The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-03-24
Personal Mention

Personal Mention
Mr. Elmer j. Cook, of the Towson bal
was in New York city this week, on profession
al business.
Miss Emma Brown, of Garrison. Sd dis
trict, who had been very i'll for the past fou
weeks, is improving.
Hon. James A. Gary, who has been sic
with pneumonia at his residence in Baltimore
is rapidly improving.
Mr.. Laban Sparks, member of the bar
has been visiting his uncle, DR.. Richard B
Stewart, of Warren, Pa.
Mr.. Benjamin P. Butler. who had beef
sick with pneumonia at his home in Towson
was able to be out on Thursday
Mr.. William P. Cole, insurance agent anC
broker, has been confined to his home in Tow
son this week with a severe attack of grip.
Mr.. Richard Cromwell and his son, Mr.
Herbert Cromwell, who have been making an
extended tour of the South, returned this week
MIR. and Mrs. o. E. Robinson and theil
daughter, Miss Virginia Robinson. of Mt
Washington, were in Tampa, Florida, thi'
week
Mr.. Harry A. Devries has rented his coun
try place, Rose Hill - near Pikesville to Mr.
Charles A. Webb, of Baltimore, for the com.
ing summer.
Mr. H. Crawford Black, of Baltimore has
again rented for the summer the handsome
residence of the late Frederick W. Bruno, in
Green Spring Valley.
Mrs. Ann Rebecca SINNERS continues very
i'll at the residence of her sister. Mrs. John T. B.
Parlett, of Lauraville. She is daughter OF
the late Frederick Smith, of Dulanys Valley.
MIR. James Piper, son of DR.. Jackson Piper,
is very sick at the home of his father, in Bal
timore He member of the bar and also q
member of the Green Spring Valley Hunt
Club.
Mr.. Charles S. Grason, of st. Inegoes, Nd,
formerly of Towson, was visiting relatives
here few days ago. He has been appointed
justice of the peace for st. Mary's county by
Governor Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel G. Scarf, of Upper
Cross Roads, were given surprise party on
the 18th inst, in honor of the 84th birthday of
Mr.. Scarf. A large number were present and
a very pleasant evening was spent.
Rev. Edward Hayes, the popular pastor
of Long Green Circuit, was in Towson on
Friday, 23d inst. He is we'll known through
out this county and is now completing his
second year on Long Green Circuit.
William S. Fendall son of Mr.. Charles E.
Fendall, of Towson, is at his home here suf-
ferirg from an injury supposed to have been
sustained in the gymnasium of the Maryland
Agricultural College, where he lisa student
Mr. Fred. D. Dollenburg, Jr., of Towson,
has secured position in the B. & D. engineer
ing corps and is stationed at Tacoma Park,
District of Columbia. He is son of Mr.. f.
D.: Dollenburg, clerk in the Register of Wills
office.
DIR. f. G. Mitchell, the well known physi-
clan at Verona, 7th district, was in Towson on
Wednesday, attending to some matters at the
Court House. He says there is great deal of
sickness in his section, measles and grip pre-
DIR. Joseph r. Owens, treasurer of the
Maryland Agricultural College, has been cleo
ted member of the Evansville Farmers Club.
He is brother-in-law of Messrs Charles A.
and James B. Councilman. we'll known citi-
zens of this county.
Mr.. Richard B. Tippett, of the law firm of
for London on Tuesday. His trip is profess
sional one and he will return in month.
Mr.. Tippett was the Democratic nominee for
Congress in this district in 1893
Rev. John J. Dillon, formerly the popular
pastor of st. Johns Church, Long Green Val
ley, and now of st. Johns Church. Baltimore,
will, by invitation of Rev. NJ. O'Keefe, preach
at st. Francis Church, Towson, on Sunday
evening, March 25th, at 7.30 o'clock
Mr.. H. W. Dilworth, the popular business
man of Hyde's, BALTIC. & Lehi6h Railroad, was
in Towson on Tuesday. He says the work of
the bed Of the narrow gauge road
for the standard rails is going forward rapidly,
as well as the work of strengthening the
trestles, etc.
Mr.. William Hall, farmer of the 10th
district, has reached the age of 80 years. He
OWNS what was formerly the Sterett home
stead. about one mile east of Sunnybrook.
He is the father of Mr.. Christopher Hall, who
axes an active interest in the Democratic pol
tics of that district.
Rev. Asbury R. Kelley, pastor of Kings
ey NJ. e. Church, Cumberland, Nd, formerly
pastor of Towson M. Z. Church, announced
asst Sunday that at the approaching Annual
Conference he would ask to be retired from
active service in the ministry. He has been
preaching nearly fifty years.
Mr.. William s. Keecb, of the Towson bar,
md member of the Glass of go of the Mary
and Agricultural College, is in receipt of no.
ice and invitation to attend the second annual
banquet of the Alumni Association of the
Maryland Agricultural College, to be held at
he college, Saturday, April 2lst, at P. NJ, and
espond to toast.
90 Mr.sFseae- Prize nrinaipal Of the nnhlie
Pm slgseaIsH 'suIpuna 6alIspId sol
Ephraim Price, of Hereford, 9TH district, and
were born in York county, Pa, but have been
residents of this county since they were five
years of age. -. .
Mrs. Alban, widow OF Mordecal Aioan, Is
96 wears of age and lives with her son, Mr..
William A. Alban, a 9th district farmer.
About year ago she tripped over floor rug
and hurt herself painfully, but she has now al
most entirely recovered from that injury.
Mrs. Alban is half sister OF the venerable
Iysander Mccullough, of that district, who IS
now Sc years of age, and an aunt of Mr.. Wll-
present petit jury.
Mr.. William Parrish will today Saturday.
celebrate his 93d birthday at his home on
Greenmount avenue, Baltimore. He is son
of John Parrish, who was farmer, and was
born on the Liberty road. in the "a district OF
this county. Mr.. Parrish has been twice mar
ried and is the father of twenty-one children,
only five of whom are now living. he also
has twenty-eight grandchildren and four great
grandchildren. Mr.. Parrish is butcher by
trade. but retired from active business some
years ago. He still enjoys good health.
The Road Question Always With U.s..
On Wednesday last Mr.: Lewis M. bacon, OF
the 9Th district. went before the County Com
missioners and. in a conversational way, dis
cussed the road Notwithstanding in which
our people are always deeply interested. he
said he was in favor of the employment OF an
engineer to lay out and shape the highways
and thus get up sentiment IN every coIhInu /,
nitv in favor of better roads, He was opposed
to the appointment of road engineer at a
salary of from So, 900 to $4,000 a year, but a
competent man, he thought, could be gotten
AT salary of from 81 900 to 81, 200 year who
could also serve as bridge superintendent. Inc
County Surveyor could readily serve as such
engineer. He also thought that IN addition 70
his salary of from ST. 600 to 81, 200 the road en-
gineer should have reserve fund OF SOU to DC
used in cases of emergency.
Mr.. Slade suggested that improvement asso'
Citations in each community would AID mate
rally in securing good roads
Mr.. TAYLOR said that he had been requested
bv the Fork Improvement Association to STOP
the road supervisor of the 18th district from
placing stones upon the roads at this time
when they sink so far down as to be soon
out of sight.
Circuit Court.-Frank Price colored. anc
Edward Collins, colored plea ofguilty of peti
larceny confessed and traversers sentenced u
the House of Correction for two months
VIM. Simpson, colored, breaking into dwell
ing house with intent to steal guilty and sen
fenced to the penitentiary for three years
Frederick Smith and Charles Jenkins, larceny
plea of guilty of petit larceny, and traverser
sentenced to 80 days in Jail. George Gunthe
VS.. Dora Schultz and Frederick Schultz; Judg
ment for plaintiff for 1888 66. Speal vs.. Sum
merfeld dismissed. Rowen VS.. Schluderberg
garnishee; settled Robert Matthews, colored
assault on John w. Matthews, colored on
week in Jail. John T. Blair VS.. Napoleon
Bonaparte; non pros. John M. Lawrence VS.
Mrs. Sophia Steuart and others q cases( sue
eestion and affidavit for removal filed. William
Welsh and wife VS.. the Woodbury. Manu-