The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-11-01
Woodensburg, 4th District.-Mr. JOSEF

Woodensburg, 4th District-Mr Joseph
Trainor, of Washington, D. c.. accompanied
by his brother-in-law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs.
s. G. Golson, of Nebraska paid visit to this
neighborhood last week. Mr.and Mrs. Goson,
came on to attend the National g. A. R. en-
campmeDt at Washington. After the encamp-
ment they, with Mr.. Trainor, spent week at
Gettysburg visiting relatives living there and
inspecting the battlefield.
Mr.. Golson was in the first days fight on
that famous field and in the morning in
charging the Confederate lines posted behind
stone wall on Seminary Ridge, about the time
that General Reynolds was killed, received a
bayonet stab over the left eye as he leaped over
remained on the field, however, fighting till
the afternoon when, with many others, he
was captured and taken to the rear.
He, with some five hundred other prisoners
remained in woods in the rear of the Con-
federate lines throughout the remainder of the
three days fighting, when he was paroled and
allowed to return within the lines of the VIC
torious army. Many of the prisoners under
guard with him refused to be paroled-a privi-
lege allowed them by the Confederate officers
when offering parole to all of them-preferring
to go to Richmond as prisoners of war to &C.
ceptiDg parole.
Mr.. and Mrs. Goson have not before been
East since their removal to Nebraska thirty
five years ago, and have not until now seen
many of their relatives living here during that
time. They will spend week or more in Bal
timore and in Carroll county visiting relatives,
when they will return to Washington, prepare
tory to their return home.
Mr.. Goson, who is native of Canada, was
a member of the Oath New York Infantry,
which did good service during the war and has
a regimental monument on the field of Gettys-
burg. He had three brothers in the army, one
of whom belonged to the same regiment with
himself and was killed at Gettysburg, while
another was fighting with New York battery
on another part of the field in the same battle.
Mrs. Golson, who is sister, of Messrs. Rob.
ert and Joseph Trainor, was born in Carroll
county, Nd but lived in this county most of
her life previous to her marriage.
Mr.. Robert Trainor, formerly resident of
this county, is near neighbor of Mr.. Golson
in Nebraska, where he also is engaged in
farming
Among the persons met while in Gettysburg
by Mr.. Trainor was Mrs. Eenor Wolfe, wife
of Prof Wolfe, of the National Lutheran
Seminary there, from which famous Seminary
Ridge takes its name. She is a sister of Mr..
Edward Kemp, of Reisterstown, and formerly
a resident of this county.
Mr. Mellon, of this village, is building
house in the place of the one that was de-
stroyed by fire year ago.
Mr.. Altman, another resident, is remodeling
his old dwelling.
The public school building in this village,
although handsome within itself, has been
greatly improved in its appearance by having
its windows decorated with particularly pleas
ing and agreeable shades of an olive hue.
The Ladies' Aid Society will hold an oyster
supper at Woodensburg M. P. Church, on
Friday and Saturday evenings, November 7th
and 8th
Mrs. Helms, who has been seriously ill for
about two months, does not improve.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Sauble, of this place, gave
dinner last Sunday in honor of their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Walker, who spent the summer
bor ht,tro od n, Monday 70 Elorida for
the winter. There were about twenty of the
immediate friends present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Randolph Slade have issued
invitations for dance to be held in honor of
their daughter Mary's 18th birthday, to take
place next Wednesday evening. 3.