The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-11-29
Personal Mention

Prof Thomas c. Bruff, of Towson, reg
istered at the st. Denis Hotel, New York city,
on Thursday.
Mr.. William H. Ady, of Long Green Val
ley, is visiting relatives and friends at Esston,
Pennsylvania.
-Messrs. Thomas w Offutt, Noah E. Offutt,
William A. Lee and James 7. Offutt spent sew
eral days this week duck shooting on the Sus-
quehanna flats
While hunting in the neighborhood of
Greencastle, Pa, few days ago Mr.. Elmer j.
Cook, of the Towson bar, killed two partrdges
on the wing at one shot
Mr.. John T. Ensor and his son, Mr. John
s. Ensor, of the Towson bar, were engaged
several DAYS this week in the trial of case in
the Circuit Court at Belair.
Miss Fannie Church, of Newtown, Pa, is
visiting friends here. She is native of Tow
son and daughter of the late E. F. Church,
founder of the Baltimore County ADVOCATE
Miss Blanche Vondersmith daughter of
Mr.. Daniel Vondersmith, of Reisterstown, had
an operation for appendicitis performed few
DAYS ago. She is in an improved condition.
Mr.. John Rush Street, of Pennington"
Hsrford county, attended the New York horse
show last week, where his horse Gray Rock
was entered in some of the jumping contests.
Mrs. Jane Wright, of Towson, accom-
panied by her daughter, Miss Nellie Wright
has gone to Sykesville Md, to spend Thanks
giving with her daughter, Mrs. F. G. Merceron.
Dir. r. C. Massenb burg, of Towson, accom-
panied by his wife, son and daughter, left Mon
day evening to spend week with friends at
Portsmouth, Hampton and Newport News Va.
> Miss Florence 7. Shanklin, daughter of
Mr.. Arthur w. Shanklin, of Loeb Raven, who
had been visiting her sister, Mrs. Henry De-
Main, of Morgantown, w. Va, has returned
to her home.
Mrs. Jennie Stansbury and Mrs. Murray
of Missouri, are visiting Mrs. R. N. Stansbury,
of Mt Washington. They are natives of the
upper end of Baltimore county and went West
over twenty years ago.
Rev w. H. H. Powers, rector of Trinity
Church, Towson will preach a special sermon
to men in Emmanuel p. e. Church, Belair,
on Sunday evening next, November 3Oth, 1t
being ST.. Andrews day
Mr.. B. Frank Hanway has been reelected
president of the Board of County Commits
sioners of Hartford county. Mr.. Hudson Bate
man has been chosen clerk to the Board sue
ceedng Mr.. George }. Finney.
Mr.. David g. Mcintosh, Jr., OF the Towson
bar, will be one of the ushers at the wedding
of Mr.. Redmond G. Stewart and Miss Katha-
rine Latimer Small which will take place at
York, Pa on Wednesday next.
The annual reunion of the family of Mr..
Samuel E. Parks, well known farmer, took
place at Oakland the old homestead near
Towson, on Thanksgiving day. All the chill
dren and grandchildren were present.
Mr.. Henry Macatee and Mrs. Katharine
L. Jenkins both well known farmers living
near St. Mary's Church, Hartford county, were
married a few DAYS ago. They are members
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. G. Williams have
closed their country house. Long Green, in
Long Green Valley, and opened for the winter
their beautiful city residence, northeast corner
of St. Paul and Monument Streets Baltimore.
Mr. and Mrs. James Briscoe celebrated
their wooden wedding last Saturday night. at
their home near Towson. Many friends called
to pay their respects to the young couple, who
were the recipients of numerous unique de-
signs in wood both useful and otherwise.
Tho linton -. RranV
deputy Register Of Wills, and Miss Anne Nee.
Taylor, daughter of Mrs. G. s. Taylor, will
take place in Trinity ?. E. Church, Towson,
January 10Th. The ceremony will be perform
ed by the rector, Rev. w. H. H. Powers.
Mr. VIM. R. Straughn, of Towson, son of
Rev. John L. Straughn, pastor of Baltimore
Circuit NJ. P. Church, has been entered as
candidate for the degree of bachelor OF arts by
the board of collegiate advisers of the Johns
Hopkins University, where he is enrolled as
student
DR. Charles NJ. Franklin, of the Sheppard
and Pratt Hospital, near TowsoD, returned on
Wednesday from Lancaster, Pa, where he
went to attend the funeral of an old lady
friend who had made her home in the Frank
lin family since she was Is years old, dying at
the age of Is.
The many Baltimore county friends of
Hon. George Savage, chief judge of the Or
phans' Court of Baltimore city, will be pleased
to learn that he is rapidly convalescing from
his recent sudden and alarming attack of ill
ness. For some days his physicians were APP
prehensive of fatal result.
Mr. John S. Ensor, ex-States' Attorney for
Baltimore county, delivered an address on
Monday afternoon before the students of Mt
st. Agnes College, Mt Washington, his sub
iect being Under the Hemlocks and the
Pines" the talk being largely descriptive of
his sojourn in the Adirondack mountains last
summer.
the we'll known brewer of Georgetown, Belair
road, was stricken with paralysis on Thursday
of last week and for some days her condition
was thought to be critical. She is now slight
Nv improved. DR.. William D. Corse, of Gar
denville, is her physician. Mrs. Brehm is "A
years of age.
Mr.. Albert W. Perrie, a member of the
bar and we'll known justice of the peace of
Towson, quietly celebrated his 59th birthday
Georges county, Nd, served through the
Civil War in the Confederate Army, and loca
ted in Towson about 1870 after having gradu
ated in law at the University of Virginia.
"A pleasant event took place at the resi-
dence of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. Wier, west
of Towson on Thursday afternoon, when their
infant granddaughter, Lucretia Poe, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs George Poe Wier, was bap-
tised by Rev. w. H. H. Powers, rector of
Trinity P. E. Church, Towson; The sponsors
were the grandmother, Mrs Charles ID. Wier,
and Mrs. William s. Keech.
Mr.. William N Penney, Clerk of the Grim
inal Branch of the Supreme Court of New
York city, and Mr. Peter Padian were the
guests several days this week of the latters
brother, Mr.. Michael Padian, of Texas, n. G.
r. R., and made trip or two to Towson,
where they were greeted by many friends.
Roland B. Mulineux was tried in the court in
which Mr.. Penney presides as Clerk.
| DIR. William II. McCurdy spent Monday
night in Towson with his brother, DR.. A. G.
| McCurdy, on his way to North Carolina, where
| he will Join party of friends in a two weeks
| cunning trip. The Dr., who has been engaged
in the practice of his profession at Delta, York
! county, for the past two years, has disposed of
| his property there to DR.. Kalb, of Gainesville,
| and will remove to Baltimore early next year.
Rev. Philip c. Edwards, pastor of the NJ.
| e. Church at Daubs. Frederick county, who
| has been very sick for some time, was taken
| TO the MARYLAND General Hospital, in Balti-
| more on Thursday last, to be treated for dis
| ease of the stomach. Rev. Mr.. Edwards, who
| is the father of Rev. j. r. Edwards, pastor of
] ToWson NJ. E. Church, was formerly senior
pastor of Parkton Circuit, and is well known
! in Baltimore county.
MIR. George S. Kieffer, of the 18th district,
went on a hunting trip to Charles county last
| week and was very successful. Among other
! things he shot bald eagle that measured 6
| feet inches from tip to tip of wings. He ex-
| pressed sorrow for having shot the game bird,
! but will have it mounted and placed in his
| home. Next month, as is his annual custom,
| Mr.. Kieffer will go to King and Queen county,
| Va, on a wild turkey hunt
An Interesting Romance.-The Belair
| Times of this week publishes the following
"A suit in the Circuit Court this week, which
| was removed from Baltimore county, attracted
/ considerable interest. John +. Guthrie, the
| plaintiff sued Mrs Martha Elliott Smith, OF
| baltimore, for care and attention to a herd OF
dairy cows. IL was brought out in the testi-
mony thatthe owner Of the COWS, Miss Martha
Elliott, (now Mrs Smith, was trained nurse,
and, her health not being good she decided to
go into the dairy business and by special aud
scientific care produce perfectly pure grade
of milk to be sold especially for inyalids and
infants. She devoted year to studying dairy
ing and at the end of that time purchased
herd of cows and engaged John E. Guthrie
the plaintiff, a Baltimore county farmer, to
care for them on his farm. Sometime after
wards Dr. r. Percy Smith fell in love with the
fair dsirymaid and sought and won her hand.
The wedding took place last wear and the
happy couple now resides on North Charles
street. Baltimore. Mrs. Smith declined to pay
Mr.. Guthrie for the care and attention to the
cows. alleging that the cows were not well
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