The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-01-10
Personal Mention

Mrs. Cairnes, of Jarrettsville, Nd, is visit
ing her brother DR.. J. II. Jarrett, of Towson.
Miss Gertrude NJ. Lenhof, of Fullerton,
Belair road, is visiting friends in Wilmington,
Delaware.
Mr.. Charles E. Fink, well known West
minister attorney, was engaged in the trial of
case in Towson this week.
County Treasurer w. B. Cochran took his
first steps in the mysteries of Masonry in Mt.
| Moriah Lodge, TOwson, On Tuesday night
| MIR. Adam Anstine, member of the bar,
who spent the past summer and fall at Park
ton, has removed to Walbrook avenue Balti-
more.
-Ex-Judge Charles T. Reifsnider, of West
minister, was in Towson on Thursday attend
| ing to some professional matters at the Court
| House.
Mr. Thomas B. Gorsuch, of New York
| city, formerly we'll known farmer of the
18th district of this county, was in Towson on
| Tuesday.
Prof 2. C. Ebaugh, principal of Franklin
High School, has lately had as his guests his
brother, Prof. A. n. Ebaugh and wife, of
Brooklyn, n. Y.
-Messrs. Charles H. Wier and George P.
Wier, who reside a short distance west of Tow
son. registered at the Imperial Hotel, New
| York city, on Tuesday.
| On Thursday last Rt. Rev. William Paret,
Protestant Episcopal Bishop of Maryland,
celebrated the nineteenth anniversary of his
conservation as Bishop.
Mr.. G. Herbert Rice, member of the School
Board, and DR.. Charles L. Mattfeldt are among
those recently elected trustees of Salem Luth-
eran Church, Gainesville.
Mrs. William Paret, wife of the Bishop of
Maryland, gave tea at the Episcopal residence
on Friday afternoon, in honor of Mrs. Talbot
wife of the Bishop of Central Pennsylvania
Robert E. Campbell, who is cadet at the
West Point Military Academy, spent the
holidays at his home at 0wings' Mills. Balti-
more county. He is a son of DR.. Campbell.
Mr. James Rittenhouse, of the 18th dis
trict, was in Towson on Wednesday. He is
again looming up for County Commissioner,
oe s5y pyEhe fa sS School
g. Sd district, is confined to his bed with scati-
ca and inhammatory rheumatism. He is at
tended by DIR. II. Louis Naylor, of Pikesville.
Mr. and Mrs. John 7. Love, who were
lately married, have taken cottage near Rux-
ton, N. c. R. R., and will occupy it early next
spring. Mr. Love is engaged in business in
Baltimore.
Mrs. Henrietta Armacost, of Hampden, is
spending the winter with her son in Annapo-
lis She is the widow of Thomas M .Armacost,
once well known citizen of Warren, Balti-
more county.
Mr.. Charles O'Donnell Lee and family,
who spent the fall and early winter at Need
wood" the old family homestead in Frederick
county, have taken apartments at the Mount
Royal, Baltimore.
Mrs. Jarrett, wife of DR.. James H Jarrett,
is again critically ill at her home in Towson
and her family is very anxious about her.
DR.. Martin L. Jarrett, of Hartford county, called
to see her this week
DR. William G. McCurdy, of Delta, Pa,
called on some of his friends in Towson last
Monday. He has sold his property in Delta
and is now making arrangements to remove
his family to Baltimore.
Mr.. John Centrum, an ex-judge of the
Orphans Court, who was seriously indispos-
ed for several weeks, is now much improv-
ed. He is one of the Oldest citizens in the
neighborhood of Gardenville.
Mr.. John p. Clark an ex-president of the
Baltimore County School Board, was in Tow
son on Friday, 9th inst and was warmly
greeted by many friends. He is 70 years of
age and enjoys excellent health.
Rev Henry G. Martin, who was for many
wears pastor of GovanstOwn Presbyterian
Church, and who resigned some time ago on
account of his health, has returned from
abroad and will spend the remainder of the
winter at Govanstown.
Mr.. William H. Lawrence, young men,
Der of the bar has invited Messrs. Hoshall,
Held and Brunier, judges of the Orphans
Court, with the other officers of the court. to
dine with hira at his home in the 18th dis
trict on Thursday next.
Miss Sophie Talbot, who lives at the old
Talbot homestead on the York turnpike Just
north of Timoniun fair grounds, is critically
i'll at this time. She is daughter OF the late
Joshua F. G. Talbot and has been active in
Grange affairs in this county.
Mr. Zephaniah Poteet, whose home is near
Cockeysvilie, has been confined to the house
for week suffering from the effects of fall,
his right shoulder having been painfully hurt.
His numerous friends will be pleased to learn
that he is rounding to all right.
DIR. William j. Trainor, who has been as
sistant to DR.. !. ). woodward at sparrow
Point, during the past year, is now taking
special course at the Baltimore Medical Col
lege. DR.. Raymond Hussey, of Washington,
has succeeded him at the Point.
COL M. w. Offutt of the Towson bar, who
is interested in various business enterprises,
has announced that he will be a candidate for
the State Senate this year. He is an active
Democrat and has heretofore represented Bal
timore county in the House of Delegates
The condition of Rev. Philip R. Edwards,
who is critically i'll at his home at Doubs,
Frederick county. has not improved. His son,
Rev. John r. Edwards, who returned from
there to his home in Towson on Thursday
night, has little hope for his fathers recovery
Mr.. William Amrein, who some time ago
sold his home at Blenheim, Baltimore county,
and removed to Baltimore, was in Towson on
Tuesday attending to some business matters.
In his occupation of carpenter and builder he
says he has been busy ever since he located in
the city.
MI. G. Albert Mays, successful farmer
and milk shipper of the 7th district, was in
Towson on Tuesday. Mr.. Mays, who is prom
inent in the affairs of the Democratic party,
is a candidate for Clerk of the Circuit Court
and will make strong fight for the nomna-
ton this year.
Mr.. Adam Refer well known business
man of Glen-Arm 18th district, has returned
from a weeks visit to relatives and friends in.
Philadelphia, Camden and Wilmington. He
was especially pleased with the business activi-
ty of the latter city and thinks it has a great
future before it.
Mr.. John Little, who had been agent for
the Northern Central Railway Company at
Parkton for the past thirty nine years has
been promoted to the position of assistant to
Mr.. H. w: Kapp, superintendent of the Balti-
Mr.. Little at Parkton.
Miss Mary Elizabeth Bayne, of Towson
who had an operation performed for chronic
appendicitis at the Church Home and lntirm-
ary in Baltimore, about week ago, is rapidly
recovering and will soon be entirely restored
to health. She had been sufferer for about
a year. Miss Bayne is assistant teacher OF the
public school at Gardenville.
MIR. Asa Bird Gardiner, president of the
Rhode Island State Society of Cincinnati and
secretary-general of the order, has received a
communication from President Loubet, of
France, accepting honorary membership in
the order, to which he was admitted on July
4th last by the Society in the State of Rhode
Island. Mr.. Gardiner is the father of Mr.. Asa
B. Gardner, Jr., a well known citizen OF this
county, who has Just resigned as treasurer and
manager of the Filston Farm Company.
Mr.. H. Slicer Wheeler, proprietor of the
| Farmers Hotel, Forrest and Hlllen streets,
Baltimore, called on some of his friends in
Towson, on Monday last. Mr.. Wheeler, who
is past y years of age, is the youngest Of
family of nine children His father was Ben
| jamin Wheeler and bis mother was Gorsuch
and they raised their large family in Western
Run Valley, near Butler Mr.. Wheeler has
been in public business many years and has
wide circle of friends and acquaintance.
In the Orphans Court.-The will of Mrs.
| Mary G. Goucher, wife of Rev. DIR. John f.
| Goucher, president of the Woman's College,
was filed for probate in the Orphans Court on
| Tuesday The testatrix bequeaths her estate
absolutely to her husband and names him as
executor of the will, and requests that be will
J not be required to give bond. The will was
| executed on November 30th, 1878.
The will of William H. Hare, which was
admitted to probate on Tuesday, gives all his
property to his widow, Mrs. Mary E. Hare, so
| long as she shall remain his widow, and in
the event of her remarrying then the property
is to be sold and equally divided among the
deceased's four children. Mary e. Hare, his
widow, and William F. Hare, his son, are
named as executors without bond
The will of George Lins, late of the 10th
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