The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-03-05
cersonaJ Mention.

Mr.. n. Rogers Bayly, Of Batesburg, Soutl
Carolina, paid a visit this week to his ole
home in Green Spring Valley.
Mr.. Samuel J. Ady, well known farme
near Sharon, Md. & Pa. Railroad, and two O
his children, are sick with typhoid fever.
Mr. Thomas McGuinness, prominent citi
zen of Highlandtown, who has been suffering
with rheumatism several months, is now
much improved.
Mr.. John s. Longnecker, of Worthington
Valley, who sold his farm stock and nipple
ments on the 18th of February removed 'hiI
family to Pittsburg on the LIST. instant.
MIR. j. G. Favor, of Fallston, Hartford
county, was in Towson on Tuesday on the
lookout for farm. He wishes to become q
permanent resident of Baltimore county.
Mrs Parks, widow of Elisha Parks, who
is upwards of 80 years of age, lives with her
son, Mr.. Elisha F. Parks, near Texas. She
sustained a slight stroke of paralysis some
time ago.
Mr.. Charles H. Mann, door. keeper of the
Press Gallery in the House of Representatives
! Washington, D. c., came to Towson on Tues
day on business and called upon several of
his friends here
Miss Leora Bowen, of Towson, who had
been a teacher in a kindergarten school in Bal
timore, has taken charge of a kindergarten
school in York, Pa. She is daughter of Mr..
Joseph S. Bowen.
Miss Frank Bray Merritt, daughter of Mrs
John A. Merritt, of Grange, Baltimore county,
and Mr.. Sedgewick Cromw we'll, Jr., of Balti.
more, will be married March Both, at the home
of the brides mother.
Miss Emma Bond is now actively engaged
as trained nurse and will shortly get her di-
ploma at the Baltimore City Hospital. She is
daughter of Mr.. John Bond, of Western Run
Valley, Baltimore county.
Rev. Emory L. Bennett, pastor of High
landtown Methodist Episcopal Church. will
be married on Saturday, March 18th, to Miss
M. Olive Murray, teacher in one OF the pub
lie schools of the 18th district.
William p. Cole, Jr., eldest son of Mr..
William P. Cole, Clerk of the Circuit Court,
who had a severe attack of grip and was
threatened with pneumonia, is much better.
DR.. J. H. Jarrett is his physician.
Col. William Conant Church, editor and
proprietor of the Army and Navy Journal,
New York, who was returning from business
trip to Washington, spent several hours with
friends in TowsOn, on Wednesday.
DIR. Lingard 1. Whiteford, who had a Sc
we're attack of grip and bronchitis at bis home
at Fullerton, Belair road is again able to be
out. During his sickness his brother, DR.. w.
T. q. Whiteford, attended to his practice.
Mr.. Orrick W. Gent, of Grace Church,
Chestnut Ridge, has been elected delegate, and
Mr.. George W. Dearholt, alternate, to the
Maryland Annual Conference of the Metho-
dist Protestant Church, which will meet in Bal
timore, April 9th.
Mr. and Mrs. L. Scott Carswell. Of Cor
SuCn avenue, WdveTiy, Will SAIL next N Onuay
for Bombay, India, to visit their sOn-in-law
and daughter, DR.. and Mrs. e. II. Hume
They will also make tour of Italy. Greece,
Turkey, Egypt and Palestine.
Mr.. John R. Parks. highly esteemed
farmer of the 9th district and member Of the
vestry of Sherwood P. E. Church, was stricken
with paralysis at his home near Texas on
Wednesday last. He is the father Of Mr.
Lawrence E. Parks, of Towson.
Mr.. John P. Ringgold, Of Queenstown.
who had been connected with the Towson in
surance firm of Messrs Offutt, Wright & En-
mart about eighteen months withdrew from
the firm on the I'd instant, having other in
terests that require his attention.
Miss Rozella Henderson, daughter Of Mrs.
Mary L. Henderson, of Towson, who submit
ted to an operation at the Homeopathic Hos
pital in Baltimore about ten days ago, il in
a much improved condition, the operation
having been pronounced successful.
The many friends of Col. Benjamin r.
Taylor ex County Commissioner, will be
pleased to learn that the Secretary Of War has
appointed him superintendent of the National
Cemetery at Arlington, near Washington. He
is now in charge there. The position carries
with it o cosy house and comfortable salary.
Mr.. George w. Mumma this week removed
from Dulany's Valley to the country place Of
Mrs. Sloan, near Lutherville. He is the
father Of the boy who was shot and killed a
few months ago by young johnson and it is
mainly due to that unfortunate affair that he
and his family are leaving the neighborhood.
Mr.. William r. Straughn, son Of Rev. j.
L. Straughn, pastor of Baltimore Circuit Meth
odist Protestant Church, was elected one of
the delegates from the Johns Hopkins Univer-
sity to the Interstate Young Mems Christian
Association for Maryland, Delaware, West
Virginia and the District of Columbia, which
meet in Cum berland. Md, this week.
Mr.. John Bond, one of the old and sue
cessful farmers of the 9Th district, has rented
his farm in Western Run Valley to his son,
ments on Wednesday, March 10th. Mr.. Bond
is a member of the Senior Gunpowder Agri-
cultural Club and takes an active interest in its
meetings. Young Mr.. Bond has just been
married.
Miss Ann Colt Merryman will sell al her
stock and other personal effects on the Hay
fields Farm, near Cockeysville, on Tuesday,
March 10Th, and soon thereafter she and her
brother, Mr.. William d. Merryman, will re-
move to Delaware, where they will make their
future home. Mr.. N Bosley Merryman, ex.
County Clerk, will then take possession Of
Hayfields, which is the old family homestead
of the Merrymans.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. James N Fox,
of Arlington, was the scene of a large gather
ing on Monday evening, February 18th. 1t
was a surprise given in honor Of Mr.. Fox's
birthday, which occurs but once in four years.
and sometimes but once in eight years. This
was his eleventh birthday, and the music rem
dered games played and refreshments served
made it an enjoyable one not only for himself,
but for all present. Besides the many wishes
that he may celebrate many more birthdays
Mr.. Fox was the recipient OF number OF
useful presents.
Mr. William Gorsuch, formerly of Union
vile, 18th district, has just returned from
visit of several months duration to Kansas
and Southwes Missouri. He was deligted
with the country and says the weather there
this winter has been very pleasant and in
marked contrast to what we have experienced
in Maryland He spent some time with his
brother-in-law, Mr.. John W. Slower. success
full stock raiser at FTedonia, Kansas, having
gone there from Baltimore county many years
ago. Mr. Gorsuch will hereafter make his
home in Philadelphia, where he will engage in
business.
Important Changes in the Catonsville
Country Club.-The Baltimore Herald says
the Gainesville Country Club, which was one
of the first suburban country clubs around
Baltimore, and which, in former years, was
the scene of many gay social functions, where
the cream of Baltimore and suburban society
danced, held teas and card parties, will, it 10
understood abolish the social features Of the
club and an effort is being made to consolidate
with it the Baltimore Athletic Club. The en-
tire clubhouse, ifthe present plan goes through,
will be used for athletics. This is contrary to
the purpose for which the clubhouse was
erected.
The Gainesville Casino Company had in
mind when they erected the Casino, as the
clubhouse was known, dozen years ago, that
it would be just the place where they could
introduce their daughters into society and
likewise teach the masculine members Of the
club to play the English game Of cricket. But
the Gainesville contingent never took TO
cricket, and after several visits of Captain
Warmers al-star English team, the devotees
of the game, who were few in number, became
disguised with the lack of interest that most
Catonsvillians displayed and transferred their
affections and likewise their membership TO
the Mount Washington Country Club, where
cricket is more thought Of.
| But the dances, the teas, the card parties and
the suppers were well patronized at the Cations
| Vile club for number of years. The mem
| bership aggregated about 400 at one time. But
| in recent years conditions have changed at the
club. Where dances we're given twice week
| in former years, last season the board OF
| governors found it difficult to have Fourth OF
| July celebration, and so they have concluded
| to abolish the social features of the club and
! turn their attentions entirely to athletics.
| Baseball and tennis were the only drawing
| cards at the club last season. The enthusiasm
| for these games has convinced the governor
| that the projected change will be welcome to q
| majority of the members.
| Tud0a purta'a Tribute to th0 Late Mr.,