The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-02-15
Personal Mention

| Nisbet, near Cockevsville, has returned from
visit to New York city.
Mr.. Edward Geist, who lives with hi:
aunt, Miss Hester Geist, near Shawan has beer
! very sick for some time.
| Mrs. Wesley, wife of Mr.. William Wesley
storekeeper at Sunny brook, 10th district, was
very sick early this week, but is now better.
-Ex-State Senator James ]. Lindsay, of the
law firm of Boarman & Lindsay, was in An
napolis several days this week, on private bust
ness.
Mr. John F. Conrey, member of the coun-
ty bar, and formerly deputy Register of Wills,
has been sick and confined to his home in
Towson this week.
Mr. Thomas c. Kennedy, the we'll known
architect, who has been suffering from Sc
we're attack of grip at his home in Mt. Wash
ington, is improving.
Mr.. George NJ. Lamb, the we'll known
merchant, accompanied by his wife and son,
sailed this week for Port Antonio, Jamaica, on
pleasure trip.
Miss Mary Digges Lee, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles O'Donnell Lee of Roland
Park, is visiting her uncle, Mr.. Adrian Iselin,
and other relatives in New York.
Mr.. E. Lynne Painter, member of the
House of Delegates from Baltimore county,
was in Towson early this week looking after
some professional matters at the Court House.
Mrs. Susan Fendall, who lives near Berry,
ville Va, is visiting the Misses Merryman,
of Hayfelds, near Cockeysville. She is the
widow of Philip L. Fendall, Of Baltimore
county.
Mr.. Noah E. Offutt, of the Towson bar,
who has been sick and confined to his home at
Cockeysville about three weeks is improving
His father, DR.. 7. q. Offutt, of the I'd district,
is with him at present.
Mrs. Frederick Groom, of Towson, who
had been suffering for years from a growth on
her throat, was taken to the Maryland Uni
versity Hospital in Baltimore, on Thursday
last, to have an operation performed.
There has been little change in the condi-
ton of Mr.. Henry o. Devries, who is suffering
from the effects of stroke of paralysis at his
home near Marriottsville, Howard county.
He is 70 years of age and his recovery is
doubtful.
MIR. and Mrs. William L. Marbury left on
Sunday last for Mexico and will be absent
about four weeks. MIR. Marbury goes on i'm
portant legal business. Mrs. Marbury is the
eldest daughter of Mr.. G. Bohn Slingluff, of
Baltimore county.
Mr.. Harry D. Dawes entertained number
of his friends at his bachelor quarters, north
of Brooklandville, two evenings last week, as
sisted by Mr.. Stephen Cockey. Violin selec-
lions were rendered by Mr. Dawes after which
refreshments were served.
The resignation of Rev. Henry G.. Martin
as pastor of Govanstown Presbyterian Church
has been accepted by the congregation, but he
will continue with them until April LIST. He
will then take much-needed rest in the hope
of recuperating his health.
-Ex Judge George Edwin Lynch, of the ID
district, was among the visitors to Towson on
Tuesday. He is warm advocate of the rural
free delivery system and predicts that within
ten years from now it will have become uni
versal throughout the country.
Rev. DR.. George V. Leech, of the Balti-
more Annual Conference, through the gener
osity of lifetime friend is about to make
tour of the South and West-Charleston, Flori-
d. New Orleans and Southern California-re-
turning via Denver, st. Louis and Cincinnati.
MIR. Samuel H. Yeats, of Glyndon, who
sold his personal effects on Wednesday last,
will leave for California next Monday on a
pleasure trip, accompanied by Mrs. Yeats.
Upon their return they will resume their resi-
dence in Glyndon and Mr.. Yeats will engage
in business in Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. George II. Howard of Wash
ington, D. c., have announced the engage
ment of their daughter, Miss Roberta Trail
Howard, to Mr.. Ebenezer Learned, of Norwich,
Conn.,. the wedding to take place next autumn.
The prospective bride is a granddaughter of
the late Col. Oliver P. Macgill, of Baltimore
county.
The marriage of Miss Eloise Merritt, daugh-
ter of the late John A. Merritt, of Patapsco
Neck, and MIR. Charles Randolph Stengel, son
of Mr.. Gotlieb Stengel, is announced to take
place in Patapsco NJ. e. Church, Thursday
evening, February Goth. Both the prospective
bride and groom have wide circle of friends
in the county.
Mr.. J. w. McAbee, who has rented one
of the farms of Mrs. Agnes Emory, on the
Jarrettsville turnpike, several years, will sell
all his personal effects on the 9th of March.
He will then abandon farming and remove his
family to Belair. Mr.. McAbee is a well
known handler of fertilizers, in which bust
ness he will continue.
--Messrs. Harry F. Sewing and L. Reese
Dick were on Monday night elected members
of the Maryland Society of New York, both
e las.N
New York city. Mr.. Sewing married a daugh-
ter of exSheriff Joshua Tracey, of Baltimore
county, and Mr.. Dick is son of Rev. A. d.
Dick. formerly of Towson.
-Ex-City Councilman Patrick Rodgers, who
owns farm in the I'd district of this county,
gave a dinner on Tuesday in honor of County
Commissioners Knox, Sade and Yelott, at
his town house, McCulloh street, Baltimore.
Other county guests present were Judge Burke
and Messrs r. R. Boarman, James ]. Lindsay,
Elmer ] Cook and William B. Krout.
Mr.. Luther Timanus, of the I'd district,
who is member of the present petit jury,
owns and lives on the farm where he was
born 10 years ago. His family is among the
oldest in Maryland and his father and four of
his brothers Give in alp were soldiers in the
War of 1872 and helped to repel the British
attack on Baltimore. Mr.. Timanus is an ex-
Judge of the Orphans Court and held the Of
flee of justice of the peace many years
Rev. l. C. Yeakel, pastor of the Presbyte-
rian Church at Hamilton, Hartford road made
the acquaintance of a number of people in
Towson this week. A comparatively short
time ago Rev. Mr.. Yeakel established mission
at Lauraville and through his energetic efforts
he now has pretty frame church, situated on
Hamilton avenue, ready for dedication and
nearly paid for. The ceremony will take place
Sunday next at P. NJ, when the pastor will
be assisted by several ministers from Balti-
more.
Mr.. Philip T. George, one of the Oldest
and most highly esteemed merchants of Balti-
more, who has been sick and confined to his
home on st. Paul street, since December, has
been quite feeble this week, but his mind is
still clear and strong. Mr.. George, who is
son of William E. George and Sara Ellicott,
who were members of the Society of Friends,
located in Long Green Valley about sixty
years ago, he having been struck with the
beauty of the country while driving that way
from Baltimore to Jericho on visits to the
Tysons, who were his near relatives and who
lived there and owned the mills of that name.
After his fathers death Mr.. George bought the
farm in Long Green that is now owned by Mr..
John V. Wilson, and went there to live with
his three sisters and his brother, Jonathan
George, who died about year ago. In this
way he met Ellen Jenkins, a daughter of
Josias Jenkins and Elizabeth Hillen, who af-
forwards became his wife. When Mrs Josias
Jenkins died her daughter, Mrs. Ellen Jenkins
George, inherited the farm in the valley, oppo-
site St. Johns Church, where Mr.. and Mrs.
George have spent every summer since. Mr..
George is one of THE UNIONS oldest subscrib-
ers and has always been warm friend of the
paper and its publishers.
Progressive Buchre Party.--Miss Ger
trude NJ. Lenhoff gave delightful progressive
euchre party Thursday night, February 9th, at
her home, Fullerton Belair road. The rooms
were profusely decorated with cut flowers and
plants Selections on the piano were rendered
by Misses Annie Westerkamp, Annie Graf,
Mary McGovern and Grace Byrne. Prizes
were awarded to the winners, after which a
collation. was served Among those present
were Misses Katie Byrne, Ida and Laura Knel-
linger, Ada Nollinger, Mamie Lutz, the Misses
Raines, Miss jenkins, Mrs. Chudy, Mrs Alt
water, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Wolf, all OF Balti-
more, and Messrs. Arthur Brown, Joseph Len
hoff, Charles Mandler, George Baker, Henry
Sadler August Broustalt, all of Baltimore !;
John B. Nicholas, Adam Lenhoff, DR.. LiDgard
l. Whiteford, George Martin, John Dumer
Joseph Frank, John Shroyer, George Schussler,
s. Luke Street, and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lutz.
Work Of the Orphans Court.--In the
Orphans Court this week letters were granted
on the following estates
On the personal estate of Philip II. Miller 10
Robert H. Smith, administrator.