The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-02-25
Personal Mention


pastor of the NJ. E. Church at Berkeley Springs,
w Va, is visiting her father, Mr. John
Crowther, Jr., at his home in Lutherville.
Mr.. w. C. Strickland, of Monkton, N. c. r.
r.. has rented the Fellowship farm of Mrs.
Washington Stevenson, southeast of Towson.
Mr.. and Mrs. John McHenry sailed from
New York on Thursday for Jamaica. Mr.. Nc
Henry is treasurer CT the Mercantile Trust and
Deposit Company.
cashier of the National Bank of Cockeysville,
celebrated birthday at his home at that place
on Thursday night.
Miss Mamie Todd, daughter of ex.Sheriff
William II. Todd, is spending some time with
her cousin, Miss Clara Todd, daughter of Mr..
Thomas B. Todd, of North Point, Baltimore
Rev. Richard G. Koontz, junior pastor of
Hereford Circuit, who has served there three
years, has notified his people that he will ask
for transfer at the coming session of the con-
ference.
Mr.. William P. Woolston, who a short
| time ago sold his farm on Chestnut Ridge, 9Th
district, has removed his family to Princess
Anne, Md. where he has purchased large
body of land.
Mr.. John Creamer, who last week sold
his personal effects on the Fellowship farm
near Towson has taken charge as manager of
the farm of Mr.. John W. Burton, at Green
wood, 18th district,
Rev. Joseph Fletcher, who has been prin-
cipal of Hannah More Academy, Reisterstown.
for several years, has resigned to take effect
June LIST, 1906. His successor has not yet been
selected by the trustees.
Mr.. John A. Dushane, of the well known
Baltimore paper firm of John A. Dushane &
Co., was among the visitors to Towson ON
| Tuesday, Mr.. Dushane owns handsome
country place on Roland avenue.
Rev. John B. Henry, of Buena Vista, Va,
| former popular pastor of Taylor's Circuit,
will deliver an address at the opening of st.
Johns NJ E. Church South, at Hamilton,
Hartford road, on Sunday, February 26th, at
| SP. NJ.
Prof R. Brent Crane, formerly principal of
| Towson public school, who is now in charge
| of the school at Upper Falls, 18th district, is
being strongly backed for the principalship of
the new school soon to be opened at High
| landtown.
ing part of the old Matthews estate, just west
of Towson, for several years, has moved to the
| part of The Caves estate lately purchased by
Mr.. James Piper near Eccleston Station, Green
Spring Valley.
as starting Judge in the light harness classes at
the North Carolina State Fair to be held at
| Raleigh next October. This is one of the
largest fairs in the country the attendance often
reaching 10000 daily.
DIR. James H. Wilson, we'll known physi-
clan of the upper end of the 4th district. was
among the visitors to Towson this week. He
| is a son of the late Jackson Wilson, who was
a prominent farmer of the 10th district and is
| the executor of his estate.
On Wednesday the Governor signed the
commission of Mr.. Upton s. Brady, deputy
Register of Wills for Baltimore county, as
captain of Company K, Fourth Maryland
| Regiment. Captain Brady has been member
| of the Fifth Regiment nine years,
DIR. Purnell f. Sappington, who was sue
cessful practitioner in the 9Th district, remov-
| ing from here to Falston, Hartford county, is
| now located in Belair. DR.. Sappington was at
| one time a member of the Board of Election
| Supervisors for Baltimore county.
Miss Lucie Anderton, of Tappahannock,
| Va. who has been visiting the Misses Bruff of
| Towson, during the winter, has been unableto
| 90 home because navigation has been sus-
pended on account of the ice. There is no
means of reaching Tappahannock by rail-.
Mr.. James Tyson, who formerly rented the
farm of ex-senator James ]. Lindsay, near
| Sweet Air, has rented for the coming year the
| farm of Mrs. Blandin, near Greenwood, known
| as Independence Hail." Mr.. Lindsay sold
his farm last spring to Mr.. VIM. lsennock.
farmer and intelligent citizen of the 10th dis
| trict, is Democratic candidate for the Office
of Register of Wills this year. He is well
| qualified to perform the duties of that position,
| having had experience as deputy in the Office.
MI. William M. Price, the oldest man in
| that section of the county, is sick at the home
| of bis nephew, Mr.. Charles II. Price. Mr..
Price, who is 90 years of age, is brother of
| the late Samuel M. Price, who was one OF the
originators of the Senior Gunpowder Agricul-
Mrs. Henry Nj. Warfield, mother of Mr..
R. Emory Warfield, fell on the ice in Balti-
more q few days ago and painfully injured
herself. She is an aged lady and her family
| suits on that account, but she is improving
| and will get well.
The Congregation of the Methodist Episco-
| pal Church at Gainesville would like to secure
/ n II II -lon k.uTH CfNN CHI mil
| this year be his last at Towson, as now seems
! likely Rev. Mr.. Edwards has rendered nearly
five years of faithful service here and the people
will see him take his departure with many
regrets. 80. ~
| land Journal, has been very i'll at his home in
| Towson this week, and members of his family
| have also been sick. Mr.. Ruby is among the
| oldest of the country editors of Maryland, he
having established the Journal in Towson q
little over forty years ago. His many friends
and acquaintance hope for his speedy recovery.
| Mr.. s. r. Conrey, who is native OF the
| I'd district of Baltimore county, but who has
| been living in London several years, will
shortly return to Maryland 10 reside perma-
| nently. He thinks this State surpasses any
| other country he has seen as place OF resi-
! dence Mr. Conrey, who married an English
lady, is a nephew of Mr.. John F. Conrey, Of
the Towson bar.
Mrs. Caleb s. TAYLOR will shortly vacate
/
| Hillen road, southeast of Towson, and remove
| to the house on the REGISTER farm, which her
son, Mr.. Robert M. Taylor, has under rent in
his extensive dairy business. The Mount
Prospect house is one of the Oldest in that Sec
| ton or the county and was the nome OF the
late Wilkerson Taylor.
Mr.. Redmond G. Stewart, of Baltimore
| county, who is member OF well known
Baltimore law firm, positively denied the
rumor. circulated this week, that he was get,
1 Sha~ okpfn nj thnFnn0hh
| that he would establish racing stable. Mr..
| Stewart is master OF hounds of the Green
Spring Valley Hunt Club and one of the best
cross. country riders in Maryland.
Mr.. George f. Jones, who has been con-
Quoting the farm of DR.. J. E. Orrison, on the
York turnpike, north of Cockeysville, for the
| past four wears, will on the LIST of March take
| charge of the farm OF Mrs. Henry Hoen. at
the head of Dulany's Valley. Mr.. Jones is
first-class farmer and it is said he has been
producing excellent crops on the Orrison farm,
| which is noted for its many hills.
| Rev s. A. Hoblitzell, who has been pastor
of the Methodist Protestant Church at Lisbon,
Howard county, for the past four years, has
| rendered his resignation to take effect next
April, when the Annual Conference meets.
| He NAV also retire from the ministry at the
same time, be having had nearly fifty years OF
active work. Rev. Mr.. Hoblitzell is the father
of Mr.. Albert NJ. Hoblitzell, clerk in the office
of the School Board at Towson.
Mr.. James McNab, of Gainesville, came to
Towson on Thursday and qualified as MEM
Der of the board of managers Of the Maryland
Institution for the Deaf, located at Frederick,
to which place he was appointed by Governor
| Warfield. Mr.. McNab is manager of the ex-
tensive Davidson Chemical Works at Balti-
more, which run night and day from one
years end to another. He is brother-in-law
of Mr.. Isaac H. Moss, the well known Govans-
| town florist.
Mr.. Zephaniah Poteet, wellknown citi-
zen of the 9Th district of this county, was
guest at the wedding of his friend, Mr.. A.
Elzey Waters, and Miss Helen knight, Of Con Con
cord, n H., which took place at noon on Wed,
nesday in All Angels P. E. Church. West End
avenue and Eighty first street, New York
The groom, who is a Baltimore banker. is
member ofthe board ofdirectors ofthe Jockeys
Vile National Bank, and is well known in
Baltimore county.
Rev William G. Herbert, who has been
pastor of Caroline Street NJ E. Church, Balti.
more, for the past nine years, has been asked
to return for another year and it is likely that
Bishop Moore, who will preside at the coming
Annual Conference will comply with their
wishes 1t is said that Caroline Street appoint
| ment is a real old-time Methodist Church that