The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-12-17
peraonaI Mnnt,on

Personal Mention
Mrs. George w. Yellott, who was quite
! sick for some days at her home, Ridgeview
Farm, Long Green Valley, is improving.
Col. Charles B. MCLEAN, county surveyor,
is still confined to his home in Towson and
suffers very much at times with his head.
Mr.. Edward M. Gillet, Jr., who spent the
past summer and fall in the State of Texas, has
returned to his home at Verona, 9TH district.
COL Charles B. Rogers, of "Lystra," Green
Spring Valley. who is an ex-county school ex-
aminer, was among the visitors to Towson on
Wednesday.
Mr.. George R. Ensor, an aged farmer Of
Philopolis, 9Th district, is being treated for
appendicitis at the Union Protestant Infirmary
in Baltimore.
Mrs. Joseph H Rieman and her daughter.
Miss Charlotte L. Rieman, of "Dumbarton,"
near Towson, registered at the Albemarle Hotel,
New York city, on Thursday.
Mr.. VIM. 81. Lawrence, of the Baltimore
county bar, was admitted to practice in the
Circuit Court at Belair few days ago, on mo-
ton Of Hon Stevenson A. Williams; !.
the Court House and bailiff to the County Com
missioners, is suffering from severe case of
grip at his home, Glen-Arm, 18th district
Mr.. Philip A. s. Franklin, formerly of
Baltimore county, has been reelected vice.
president of the Maryland Society of New York,
the annual meeting of which was held on
Monday night last.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jefferson ID. Norris, who
sailed from New York for Naples few days
ago. were accompanied by Misses Susan and
Sabrita Norris, sisters of Mr.. Norris. They
will spend several months in Italy.
Mrs. Flora Stewart Emory, who is q
frequent contributor to the columns of THE
UNION. gave reception on Wednesday night.
at her home in Govanst0wn, to the members
of the Baltimore Amateur Press Club.
The engagement has been announced of
Miss Helen Kaufman, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Clifford Kaufman, of Hamilton, Hartford
road, to Mr.. George Kamptman, of Baltimore.
The wedding will take place this month.
Hon. Albert A. Blakeney, formerly of Bal.
timore county, has been reelected president of
the Union League Club of Maryland. Sheriff
William H. Green was elected member of
the board Of governors to serve four years.
Mrs. Mary G. Little, widow of George Little,
late of Parkton, 9TH district, is very i'll at the
residence of her son, DIR. Calder Little, 718
Potter avenue Hampden. DIR. Norment, who
is attending her. has no hope of her recovery.
Mr.. Henry N. Merryman, OF Baltimore,
who has been sick and confined to his home
about year, is improving. He is native Of
| the 7th district of Baltimore county and half
brother of the late John Merryman, of Hay
fields.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry G. Shirley, who were
married at Oxford, N. c., on the I'D Of Novem-
Der, reached Towson on wednesday last and
have taken apartments at the Smedley House
for the winter. Mr.. Shirley is the roads engi-
neer for Baltimore county.
Hon. and Mrs. Frank 7. Ransom and Mrs.
George Coville, all of Omaha, Neb., paid visit
early this week to DIR. and Mrs. R. G. Massen-
| burg, of Towson. Mr.. Ransom, who is MEM
| Der of the bar, came East to argue case before
the Supreme Court of the United States.
Mr.. Lawrence Hall Fowler, son of Chief
| Judge David Fowler, who had been studying
architecture in Paris and other foreign cities
about two years, having returned to Baltimore
| a few weeks ago, has associated himself with
prominent firm of architects of that city.
Mr.. and Mrs. William L. Marbury. who
spent the past summer with the latter,s iatner
| at his farm north of Green Spring Valley, are
now occupying the fine large house which they
| RECENTLY purchased, located on the corner of
Park avenue and Lanvale street. Baltimore.
Mr.. John B. M. Clayton, we'll
farmer Of Fork neighborhood, 18th district
| drove to Towson in sleigh on Wednesday
| morning and covered the distance of nearly IL
miles in little over three-quarters of an hour.
| This shows in what fine condition the roads
| are for sleighing.
Mr.. Alfred II. Peasants, who bought the
Mt. Repose Farm, north of Cockeysville, has
! removed from Pikesville to it and will reside
there permanently. Mt. Repose is one of the
most beautiful old places in the county and
| Mr.. Peasants made happy selection in choos-
ing it for home:
the present petit jury, is a highly esteemed
farmer of the 7th district, where he was born
| and spent his entire life Heis brother of Mr..
James N. Frederick, of the same district, who
| was elected member of the Board Of County
Commissioners on the Republican ticket in the
fall of 1895.
Mr.. Van Brant Rittenhouse, foreman of
| the late grand Jury, entertained few OF
| his friends at his beautiful home in the 18th
| district on Wednesday night last: Among the
| number were County Commissioners Yellott
| and Mann, Mr.. William e. Zimmerman, one
| of the Judges of the Orphans Court; Mr..
| Edward J. Bell and Mr.. Hutton.
Mrs. Cuttings Wilson, who lives near Sweet
| Air has, by the advice of her physician, Dr.
| John s. Green, gone to an institution IN baiti'
| more to undergo an operation. About two
| wears ago Mrs. Wilson met with serious acci-
| dent while driving on country road near her
| home and it is the result of this accident that
| is causing her present trouble. She has suf-
fered greatly from her injuries.
| the owners and the manager OF the old Ash
| land furnace property at Ashland, N. @. r. r.
| The furnace was abandoned and removed long
| since, but the tenant houses-some forty odd
| in number--are all occupied. Every Christmas
| Capt. Herman provides suinptuous treat
for the children Of these families, and they are
now looking forward eagerly to this annual
| roundup.
Among those from Baltimore county who
were subscribers to the dinner given by the
Presbyterian Union Of Maryland at Hotel
Belyedere, Baltimore on Monday night were
| the following: Messrs. William III. Conkling,
Charles e. Rieman, John CT Rose James
McNab, Joseph Clendenin, John 8. Ensor,
| William H. Conkling, Jr., and Robert Gar
rett. Mr.. Robert H. Smith, the well-known
attorney, is president of the Union.
-Messrs Abram J. and Clinton JessOp, we'll
known farmers of the 9th district, drove to
| Towson in q sleigh on Tuesday to attend to
some business at the Court House and, Incl
dentally. to renew their subscriptions to THE
| UNION These gentlemen are sons OF the late
William Jessop of "Vauxhall," who was in
his day one of the largest landowners and most
successful farmers in that section ofthe county.
He was also breeder Of fine sheep that had
Mr.. Joseph B: Seth, a prominent attorney
| of Easton Nd, who also has an Office in Balti-
more, was among the visitors to Towson on
| Tuesday. Some years ago he was active in the
| Democratic politics of this State and was once
| Speaker of the House of Delegates. Standing
| in the rotunda of the Court House looking at
a sale poster printed at The UNION Office he
| pointed out the picture OF q Jersey COW that
| was raised by his late brother, Alexander Seth.
| of Baltimore county, who was breeder of
| high class Jerseys. He said the COW (men-
| tioning her name) had been sold by his brother
to the late Samuel NJ. Shoemaker, of Burn
| side" Green Spring Valley. for $1,000.
Mr.. w. Hall Harris who came to Towson
| on Tuesday as the legal advisor OF Mr.. Fred
| erick Won Kapf, who was named as executor
| of the estate Of his mother-in-law, Mrs. Sarah
| G. Brown, of "Stoneleigh," belongs to family
| well known in Maryland. DE is the only son
| of the late Hon. J. Morrison Harris, who, as
Young man, represented this State in Congress
and who, in later years, was candidate for
| Governor, and there are thousands Of men
living today who believe he was elected to that
Office, but be was not given the chance to fill
Il. He was a man who was close to the hearts
of the people and that he should have been de-
| prived Of this honor was generally greatly
deplored.
as executor in the will of his mother-in-law,
| Mrs. Sarah c. Brown, of 'Stoneleigh," near
i Towson, is a gentleman well and favorably
known to the people of this county. He owns
one of the finest farms in the vicinity Of
Towson and daily gives it his personal atten-
ton, although he does not live on It,. For
| wears Mr.. Won Kapff was connected with the
baltimore County Agricultural Society, and
for considerable portion Of the time was its
president. That his mother-in-law had un-
bounded confidence in his integrity and bust
ness ability is evidenced by the fact that she
| made him executor of her large estate, and
trustee for two of her children, without requir-
ing him to give any bond.
Mr.. Alexander Mccormick, president; Mr..
james s. Nussear, secretary, and Mr.. james p.
- n a r.. -