The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-11-18
personal Mention


Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Matthews have closed
their summer home at Cockeysville and re.
| moved to Baltimore for the winter.
Mr.. Charles Wyatt, of Crisfleld, Md. has
been visiting his father-in-law, Mr.. John Bond,
retired farmer of Western Run Valley.
Hon .S.A. Williams was on Tuesday elected
as the Hartford county vice-president of the
Maryland Branch of the National Red Cross
Association.
Judge N. Charles Burke, of Towson, has
been elected vice-p president for Baltimore county
of the Maryland branch of the National. Red
Cross Association.
Miss Louise G. Merryman, who had been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Philip A. S. Franklin,
in New York, city, has returned to her home
near Cockeysville.
Mr.. John NJ. Griffith and family, who
spent the summer at their farm at Mount
Vista, 18th district, on Tuesday removed to
Baltimore for the winter.
Master George Hoff son of Mr.. William
r. HoH, of Towson, has secured a position with
Messrs. ]. Hermanus Fisher 81 Son, well known
Baltimore bankers and brokers.
Mrs. Webster, wife of DR.. ]. B. Webster,
of Belleview. Belair road, who had been spend
ing some time in Chicago and other Western
cities, has returned to her home.
Rev. Matthew O'Keefe. the venerable pas
tor of the Church of the Immaculate, Towson,
has recovered sufficiently from his long illness
to conduct mass last Sunday morning.
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was elected Register of Wills of Baltimore
county on the 9TH instant, will take charge of
the office on Wednesday, November Goth.
Mr. Richard Swormstedt and family, who
spent the past summer at their farm in Long
Green Valley, have reopened their house on
st. Paul street, Baltimore, for the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fairfax s. Landstreet who
spent the summer near Lutherville, have gone
to New York for the winter. Mr.. Landstreet
is vice president of the Western Maryland Rail-
road.
Misses Marie r. and Emily F. Buck,
daughters of Mr.. William 81. Buck, Jr., cashier
of the National Bank of Cockeysville, have as
their guest their cousin, Miss Florentine Buck,
of Baltimore.
The many friends OF Mr.. Harry Devries.
of the Sd district, will be pleased to learn that
he is slated for a place in the County Treas
urers office when Mr.. @. Lyon Rogers, Jr.,
takes charge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Crom we'll have closed
their country house on the Pot Spring road,
east of Timonium, and are again occupying
their city residence, corner of st. Paul and
Chase streets.
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Hall, who spent the
summer at the Smedley House, Towson, will
sail for Europe shortly to remain several
months. Mr.. Hall will erect residence here
for himself next spring.
Capt. Thomas Brown, proprietor of the
Valley Hotel, at Bosley postoffice, has been
sick for a week with something like pleurisy.
DR.. B. F. Bussey is his physician. The patient
was better on Friday, 18th instant.
Bishop Paret has appointed Rev. Edward
L. Kemp rector of the Church of the Holy
Evangelist, Canton, to take temporary charge
of the Church of the Holy Comforter near
Rossville,. on the Philadelphia road.
Rev W. H. H. Powers, rector of Trinity
Church, Towson, who has been spending
fortnight in Albemarle county, Va, will re-
turn early next week. During his absence he
preached twice in St.Paul's Church, Richmond.
General James A. Gary, of Baltimore
county, who sustained q serious injury to his
hip last February and had been confined to
the house the greater part of the time since, is
again able to be out and devote some attention
to his business
Mr.. Conrad Weis celebrated his 10Th birth
day at his home near Bradshaw, 18th district,
a few days ago. upon which occasion family
reunion was held. He has seven children and
twenty-five grand children. Mr.. A. NJ. Weis,
of Towson, is a son.
Mr.. and Mrs. William E. Pocock and Misses
Grace Payne and Mabel Owens, delegates from
Fairview NJ. E. Church South, Sunny brook,
spent two days this week at Aberdeen, Md.
attending the Epworth League Conference of
East Baltimore district.
Mr.. A. F. Brunier, who was elected to the
House of Delegates from this county, registered
at New York hotel on Wednesday: He is
successfully engaged in the curled hair business
Oh the Frederick road and was formerly one OF
the Judges of the Orphans Court.
Mr.. James E. Hooper, who submitted to
surgical operation few days ago. is improv-
ing Mr.. Hooper, who was at one time
member of the House of Delegates from this
county, is president of the William E. Hooper
& Sons Company, well known manuiacturers
Mr.. George W. Mumma, formerly farm
manager for Mrs. Henry Hoen, of Dulany's
Valley, has secured similar position with Mr.:
Patrick Rogers, whose farm is on the DogwoOd
road, north of Gainesville. He moved his
family from Brooklandville to his new home
this week.
Miss E. Rush Williams, of Belair, left on
Thursday for the South, where she will re-
main for the winter She will spend several
DAYS as the guest of Miss Emily Gibson, in
North Carolina, and will afterwards visit the
family of Rev. Stevenson Archer, of Green
vile, Miss.
sent out invitations to the wedding of their
daughter, Miss Henrietta Marie Burke to Mr..
Daniel A. Leonard. The ceremony will take
place in the Church of the Immaculate, Tow
son, on Wednesday, November 18th, at 6
MIR. and Mrs. W. s. G. Williams, who had
been abroad for some months, returned to Bal
timore a few days ago and have taken apart
ments at the st. James Hotel, North Charles
street, for the winter. Since their return they
have paid visit to their fine old estate in Long
Green Valley.
Mr. Harrison Rider, who will retire from
the office of Register of Wills shortly, will con-
tinue his livery and sales stables in Towson.
He is an active business man and well known
throughout the county. Mr.. Rider is resi-
dent of the Sd district and owns snug property
near Brooklandville.
Mr. Clarence W. McMaster, superintendent
of Towson postal station, who had been away
several months on leave of absence to recuper-
ate his health returned to his post on Wednes-
day. During his absence Mr.. Robt. J W. Par
lett, clerk in the main Office in Baltimore,
was in charge of the station.
Mr.. James Rittenhouse the present sheriff
of Baltimore county whose term will soon ex-
pire, will be urged by his friends for the posi-
ton of State Treasurer to succeed Gen. Murray
Vandiver. 1t is said Mr.. Rittenhouse will
have the solid endorsement of the delegation
in the next Legislature from Baltimore county.
The Belair Democrat of this week says
"Mr. James W. Ayers, of Baltimore county,
was elected a member of the Legislature last
week. He received larger majority than any
of his colleagues. This is gratifying to his
MANY friends in Hartford, of which county he
is native and until recent years resident.
He is recognized as good legislative timber"
-Messrs. w. o. B. Wright and Richard
Swormstedt. well known residents OF the 18th
district were among the callers at THE UNION
office on Tuesday. Mr.. Wright. who is an
agent and director of the Hartford Fire lnsur-
ance Company, also conducts real estate and
collection agency. Mr.. Swormstedt, who is an
active business man, is well known insurance
adjuster.
Mr.. John J. Roche, of Mt. Washington,
who for several years was popular salesman
with the we'll known firm of Likes, Berwanger
& Co., has gone into the merchant tailoring
business with Mr.. w. T. Willis, the firm being
Roche & Willis. They have handsome store
| on the northwest corner of Baltimore and st:
Paul streets, where Mr.. Roche will be pleased
| to see his many Baltimore county friends
Mrs. T. Ellen Talbot, mother Of Hon; }.
| Fred. c. Talbot, celebrated her Goth birthday
| on Saturday last at her home at Lutherville,
upon which occasion she entertained several
| of her friends at dinner. Mrs. Talbot, who is
| the widow of Edward Talbot, has spent her
| entire married life in the house in which she
is now living. She enjoys excellent health
and takes lively interest in what is going on
about her.
Mr.. Jacob B. Wilhelm. formerly of Tow
son, who is now farmer in the 9th district
| had family Of seven boys and within the last
| two weeks another one has been added to the
number, making eight. 1t would seem that
| girls have been entirely ''cut out" OF the
| Wilhelm family. which promises in time t.
| be the most numerous in that section OF the
county. Mr. and Mrs. Wilhelm have been
married twenty years.
| An Eniovahla Reception-The Marble