The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-02-01
Personal Mention


Miss Helen Stewart Ridgely, daughter oil
Mr.. John Ridgely, of Hampton, is visiting
friends at Old Point, Va.
Miss Edith Kelley, Of Baltimore, has been
spending some time with her sister, Mrs. John
E. Slade, of Unionville Long Green.
Miss Helen Arnold daughter of Mr. T.
Reese Arnold, of Glyndon. is spending several
weeks with friends in Philadelphia and Ches.
ter, Pa.
Mr.. Samuel NJ Shoemaker, of Burn.
side,'' Green Spring Valley, registered at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York city, on
Thursday.
Rev. w. E. Henry. pastor of North Point
M. E. Church South, Patapsco Neck, has gone
to Warrenton, Va, to spend week at his
former home.
Miss Clara Todd, daughter of Mr.. Thomas
B. Todd, president of the Baltimore County
School Board, has gone to Chicago to spend
two months with friends.
Mr. J. Hartman Schone, who is an ex-
Treasurer Of Baltimore county and lives at
Gardenville, Belair road, was among the visi-
tors to Towson on Tuesday.
Howard Crosby, son of Mr.. Samuel K
Crosby, of the LIST district, who served three
years in the United States Army in the Philip
pines, has returned to his home.
Misses Kate and Rosa Vogt, popular young
ladies of Gardenville, were the prime movers
in the very successful surprise party that was
held last week at the home of Mr.. John Reu-
CERT.
Mr.. Henry o. Devries, who was for many
years president of the Maryland State Grange,
and who is we'll known in Baltimore county,
is very sick at his home, near Marriottsville,
Howard county.
Mr. Edward s. Peerce, of Dulanys Valley,
who is spending the winter in Baltimore will
sail next week on pleasure trip to Jamaica.
His son, Mr.. William E. Peerce, is making an
extended tour of Europe.
Mr. II n HQrehpv 0f tho law firm of
Grain & Hershey, lectured on The Story of
American Literature" before students and
guests at Mount ST. Agnes College, Mt. Wash
ington, last Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. William j. Shanahan, who had been
a clerk in the office of the Mutual Fire Insur-
ance Company in Belair several years, has re-
signed to accept position with the firm of
Smith, Rouse q Webster, in the same town.
United States District Attorney John G.
Rose, who suffered for some time with an af-
lection of the ear requiring finally an opera
ton at hospital in Baltimore, has almost en-
tirely recovered and will soon resume his law
practice.
Mr.. Harry E. Mann, the we'll known at
torney, accompanied by his daughter, drove
from his home on the Hartford road, to Tow
son. on Thursday morning, in sleigh. They
apparently enjoyed the ride and the exhilerat
ing atmosphere.
Chief Judge David Fowler will preside at
the February term of the Hartford county Cir
cult Court, which will begin on the 10th in
slant, the health of Judge Waters not yet hav
ing sufficiently improved to admit of his occu-
plying the bench.
Mr.. George Hoffman, who had been occu-
pying the farm of Mr.. James Nick. Merryman,
on the Falls road, has rented the farm of Mr..
VIM. r. Hipsley, near Shawan, and will short
ly remove to it. Mr.. Hoffman formerly rented
the Hipsley farm.
Mr.. William P. Farrell, chief clerk and
assistant manager of the Hotel Rennert, Balti-
more, will be manager of the Buena Vista
Springs Hotel next summer. Mr.. Farrell is q
native of Towson and was educated in the
public school here.
Mr.. William R Straughu, of the gradu-
ating class of the Baltimore City College, has
been elected librarian of the college library, to
fill a vacancy. He is a son of Rev. j. L.
cult, NJ 2. Church.
DIR. A. C. McCurdy, of Towson, on Thurs
day attended the quarterly clinic of the Mary
land State Dental Association, held in Balti-
more. He was among those who exhibited
different methods of filling and performing
other operations on teeth.
Mr.. J. Benton Hoshall, who was appointed
warden of the Jail few weeks ago by Sheriff
Oeligrath, and who rented a house in Towson,
has given up the same and removed his family
back to his farm in the 9th district. 1t is said
he is not pleased with the duties of his office
Baltimore on Monday night Mr.. Richard Vim
cent, of Baltimore county, made an address
and spoke principally of his recent pleasure
trip through the South and described the floral
beauties of Charleston, Savannah and Jack
sonville.
Mr.. Joseph Gorsuch, of Baltimore, who
was many years ago resident of Towson,
called on some of his friends here this week.
Although well advanced in years he is a
younger brother of Rev. Thomas Gorsuch, of
Parkville, we'll known local preacher of the
NJ. E. Church.
Mr.. William B. Sands, of the 9th district,
who was one of the four recommended by the
Republicans from which to select a minority
member of the Board of Election Supervisors
for Baltimore county, has written to Governor
Smith requesting him not to consider his name
for that position.
Among the former residents of Baltimore
who are members of the Maryland
Society in New York city are Messrs. Philip
A. S. Franklin, Josias G.. Horner and William
Bouldin. Jr., the latter being the son of the
late William Bouldin, who once published
newspaper in Towson.
Mr.. Henry S. Jean, of the I'd district,
whose arm was amputated on the 18th of De-
cember last, as the result of an accident in the
Union tunnel, Baltimore, is now at the home
of his brother-in-law, Pennsylvania avenue,
Baltimore. Mr.. Jean was formerly one of the
appraisers of the Orphans Court.
-OCQOOl
was sick and confined to his home at Fork,
18th district, about ten days, was able to be in
Towson on Wednesday. Mr.. Arthur, who is a
we'll known builder of light vehicles, says his
shops are full of work just now and that he is
as busy as he was any time last summer.
On Tuesday night last the employees of
the cotton duck mill at Franklinville 18th
district, presented Mr.. J. w. Blakeney, man.
ager of the mill, with q handsome Masonic
emblem, set with diamonds. Mr.. Blakeney is
a brother of Congressman A. A. Blakeney, for
merly one ofthe owners of Franklinville Mills.
Police Marshal A. T. STREET., who has
rented his farm, near Glen Arm, 18th district,
to his brotherin-law Mr.. Foard. has rented
the house of Mrs. Mary P. Butler, on East
Chesapeake avenue, TOwson, and will remove
his family here in few days. Mrs. Butler
will go to Baltimore for the remainder OF the
winter.
Rev. R. Heber Murphy, of st. John s Rec
tory, Western Run, who was injured by fall
on the ice in Baltimore, a few days before last
Christmas, and who was confined for several
weeks in the Church Home, is again able to be
out He will conduct services next Sunday,
at the usual hour, at st. Lukes Church, Har-
risonvilIe.
Mr.: Frederic o. Smith, who has rented
one of the Price farms. near Cockeysville, for
some years, will give it up on the LIST of March
and remove to the Monticello Farm of Mrs.
Robert Garrett, on the Hillen road. The latter
farm has ZIG acres, with ample buildings for
all purposes. Mr.. Smith will continue the
dairy business.
Mr. George Emmel, of Lauraville, Hartford
road, has Just returned from trip to the
Charleston Exposition. Healso visited Colum,
bia, s. c.. Richmond, Va, and several other
Southern cities. Mr.. Emmel does not think
the Exposition will be financial success, there
being comparatively few visitors from distant
parts of the country
Mr.. and Mrs. Noah E. Offutt and Mrs.
Comfort NJ. w. Morrison, of Cockeysville, and
Mr.. Thomas w. Offutt, of Towson, who were
on a pleasure trip to Fort Worth, Texas, have
returned. The Messrs. Offutt were much
pleased with what they saw of Texas and say
that it is the hunters paradise, game of all
kinds being abundant.
Hon. John K. Cowen, who has been sick
and confined to his home in Baltimore several
months, left one day this week, accompanied
by several gentlemen friends, for Florida,
where they will enjoy an extended cruise. Mr..
Cowen has not visited his large stock farm, in
lower Long Green Valley, since last August.
His health is now somewhat Improved
Mr. and Mrs. w. Plunkett Stewart, who
were married in Philadelphia last week, have
been spending their honeymoon at the leading
resorts in Florida. They have taken a fur.
nished house on the corner of st. Paul and
Read streets, Baltimore, which they will &C.
cupy until early spring, when they will remove
to the Carlisle place, in Green Spring Valley.
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