The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-01-18
Personal Mention

Mr.. Samuel E. Parks, a we'll known
farmer near Towson, has been sick and con.
fined to his home this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E. Rieman, of
"Dumbarton," near Towson, spent several
days this week in New York city.
School Commissioner John Arthur has
been suffering with an attack of grip at his
home at Fork, 18th district, this week.
COL Ohio S. Lee, of the Belair bar and
DR.. Martin L. Jarrett, of Jarrettsville, are en-
loying visit to the Charleston Exposition.
| Rev w. A. Femme, pastor of st. Mary's
Catholic Church, Govanstown, is making an
extended pleasure tour of the Northern cities.
The health of Judge James D. Waters is
reported to be in an improved condition. al
though he is still confined to his home in
Belair.
Mr. Chester B. Turnbull, who is spending
the winter in Baltimore, visits the Towson
! Jail one Sunday afternoon in each month and
speaks to the prisoners.
Rev Il. K. Miller, rector of Trinity 2. e.
Church, Long Green, is visiting friends in
! Plainield, n j., and next Sunday the usual
services in that church will be omitted.
Mr.. Stanley A. Foutz, popular young
! Baltimore attorney, and a member of the
present House of Delegates was in Towson on
Friday, looking after some professional mat
tiers.
Mrs. Albert Steinbach, who spent several
months at her former home, Valley View
! Farm, near Towson, returned to New York
this week, accompanied by her mother, Mrs.
| Duane II. Rice
Mr.. John f. Heisse, well known citizen
and justice of the peace of Monkton, n. c. r.
| r., has been sick for some time at the home of
bis son, Mr.. Edward W. Heisse, East North
avenue, Baltimore.
Mr.. r. Lynn Painter. member of the
| House Of Delegates from Baltimore county,
attended the taxpayers convention in Towson
on Wednesday, but did not take an active part
| in the proceedings.
| Mr. Henry w Knoehel u,anober of tho
House of Delegates from Baltimore county,
| has been honored by his fellow-members by
being chosen chairman of the delegation. The
present is Mr.. Knoebel's second term in the
| Legislature.
Mr.. George r. Cairnes has been reelected
secretary of the Mutual Fire Insurance Com :
pany in Hartford county for the twentieth con-
secutve year. The financial report of this
company for the past year is published in The
| UNION today.
Mr.. and Mrs. John V. Wilson, of "Avon,"
Long Green Valley, have sent out cards for the
marriage of their daughter, Miss Annie Vic
toria Wilson, to Mr.. Alex. Paul Brown. The
ceremony will take place at the brides home
at noon, Thursday, January 23d.
Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Buck, who are
among the oldest residents of that section of
the county, on Wednesday quietly celebrated
| the fiftieth anniversary of their marriage.
| They are the parents of Mr.. VIM. H. Buck, Jr.,
cashier of the Cockeysville National Bank.
u. IA. d.,
and Mrs. A. G. McCurdy of Towson. She is
the widow of Stephen D. Boyd, of the York
| bar, who was one of the Originators and most
active men connected with the building of what
is now the Maryland and Pennsylvania Rail
! road.
Mr.. William E. McComas, who is agent
for the Northern Central Railway Company at
| O'Donnelrs Wharf freight station, has been
elected member of the Baltimore Chamber of
Commerce He is native of Baltimore coun-
| ty and a brother -in-law of Mr.. John +. Ander-
son, clerk to Sheriff Oeligrath.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Cromwell gave re-
ception on Saturday evening last from to
| o'clock, at their city residence, corner of st.
| Paul and Monument streets, in honor of their
debutante daughter, Miss Elizabeth Cromwell
| The decorations were lavish and beautiful. A
! thousand invitations were sent out.
| Miss Ida NJ r. Riley, vice-principal of
! Franklin High School, Reisterstown, has re-
signed to accept place in one of the schools
at Duquesne, Pa. where her father, Mr.. John
| I. Riley, formerly of Baltimore county, has
! been living some time. The vacancy in Frank
lin High School will be filled by the Board
today.
The engagement has been announced in
Fredericksburg, Va, of Mr.. Charles H. Hur-
that city, and Miss Marion Ellicott Murchison
daughter of Col. Kenneth NJ. Murchison, of
| New York city. Mr.. Hurkamp, who is well
| known horseman, has many friends and ac-
| quaintances in Baltimore county.
Mr.. David B. Ferguson, for many years
well known bachelor farmer of the 18th dis
trict, who was unable to continue the bust
ness on account of the infirmities of age, is
now at the Church Home, North Broadway,
| Baltimore. His brother, Mr.. Levi Ferguson,
who is also an 18th district farmer has been
confined to his bed for some time and unable
! to attend to business.
Mr.. Frank E. Corse was in Towson on
Thursday. He was born and has spent all his
life on the Furley Hall Farm, in the old 18th
district of Baltimore county. The name of
Corse is readily identified with the nursery
business, in which several Of the sons are still
engaged. Mr.. Frank e. CoIsc married a
! daughter of the venerable John ID. Matthews,
of the Sth district to whom THE UNION made
allusion last week.
in October last Rev. John Heinzelman
| pastor of st. Peters Evangelical Church, on
the Belair road, handed in his resignation,
upon which the quarterly meeting decided to
| take action on the second Sunday in January
Last Sunday the congregation unanimously
| decided that their old and faithful pastor who
| had been with them eleven years, should con-
tinue in his present position, which he had
! filled to their entire satisfaction. Rev. Mr.
| HeinZelman will celebrate the twenty-tifth an
| niversary of his entrance into the ministry on
the goth of April next.
The Washington Times makes the follow.
| ing mention of Charlie" Mann, formerly of
| Towson, who is we'll remembered by hundreds
of Baltimore county people "Mr. Charles H.
Mann, the door-keeper of the press gallery at
the House of Representatives has occupied
his present position for about two decades.
He is popular with the correspondents and
their assistants, and it was at their request that
he was originally appointed, and because they
want him that he is still kept there. 1t is said
that he has no politics, and it is very certain
| he cannot be charged with offensive partisan
ship. Mr.. Mann is gentleman of the old
of xuhi for f1Tao folk fox
at the present day. He is admirably adapted
to perform the duties of his Office, and he
guards the entrance to the gallery with jeal-
Gus care in order to see that no unauthorized
person may enter its portals"
Bank officers Electe d. All the national
banks held their annual meetings of stock
holders last Tuesday and elected directors for
the ensuing year. Baltimore county banks
| elected the following
Toa0Son National-Directors, John Crowther
Jr., Walter S. Franklin, Emanuel Herman ,Jr
Duane H. Rice, Milton W. Offutt, J. Fred. c.
Talbot and Lewis NJ Bacon. John Crowther
James e. Green, Jr., book-keeper Alfred c.
Hatch, clerk.
COckeysville National. Directors, Joshua F.
Cockey, ST., H. e. Bartleson, Robert H Bus
sey William H. Wight, E. Cuttings Merryman,
Joshua f. Cockey, Jr., and A. Elzey Waters
President, Joshua F. Cockey, ST. vice presi-
dent, H. e. Bartleson; cashier, William H.
Buck, Jr. assistant cashier, Alex. d. Brooks /;
clerk, Edward W. Tracey.
Canton Observation-Disclosures, Frank A Furst
| H. ]. McGrath, Samuel H. Roberts, Charles
r. Kendig E. J. Gold, John Hubert. G. STEM
| gle, Benjamin H. Leach. Thomas McCosker.
| Alex. A Sanner aud John w. II. Geiger. Pres
ident, H. ]. McGrath vice-president, c. r.
Kendig; cashier John W. H. Geiger.
CdtonsVille Observation-Disclosures, DR.. C. G. W.
| Macgill, V. G Bloede, John f. Sippel. VIM.
| B. Wilson, Jacob Ham, Jr., l. Lowenthal, E.
J. Farber, B. o. Frizzell, Daniel A. Leonard,
David E. Evans and Charles G. Schnepfe
| President, DIR. G. G. w. Macgill; vice presi
dents. Victor G. Bloede and John +. Sippel :;
cashier, Arthur c. Montell attorney, Edwin
| j. Farber.
To Amend the County Road Law
Under this caption the Baltimore NeUs says ::
ut is authortatively stated that an effort will
be made on the part of certain disgruntled
ofice-seekers and politicians and few resi-
dents of Baltimore county to amend the pres
ent county road law during the present ses-
| sion of the Legislature so as To cOmnel the