The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-08-22
Personal Mention

lev, has gone to Atlantic City for week
Miss Nellie Wright, daughter of Mrs. Jane
Wright of Towson, is spending two weeks at
Cape May, n. j.
MIR. and Mrs. Charles E. Fendall, of Tow
son, who spent short time at Cape May, n.
j., have returned.
son, left on Monday for two weeks rest and
recreation in Talbot county, Md.
MIR. James j. Lindsay, of the law firm of
Boarman & Lindsay, is spending fortnight
at The Dennis, Atlantic City, n. ].
Miss Eleanor Carroll, of the Eastern Shore
of Maryland, is visiting her sister, Mrs. James
NJ Briscoe, at her home near Towson.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. ]. Anderson, of Gorsuch
Mills, 18th district, who had both been very
sick with typhoid fever are improving.
Rev. 81. L. Enders pastor of Salem Luth-
eran Church, Gainesville, celebrated the second
anniversary of his pastorate last Sunday.
DIR. Charles NJ. Franklin, of the Sheppard
and Pratt Hospital, left on Tuesday for Boston
and other points of interest in the North.
Mrs Day, wife of Rev. William H. Day,
of Vincennes, Ind, is visiting her father Mr.
J. Glenn McComas, of Greenwood, 18th dis
trict
Misses Adele and Erla Read, of Lake Ro.
land, Baltimore county, who have been spend
ing two weeks at Atlantic City, will return
home today.
Mrs. Charles B. Taylor, of Lutherville,
has as her guests Miss Marian Jones, of Salt
Lake City, and Miss Anabelle Lee, of Wash
ington, D. c.
Mr.. Frederick Won Kapff, expresident of
the Baltimore County Agricultural Society, at
tended the Montgomery county fair at Rock
vile this week.
Mr. John F. Anderson, race secretary of
| the Baltimore county fair, went to Easton and
! Rockville this week to secure entries for the
Timonium races.
Miss Jeanette F. Green, daughter of Prof
| James E. Green, of Towson, is visiting Miss
Bonnie Chick. daughter of Elder F. A. Chick,
| of Hopewell n. ].
Mr.. and Mrs. Summerfield Baldwin and
daughter who have been spending the summer
at Warren, Baltimore county, have gone to
| Lake Mohonk. N. Y.
Miss Isabelle Breckenridge and Miss jamie
| Bell, both of Govanstown, are at the Union
| Protestant Infirmary in Baltimore under treat
ment for typhoid fever.
Mr.. James I. Quinlan, well known Bal
timore shipping and commission merchant,
was in Towson on Wednesday looking after
some business interests.
Mr. and Mrs. Hammond Dietrich, Mrs J.
| G. Dietrich and Miss Stella Biddison, of Gar
denville, who had been spending some time at
Cape May, n. j., have returned.
MIR. o. T. Hershey, of Mt. Washington,
member of the well known law firm of Grain
& Hershey, sailed from New York on Thurs
day for business trip to Europe.
Misses Lulu and Virginia Skippon, of
Washington, D. c., are visiting their cousin,
Miss Georgia 1. Donaldson, of Fairview Farm,
near Hereford Baltimore county.
Mr.. Albert NJ. Hobltzell. stenographer in
the office of the School Board, left on Wednes-
day for vacation of two weeks, part Of which
he will spend at his home in Howard county.
There were two arrivals at the home of Mr..
William H. Burns, Jr., of Warren, Baltimore
county, few days ago-a boy and a girl
They are both in excellent health and doing
finely.
Mrs. Cook, wife of Prof A S. Cook, school
examiner, who, with her children, spent sew
eral weeks with relatives in Susquehanna
county, Pa, returned to her home here on
Tuesday.
Miss Addie NJ Fisher, of Grange, Patapsco
Neck, who spent two weeks at Emory Grove |
camp and also visited friends in Carroll coun-
ty, is now the guest of Miss Florence @. ODell, |
of Towson.
Mrs. Eleanor L. Pinkerton, accomp aned |
by her granddaughter, Miss Ruth Ridgely
Pinkerton, and her niece, Miss b. l.. Green, is
spending two weeks at the San Marcos Hotel, |
Atlantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ehlen and their son
and daughter, who spent several months trav-
cling abroad, have returned and are now at
their country home at Oakleigh Station, three
miles east of Towson.
-Messrs. Horace White George P. Mordecai
and Thomas b. Harrison, members of the |
Green Spring Valley Hunt Club took part in
the shooting tournament held four days this |
week at Ocean City, Nd.
Mr. and Mrs W. Clarence Craumer of |
Towson, gave party on Thursday evening in
honor of their niece, Miss Anna e. r. Roberts, |
of Baltimore at which they entertained a
number of their friends.
Mr.. Alfred G. Lee, a we'll known Dulany's |
Valley farmer who had been very sick for sew
eral weeks, is improving. His daughter, Mrs
Bosley, wife of DR.. Harry Bosley, of Washing
ton, D. c., is visiting him at this time.
Mr.. Charles H. Knox, of the 14th district,
publishes card in THE UNION today announc-
ing himself an independent candidate for
County Commissioner. Mr.. Knox is presi-
dent of the present Board of Commissioners
Mr. Harry c. Horner, president of the
Overland Hunt Club and member Of the well
known Baltimore firm of Crook, Horner q
tsinss Where Be viii spend sone time hunting
and fishing
The members of the Glencoe Dancing I
Glass enjoyed a delightful ball at Glencoe |
Springs Hotel, on Friday night OF last week
The affair was in charge of Messrs. f. Joseph |
Novel;, Lindsay Gardner, Alexander Mitchell |
and John p. Mays.
announcement has been made of the en-
gagement of Miss Olevia S. Baldwin, daughter
of Dr. A. S. Baldwin, of Long Green Valley, |
and DR.. H. Hayward Street,, young Bati-
more dentist. The wedding will take place in
October at the brides home, near Baldwin
Station.
Mrs. Percy Lanius, of York, Pa, is visit
ing her uncle, Capt. E. Herman, of Luther |
VILE The husband of Mrs. Lanius is among |
the active and progressive young business men |
of York being connected with the street rail
way and coal interests, ETC. Mr.. Lanius will
trip to Atlantic City.
Mr.. Jacob Elliott, who carried the 9Th dis
trict for sheriff in the late Democratic primary,
but who failed to connect in the convention in |
Towson, was here on Tuesday. He is still |
feeling badly over his defeat, but all kinds of
efforts are being made to smooth down his |
ruffled feathers. How well the anxious ones
will succeed remains to be seen.
Rev. Thomas Gorsuch, of Parkville, Har-
ford road was an interested spectator in the
TOwSOn last
day Afterwards he expressed much gratihca-
ton at the orderly manner in which the con-
vention disposed of its business and at the
evident earnestness of those who represented
the several districts as delegates.
Among those appointed on committees
to receive visiting Odd Fellows at the several
railway stations in Baltimore next month are
the following from Baltimore county Messrs
Alexander Mccormick, James e. Green, Will
liam Grason, Frank l. Duncan, Joseph Hof-
stetter, Robert F. Oyeman, Charles H. Knox,
y. Howard Isaac and Fred. A. Groom.
The Misses Kolk, of Long Green Valley,
gave a lawn fete on Tuesday in honor OF their
friends, Miss Florence Nitchman, Miss Lille
Bartholomay and Miss Miah Seitz, of Balti-
more. A number of their friends were present
and q very delightful program was rendered
The lawn was beautifully Eliminated with
colored lanterns. Refreshments were served.
Edward A. Blair, aged 16 years, son OF Mr.
William j. Blair, superintendent OF u. ).
Public Store No. l, in Baltimore, is recovering
from an attack of typhoid fever at his home
on st. Paul street. Mrs. Blair and her daugh-
ters who are travelling abroad. were not in
formed of his illness. Young Blair is grand
son of the late Edward w. Steifel, who was
once member of the Board of Commission
ers of this county.
An Interesting Tree.--Col. William II:
Love, secretary of the Baltimore Board Of
Trade, who is spending the summer months at
Timonium, at the home of Miss Sophie Tai
bolt, has identified tree on that place which
has baffled earlier inquirers. The tree is about
| 80 feet in height and of dense foliage. 1t is
| called the Kolrenteria Paniculata. tits named
after the great German botanist Kalrente, and
| is a native of China.
The tree in question grew from seed which
| came to the Talbot home in large bag of
coffee number of years ago when Miss Tai
bolts father, the late Joshua +. G. Talbot, was
alive. When the seed was discovered it was
| thrown into the yard, and there it took root,
and today it has the proud distinction of being
the prettiest and bestshaped tree on the place.
1t is supposed that the seed was blown from its
mother tree into the coffee baskets while the
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