The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-02-17
Parsnnal Mention

Mr.. Thomas Mann, of Dulany's Valley
has been sick several days this week and con
fined to his home.
Miss Annie Harrison. of Park avenue
Baltimore, has been visiting Mrs. Edwin Scott
of Western Run Valley.
Rev. A. I. Pindell has entered upon hi
twenty-fifth year as rector of Sherwood Protes
tant Episcopal Church, Cockeysville.
Mr.. John F. Heisse, the well known justice
of the peace of Monkton, was very much in
disposed early this week, but is now better.
Col. Benz. X. Taylors nomination as mem
Der of the Board of Commissioners of thi.
county has not yet been confirmed by the
Senate.
Miss Grace Lee, of Washington, D. c.,
who had been visiting her uncle, Mr.. ALFRED
G. Lee, of Dulany's Valley, has returned to
her home
AT a special meeting, held on Tuesday
night Mr.. William p Cole was installed
Worshipful Master of Mt. Moriah Masonic
Lodge Towsou.
-Messrs. w. Pinkney Craig and F. II. Tim.
norman have been elected members of the
Board of Governors of the Overland Hun;
| Club, to fill vacancies.
Miss Sands, daughter of Judge VIM. B.
Sands, of Lake Roland who spent several
weeks with Mrs. Charles Caldwell, of New
York, has returned to her home.
Mr.. H. J. Halbert, of Baltimore, who is a
| deputy collector of internal revenue, was in
Towson on Wednesday. He is on the lookout
for a summer home in this county.
Mr.. Richard Dallam, of the Belair bar,
who was Secretary of State under Governor
Lowndes, has been appointed Republican
Election Supervisor for Hartford county.
Col. Walter S. Franklin has been reflect
ed icepresident of the United Railways and
Electric Company, which now owns all the
electric railways in Baltimore and its suburbs
par Mas R "a oa gA ii po
fessional business. He is a son of the late
Judge Robinson, of the Maryland Court of
Appeals.
Mr.. John Cuttings Brogden is among those
who have been nominated to fill vacancies in
the Board of Governors of the Baltimore
Country Club. The election will take place
March 9Th.
Mr.. William c. McComas, of Greenwood,
18th district, who has been sick several weeks
at the residence of his brother in Baltimore,
is now improving. He was threatened with
pneumonia.
Among the city lawyers who paid profess
sional visits to Towson this week were Mr..
oscar Wolf, of Niles & Wolff Mr.. Ralph
Robinson Mr.. John P. OFerrall and Mr..
George NJ. Sharp.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank l. Duncan celebrated
the eighteenth anniversary of their marriage
at their home in Lutherville, on Wednesday
night last upon which occasion they enter
tanned number of relatives and friends.
Rev. William e. Bartlett, the popular
pastor of St. AIMS Catholic Church, on the
York road, who has been sick since last De-
cember is still unable to attend to his pastoral
duties or to visit the members of his large
congregation.
Mr. Thomas Kaufman one of the Oldest
justices of the peace in Baltimore county and
one of our most highly respected citizens. cele-
brated his 10Th birthday at his home in Monk
ton, last Saturday. A number of relatives
called upon him during the day.
MIR. John c. Ulrich, who is engaged in
silver and copper mining in Montana, is at
present visiting his former home in the 9Th
district of this county. He came to Towson
this week, accompanied by Chief Judge Mel
Choir Hoshall, of the Orphans Court
Announcement has been made of the mar
rage of Rev. Paul Schultz, a Lutheran minis
ter of Kingsvlle, 11th district. and Miss
Theresa Stiegler, daughter of Mr.. George Stieg-
Ter, of Benson, Hartford county The cere-
mony will take place at the brides home,
Wednesday evening, February 21st..
The Independent Euchre Club met on
Tuesday evening last at the home of the Misses
Shanklin, near Loeb Raven. Miss Sophia
Shanklin won the lady's prize; Mr.. Roy
Clayton the gentlemans prize, and Miss Essie
Wardwel the BOBBY. The club has discon-
tinued its meetings until after Lent.
Mr.. John Arthur, who had been president
of the Fork Building and Loan Association
since its organization, has been succeeded by
Mr. Charles G.. Snavely. The association is
one of the most prosperous in the county and
much of its success has been due to the efforts
of MIR. Arthur, who has always carefully look
ed after its interests.
Mr.. John G. Erdman and his son, Mr..
George G. Erdman, were among the visitors
to Towson on Tuesday. They are representa-
tives of one of the largest and best known
families of the old 18th district of this county,
who are still large land owners along the Bel
air road. The younger Mr.. Erdman is engaged
welcome caller at TIE UNION Office
Towson on Wednesday. He is an ex-Gennty
Commissioner and also an ex-member of the
School Board, the duties of both of which
offices he discharged to the entire satisfaction
of the people Of the county.
"A majority Of the members of the Towson
bar will petition Governor Smith for the re-
appointment Of Mr. John j. Timanus to the
office of Justice of the peace. Mr.. Timanus,
who is a young member of the bar. was APP
pointed a year OR two ago by Gov. I.owndes
and has made such an exceptionally good
officer that his retention is desired.
Mr.. Thomas Deford, Jr., who rents the
"Oakdene" estate of Mr.. William b. Ogden,
in Green Spring Valley, has had built in New
York city very fine four-in-hand coach which
he will use on the roads next spring and sum
mer 1t will be the only vehicle of the kind
about Baltimore. The few gentlemen whonow
drive four-in-hands use the ordinary high
breaks.
DIR. J. G. Curryear, of Mankato Mimi,
delivered highly entertaining lecture on the
horse at the Farmers Institute at Towson,
last Monday. Before beginning his talk he
| said that if there were any PocOcks or Curr-
years in the audience he would ike to talk
| with them after he had finished. No one re-
sponded and the presumption is that no one
| of either of those names was present. There
| are a number of Pococks in this county and
some Curriers', but we know of no CuTryedrs.
| The DR.. said his grandfather emigrated from
| the upper END of Baltimore county, or just
over the line in Hartford, to Ohio, travelling by
wagon.
1t Was the Body of Patrick Callahan
| On the 10th of January last box marked
Books was shipped from Baltimore to a
medical college in Sioux City, Iowa. When 1t
arrived there the authorities grew suspicious
from some cause and upon the box being
opened it was found to contain the body of an
old man. The police authorities of Baltimore
| were at once informed of the discovery and an
investigation was set on foot. 1t was found
that the man who shipped the body was VIM.
Devine ianitor of the College of Physicians
and Surgeons in Baltimore, and the arrest OF
this man brought out the whole story.
Late in December Patrick Callahan, who
| was about 20 years of age, left his boarding
house on Greenmeunt avenue, Baltimore, and
! that was the last seen of him alive. His son,
| who is on the police force was notified, but
county to visit friends, he did not trouble him
self about the matter. On the morning oil
December 10Th an old man, with fractured
skull and broken arm, was taken to the City
Hospital in an unconscious condition, he hav.
ing been run down by an electric car. He died
there few days later and the body was sent
to the morgue. 1t was not identified and il
was then sent to the college for anatomical
purposes. 1t was in this way that Divine got
possession of it and sent it to a friend of bis
in Sioux City.
When the family of Callahan could not find
him they concluded that it might have been
! him who had been killed and for the purpose
of Identification the body was again boxed ur
and sent back to Baltimore, where it arrived
on Tuesday morning. 1t was then fully iden
tilted by the sons of the dead man and on Wed
nesday morning it was brought to Towson and
inferred in the Catholic Cemetery here.
Patrick Callahan was well known about
| Towson and in some other sections of the
county, where he had spent the greater part Of
his life He once owned small farm on the
old Manor road, north of Loeb Raven, and
subsequently lived at Baynesville, east Of
! Towson He sold his property at the latter
place some years ago and went to Baltimore tC
live, coming back occasionally to the county
to visit relatives and friends. Daniel Callahan
one of the sons of the deceased, lives on the
Joppa road in Towson.
Devine, who was arrested, is now in jail anc
has been indicted by the grand jury for ship
| ming a body out of the city without proper