The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-12-02
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Miss Elizabeth Russell, of Reisterstown, il
spending some time with relatives in Shippens
burg and MELVILLE, Pa.
Miss Florence Rider, of Hunts NJ. E.
Church, Sherwood. has been elected third
vice-president of Baltimore District Epworth
League.
Mr.. Edward c. Eichelberger, the well
known attorney, is at the University Hospital
in Baltimore, recovering from an operation for
peritonitis.
Mrs. Thomas Bond and her daughter, Miss
Bessie Bond, who spent six months with rela-
tives in Iowa, have returned to their home in
the 9Th district.
Rev. Elmer E. Pearce, pastor of Washing
ton Square M. E. Church, Hagerstown, has
been visiting bis mother and other relatives in
Western Run Valley.
Mrs. Amanda M. Hawkins and family,
who spent the summer at their farm near
Coekeysville removed to their winter residence
in Baltimore this week.
Mr.. William Zimmerman, of Portland
Oregon, is visiting his father, Mr.. William
Zimmerman, one of the judges of the Balti-
more county Orphans Court
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Vincent, OF White
Marsh, Baltimore county, spent several days
in New York this week and were registered at
the hotel Martha Washington.
Mr.. Edgar G.. Miller, Sr, and family, have
closed for the winter their handsome country
place on Charles street avenue and taken apart
ments at the Stafford in Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester b. Turnbull have
closed their summer home, near Towson, and
have, with Mrs. Turnbulls sisters, taken
house at Roland Park for the winter.
Mr.. VIM. Fell Johnson, Jr., who graduated
last year at Princeton, has engaged in business
in Baltimore He is nephew of Mr.. VIM.
Fell johnson, of Rockland, Falls road.
Mi. Jacob Elliott of the 5th district, will take
the oath of Office next Monday as sheriff of
Baltimore county. He will retain Mr.. John
+. Anderson as clerk and chief deputy.
Miss Elsie Bartleson. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. E. Bartleson, of COckeysville, who is
a student at Hannah More Academy, Reisters-
town, is spending few days at her home
Miss Mamie R. Shipley, who graduated
last June at the Towson High School. has en-
tered the Sheppard Pratt Hospital Training
School for Nurses. She is daughter of Mr.. J.
Frank Shipley.
MIR. James Blair, who has been spending
few days in New York, Philadelphia and Will
mingtOn, has returned to his home at Jockeys
Vile. He is manager for the Schuylkill Con-
tracing Company, of Philadelphia.
Mr. and Mrs. John Bond, of Western Run
Valley, have returned from a visit to their
daughter, Mrs. Charles NJ. Wyatt, of Crisfeld,
Md. They were accompanied by Mr.. Bonds
uncle, Mr.. Joshua Griffin, of Kansas.
MIR. Roger w. Gull. the well known Balti-
more attorney, was attending to some profess
sonal matters at the Court House on Tuesday.
He is an active member of the Reform League
and local counsel for the Standard Oil Com
pany.
The family of Mr.. and Mrs. John D. G.
Duncan, of Marble Hill, Sth district held
reunion on Thanksgiving day at the home of
DR.. E. NJ. Duncan, of Govanstown. All the
children, including Judge Frank |. Duncan,
were present.
Miss Anna Bacon, daughter of Mr.. Lewis
NJ Bacon, and Miss Mary Bosley, daughter of
k<,kE r1Eru how onfr1
dents at the Womans College in Baltimore,
are spending the Thanksgiving holiday at their
homes in the 9Th district.
Mr.. Theodore H. Crommer, principal of
the public school at Cockeysville, who had
been very sick some weeks with typhoid fever,
has recovered sufficiently to resume his duties.
He is q brother of Prof. Arthur G. Crommer,
principal of Towson High School.
Mrs Shaw, wife of Rev. Wilfred W. Shaw,
pastor of Govanstown Presbyterian Church, is
visiting her former home in ireland. The
latter part of this month she will join her hus-
band at Weymouth, winter resort in the
south of England, where they will spend
couple of months.
For the first time in period of twenty
nine years Mr. and Mrs. Matthew s. Atkinson
spent THANKSGIVING at their home. They are
well known residents of Green Spring Valley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Atkinson usually spent the day
with Mr.. and Mrs. William II. Wight, of
Governor Warfield. of Maryland, and Hon.
Charles j. Bonaparte, Secretary of the Navyin
President Roosevelt's Cabinet, passed through
Towson last Saturday morning, the former in
an automobile and the latter in two-horse
trap driven by his coachman. They were on
their way to attend the Leidy' Ridgely wedding
at Hampton.
Mr.. Charles w. Harvey, who is So years of
age, was stricken with paralysis at his home in
Queenstown on Thursday and his death is
momentarily expected. Mr.. Harvey had been
in the employ of the B. & o. Railroad Com
pany fifty-five years-the greater part OF the
time as agent at Ellicott City-and was only
lately retired.
wears proprietor of the emile House on the
Reisterstown road, celebrated his 80th birthday
on Tuesday evening, upon which occasion his
children, grandchildren and great-grandchil-
dren to the number of forty persons rendered
him a surprise party. Mr.. Lowrey is native
of England and was brought to this country by
dent of Baltimore county sixty years. He en-
Joys excellent health.
Largely Attended Reception.-The home
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. Mitchell Hale, of Mt. Car
mel, 9Th district, was the scene of largely at
tended wedding reception on the afternoon
and evening of November 25th, given in honor
of Mr.. and Mrs. Terrence c. Hale who had
Just returned from their bridal trip. The par
1or was beautifully decorated with chrysanthe-
NUNS and laurel. The guests were received
bv Miss P. Blanche Hale, sister of the groom,
assisted by Miss Olive Hale, of Baltimore, and
Miss Mabel Hoshall, of Parkton. Dinner was
served at P. M, special feature of which was
pie made of currants the age of the groom
Just quarter of a century: Supper was served
from 10 to IL P. NJ. by Misses Mamie Miller,
Emma Kelley, Myrtle Hoshall and Florence
AP md Are
T. G. Hale, Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Aoshall, Mr..
and Mrs. T. M. Hoshall, Mr. and Mrs. B.
Hoshall Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Miller, Mr..
and Mrs. J. II. Hale, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Hoshall Mr.. and Mrs. John b. DeHoff, MI.
and Mrs. Oscar Brooks, Mr.. and Mrs: L. M.
Hill. Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Wells and Mr.. and
Mrs. Horace Cooper, Mesdames Phoebe Ho-
shall, Alfred Fowble, Dan'l Shamberger. Rich
ard Zouck and John Kelbaugh, Misses Verna
Scott. Anna Shamberger. Gertrude Shamber-
ger. May Bailey, Jennie Elliott, Lillian Elliott,
Helen Sheppard, Frances Zouck, Grace Kidd,
Lillian Hoshall, Adelaide Hoshall, T. Blanche
Hale, Florence Mccain, Mamie Miller,
MYRTLE Hoshall, Lottie Hoshall, BERTHE Cole,
Helen Hoshall, Eva Hoshall and Rosena
Hoshall and Messrs. Thomas J. Hale, Clarke
Bailey. Joshua Fowble, Harvey Hale, Mere
deth Hale, Joseph Scott, ]. Fred Shamberger,
Jacob Elliott, John Bailey, Lawrence Chilcoat,
Clifton Cole, Wilbur Hoshall, Robert Hoshall,
shall and Terrence Hoshall.
A Baltimore County Man for Governor.
The Baltimore american of November both
said There is a movement on foot among
Democrats of Baltimore county to boom Mr..
Samuel M. Shoemaker, one ofthe best-known
residents of the county and q gentleman
farmer. as the next Governor of Maryland.
Mr.. Shoemaker has a wide mountaineering
throughout the State, due to the intense inter-
est which he has manifested upon several oc-
casions in preparing laws on subjects with
which he is thoroughly conversant. The last
bill prepared by Mr.. Shoemaker was the road
bill which bears bis name, passed at the last
session of the Legislature and which is now
serving its purpose in almost every county
Mr.. Shoemaker has never dabbled in politics,
and the only Office which be has ever held is
School Commissioner of Baltimore county, and
he is today an important and progressive MEM
Der of that body.
HE is a conservative, though exceedingly
active man and dslikes any attempt at nOtori-
ety. He spends most of his time at his pretty
country home in Green Spring Valley, and
has one of the best farms in that section. Mr..
Shoemaker was a member of the Maryland
Commission to the st. Louis Fair last year,
and his greatest pride was in seeing to 1t that
MARYLAND was well and favorably represented.
always a staunch Democrat, Mr.. Shoe
maker has never stopped to petty politics, and,
in fact, he knows nothing of the intricate paths
through which politicians are compelled to