The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-09-30
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ed after spending some time with relatives in
Baltimore.
--Rey. T. NJ. West, senior pastor of Hereford
Circuit, is enjoying vacation Of two weeks at
Frostburg, Md.
Towson, has had as her guest her mother. Mrs.
Lawson, of the State of Texas.
Misses TiIlie and Anna Hanf, of Blenheim,
are spending fortnight with friends in Balti-
more. Washington and Towson.
Mrs Samuel Dukehart and Mrs. Duke
hart, of Rhode Island, are visiting the latter's
son, Mr. Charles Dukehart, of Dulany's
Valley.
Miss Francis Lewis, of Raspeburg, Belair
road, has an attack of appendicitis and is under
the professional care of Drs. William D. Corse
and L. /. Whiteford.
Mr.. and Mrs. William +. Cochran, who
spent the summer at Bar Harbor, have re-
turned to their country place, "Woodbrook,"
Charles street avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. William D. Wight, who
spent several weeks on an extended tour OF the
Northwest, including the Portland Exposition,
returned to their home near Cockeysville.
MIR. Michael Padan, of Padonia, N. G. R.
r., has gone to New York city where he was
Joined by his sisters, Misses Annie and Catha-
rine Padian, for an extended northern trip.
Rev. John A. Nesbitt, of Port Deposit, Md,
has been chosen pastor of the Presbyterian
Church at Gainesville to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of Rev. Joseph F. Jennison.
Miss Phiena Scott, daughter of Mr.. Frank
G. Scott. of Shawan. 9Th district, has assumed
her duties as superintendent of the nurses
training department of the hospital at Potts
vile, Pa.
MIR. John Friskey, well known business
man and property-owner of Friskeyville, Bel.
air road, is suffering from an attack oftyphoid
malaria. DR.. Lingard |. WhitefOrd is his
physician.
The engagement has been announced of
Miss Sallie B. Upton, daughter OF Mr.. 5. w.
Upton, of Butler and Mr.. Elijah 5. Ensor. of
Sparrow's Point. The marriage will take place
next month.
Mr.. and Mrs George E. O'Dell, of Towson,
are spending week in New York city. Mrs.
O'Dell is the only child of the late William H.
Ruby. editor and proprietor of the old Mary
land Journal.
MIR. Edgar H. Cans, the we'll known at
torney, who spent several months in Europe.
returned to his home in Govanstown on Tues-
day. He was accompanied by Mrs. Cans and
two daughters.
DIR. Charles ODonovan, we'll known
Baltimore physician, who, with his family,
occupied the old Price homestead, near Jockeys
ville during the past summer, has returned to
his home in Baltimore.
Mr.. A. W. Perrie, who has been very sick
at his boarding house in Towson several days
this week, was slightly better on Friday, 10Th
inst He is a well known justice of the peace
and also member of the bar.
Mr.. Charles G.. Homer, Jr., of Sherwood,
n. G. r. R., sailed from New York few days
ago for Genoa, via Gibraltar and Naples. He
is ce-president of the Second National Bank
of Baltimore of which his father is president.
-Messrs. William S. Forwood, Frank e.
Gorrell, Louis Deshell and Lawrence For
wood, all of Belair, came to Towson on Tues
day night to attend the meeting of the lodge of
Elks. They made the trip in an automobile
driven nv Mr. Dpshiall
MIR. William Phipps, of Hampden, who
came to Towson last Sunday to attend the
Epworth League rally, was stricken with
paralysis while visiting at the home of his
brother. Mr. James Phipps, in this town. He
was removed to his home in q carriage.
Mr.. and Mrs D. F. Maroney and family,
formerly of Ruxton, Baltimore county. are
now temporarily located at The Belle6eld, in
Pittsburg They had been living at st. Mays,
Pa, for several years. where Mr.. Maroney held
an important position with a railroad COM
pany.
DIR. Harry q. Algire, who was nominated
by the Republican convention of the second |
legislative district of Baltimore city for the |
House of Delegates on Wednesday night, is a
native of the 4th district of Baltimore county. |
He is practicing physician and resides on
Roland avenue.
Mt. Ararat Masonic Lodge, of Belair, has |
presented its secretary, DR.. Charles Bagley, |
with beautiful ring suitably inscribed, in |
honor of his birthday-which one the recipient |
modestly withholds DR.. Bagley was formerly |
a resident OF Baltimore county and practiced in |
the neighborhood of Sunnybrook.
Mr.. Thomas M. Shamberger, retired
farmer of the 9th district, came to TowsOn on |
Thursday to pay his taxes and renew his sub |
scription to THE UNION. He says that most |
farmers in his section of the county have fin |
ished seeding and in some fields the growing |
wheat is already high enough to almost hide
the ground.
Oscar Brooks, of Fowblesburg, 4th district,
not vet IL years of age and physically small |
for his years, is in the 9Th grade in Franklin |
High School, Reisterstown, and is remarkably |
bright. boy and far advanced in his studies;
Oscar is q son of the late Charles Brooks and |
Mrs. Ella Brooks, and was formerly pupil in
the public schools.
Mrs. T. T. Eckman, of Philadelphia &C.
com panied by her son, Mr.. ]. Evans Eckman, |
has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Mary +. Curry.
near Jacksonville, and also Mrs W. Frank
Porter, near Baldwin. Mrs. Eckman is now
spending some time with friends in Washing
ton. while her son was called to his home on
account of business.
Rev. Joseph H. Shaeffer of Highlandtown,
who recently graduated from Princeton TheO |
logical Seminary, has gone to Newark, N. j.,
to resume his duties as assistant pastor of the |
South Park Presbyterian Church. He will be |
to the ministry October 9th, when |
Rev. J. Wynne Jones of Highlandtown, his |
former pastor. will be present and preach the |
ordination sermon.
Mr. Samuel E. Parks, we'll known far |
mer near Towson, says he has been travelling |
the York road between Towson and Baltimore |
since 1912 and he relates many interesting |
facts in connection with this thoroughfare. |
He says that nearly all the old landmarks of |
fifty years ago have disappeared and added |
that those remaining could almost be num- |
bered on the fingers of one hand,
Hon. John w. Yerkes, of Kentucky, who |
is spoken of for place in President Roosevelts |
Cabinet, is son of Rev. DR.. Stephen Yerkes, |
q prominent Presbyterian minister who at one |
time conducted private school for young men |
and boys in the old Taylor mansion, near |
and preached in Chestnut Grove |
Church, near Sweet Air. Mr.. Yerkes is an |
able lawyer and man of sterling character.
MIR. William s. Fendall, only son Of Mr..
Charles E. Fendal, of the County Clerks |
office, who lately had an attack of pneumonia
as the result of severe cold, has gone to the |
Adirondack Mountains for the benefit of his |
health Mr.. Fendall, who is mechanical
engineer, is employed in the Navy Department
at Washington. He is graduate OF the Mary
land Agricultural College.
Mr. Charles 7. Reifsnider, of Westminster,
will be married October 9th, at Norwich, Conn,
to Miss Jane Carew, daughter OF Mr.. Charles
James Carew, prominent resident OF that
city. The ceremony will take place at the
son of the late Judge Charles T. Reifsnider, is
a member of the law firm of Applegarth, Her
man & Reifsnider, and is well known socially
and professionally.
"A few friends from Towson attended the
wedding of Lieut.. Lewis Turtle, U. S. A., and
Miss Wheeler, which took place at the Church
of St. Michael and All Angels, Baltimore, on
Wednesday evening. An interesting feature
of this event was the fact that grandson Of
Gen. U. S. Grant was an usher. The mother
of Lieut.. Turtle was formerly Miss Virgie
Lewis, of Baltimore, who spent many summers
at the Smedey House. Towson.
Rev William F. Roberts, pastor Of North
Avenue NJ. E. Church. Baltimore, will go to
Middeway, w. Va, October 10th, to attend
the first annual reunion of the Roberts family
to be held there the day following. The six
surviving children of the late VIM. Jonathan
Roberts, besides number of grandchildren
and greatgrandchildren, will be present. Rev.
Mr.. Roberts is we'll known in Baltimore county
having held several appointments here.