The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-05-17
Personal Mention

Personal Mention
Miss Lydia T. Yellott, of Towson, is visit
ing friends at Berryville, Va.
MIR. Fred. r. Williams, of the Belair bar
was in Towson this week on professional bust
ness.
DIR. and Mrs. A. C. McCurdy. of Towson
spent several days this week with friends in
Philadelphia.
Col Samuel N. Hyde, who spent the pas
winter in Baltimore, has moved back to his
farm in Long Green Valley.
Mr.. Samuel M. Shoemaker, of Green
Spring Valley, registered at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel, New York city, on Tuesday.
Mr.. Allen Stevenson the Sherwood coal
merchant, was moving about the streets OF
Towson this week in an automobile.
Hon. John. Hubner, State Senator from
| Baltimore county, was transacting business al
the Court House here on Wednesday.
Mr.. Charles Hawkins, member of the
York bar, and DR.. Valle Hawkins, of York
county, were among the visitors to Towson
this week.
Mr. B. w. Corkran, Jr., has closed his
| Eutaw Place residence in Baltimore and moved
| to "Normanton," his summer home near Co.
| vanstown.
| Miss Jessie Austin, who had been spend.
ing some time with her aunt, Mrs. Samuel
Brady, of Towson, has gone TO Washington to
visit friends.
MIR. q Howard Isaac, of the Towson bar,
was on Tuesday elected Grand Chief of the
Grand Lodge Of Maryland, Knights of the
| Golden Eagle.
Mrs. Ella G. Brodie, of Govanstown, and
her sister, Mrs. Joshua Hammond, of Upper
Falls, 18th district, have gone to Columbus, o.,
| to spend some time with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Janney, of fMarga-
ret Meadows" Green Spring Valley, left this
week for Newport, r. l., where they have
taken cottage for the summer.
Mr.. Charles A. Collars, of the Baltimore
postoffice, has purchased home in Chestnut
Park, Govanstown, and has become perma-
nent resident of Baltimore county.
Rev. Thomas H. Wright, of Burrsville,
cult NJ. P. Church, is visiting his daughter,
Mrs. @. w. McMaster, of Towson.
Miss Laura B. Fendall, daughter of Mr..
Charles E. Fendall, of Towson, will be one of
the graduates at the coming commencement
of the Girls Latin School of Baltimore.
Rev W. Dunbar Gould, rector of the
Protestant Episcopal Church in Homecoming
Md, and Mrs. Gould, paid visit this week to
Mr.. and Mrs. William S. Keech, of Towson.
Mrs. Philip A, s. Franklin, formerly of
Baltimore county, was one of the patronesses
at the social reunion held by the Maryland So
ciety of New York, in New York city, few
nights ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar G. Miller and their
daughter Miss Miller, who spent the past win
ter in Ashevile, n. c., have returned to their
country place at the corner of Charles street
and Lake avenues.
DIR. Henry W. Cook, a graduate of the
Medical Department of the Johns Hopkins
University has been appointed resident ply
stefan of the Wilson Sanitarium, located at
Mt. Wilson, Western Maryland r. R.
Mrs. Bussey, of Cockeysville, wife of Mr.
R. H. Bussey, of the Towson bar, accom-
panied by her little daughter, left on Thurs
day for Atlantic City, where she will spend
some time for the benefit of her health.
Miss Marie E. Bosley, daughter of Mr..
William H. Bosley, president of the Queen
Anne's R. R. Company christened the Queen
Caroline" the splendid new boat that was
launched at Baltimore, Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. George T. Nardin, formerly well
known contractor of this county, has been
elected a member of the board of directors of
the French Benevolent Society of Maryland.
Gen. Felix Agnus is first vice president of the
society.
Mr.. William H. Bosley, of the banking
house of John S. Cuttings q Co., has been re-
elected president of the Queen Anne's Rail-
road Company. Mr.. Frank Ehlen, of Oak
the company.
Mr. A j. Cassatt, president of the Penn
-sylvania R. r. Company, who had a number
of exhibits at the Baltimore Horse Show this
week, was the guest of his daughter Mrs. w.
Plunkett Stewart at her home in Green Spring
Valley, while here.
Mr. John Ridgely and family, who spent
the past winter in Baltimore, moved out to
Hampton. near Towson, this week. Mrs.
Charles Ridgely and her daughters, the Misses
Ridgelv, have again taken cottage at oakland
Md, for the summer.
Among the graduates at the annual COM
mencement of the Western Maryland College,
Westminster, which will take place June 6th
will be Miss Grace Tracey daughter of Mr.. e.
Clinton Tracey, superintendent of the Balti-
more county alms-house.
Mrs. Celeno Jessop Newman, wife of Sena-
tor Newman, and Miss Laura Jessop, daughter
of the late George Jessop, of Chestertown, Md,
| have returned home after spending ten days
| with their cousin, Mrs. Ellen Jessop, near
| Ashland, Baltimore county.
Mr.. Ernest Stump, OF Green Spring VAL
| ley, was operated upon for appendicitis at
| Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore few
| AR Lire railroad and was taken sIck at KaI-
egh, N. G. He is improving.
MIR. Isaac Curry, wealthy California far,
mer came all the way to Maryland to attend
the funeral of his old friend, Mr.. John Stir
| ling, who died at his home in the 7th district,
about two weeks ago. Mr.. Curry, who is 70
years of age, is a native of Baltimore county.
Mr. John K. Cowen, former president of
the B, & 0. Railroad Company, who went to
| Florida last January for the benefit OF his
health, which had become much broken be-
| cause of his arduous duties with the company,
returned to Baltimore this week greatly i'm
| proved.
DIR Frank r. Rich, physician TO the Hos
| pital for Comsumptives, near Towson, went
| TO New York on Wednesday as delegate from
Maryland to the American Congress of Tuber-
culosis. While in attendance at the meeting
Dr. Rich read papers on tuberculosis and sani-
| tariums.
Rev William Edward Brown, son of Mr..
William J. Brown, Of Arcadia, 4th district,
who graduated at Wittenberg Theological
Seminary, Springfield, O., on the 4th instant,
has accepted a call to the pastorate of the
Lutheran Church at Garrett, Somerset county,
Pa, and will take charge June 1st
Mrs Catharine Refer, who has been en-
gagged in business at Greenwood, 18th district,
| thirty six years last month, came to TowSon
| on Tuesday to renew her license. She has
| been successful business woman and now, in
her declining years, desires to sell her property
and enjoy well-earned rest for the remainder
of her days.
lev, left this week for Suffern, Rockland coun-
ty. New York, to take charge as manager OF
| the 7O0-acre stock farm of Mr.. Thomas f.
Ryan, the widely known railroad man. The
many friends of Mr.. Brogden, while regret
ting to part with him, hope and believe he
will be successful in his new home.
Mr. Louis Markell, one of the Oldest resi-.
dents of Canton, Baltimore county, celebrated
his S5th birthday few days ago, upon which
occasion the trustees of the German United
Evangelical Church of Canton, Of which be
| was one of the founders, presented him with
"a gold head cane. Mr. Markell, who is ma
tive of Germany, has been resident of Can
ton over half century.
Rev. Matthew O'Keefe, pastor of st. Fran
cis' Catholic Church. Towson, celebrated his
74th birthday last Sunday, when a large mum
Der of his Pensioners called at his home tc
pay their respects. In honor of the event the
Sanctuary Society of the church decorated the
altar with white flowers, while seventy-foul
candles were lighted during the mass. Father
O'Keefe is the Oldest priest in actual service il
the diocese of Maryland.
| Mr.. NJ. l.. Jean, a well known farmer o.
the I'd district, was in Towson this week at
tending to business at the Court House. The
Liberty road, upon which the electric railway
line is to be built from Baltimore to Frederick
passes almost through the centre of his farm
This road will open up section of Baltimore
county that has heretofore been more or les
isolated and naturally the people will hail it
coming with much pleasure.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs Henry
Selden, of Washington, D. c., was christeneC
in Trinity P. E. Church, Towson, on Sunda!
morning last He is grandson of the lat
William s. Keech, who was a well know
member of the Baltimore county bar, ono
States Attorney of the county, and for owe
thirty years a vestryman of the church il
which the baptism took place. The infan
was christened William Keech Selden.
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