The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-06-03
Personal Mention

Personal Mention
DIR. G. V. Mace, of Rossville, who had been
very i'll for some time, has recovered sufficient
~ to go out.
Miss Mary Hardcastle, of Talbot county,
Md, is visiting the family of Major John /.
YellOtt, of Towson.
Mr.. William H. Green, sheriff of Baltimore
city, has rented for the summer the Van Hull
steyn cottage at Ruxton. N. q. r. X.
MIR. and Mrs. Fielder C. Slingluff have
taken q cottage at CObOurg, Canada, for the
summer. Mr.. Slingluff is a well known
lawyer.
Mrs. Edward Austen, formerly of Glencoe
| N. G. r. R., who spent the past winter in New
York city, has gone to Stamford N. Y, for the
summer.
of Baltimore, has rented for the summer an
attractive place near st. Georges Station, w.
NJ R. r.
Mr.. Benjamin H. Read and family, who
spent the winter in Baltimore, have reopened
"Faraway,n their country place on the Hillen
Mr.. Thomas w. Brundige, we'll known
member of the bar, has opened for the summer
winston" his country home on Winston
avenue. Govanstown.
| Mrs. Watkins, wife OF Mr.. j.. Maurice
| Watkins, Jr., court stenographer, has been
suffering this week with severe case of tonso-
| litis. She is now better.
Mrs. Albert Steinbach of New York city,
accompanied by her little son, is visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. H. Rice, of Valley
| View Farm, near Towson.
Mrs. Harry Phipps, of Towson. who is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Charles w. Held,
| of Morgantown, w. Va, was very i'll early this
week, but is now somewhat better.
Mr.. John Selig, successful business man
| of Canton Baltimore county sailed for Europe
few days ago. He is a native of Bavaria and
| will spend about three months there.
Mrs. Eleanor G. Hutchins, widow OF DIR.
Nicholas Hutchins, of My Lady's Manor. is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Price, widow OF DIR.
| A. H. Price, who lives on the Hilen road, near
Towson.
Mr.. Edward N. Rich, of the Baltimore law
firm of Rich & Rich, has rented for the sum-
mer the handsome country place OF DIR. Will
mer Brinton, mile south of Towson on the
York turnpike.
Mr. and Mrs. c.. Harry Bier, of Baltimore,
have returned from a visit to Philadelphia and
will spend thesummer months with the mother
of Mrs. Bier, Mrs. William Eckhart, of Ph@-
nix, N. G. r. r.
Col. W. b. Petit, who is connected with
the Pullman Palace Car Company, with head
quarters in Chicago is visiting friends in the
East. He is a son-in-law of the venerable
Thomas Ward, of Texas, N. G. II. X.
Mr.. Charles w. Slagle Jr., has been elec-
ted president of the Boonsboro Turnpike Com
pany, succeeding his late father, Mr.. Charles
w. Siagle Mr. Slage is resident of Roland
Park where be owns beautiful home.
Mr.. W. Armour Jenkins, whose summer
home is in Long Green Valley, accompanied
by his son, w. Armour jenkins, Jr., sailed
from New York for Europe on Thursday. They
will join Mrs. Jenkins, who is now in Paris.
Rev. Joseph F. Jennison, for quarter of
century pastor of the Presbyterian Church at
Catonsville has resigned. He is IA years of
age and will be made pastor emeritus and will
be retired on three fourths of his present salary.
Rev, John H. Jeffries, who is pastor of
Highland Avenue NJ. E. Church, on the Phila-
delphia road, came to Towson few days ago
and obtained his naturalization papers. He is
native of Wales and has been in this country
seven years.
Mr.. Cyrus Copper has been superintendent
of Mount Carmel Cemetery, east OF Baltimore
city, for forty years. He is native Of Kent
county, Md. and his wife was born in Hartford.
Mr. Copper has been subscriber to The Union
many years.
Mr.. Melvin s. Griffith. of the we'll known
Griffith & Turner Company, of Baltimore, was
married on Wednesday afternoon last to Miss
Sue Raw, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. William G.
Raw. The groom is son of the senior men,
Der of the firm, Mr.. John M Griffith.
Miss Helen Sewall Child, sister of Mrs.
Thomas Peerce, of Springfield, Dulany's Val
lev, was married at her home in Baltimore, on
Thursday evening, to DIR. Bruce Linville Tay-
lor Of Washington, D. 9. ~, Mr: and Mrs. Peerce
Hon. Stevenson A. Williams, president Of
the Baltimore and Belair Electric Railway
Company, and Mr.. J. Alexis Shriver, general
manager of the same company, we're in court
here on Thursday as participants in a suit grow
ing out of disputed stock subscription. Their
company gained the case.
Mr.. John Gephart, highly respected citi-
zen of Mt. Washington, Sd district, has an
nounced his candidacy for the House of Dele
gates, subject to the Democratic primaries.
Mr.. Gephart, who is Confederate veteran, for
many years held clerical position with the
r a. n Railroad COmDanV.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Councilman, of
Bloomfield Farm Worthington Valley, had as
their guests last Sunday Capt. R. w: Sylvester,
president of the Maryland Agricultural Col
ieee: Prof. H. ]. Patterson, director and chem
list of the Experiment Station, and Mr.. and
Mrs. N. E. Foard of Baltimore.
Mr., Hugh w. s. Powers is member of
this years graduating class of the Theological
Seminary in Virginia, located near Alexan-
dria. The final exercises Of the class will take
place at the seminary, June 10th and 10Th.
Mr. Powers is q son of Rev. W. II. H. Powers,
rector of Trinity P. E. Church. Towson.
Mr.. George E. Shelley, well known farm.
er and dairyman of My Lady's Manor, called
on some of his friends in Towson on Monday
He had not been here before in eight months.
In that time he had undergone a serious opera
tion and also wrestled with severe case of grip
but now his health has been entirely restored.
Mr.. Nicholas J. Hutchins, of Darlington
formerly of My Lady's Manor, Baltimore
Mr.. Hugh P Price, who lives on the Hillen
road near Towson. Mr.. Hutchips is an up
to-date farmer and stock-raiser and owns one
of the finest farms in the Darlington section OF
Hartford county.
issued cards for the marriage of his daughter
Miss Gertrude M. Green, to Rev. Benjamin B.
Abbitt. pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, Tow
son. The ceremony will take place at 8 P. M.
on June 18th, at Emmanuel Baptist Church,
Philadelphia. The young couple will occupy
the Baptist parsonage in Towson.
DIR. William Whitridge. one of Baltimore's
well known citizens was. looking after some
business matters at the Court House on Mon
day and, incidentally, renewed bis subscription
to THE UNION. The DR.. thought Towson was
looking particularly attractive at this time.
He owns a fine farm near Ashland, n c. r. R.,
and spends a part of each year there.
Mr.. Lewis M. Keller, of Vauxhall Farm,
near Ashland, N. G. r. r., passed through
on his way to Baltimore. He was accompani
ed by Mr.. Joshua F. Cockey, president Of the
Cockeysyille National Bank, and some one re-
marked, as the auto sped along, that the latter
gentleman didn't look any too comfortable.
Mr.. ]. B. II. jefferson, well known Bal.
timore real estate agent, attended the sale of
the Green Spring Valley farm Of Mr.. g. How
ard Stirling, which took place at the Court
House on Monday. He thought the purchaser
secured great bargain at 5000, which is not
much more IMAM Tue CuSt Vi Iuc uOucc VI thO
place. Mr.. Jefferson is a resident of Roland
Park. :,
DIR. Stuart Cassard and family, who lived
ON the Hillen road, southeast of Towson, left
| on Tuesday for Manchester by-the-Sea, Mass,
| to spend month with Mrs. Herbert Cassard,
who has q summer residence there. Only q
| few hours after leaving home DR.. Cassard's
| house and contents were destroyed by fire
supposed to have been the work OF an in
| cendiary.
Mr.. John L. Reugert, one of the solid truck
| farmers of the Gardenville neigbborhood, came
| to Towson on Wednesday to pay his taxes and
renew his subscription to THE UNIoN. At
sale of part of the estate of the late Judge John
| Centrum, about year ago, Mr.. Reugert bought
acres of unimproved land for which he paid
| 81 500. Since then he has had fattering adj
| yances made for this land, all of which he has
/, declined He has a high opinion of the posi-
/ bilities of that section of Baltimore county.
The family of DIR. B. F. Price, of Mt. Car.
mel 9Th district, held reunion on Sunday last at
the home Of Mr.. H. ]. Dickmyer, WHO'S clerk
| in the record office, at Towson. Those present
| were DR.. and Mrs. B. F. Price, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Gehring. of York; Mr.. and Mrs. Thos.
| Chilcoat, of Belfast Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Dick.
| novar of Towsor Mrs Mary Kerschner, of