The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-08-30
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Mrs. Lawrence O'Bannon, of Memphis,
! Tenn, has been visiting her brother, Mr.. Alex
| B. Miles, of Towson.
Miss Cora johnson, of Fort Worth, Texas.
| has been visiting her cousin, Mrs. Noah E.
| Offutt, of Cockeysville.
Miss Viola Estelle Richards, of Lauraville,
who spent several weeks at Atlantic City, N.
| j., has returned to her home.
| Mr. and Mrs. Christian Devries, of Green
Spring Valley, will spend September at the
| Blue Mountain House. w. M. r. r.
Mr.. Melvin Lee, of Washington, D. c., is
visiting the family of his uncle, Mr.. Samuel
| E. Parks, of Oakland" near Towson.
Rev. c. S. Jones, pastor of st. Paul's
| Lutheran Church, Arcadia, Baltimore county,
has resigned to accept call to Steelton, Pa.
Mr.. William S. Keech of the Towson bar,
| who spent week at Newport and other resorts
in the North, returned on Friday, 10Th instant
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Prince, of Hampton,
near Towson, have been spending some days
| at Brandywine Cottage, Rehoboth Beach, Del
Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Ensor, of Mt. Wash
| ington, who returned from Bedford Springs a
few days ago, left for Atlantic City on Thurs
day.
Miss Bessie Bourguin, daughter of MIR.
Augustus Bourguin, well known farmer near
Shawan, is suffering from an attack of typhoid
fever.
Mr.. A. A. Piper, of the Towson bar, &C.
companied by his family, left for Atlantic
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Marlborough.
Mr.. James J. Lindsay, of the law firm of
Boarman & Lindsay, who enjoyed a weeks
rest at Atlantic City, is again attending to his
professional duties.
Mr.. Martin ]. O'Hara, cashier of the
County Clerks Office, and Mrs. OHara, who
spent two weeks at The Brighton, Atlantic
City, have returned.
Miss Florence Shanklin, daughter of Mr..
Arthur W. Shanklin, of Loeb Raven, has
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ter, Mrs. John B. M. Jenifer.
Prof James X. Green, chief clerk and
auditor in the office of the County Commits
| sioneIs, has returned to his duties after being
| away on q two weeks vacation.
Rev. John /. Yellott, youngest son of
Major John l. Yellott is spending his vaca-
| ton at his former home here He is rector of
St. Marks Parish, in Frederick county, Md.
Rev. E. s. Kinks, of Leesburg, Va, con-
Quoted service in Trinity Church, Towson, on
Sunday morning last. While here he was the
guest of his cousin, Mr.. Arthur Boehm, of
Aigburth Park.
Miss Katharine Brown gave card party
at the Smedley House, Towson, on Wednes- 4
day afternoon, in honor of her guest, Mrs. t.
Robert Jenkins. Seven-handed euchre was
the game played
Mr.. Joseph E. Perkins, the Towson repre-
sentative of the Baltimore american, left for
Chicago on Sunday last to spend few days
with his mother and brother, who are resi-
dents of that city.
Miss Bertha S. Murphy, daughter of Rev.
R. Heber Murphy, rector of st. Johns Parish,
Worthington Valley, has returned from pro-
longed visit to Nottingham county, Va, and
Kent county, Md.
Cadet Robert NJ Campbell of the West
Point Military Academy, paid visit few
days ago to his cousin, Mrs. Thomas B. Todd,
Jr., of North Point, Patapsco Neck. He is a
Baltimore county boy.
Mr.. William Amrein, the carpenter and
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sold his property at that place, will dispose of
his personal effects on Wednesday, September
10th, and remove to Baltimore.
Rev. James Shaw, pastor of Hereford,
Gunpowder and Forest Baptist churches, who
had been spending several weeks with his
family, who reside in New Jersey, has returned
and will resume his duties next Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. Cursey, of Long
Green Valley, have issued cards for the mar
rage of their daughter, Miss Bessie Cursey, to
place September 10th, at Union NJ E. Church,
near Baldwin.
Mr.. James F. Clark, president of the Over
land Hunt Club, accompanied by Mrs. Clark,
attended the Warrenton horse show this week
Messrs. Harry E. McCleary and T. A. Bayne
Dukehart, of Locust Vale Stock Farm, Tow.
son, were also visitors to the show.
Hon. s. A. Williams of Belair, who this
week attended the twenty-ffth annual meet
ing of the American Bar Association, held at
DdTdGURd, IN. IL, WAS 6l6CCeu u Q6UDEr OF the
general council of the association, which is
composed of one member from each state.
Admiral Winfield Scott Schley, the hero of
Santiago, has been invited to pay a visit to the
Timonium Fair next week and it is expected
that he will do so on Friday If he comes to
Baltimore county he will be the guest of Gen.
Felix Agnus, of ''Nacirema," Green Spring
Valley.
Miss Bonnie Chick, who had been spend |
ing some time with relatives and friends in
the 4th district of this county, has returned to
her home in Hopewell, NJ. She was accom-
panied by Miss Jessie Ebaugh, daughter of |
Prof. q. C. Ebaugh, principal of Franklin |
High School, Reisterstown. |
place, "Cylburn." is located on Green Spring |
avenue, Sd district, sold his stock and imple- |
ments on the 18th inst, and has abandoned |
farming. Mr.. Tyson also owns a large breed
ing. farm in Virginia, some of the horses from |
which have several times been exhibited at |
Timonium.
MIR. William Ensor, who lives near Park |
ton, n. G. r. R.. and who is the largest lard |
owner in the upper end of this county, will be |
married on the Sd of September to Miss Belle |
Miller, member of well known family of |
the same section of the county. The age of |
the prospective groom is given as n and that |
of the bride to be 81.
MIR. w. Stewart Diffenderfer and Mr.. |
Arthur Brogden, both well known citizens of |
Baltimore county, went to Warrenton, Va, |
held there two days. Mr.. Diffenderffer is one |
of the most active members of the Boar of |
Managers of the Timonium fair and an en- |
thusiastic horseman, being himself the owner |
of fine stable.
Mr.. Murrill Harvey, of the Pikesville |
baseball team, who was seriously hurt in a |
game at that place on the 18th of August, |
improved sufficiently to admit of his being |
removed to his home at Randallstown this |
week. DIR. A. G. Smink is attending him. |
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taken to the home of Mr.. 4. ID. Selby, in |
Pikesville, and remained there until the time |
of his removal TO his own home. .--i |
MIR. A. Elzey Waters, who makes his home |
at "Mt. Pleasant" near Cockeysville, returned |
few days ago from trip around the world.
He was away little over thirteen months and
travelled about 10000 miles without meeting
with any serious mishap. Mr.. Waters who Is
one of the directors of the Cockeysville Ma
tional Bank, was rendered reception at Mt.
Pleasant ON Tuesday night when a large
number of his friends called to welcome him
home. The occasion was enlivened by lnusic
from the Cockeysville Cornet Band.
Why He Turns on the Light in Thun-
der Storms.-The turning on of the electric
lights in trolley car by the members of its
crew during heavy thunder and lightning
storms is an occurrence that not one person in
a hundred has ever given the matter thought
or considered why this was done, says the
Baltimore american.
Whenever the lightning pranks begin the
careful conductor sees that the lights of his
car are turned on, even if it be in midday, and
this is not to afford light during the darkness
incident to heavy storm. 1t is to protect the
car and its occupants from bolt of lightning.
How the lighting of the incandescent globes
act as protector against electric discharge from
the heavens is of not little interest. A well
informed conductor of one of the city lines
explained the matter in this wise: "There are
two reasons for it" he said. lone is for the
protection of the car and the other for the
protection of the passengers. When the lights
are on and the car is at standstill the trolley
pole becomes lightning rod.
when a car is in motion the electric cur
rent, which leaves the power house and is
carried along on the trolley wire, passes down
through the wire in the car trolley pole into
the motors of the car, setting them in motion,
and then down through the wheels into the
rails by which the current returns to the
power house. Thus the trolley wire the car
and the rails form a complete circuit. When
a car is at standstill the connection between
the trolley and the motor is cut off, breaking
the circuit However, turning on the lights
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