The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-05-07


DIR: E. N. Brush, medical superintendent
of the Sheppard Pratt Hospital, near Towson,
spent this week in Buffalo, N. Y.
Mrs. Walter w. Keith, of Chicago, is visit
| ing her mother, Mrs. George Brown, who is
| spending the spring at Marshy Point.
! Mrs. j. T. MaIlonee and son, of Boston.
Mass, paid a visit this week to Mrs. E. Mallo.
nee. of "Ltterlouna,n near Pikesville.
Mrs. R. L. Piersol and daughters, of Mel
vale, Baltimore county. have been visiting her
sister, Mrs. H. Lovey Dye, of Arlington, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Won Kapff, of
"Stoneleigh," near Towson, registered at the
| Fifth-Avenue Hotel, New York city, on We'd
nesday.
The James E. Rhodes junior scholarship
at Bryn Mawr College has been awarded to
Miss Phoebe S. Crosby, of Gainesville, Balti-
| more county.
Mr.. o. B. Zantzinger and family, who had
been living near Pikesville for some time,
have returned to Baltimore and are living on
North Calvert street.
Mrs William T. Miles, of My Lady's
Manor, who had been spending some time
| with Miss Elsie Justus, of Park avenue, Balti-
more, has returned to her home.
DIR. w. Rush Dunton, of the Sheppard
Pratt Hospital, is now occupying one of the
cottages Of Mr.. c. E. Thomas, on the east side
| of the York road, South Towson.
Mr.. Henry 3. Chew, of Gloucester, N. j.,
spent several days this week with his sister,
Miss Harriet Chew, in Towson. Mr.. Chew is
the eldest son of the late Charles R. Chew, of
| EPSON.
Mr.. Charles r. Diffenderffer has closed his
! city home in Baltimore and removed with his
| family for the summer to "Cassia," his beauti-
full country place at the head of Charles street
! avenue.
Mr.. Louis Nolan and family, of North
Charles street, Baltimore, have taken for the
| summer Bonnie Blink, F" the beautifully loca-
ted estate of the late John ]. Wight, near
Cockeysville.
/ AZ u
resident of the I'd district of Baltimore county,
has been appointed clerk to the Board of Coun-
| ty Commissioners of Howard county at sala-
| ry of $500 year.
Col. William A. Hanway, of Aigburth
| Park, adjoining Towson, has announced the
engagement Of his youngest daughter, Miss
Mary Hanway, to Mr.. Nathaniel F. Bryant, of
Newtonville, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. s. G. Williams have re-
turned from short stay at The Brighton, At
lantic City. They will spend the early sum-
mer at their beautiful farm Long Green"
in Long Green Valley.
MIR. G. Franklin Wisner, principal of Tow
son High School, who was married last week,
has rented the vacant house of Mrs. Eudocia
Stansbury, on West Allegany avenue, near
Trinity Church, in this town.
Among the graduates at the annual COM
mencement of the Southern Homeopathic
College, which took place in Baltimore on
Tuesday night, was Mr. William G. Bode, of
Govanstown, Baltimore county.
Mr.. Thomas Kaufman, the Oldest magis.
trate in Baltimore county, was among those
who took their commissions from the County
Clerks Office on Tuesday. He is SO years of
age and has held the Office at Monkton over
forty years.
Mr.. G. F. Norris, who has sold bis store at
Unionvile, 11th district, TO Mr.. 0. z. Grau,
will dispose of his remaining personal effects
on the 18th instant and give up business in
order to recuperate his health. For the present
his family is living in Baltimore.
Mr.. Henry M. Walker, of Baltimore for
merly well known resident OF this county,
was in Towson this week. He is now engaged
in the real estate business in Baltimore. Mr..
Walker is a son of the late Patrick Henry
Walker, of "Dumbarton," near Pikesville.
Mrs. Weede. wife of Rev. Charles 7.
Weede who had been visiting her sister, Mrs.
K. T. Cairnes, of Catonsville, has returned 10
her home in Winchester, Va, accompanied by
her niece, Miss Virginia Cairnes. Rev. Mr..
Weede was formerly pastor of Hereford Cir
cult, Baltimore county.
Sheriff William H. Green, of Baltimore,
was among the visitors to Towson on Thurs
day. He enjoys the distinction of being the
only Republican who was elected on the city
ticket last November. Mr.. Green has hosts of
friends in Baltimore county from whom he
always receives warm welcome
Among the graduates at the annual COM
mencement of the Baltimore Medical College,
which took place at the Academy of Music on
Thursday afternoon, was Mr.. William 7. G.
Whiteford, youngest son of the late DR.. A. x.
Whiteford, of Parkville, Baltimore county,
and brother of Dr. Lingard l. Whiteford.
Mr.. Charles A. Councilman and E. Git
tings MerrymaD, members of the Board atten-
ded the meeting of the trustees of the Mary
land Agricultural College which was held at
the college on Monday. Mr.. MerTyman is
member of this board by election of the stock.
holders of the institution and not by appoint
ment of the Governor.
MIR. Richard Emory, who was some years
eg2 gsner n mRapoaagsT ct the TraS of
is a native of Baltimore county and son of
the late Thomas l.. Emory, of My Lady's
Manor. Lately he had been connected with
an electric railway system in Ohio.
THE UNION congratulates Mrs. Lamb as
| the first woman to fill the Office of school
| trustee in Baltimore county She has been
chosen member of the board of Govanstown
| school and the selection, which was made by
the School Board this week, is an excellent
| one. Mrs. Lamb is the wife of Mr.. George M.
Lamb, one of Baltimore citys leading mer-
| chants.
Mr.. John Berger retired on Wednesday
| last as one of the road commissioners for the
| 18th district, having been legislated out OF
| Office by the new law that took effect May LIST.
Mr.. Berger was highly complimented by the
| County Commissioners on account of his eff
| cheney in road work and also for the correct.
| ness of his accounts as submitted to the Board
from time to time.
Mr. E. Cuttings Merryman came to Tow
| son on Tuesday and took the oath of office as
| a member of the State Live Stock Sanitary
| Board. He succeeds Mr.. Elisha f. Parks of
| the 9Th district. Mr.. Merryman and Mr..
| GrosveDor Hanson, of Howard county, are
new members of the Board as at present con-
stituted. Mr.. Merryman was chosen president
| at the meeting of the Board on Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry G.. Wheeler, of Pat
| terson's Garden" near White Hall, N. G. r. r.,
| celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of their
marriage on Monday, upon which occasion
| family reunion was held. Among the guests
| were Mr.. and Mrs. William B. Jarrett, who
| served as best man and bridesmaid at the we'd
| ding fifty years ago. Mr.. and Mrs. Wheeler,
| who are each II years of age, are in the en-
| iovment of excellent health. Mr.. Wheeler
has been farmer all his life.
The Belair AgiS of this week says it is
stated on good authority that Mr.. Albert s.
| Cook, examiner of the Baltimore county
schools, will be appointed principal OF the new
! Yeatman High School, recently erected in st.
Louis at cost of over 100000. Professor
| Cook has been highly recommended for this
| position by the faculty of Princeton University
| and others. His frat public school appear
ance was in Belair, when be was appointed
principal of the Academy and Graded School.
| His rise in pedagogy has been rapid, and he
is now considered one of the best authorities in
this country on this important subject.
| MI. TdDk OdIuWclI, VI 0lDkctHIC3 wiz
| has been connected with the roads of the 18th
| district in one way or another for nearly thir-
| ty years, latterly as road commissioner, was
among those who retired from that office on
| Wednesday because of the new road law.
| Mr.. Cardwell has always been recognized as
| one of the best road men in the county and
| the County Commissioners expressed regret at
| dispensing with his services. He always advo-
Gated the use of hard material on the roads,
| but owing to the small allowance of money he
was often prevented from carrying out his
| plans because of the lack of the wherewithal
| to buy and prepare the stone. He did the
| best he could at all times, under the circum-
stances and retires with the respect and con-
| fidence of his neighbors.
Jurors for May Term of the Circuit
| Court.-Judge Burke has drawn the jurors to
| serve at the May term of the Circuit Court,
| which commences on the third Monday Q6th)
| of the month. Following is the list the fig
| ures after the names indicating the district the
| Juror is from
| Nicholas Lauman..... WIN. II. Price. ......
| William P. Harman.. VIM. H. Wight.......
| George s. Kalb ....... Robert ]. Foley.......
BENJAMIN T. Campbell George klass ......... y
| n John Black. ........ 2Charles G. Dientzbach
| David l. Kennedy. 2John c. Perkins ......
| George w. LOngley. :. q VIM. ChenOwith.