18th district.
MIR. William A. Slade, of the 4th district,
one of the Democratic members OF the new
Board of Election Supervisors, qualified this
week. His Democratic colleague, Mr.. Charles
H Wise, of the 7th district is sick at his
home and said to be threatened with typhoid
fever. The Republican member is Mr.. Thos.
NJ. Hill of the 9Th district.
Among the graduates at the annual COM
mencement of the University of Maryland
School of Medicine, which took place on Tues
day, was A. Aldridge Matthews, son of Col. d.
NJ. Matthews, of Dulany's Valley. Dr. Mat
thewS, who saw service IN the army durlngtne
war with Spain, has since been appointed on
the resident staff of the Maryland University
Hospital.
-Dr. A. c. McCurdy, of Towson, who has
strong backing for the position of superinten-
dent of the Maryland House of Correction, at
tended the meeting of the Board of Managers
of that institution OH Thursday. The election
was to have taken place that day, but was
postponed on account of the absence of the
Governor. Carroll, Frederick and Washing
ton counties also have applicants for the posi-
ton of superintendent.
Mr.. Lewis NJ. Bacon, who is a lay delegate
to the General Conference OF the M. E. Church,
now in session in Chicago, left for that city by
the Pennsylvania Railroad on Tuesday. He
had a sale at the Court House at IL o'clock
that day and, fearing that he might be de-
layed hired swift horse from Stansbury's
livery stable in Towson and had him, in
charge of Mr.. Z. j. Rutter waiting at the
north gate of the Court House park. When
the sale was over Mr.. Bacon had just IL
minutes left in which to catch the train at
Lutherville, over two miles distant, but Mr..
Rutter put him there in time and he was soon
speeding on his way toward the Windy City.
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