The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-01-16
personaI Mentinn-

Hon. John Hubner, OF Baltimore county,
has been elected director of the First National
Bank of Baltimore.
Judge George L. Van Bibber, of Belair, sat
| in the Circuit Court at Towson on Tuesday
with Judge N. Charles Burke.
/ Mrs Charles K. Burton, of pheasant
Prospect" Long Green Valley, who had been
very sick with pneumonia, is somewhat i'm
| proved.
Mr.. Laban Sparks has removed his law Of
| fee in Baltimore to 228 St. Paul street, where
be will be pleased to see bis Baltimore county
| friends.
George Thurston Williams, of Fauquier coun-
ty, Va, is spending some time with friends in
| Towson.
Mr.. George W. Kirwan. the well known
Baltimore street haberdasher, has been elected
| a director of the Drovers and Mechanics Ma.
| tional Bank of Baltimore.
Mr.. Joshua B. Fowble, who had been ten
ant on the Springfield farm of Mr.. Thomas
Peerce in Dulany's Valley, has rented the ad-
| joining farm of Mrs John Lppincott.
-Messrs. D. g. Mcintosh and Osborne l.
Yellott of the Towson bar, were engaged this
week in the argument of a case before the Su-
preme Court of the United States in Wash
ington.
Friday, 9Th inst, was the nineteenth ami
versary of the conservation of Rev. William
Paret as Bishop of the Diocese of Maryland.
The Bishop and Mrs Paret left this week for
trip South.
Hon. J. Fred. G. Talbot and Hon. John
Hubner, of Baltimore county, were among
those who received invitations to go by special
train to Annapolis on Wednesday to attend the
inauguration.
Mr.. John Crowther, Jr president of the
Towson National Bank, who several weeks
ago broke a small bone in his ankle, was able
to be at the bank for the first time on Tuesday
since the accident.
Baltimore, have announced the engagement of
their daughter. Miss Alice lowering, to Mr..
James Lyon Rogers, son of Mr.. Q. Lyon
Rogers, ST., of Forest View, near Pikesville.
Mr.. Wallace Elliott has been elected secre-
tary of the Prospect Park Fair and Racing As
ISOLATION, vice Mr.. Grant Stockham, resigned.
Mr. Elliott is also treasurer of the association
and he will now discharge the duties of both
offices.
Mr.. George ogier, son Of Mr.. John s;
his birthday on Friday night of last week by
entertaining a number of his friends: The
house was tastefully decorated with cut flowers
and Southern smi1x for the occasion.
Mrs. John Lindsay Clark gave large card
party on Friday afternoon OF last week, at her
home, Valley View Farm, east of Towson, in
honor of her sister, Mrs. Albert Steinbach, Of
New York city. Mrs. Steinbach and Mrs.
Clark are daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. D. 81.
Rice.
Mr.. Robert M. Taylor. of Mount Prospect
Farm, near Towson, who is well known
amateur Jockey, was very successful last year.
He rode thirty eight races, finishing first in IA,
second in Is and third in g. Out of the six
times that he was unplaced his mount fell four
times.
The many friends of Mr.. H. w. Knoebel,
of the 10th district of Baltimore county, will
be pleased to see that he was elected postmas-
ter of the House of Delegates on Tuesday.
Mr. Knoebel has served two terms in the
House and will no doubt make an efficient and
obliging official.
Baltimore county, is a member of the Mary
land Commission to the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition at st. Louis. There have been
two deaths among the members of this COM
mission since ii was appointed by Governor
Smith-Mr. Martin Wagner and Mr.. John E.
Hurst.
Mr.. Samuel E. Hartley, who for several
years conducted the store at Bradshaw, B. & O.
Railroad, and then removed to White Hall, N.
9. r. R., has sold out his business at the latter
place and moved to Hartley, lower Long Green
Valley, where he has connected himself with
the milling and other interests of the well
known firm of P. Hartley's Sons.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. M. Pearce of My Lady's
Manor, and their son and daughter-in-law, Mr..
and Mrs. T. Melville Pearce, are occupying
apartments for the winter at The Northamp-
ton, Charles street and North avenue, Balti-
more. Mr.. ]. NJ. Pearce is an applicant for
the position of Fish Commissioner of Mary
land and is very strongly endorsed. He is
personal friend of Governor Wartield.
Mr.. F. R. Kelley is visiting his father, Mr..
Edward Kelley, of Ashland. N. 9. r. r: For
some years Mr.. Kelley has been living in the
West and has been employed on the Southern
Pacific Railroad. He met with very serious
accident last September, which occurred on the
Salt Lake cut off, from the effects of which be
is Just now recovering. Mr.. Kelley is native
of Baltimore county and may continue to re-
side here.
MIR. w. f. Massey, of Raleigh, N. c., who
will speak on Friday and Saturday of this
week at the Farmers Institute in Tows0n, was
many years ago gardener and florist at Hamp.
Farmer and member of the American Asso-
citation for the Advancement of Science, the
National Geographic Society, the Farmers Ma
tional Congress. and the North Carolina Horti-
cultural Society.
Mr.. Thomas C. Pearce, a retired farmer of
Belfast, 9Th district, attended the farmers in
stitute in Towson on Friday. Notwithstanding
the fact that he is 70 years of age he says he
got up that morning in time to milk IL cows,
change bis clothing, eat his breakfast and get
to the railroad station in time to catch the A.
NJ train Mr.. Pearce, who is spending part of
the winter in Baltimore with his son, DR.. Will
bur NJ. Pearce had been out spending few
days at the old homestead with his son, Mr.. D.
S. Pearce, who is the farmer of the family:
Another son of his, Mr.. A. j. Pearce, started
the Delight Dairy in Baltimore about fiye
years ago, with five gallons of milk day. He
has been very successful and is now retailing
over 125 gallons daily, his dairy being well
known throughout the city.
Celebrated Their Golden Wedding
Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Dunn, of Long Green
Valley, on Monday last celebrated the fiftieth
anniversary of their marriage. They were
married in St. Michael's Church, Flushing,
Long Island, January IL, 1854 The same
IL H-nn Wall al
timore county, and have lived there since
then. They had five children, two Of whom
are dead. Those living are Rev. ]. E. Dunn,
pastor of st. Marks Church, Gainesville; Mr..
Joseph c. Dunn, with the United States Cotton
Duck Corporation, Baltimore, and Miss Mary
Dunn.
A nuptial high mass was celebrated'by their
son, Rev. J. E. Dunn, in st. Johns Church,
Long Green, where Mr. and Mrs. Dunn have
attended for nearly fifty years. The priests in
the sanctuary were Rev. Joseph B. Hauck,
pastor of st. Johns; Rev. James p. Holden,
pastor of st. Jeromes Church, Baltimore, and
Rev. F. K. Brady, pastor of st. Ignatius'
| Church, Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dunn were attended by their
son aud daughter, Mr.. Joseph c. Dunn and
Miss Mary Dunn. The ushers were Messrs.
| c. Albert Kuper and Robert 6. Boarman.
| Mr.. Frederick Huber, organist of st. Marks
| Church, Catonsville, accompanied the choir in
| singing the mass and other music.
Rev. James P. Holden, of st. Jerome's
| Church, Baltimore, delivered an address on the
| life of Mr.. Dunn, whom he has known for
| twenty five years.
The vestments of the mass were of rich gold,
| in harmony with the feast celebrated. The
altar boys serving the mass were Frank Kear-
ney and Ambrose Finnegan. The congrega-
| ton filled the church.
| A reception was held after the service by
| Mr.. and Mrs Dunn at their home, Cedar Grove.
| The presents were of gold, including 800 in
| gold coin.
National Banks Elect Oh1cers.-All the
| national banks elected officers for the ensuing
| year on Tuesday, January 18th. Those Of Bal
| timore county are as follows:
! TowsoN NATIONAL BANK.
| President-Juhn Crowther. Jr.
| Vice President-Duane II. Rice.
Cashier-W Clarence Craumer.
Directors Emanuel Herman, Lewis M.
| Bacon. Walter s. Franklin. j. Fred. Q. Tai
| bolt and Marshall Winchester.
cocKEYsvILLE NATIONAL BANK.
President-Joshua F. Cockey, Sr.
Vice President Hubbard E. Bartleson.
Cashier-William H. Buck, Jr.
Assistant Cashier-Alexander d. Brooks.
i Directors-Joshua F. Cockey, Jr., II. u. Bar
tleson, Andrew ]. Leutz, A. Elzey Waters,
| Doho-t N Ruaaav r. GitfinOa Merrvmau and