The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-04-21

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81, was this week elected Grand Master OF the
Grand Lodge of Maryland, l. 0. o. +.
Mr. John NJ. Griffith and family, of Balti-
more have removed for the summer to their
beautiful farm, near Fork, 18th district.
Mrs. Howard Sypher, of Philadelphia,
has been spending some time with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. R. r. Boarman, of Towson.
Miss Rebecca Oliver, of Baltimore who
had been visiting Mrs. Daniel S. Pearce, near
Belfast 9Th district has returned to her home.
MIR. G. T. Kuechler, of New Rochelle n.
Y, has been visiting his brother, Mr.. e. NJ.
Keuchler, of Providence, near Towson, this
Col. Thomas Chew Worthngton, who
spent the past winter in Baltimore, will return
to his farm, near Harrisonville, I'd district,
next week.
Rev. Frank Lea, missionary to Africa is
now visiting his father. Mr. Thomas j. Lea, of
Ashton, Montgomery county, formerly OF Bal
timore county.
Judge William B. Sands of Baltimore
county, has been chosen a member of the
Board of Managers of the Maryland Institute
for three years.
-Ex-County Commissioner A. A. Blakeney
has been endorsed by the Highlandtown Re-
publican Club as the nominee for Congress in
the Second district
Mr. Richard Remare Sparks who will be
married next month to Miss Charlotte Payne,
has rented the farm of his uncle, Mr.. James
NJ. Anderson, near Phoenix.
Rev. George X. Warner, the venerable rec
tor of st. James P. E. Church, My Lady's
Manor, who was stricken with paralysis about
O week ago. is slowly improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. Badders, of Philadel-
phia, spent Sunday last with relatives in Tow
son. Mr.. Badders is in the employ OF the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company: -.
Mic. oIosniear JvhusVu and family ha'0
removed for the summer to their handsome
country place on Charles street avenue, oppo-
CIT bo Nhf1rah Of the Rpdnpmpr
Mr. E. Vernon Murphy, youngest son OF
Rev R. R. Murphy, formerly pastor OF Tow
| son NJ. E. Church, will be married in June to
Miss Cora G. Mentxell, of Baltimore.
Rev. w. f. Roberts, the new senior pastor
of Great Falls Circuit, moved into the parson-
age at Parkville this week and will preach at
Orem's and Gatch's churches next Sunday.
Mr. William D. Hamilton of Govanstown,
who has been employed in Druid Hill Park
some years, has been put in charge OF the
gardening in the park by the new Park Board.
Mr.. Francis T. Homer of Sherwood, men,
Der of the law firm of Willis & Homer who
went abroad several weeks ago on professional
business was registered in Paris on Tuesday
| last.
was in Towson, Friday morning, 10Th inst,
on business connected with the Chesapeake
Electric and Water Company OF Baltimore
| county.
Mrs. Milton Pinkerton, of Salt Lake City,
| is visiting her mother, Mrs. M. A. Thompson,
of Middle River, Baltimore county. She is the
daughter-in-law of the late Samuel Pinkerton,
| of Towson.
Miss Leila Cuttings sister of Mr.. D. Sterett
| Cuttings, was a winner of one of the prizes Of
! fered by the Baltimore NeUs in the short story
contest. The title of her story was IAN Hon
| orary Guest"
MIR. Lewis NJ. Bacon, Col. Charles B. Nc
| Clean and Dr. J. L. H. Gorsuch, who were APP
pointed directors of the Female House of
| Refuge by Gov. Smith, have taken the required
| oath of Office.
| Fendall, of Towson, who came home sick
| from the Mary land Agricultural College sever
al weeks ago, has recovered sufficiently to re-
sumo his studies
MIR. John Crowther, Jr., president OF the
| Towson National Bank, has engaged passage
and will sail for Europe about May Both. His
principal object in going abroad is to visit the
Mr.. Elmer j. Cook, of the Towson bar at
tended the Easter dance in Belair on Tuesday
night last. 1t was brilliant affair and very
largely attended by young people from Balti-
more and elsewhere.
-Rev. DR.. c. Herbert Richardson, before
giving up his passionate in Cumberland to &C
cept the presiding eldershlp OF Baltimore dis-
trict, was presented by his congregation with
a purse of 500 in gold.
-Rev. C. f. Thomas, for several years rec
tor of the Cathedral, has been assigned by
Cardinal Gibbons to succeed the late Rev.
William E. Bartlett as pastor OF ST. Ann
Church. on the York road.
Mr.. j. Ross McComas, who is clerk in
the Court of Common Pleas of Baltimore, has
taken house on HARDWOOD avenue, Govans-
town, for the summer He is son of Mr..
Glenn MeComas, of the 18th district.
Mrs. Sarah Worthlngton, who IS 81 years
of age, and who lives with her daughter, Mrs
has beer North Cs s3S1s dsys She was for
merly Baltimore county.
MIR, ~. II. wilson, an employee of TIL
UNION has received notice from Washington
n CTS week that he had been appointed to
.s..eerkship in the Census Office, under the civi
service rules, at a salary of 5000 year.
Mr.. George Refs, who for many years car
ried on the wheelwright business at Refs Hill
on the York road, was stricken with paralysis
last Sunday. He is upwards of so years O.
age. Dr. j. Fl. Jarrett is attending him.
DIR. A. G. McCurdy and Mr. Charles E
Bowen went to Cambridge, Md, this week as
representatives of John Eager Howard Coun.
Gil, Jr. D. q. A. M, of Towson, to the annual
meeting of the State Council of that order.
REV. ]. R. Edwards, the new pastor oil
Towson Nj. Il. Church, preached his first SER
mon here last Sunday morning and at Lake
view Church in the afternoon. He will take
charge of the parsonage here early next week.
Mr. L. M. Corcoran, proprietor of the mill
and creamery at Butler has been very sick
for several weeks, the result of overwork. He
has had several hemorrhages and his family
and friends have been very anxious about
him.
Among the graduates at the nineteenth
annual commencement of the Baltimore Med
was Mr.. Wilmer G. Ensor, eldest son of Mr..
A. W. Ensor, of Marble Hill, near Jockeys
vile.
The engagement is announced of Miss
Emma Bentley, granddaughter, Of the late
| Rev. DIR. j. N. Davis, to DIR. M. E. Gardner, of
Berkeley Springs, w. Virginia. The prospec-
tive bride resides on Wyanoke avenue, near
| the York road.
Rev. and Mrs. Harry D. Mitchell cele-
brated the tenth anniversary of their marriage
| at the parsonage of Bethany M. E. Church,
West Lexington street, Baltimore, on Monday
| night last. They were the recipients of many
| beautiful and useful presents.
Mr.. James NJ. Anderson, a well known
farmer and business man of the 10th district,
has been very sick for about week at his
home near Phoenix, from the effects of an at
tack of grip. He is the father of Mr.. John +.
| Anderson, clerk to Sheriff Todd
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Il. Wier have is
sued cards for the marriage of their adopted
| daughter Miss Sallie Waters Robertson, and
their son, Mr.. George Poe Wier. The cere-
mony will be performed at Trinity Church.
Towson, Thursday evening, April 18th, at
| o'clock.
Mrs. Thomas Kurtz, of Oregon, 18th district,
gave party on Monday night in honor of the
fifteenth birthday of her daughter, Miss Hattie
Cleveland Kurtz, who received number of
beautiful presents. A large number of young
people were present and most enjoyable time
was had.
On Monday night last Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Ehlen gave a reception at their home, 1.-THE
Rest" near Oakleigh Station, BALTIC. & Lehigh
Railroad, to celebrate the twentieth anniver-
sary of their marriage A large number of
their friends called and were delightfully."- en-
tertained.
Mr.. Rufus X. Wood general manager for
the Muryiund Steel GounY,UTsyy- ut- sp~v-oyyis~
Point, was present with the members of the
School Board before the County Commission
ere on Wednesday. He is an enthusiastic
public school man and an earnest advocate of
the kindergarten.
On Saturday last Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
B. Kemp, of Mt. Washington, entertained at
luncheon Secretary of the Treasury Gage, Mrs
Gage and several other ladies and gentlemen
who came over from Washington, upon the
invitation of Mr.. Kemp to spend the day.
The visitors were delighted with what they
saw, as well as with the generous hospitality
shown them.
Mr.. Thomas Armstrong, of the Baltimore
firm of James Armstrong &, Co., has resigned
as vestryman of St. Johns p. Z. Church,
Kingsville position he had filled for over
twenty years. He was for ten years treasurer
Ofsthe building fund of the new church which