The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-01-17
Personal Mention

| Personal Mention
Miss Mamie Lippett, of Berryville, Va. is
visiting the Misses Yellott of Towson.
| Miss Belle Merryman, of Pleasant Hill is
visiting Miss Matte Hinton, of Brookland.
vile.
Mrs Francis Sanderson has returned to
her home at Walbrook after pleasant visit to
| New York.
Mrs. Joseph L. Findlay, of Centreville
Md, is visiting her brother, Mr.. William Ora
| son, of Towson.
| Miss Matte Wheeler, of Philopolis. sth
district, is spending some time with her grand
parents at Brooklandville
Mr.. Thomas Bond, well known farmer
of Western Run Valley, is confined to his
home with severe attack of grip.
DIR. w. P. e. Wyse, of Pikesville, has
been elected first vice president of the Medical
and Surgical Association of Maryland.
MIR. Samuel Ceilings, of the Luthervile
firm of Ceilings Bros, has been suffering very
much lately from rheumatism of the eyes
Mr. Chester B. Turnbull, who is spending
the winter in Baltimore, addressed the prison.
ers in the Towson Jail last Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. George Dubois Murphy who spent
the holidays at his home, st. Johns Rectory,
Western Run, has returned to Delaware Col
lege.
Mrs. Jarrett, wife of DIR. ]. H. Jarrett, of
Towson, who has been critically ill for several
weeks, does not improve and her recovery is
not expected.
Bishop and Mrs William Paret will sail
from New York today for pleasure trip to
Bermuda. They will return about the middle
of February.
Mr.. W. George Marley, of the Towson bar,
who had been visiting his brother, Rev. J.
Tilton Marley, of Morgantown, W. Va, has
returned to his home here.
The engagement is announced of Miss
Mary Digges Lee, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles ODonnell Lee. of Roland Park, to Mr.
William Randol, of New York.
Mrs. Sellers Parran and daughter, who
had been spending some time at st. Johns
Rectory, Western Run Valley, have returned
to their home in Charles county, Md
Rev. Philip G. Edwards is still in critical
condition at his home Doubs, Frederick coun-
ty, Md. His son, Rev. John R. Edwards pas
tor of Towson NJ. E. Church. is with him.
Hon. Albert A. Blakeney has been re-elec-
ted president of the Washington Savings Bank,
of baltimore. Mr.. George R. Novel; of
Glencoe is a member of the board of directors.
Mr.. Charles S. Grason, of st. Mary's coun-
ty, paid short visit to relatives and friends in
Towson this week. He left his home on Mon
day evening and up to that time they had no
snow and very little ice
Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Ensor, who had
for some time been living with their son, Mr..
John S. Ensor, at Mt. Washington, have
taken apartments at The Smedley, Towson for
the remainder of the winter.
On the 9th instant Rev. George c. Stokes,
who has been rector of the Church of the Re-
deemer, Charles street avenue, since 1861,
quietly celebrated the fftieth anniversary of
his ordination to the ministry.
Mr.. Redmond G. Stewart, member of the
House of Delegates, was in Towson on We'd
nesday for the first time since his marriage to
Miss Small, of York, Pa He received the
congratulations of number of friends.
MIR. and Mrs. B. Howard Mays, of Philop-
oils, announce the engagement of their daugh-
ter, Miss Mary Bertha Mays, to Mr.. Harry L.
Stansbury. The wedding will take place at
Emmanuel p. e. Church, Glencoe, Thursday,
January 10Th.
Mr.. James ]. Lindsay, of the law firm of
Boarman g. Lindsay, is being named in con-
nection with the Democratic nomination for
State Senator. He has heretofore represented
this county in both the House and Senate and
the duties would therefore not be new to him.
Mr.. Samuel NJ. Manifold, formerly road
master of the BALTIC. & Lehigh (now Md. &
Pa) Railroad has been made general superin-
tendent of the Western Maryland Railroad.
Mr. Maniford, who is an experienced railroad
man, has been in the employ of the Western
Maryland about three years.
Mr.. Howard B. Anderson, formerly con-
ductor on the Balto & Lehigh, (now Md. and
Pa.) Railroad was badly poisoned on New
Years day by eating mince pie. 1t required
the efforts of five physicians to save his
life. Mr.. Anderson is now a conductor on the
town, Md.
AT the last meeting of the Evansville
Farmers Club DR.. Joseph r. Owens read an
interesting and instructive paper on the sys-
tenn of crops best adapted to supercede in part
the tobacco crop in Southern Maryland. Dr..
Owens, who is treasurer of the Maryland
Agricultural College, is brother-in-law of
Mr.. Charles A. Councilman, of Worthington
Valley.
Mr.. Thomas Gorsuch of c., of Parkville,
Hartford road, who is upwards of 80 years of
age, few days ago called upon Mr.. Thomas J :.
Gorsuch of Baltimore, who had just celebra-
ted his 89th birthday. This was the first meet
ing these old gentlemen, but it is said before
parting they managed to patch up some sort
of relationship where it was not previously
known any existed. Mr.. Thomas Gorsuch,
who is clear headed and active for his age, is
local minister of tho Methodist Episcopal
| Church and working director of the Mutual
| Fire Insurance Company of Hartford county.
He is a native of Hartford, while his namesake
| was born in Carroll county, but has spent the
| greater part of his life in Baltimore city.
-Ex County Commissioner Robert S. Corse
| was in Towson on Wednesday and was greeted
| by many old friends. He now occupies what
remains of the old Furley Hall Nursery prop
| erty, in the rear of Baltimore Cemetery, Nth
| district, much of the large tract having been
disposed of. The house on the place was built
| one hundred and seventy-fve years ago by a
| member of the Bowley family after whom
Bowleys Wharf, in Baltimore, was named.
| 1t is frame structure, still in an excellent
| state of preservation, and contains 10 rooms.
| The papering on one of these rooms was done
| one hundred and five years ago at the time of
| the marriage there of Miss McKim. William
| Corse, who conducted the Furley Hall Nurse
| ries many years, inherited part of the land from
| his father-in-law, whose name was Sinclair.
| The remainder he purchased from the Bowley
| estate in 1847.