The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-05-24
Personal Mention

summer to his country place, near Phoenix,
N. c. r. r.
Mrs w. W. Morton, of Richmond, Va,
is visiting her parents, Col. and Mrs. D. G.
Mcintosh, of Towson.
Rev Dr. E. d. Newberry, pastor emeritus
of Ashland Presbyterian Church, has removed
from Ashland to Baltimore.
Miss Mary L. Bond, of New Market, is
spending some time with her sister, Mrs. Luz
ther johnson, of Baltimore.
Mr.. Lewis S. Cole, of Towson, was on
! Thursday eelected assistant steward of the
Maryland House of Correction.
Mr.. Joshua lowering and family of Bal
timore, have removed for the summer to their
country place near Lake Roland.
Mr.. John H. Richardson, of the Towson
bar, went to Martinsburg, West Va, this week
to attend to some important legal matters.
Mrs. John w. Hall, Jr., of Towson, for
the second time in her life is just now worry
ing through bad case of whooping cough.
Mr.. Van BraDt Rittenhouse, well known
and successful farmer and trucker of the 18th
district is foreman of the present Grand Jury.
| DIR. r. G. Massenburg, of Towson, left on
Friday evening for business and pleasure
trip to Norfolk, Va. He will be away several
days.
."Robinswood," the old Elder homestead in
Green Spring Valley, has been rented for the
summer by Mr. William R. Cole, of Balti-
more.
-Messrs. Thomas w. and James Offutt of
| Towson, spent several days this week trout
w. Va.
DIR. ]. E. Orrison and family, of Hamilton
Terrace, Baltimore, have removed for the sum-
mer to their farm near Jessop's Church, 8th
district.
MIR. Thomas c. Turnbaugh, of Mt. Car
mel, 9th district, returned this week from a
visit to his friend, Mr.. g. W. Drexel, of Cleve-
land, Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Hill closed their
town house this week and removed for the
summer to their country place at Howardville,
w. NJ. R. r.
Col. Benjamin F. Taylor, ex-County Com
missioner, was among the visitors to Towson
on Wednesday and was warmly greeted by
many friends
Mr.. Edward w. Cole, a prosperous and
we'll known blacksmith of Priceville, Sth dis
trict, was in Towson this week looking after
some matters of business.
Prof E. G. Chenowith, one of the leading
educators of the county and principal of the
school at Eklo, 9th district, was a visitor to
Towson on Friday. 23d inst.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles ]. Bonaparte have
opened for the summer bella VISTA" their
country home on the Hartford road, overlook
ing lower Long Green Valley.
Miss Charlotte Meier and Mr.. John Kilian,
of Gardenvilie paid an enjoyable visit the past
week to the formers brother, Mr.. Frederick
Meier, of StiltZ York county, Pa.
Admiral Winfield Scott Schley and Mrs.
Schley spent several days this week at 'Naci-
rema," the beautiful country home of Gen.
Felix Agnus, in Green Spring Valley.
Mr. and Mrs George G. Jenkins and Mr.
and Mrs. l. M. Parr, who have again taken
Margaret Meadows, Green Spring Valley, for
the summer, are now occupying the place.
Mrs. Sparks, wife of Mr.. William c.
Sparks,a well known farmer near Black Rock,
9Th district, has gone to Runville, Centre couD-
ty, Pa, to visit her son, Rev. George A. Sparks
Mr.. Edward L. Flory, formerly of Refs
terstowD, Baltimore county, has been appoin-
ted master mechanic of the Pullman Palace
Car Company, with headquarters at Whining.
ton, Del.
The new barn on Wiltondale Farm. near
Towson. was "christened'' on Wednesday night |
when Mr.. and Mrs. Wilton Greenway enter
tanned nearly one hundred of their friends at
an oldfashioned barn dance.
Mr.. Samuel M. Shoemaker, of Burnside"
Green Spring Valley, is among the new MEM
bers of the American Guernsey Cattle Club,
the annual meeting of which was held in New |
York city on the 14th instant
Mr.. r. Edward Hambeton well known |
Baltimore banker, celebrated birthday few
days ago. His beautiful country seat Ham
bledune," west of Lutherville, is one of Balti- |
more county's numerous show places.
Miss Mary Gorsuch who had been much
indisposed for some days at the home of her
niece Mrs. George H. Meryman, near Bosley, |
is improving. DR.. Richard Sappington, of
Baltimore, was called to see her this week
Mr.. Clyde V. Matthews, of Dulany's |
Valley, recent graduate in dentistry last
fore the Maryland State Dental Board and OBJ
tanned his certificate to practice his profession.
Mr.. George A. Galloway, of Rayville, 9Th
district, was in Towson on Wednesday, The
rural free delivery system has his unqualified
approval but ne says some of its workings are
still rather crude. Mr.. Galloway is a retired
farmer.
MIR. James F. Clark president of the Over
land Hunt Club, accompanied by Mrs. Clark,
left on Monday for stay of couple of weeks
at the Warm Springs of Virginia. He is head
of the Baltimore linen house of Clark &
Stevens.
Mr.. Clarence G. West, NJ. f. H. of the
Overland Hunt Club, carried off several blue
ribbons at the Horse Show last week. He ex-
hibited some fine teams and his we'll known
ability as a reinsman cut no small figure in
winning the victories.
Mr.. Lewis M. Bacon, Jr., of Baltimore
county, who is president of the class of 1902
of Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa, celebrated
his 2lst birthday on the 10th inst, upon which
occasion he entertained the members of his
class. numbering seventy.
DIR. A. Aldridge Matthews, who has been
assistant superintendent of the MARYLAND Uni
versity Hospital for some time, has been pro-
NOTED to the position of superintendent. He
| is the eldest son of Col. d. NJ. Matthews, of
"Brookwood," Dulany's Valley.
Mr.. John Medary is moving to the prop
erty at Bosley on the Dulany's Valley turn
pike, lately purchased by his father Mr.. VIM.
F. Medary, of the I'd district. 1t is his inten-
ton to open store there, which will prove a
| convenience to the neighborhood.
MIR. Hugh W. s. Powers, son of Rev. W.
| H. H. Powers, of Towson, who some time ago
went to Elkins, w. Va, to accept position in
the Office of the West Virginia Central r. r.
Company, has given that up and is now with
the American Bridge Company in Pittsburg.
-Messrs. Clarke & Jones, wholesale confec-
TONERS in Baltimore, celebrated the fiftieth
anniversary of the organization of the firm a
few days ago. Messrs. Harry r. and Ernest
B. JONES' who at present compose the firm, are
residents of the Sd district of Baltimore county.
The friends of Mr.. Andrew w. Bostwick
of Baltimore city, are urging him to become a
candidate for Congress in the Second district.
Mr.. Bostwick, who is q well known business
man, is an ex-Commissioner of Street Clean
ing and also an exjudge of the Appeal Tax
Court
MIR. Robert E. Phipps, who recently re-
signed the position of foreman of the machine
department of the Standard Oil Company at
Canton, was on Wednesday night presented
with handsome gold watch by the employees
of the works. Mr.. Phipps was formerly res
ident of Towson.
Mr.. John A. Hambleton, who was stricken
with paralysis at his home in Baltimore early
this week, and whose condition was thought
to be critical for several days, was little If any
better at noon on Friday, 23d inst. He is a
brother of MIR. T. Edward Hambleton and his
| country home is near Lutherville.
Mr.. William T. Cooper, of Parkton, was
in Towson on Tuesday. For nearly thirty
years he was in the employ of the Northern
| Central Railway Company and now has three
sons working for the same company. Mr..
| Cooper was soldier in the Union army dur
| ing the Civil War. He is one of THE UNIONS
| oldest subscribers.
Rev. Joseph B. Stitt. d. D., the new pas
| tor of Govanstown NJ. e. Church, who was
| rendered reception by his congregation on
| Friday night of last week, had a sudden at
tack of illness shortly after the service on
| Sunday and his family was much concerned
about him for several days. His condition is
now much improved.
Mr.. George Quick of P of Gardenyille, q
well known and extensive truck farmer, also
devotes some of his time to poultry raising
| Pekin ducks being his largest interest in that
| line. He expects to hatch this season with in
cubators not less than 1000 ducklings and for
these he will find ready sale, when three
months old, at rs cents each.
Mr.. r. H. Mays, 7th district farmer who
| is member of the present Petit Jury, has not
served before on a jury in period of ten years.
Besides being good farmer he is also an in