The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-10-04
Personal Mention.

for some days at the nome OF her mother
Mrs. Christian Devries, of "Strontia," Greer
Spring Valley.
Mrs. Henry Selden, of Washington, D. G.
who spent the past summer with her mother
Mrs. Rose Keech, of Towson, returned to hel
home this week.
Mr.. Howard T. Ruhl son of Mr.. Peter
Ruhl, of Walbrook, has gone to the Tome In
stitute, Port Deposit, Nd, to take course in
civil engineering.
Capt. John R. King, of the Baltimore
Custom House. contemplates buying house
and locating at Towson. He has sold his
farm in Howard county.
Roscoe G. Cross, son of Mr.. q. Cross, OF
Cockeysville, has been successfully operated
upon for appendicitis at the Maryland Univer-
sity Hospital in Baltimore.
Mr.. w. Pinkney Craig, of Govanstown,
is member of the firm of Rasin, Craig & Cas-
sard, organized in Baltimore this week to deal
in wines, liquors and tobaccos.
Mr.. Joseph ]. Lee, son of Mr.. Charles
ODonnell Lee, sailed from New York for
England on Wednesday. He goes on business
and will be absent about year.
Mr.. William Tyler Page, Republican nom-
inee for Congress in the Second district, at
tended the Belair fair this week and was in
PRODUCED to large number of people.
Mrs. Piper, wife of Mr.. A. A. Piper, of the
Towson bar, is sick with typhoid fever at her
home, Glen-Arm, lower Long Green Valley.
Mr.. Piper is also sick, but not with fever.
Lieut.. Redmond G. Stewart, of Troop A,
Maryland National Guard, has resigned. He
was one of the organizers of the Troop and
many regrets have been expressed at his retire
ment.
MIR. H. w. H. Jones, of Fallston, Hartford
county, was among the visitors to Towson, on
Friday, Sd inst. He is on the lookout for a
farm in this or Hartford county with view to
purchasing.
Rev. Thomas H. Wright, of Burrsville,
Caroline county, formerly pastor of Baltimore
Circuit, NJ. P. Church, accompanied by Mrs.
Wright, is visiting his daughter, Mrs. c. w.
McMaster, of Towson.
Mr.. Thomas A. Whelan, of the law firm
of Whelan & Whelan, who spent the summer
travelling abroad returned to his home in Balti-
more on Monday. He was accompanied by
Mrs. Whelan and Miss Whelan.
DIR. Joseph L. Findlay, who married the
youngest daughter of the late Judge Richard
here this. week. He is now physician to a
large lumber company in West Virginia.
Mr.. Leander Foreman, of Govanstown,
was one of the representatives from Mary
land in the convention of the National League
of Republican Clubs which was held in Chica-
go, on Thursday and Friday Of this week.
Rev. Alfred Ballhorn, the new pastor of
st. Michaels Lutheran Church, Perry Hall,
paid his respects to THE UNION few days ago.
Before coming to Baltimore county he was
pastor of st. Paups Church, Scranton, Pa.
Col. Robert Hough, who is serving in that
capacity at Belair this week. will start the
horses in the races at the York fair next week.
He is among the very best starting judges in
the country and evidently his fame is spread
ing.
Mr.. Joshua M. Matthews, an aged and
well known bachelor farmer of the 10th dis
trict, who has been in failing health for some
time, is just now very i'll. He is the only
brother of COL D. M. Matthews, of Dulany's
Valley.
Mr.. Henry Miller, ST., an aged and high
ly esteemed truck farmer on the old Har-
ford road, near Parkville, who had been very
sick for some time and confined to his home,
is again able to be out. DR.. l.. I. Whiteford is
his physician.
Congressman A. A. Blakeney has had his
name transferred from the registration books
of the 18th district of Baltimore county to the
9th district of Howard county. He is now
manager of the cotton duck mill at Savage,
where he lives.
= Mr. Howard Shelley, young member of
the bar who located some time ago in Seattle,
State of Washington, is now visiting his for
mer home on My Lady's Manor He is son
of Mr.. George E. Shelley, well known farmer
of that section of the county.
Mr.. S. Edgar Cockey and family, who
have been occupying the property of Mrs. J.
G. Cooper, in Towson, for nearly two years,
the large stone house of Mr.. Thomas w. Offutt,
on the east side of York road, near South ave-
nue., Towson.
Mr.. William H. Lawrence, young men,
Der of the bar, who has heretofore been resi-
dent of the eastern section of Baltimore, has
with his parents in handsome new house on
the northwest corner of Baltimore and Clinton
streets, 18th district.
Capt. William H. Cassell, who early this
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tendent of Druid Hill Park has since been
stricken with sudden illness and his family
and friends are much concerned about him.
He is about rs years of age and has always
been a strong and rugged man.
Mr.. William Slade, retired farmer of the
10th district, celebrated his 80th birthday on
Tuesday at the home of his grandson, DR..
timore. Mrs. Slade, who is one year her hus-
bands Junior, was also present. They have
been married nearly fifty-seven years.
Hon. John K. Cowen, who has been trav-
cling abroad for some months for the benefit
of his health, has been entirely restored and
will return to his home in Baltimore some
time next month. Mr.. Cowen is one of the
largest landowners in Baltimore county, his
estate being located in lower Long Green
Valley.
DIR. Josias T. Payne, who practiced medi-
cine here about thirty-ive years ago, was
among the visitors to Towson on Wednesday.
He practiced his profession many years in
located with his son, DR.. T. Ross Payne, at
Corbett, N. G. R. R. DR.. Payne is a nephew
of the late Judge Benjamin n. Payne, of
Towson.
Mr. John Reid, who has been florist and
gardener for Mr.. Henry Walters, on his Wood
bourne avenue estate for many years, and who
has suffered from heart disease for long time,
hoe in QYfr
this week and all hope for his recovery has
been abandoned. He is a son of the late Peter
Reid, who was for long time gardener at
Hampton, and his wife is daughter of Mr..
Joseph S. Bowen, of Towson.
Mr.. c. s. Davis who had been manager
of Warren Cotton Duck Mill for several years,
and who resigned the position some time ago,
removed his family to Roland Park on We'd
nesday. Before leaving Warren Mr.. Davis
was presented by his friends with handsome
silver pitcher, while Mrs. Davis received a silk
umbrella from the Ladies' Aid Society of the
M. E. Church. and Miss Davis music cabinet
from the Sunday school of the same church.
Baltimore county was well represented at
the Belair fair this week. Among those seen
on the grounds on Thursday were Hon. j.
Fred. c. Talbot and Mr.. VIM. Tyler Page,
candidates for the House of Representatives,
and DR.. A. S. Baldwin, N. Bosley Merryman,
Alexander Mccormick, Prof. A. s. Cook,
Arthur, Elmer ]. Cook, DIR. Frank R. Rich DR..
A. c. McCurdy, Col D. G. Mcintosh, William
B. Cockey James L. Norwood, VIM. B. Mer-
ryman, Robert NJ. Taylor, Thomas G. Steven
son, T. c. Linzey Alexander Carr and Charles
Chapman.
Says Stone Must Not be Removed
This week Mr. Harrison Rider notified the
County Commissioners that they would not be
permitted to remove any stone from Shaft No.
8, on Baltimore city's conduit which is located
on the Hillen farm, 9th district. Mr.. Rider
the stone on it. The Commissioners some
time since bought the stone from Messrs.
Ensor and Douglass upon an understanding,
it is alleged, that they had a certain limited
period within which to remove it. Mr.. Rider
appears to take the position that the stone is
on his land, which he bought without notice
of it, and that no one has any right to remove
il therefrom without his consent and this he