The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-12-16

Personal Mention
/ MIR. Thomas Peerce and family, of Spring
field" Dulany's Valley, are spending few
days in Baltimore.
Rev. David E. Craighead will be installed
as pastor of Waverly Presbyterian Church. on
| Friday evening, December 22d.
Col. Charles B. Rogers. of Batesburg s c.,
1 formerly school examiner of Baltimore county.
has been visiting his old home in Green Spring
Valley.
Mrs Upton s. Brady, who has been sick
with typhoid fever at her home on the Hillen
road, is improving. DR.. r. G. Massenburg is
her physician.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Rush Street, of Har-
! ford county, have gone to Baltimore and will
spend the winter with Mr.. Streets father, Mr..
! Charles h. Street,.
Rev. r. G. Koontz, junior pastor of Here
ford Circnit, will spend Christmas week with
| bis parents, Rev. and Mrs. William A. Koontz,
| of Keyser, w. Va.
| Rev. f. NJ. Richardson, pastor of North
Point M. E. Church South, will leave in few
days to spend two weeks with his mother, who
resides at Hot Springs, Va.
Rev. and 81. M. Greninger, of Hebbville,
| I'd district, have gone to Columbia, Pa. to
| spend the holidays with their sons, Messrs.
Grant and Henry Greninger.
Mr.. William S. Keech, of the Towsen BAR
entertained County Commissioners Yellott
Slade and Mann at dinner on Wednesday
The only other guest was Mr.. w. Gill Smith:
Mr.. VIM. j. Zimmerman, son OF Judge
Zimmerman, of the Orphans Court, who had
been spending some time with his father, left
this week for his home in Portland, Oregon.
Mr.. Philip E. Bayne, who has been living
in New York several years, came home for the
holidays and is now with his family at Baynes-
Vile, east of Towson. he Is son OF MI.
William Bayne.
Mr.. George w. Yelott, president of the
Board of County Commissioners Mrs. Yellott
and their daughter, Miss Emily Yellott. have
taken apartments at Hotel Altemont, Eutaw
Place. Baltimore, for the winter.
Mr.. John g. Brogden sailed for Europe
this week and will spend the remainder OF the
winter in Italy aud Egypt. He is a son OF the
late James Brcgden and member of the vestry
of Trinity p E. Church, Long Green.
The United States Senate on Tuesday con-
firmed the nomination of Mr.. John w. Garrett,
of Baltimore county, as Secretary of Embassy
at Berlin. He is a son of the late I. Harrison
Garrett and brother of Mr.. Robert Garrett.
Mr.. Alexander Mccormick, president of
the Baltimore County Agricultural Society,
was chosen member of the executive commit
tee of the Maryland State Grange, the annual
meeting of which was held at Westminster this
week.
Miss Mary O. Sheridan, daughter of Rev.
J. M Sheridan pastor of the Methodist PrOtes-
tant Church at Chestertown, Nd, was married
at noon on Wednesday to Mr.. Walter I. Morris.
The bride has number of relatives in Balti-
more county.
Miss Winifred Potter, daughter of the rec
tor of st. James p. E. Church, MY Lndys
Manor, who had been under treatment at the
Church Home, North Broadway, Baltimore,
has improved so much that she has been able
to return to her home.
School Commissioner Shoemaker has ap.
pointed Miss Helen R. Hay ward, of Hartford
county, to the principalship of school in one
of his districts She is a daughter of DR.. Tbos.
B. Hayward, a well known physician of the
upper end of Hartford.
Mrs. John NJ. Griffith and her daughter,
Mrs. Greenwich. wife Of Rev. MIR. Green well,
of Belair, will leave for California in a few
days. The trip will be made for the benefit
of Mrs. Griffith's health, she being great suf-
ferer from rheumatism.
The MARYLAND men in Harvard College,
Cambridge, Mass. have formed State club
and Mr.. Walter s. Franklin, Jr., son of Col.
w. s. franklin has been elected its vice presi-
dent Among the members is Mr.. I. Edward
Hamilton, Jr, son of Mr.. Frank s. Handle
ton. who is junior in the college.
MIR. John T. Grace, successful truck
farmer of Patapsco Neck, renewed his subscrip
ton to THE UNION on Tuesday He says the
favorable weather of the present fall has been
of great advantage to the farmers of his section,
who have been able to do much outdoor work
that usually must be put off until spring.
DIR and Mrs. Stuart Cassard this week moved
into the Offutt house on the York road, near
South avenue it having been thoroughly
renovated and greatly improved especially Tor
them. It will be remembered that Dr. Cas-
sard's home, on the Hillen road, with its con-
tents, was destroyed by fire early last summer.
Rev and Mrs. Asbury r. Kelley have issued
cards for the celebration of the fiftieth ami
versary of their marriage to take place at their
home in Cumberland, Md, on Wednesday.
December 9th. This aged and highly esteemed
couple are we'll known in Baltimore county.
For five years Mr.. Kelley was pastor of Tow
son NJ. E. Church.
Rev. Charles T. Harvey, of the 9th district,
who is a farmer and a local preacher of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, paid his respects
to THE UNION on Monday. Mr.. Harvey is
son of the late Sheriff John K. Harvey. of this
county, and nephew of Charles w. Harvey,
who died at his home in Govanstown a few
days ago in the Seth year of bis age.
The resignation of Lieut.. Col. Charles b:
MCLEAN, First Regiment; Maryland National
Guard was accepted by the Adjutant- General
on Tuesday. Col. MCLEAN, who is well
known resident of Towson, sent in his resig-
nation some months ago. He had been
member of the State militia many years and
was an officer of the old Towson Guards.
Mr. Charles f. Fendall of Towson re-
ceived letter on Wednesday from his son, Mr..
William s. Fendall, who has been stopping in
the Adirondack Mountains several months for
the benefit of bis health. He is much i'm.
proved and his physician tells him that hisen-
tire recovery is only question OF time. Mr.;
Fendall's present trouble followed an attack OF
pneumonia.
1T was reported this week that the present
Judges of the Third Judicial Circuit would re-
appoint Mr.. William Grason, auditor OF the
Circuit Court for Baltimore county. He has
held the place number of years and has been
thoroughly qualified official of the court.
Mr. Grason succeeded his late father, Hon.
Richard Grason, who was auditor of the court
up to the time of his death.
Among those who passed the recent exami-
nations of the State Board of Law Examiners
was Mr.. James Preston Wickham McNeal, son
of Mrs. j. v. McNeal, of Towson. and Mr..
Edward Burr Powell, son of Mr.. William B.
Powell, formerly of Mt. Washington. Mr.
McNeal is grandson of the late William T.
Preston, who was one OF Marylands leading
criminal lawyers of his day.
Mr.. Henry j. Broening, of the Baltimore
bar, called on some of his friends in Towson on
Tuesday. He owns place near Highheld,
Washington county, and camped there with
his family the greater part of the past summer
for the benefit of his health: which was entirely
restored by the outing Mr.. Broening is an
enthusiastic sportsman, but be has met with
Indifferent success this season.
Mr.. John r. d. Bedford, of Baltimore,
who was, many years ago, well known Tow
son conveyancer, paid visit here early THIS
week. Mr. Bedford who is also member OF
the bar is an Euglishman by birth and came
to this country with his father, the late John
D. Bedford, when boy For years the family
resided at Towson and the elder Bedford was a
clerk in the County Clerks office.
Mr.. e. Cuttings Merryman, who has suf-
fered severely for some weeks from an attack
of rheumatism at his home, Gerar Farm, near
Cockeysville, although somewhat improved, is
still confined to his bed. Mr.. Merryman, who
has for many years been connected with the
management of the Baltimore County Agricul-
tural Society-for some time as its chief officer
lis president of the State Live Stock Sanitary
Board and is we'll known throughout the State
as successful farmer and stock breeder.
Mr.. John w. Bull, an old resident and
property.owner of Warren, 9th district, called
at THE UNION office on Wednesday to renew
his subscription. Mr.. Bull. who is proven
bialiy mild-mannered man, is just now highly
| indignant at the way in which he and other
residents of the village have been treated in the
changes that have been made in the recon-
| struction of the Warren road, a work that has
been in progress for some time. Mr.. Bull as
serts that he and others have been seriously
damaged and he says they will demand redress
| from the county.
| New Market, 9TH District.-Dr. M. G.
| Dunnick and Mr. Ramsay Johnson have been
visiting the former parents near New Park, Pa.