The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-12-24
Personal Mention :

Personal Mention
Chief Judge David Fowler sat in the trial
of q case at BeIair this week.
--(orntv SURVEYOR Charles b. MCLEAN, who
has been confined to his home in Towson
several weeks, is improving.
DIR. Charles Mayer Franklin, OF the Snep-
pard Pratt Hospital, who had been spending
Several weeks in New York, has returned.
There are three cases of typhoid fever In
the home of Mrs. Matilda Royston, Of Butler
Mrs. Royston herself and two of her daughters
Miss Janet Berkeley, Of Staunton, va;
Powers, at Trinity Church Rectory, Towson.
Mr. Joseph F. Hindes, Of Winston avenue,
Goyanstown, has purchased country place at
Relay, 18th district, and will occupy it next
Spring.
Miss Eleanor Matthews. who had been
spending some time with friends in Baltimore,
has returned to her home, "Brookwood,"
Mi. George W. Yellott, president of the
Board of County Commissioners, was detained
at his home in the 18th district on wednesday
and Thursday of this week by illness.
Vile, Md, drove from their home in sleigh
last Sunday to visit Mrs. John Wright, mother
of Mrs Merceron, who resides at Towson.
Miss Rebecca Diffenderffer. daughter of
Mr.. w. Stewart Diffenderfer, OF Green Spring
Valley, is spending the Christmas holiday at
ington.
eMr. Charles J. Fox, of Baltimore county,
who is chief of the State Bureau OF STATISTICS
and Information, has received as Christmas
present from the employees of his Office,
handsome cut-glass bowl.
@. Bruff, of Towson, has gone to Tappahan-
mock, Va, where she will be member OF
large house party to be given by Miss Lucy
Anderton over Christmas.
Mrs. Held, wife of Mr.. Lewis w. Held,
well-known business man OF Iowson, was
MONA. but her condition is now improved.
She is attended by DR.. James 81. Jarrett.
-Patrolman Frank r. Catch, Of the Balti.
more police force, who has been on the mounted
squad, was on Thursday promoted by the POLICE
Commissioners to the grade Of sergeant. he
is q SON of Major Thomas B. Catch, OF the Bal
timore County Clerks office.
Mr.. John w. Bull, retired business man
and highly respected citizen OF Warren, otn
district, was stricken with paralysis on Thurs
day, his right side being affected: Mr.. Bull IS
q Justice of the peace, having been nrst ap-
pointed by Governor Lowndes.
Rev. w. l.. Mcdowell, presiding elder or
West Baltimore district NJ. K. Church, fell on
the ice few days ago and sustained broken
kneecap, the injury being so serious as to make
an operation necessary. Rev. Mr.. mcdowell Is
well known in Baltimore county.
The many Baltimore county friends ana
acouaintances of Mr.. Jesse Tyson, of "Cylburn,
Green Spring avenue, will be glad TO learn tnat
he is rapidly recovering from his recent serious
mishap. 1t will be remembered that he fell at
Mr. A. L. Smith, prosperous young farmer
of Stafford county, Kansas, was among the
callers at The UNION Office on Wednesday. de
was accompanied by his uncle, Mr.. Thomas
M. Shamberger, well-known farmer OF the
9Th district with whom he is spending some
Mr.. Vernon G. Gill, who was seriously in
iured in a football game in Delaware on
THANKSGIVING day, was able to return to bis
home at Fairview, 4th district. this week. He
is son of Mr. Edward G. Gill, wellknown
farmer. Young Gill is student at the Mary
land Agricultural College.
DR. R. W. Shermantine, of st. Mary's
county, Md, will succeed DR.. F. G: Mitchell In
the practice of medicine in the 9TH district OF
this county on the LIST Of January next, Or.
Mitchell having determined to retire. Dr.;
Shermantine, who is highly endorsed, has had
considerable hospital experience.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Steinbach, who have
been living in an apartment in New York city,
have bought house on Cliff avenue, Pelham
Heights, Westchester county, N. T., and are
now occupying it. Mrs. Steinbach is the eldest
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. ID. II. Rice, OF Valley
View, near Towson, and has many ,rienos mere.
MIR. Omer +. Hershey, OF Mt. Washington,
who is a member of the well-known law firm
of Grain & Hershey, is named as one OF the
incorporators of the John w. Mealy d Sons
Company that was organized in Baltimore this
week with capital stock Of $4,000. The bust.
ness of the concern is the manufacture and
sale of jewelry.
Mr.. John V. Slade, member of the Board
of County COMMISSIONERS has been his
custom for upwards of thirty years-WllI dine
on Christmas day with his mother Mrs. Sallie
Slade. who is one of the Oldest residents OF My
10 hou for Obi
Messrs. John ", Carroll c., Thomas and Miss
Mary e. Slade.
Mr.. William II. Lawrence, Of the Balti-
more county bar, is q member of the faculty
of the Baltimore University School OF Medi-
cine and delivers two lectures each week on
medical jurisprudence Mr; aawLenGs ;a TnO y
town." entertained number OF bis Baltimore
county friends at canvasback duck dinner on
Tuesday night at his home on East Baltimore
street. 49,,
and respected couple of Monkton, N. G. r. r.,
celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of their
marriage last Monday, upon which occasion
thew entertained number of their friends.
Mrs. Leight was formerly Miss Rachel Kroh,
daughter of Philip Kroh, of Wiseburg:. They
have three children living-Mr. William T.
Leight, Mrs. Thomas Turner ana Mr.. Inomas
Mr.. r. Baldwin Homer and Master Thomas
Wright, who were seriously hurt in coasting
accident at Sherwood about two weeks ago, are
rounding to all right under the care Of DR..
William L. Smith. Master Nathan r. Smith,
Jr.. who was also hurt at the same time, is
nearly we'll. Mr.. Homer was badly cut under
the law and over the right eye, both of which
wounds had to be sewed up. Several OF his
teeth were loosened but they have been saved,
and DR.. Smith says his face will not be dis
figured. It was close cali for several of the
party, fourteen persons having been on the sled