The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-07-21

Golden Wedding Celebration and Family
Reunion.-On Sunday next, July I'D, ".
Thomas q. Offutt and his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth
Offutt, will celebrate their golden wedding at
their home, Granite, I'd district, and at the
same time there will be family reunion &C
the old homestead, which will be attended BY
the children and grandchildren of the couple
and other relatives The surviving children
! of DIR. and Mrs. Offutt are Mr.. Thomas w:
| Ofutt, of Towson, president OF the mount
Washington Electric Light and Power Com
pany Attorneys Noah E. Ofutt and james +:
Offntt of Towson; Mrs. Virginia Haden, Of
Chattanooga, Tenn; Mrs. Annie Parlett, OF
Baltimore county, and Mrs. Mary Mccormick,
of Baltimore. The late Col. Milton W. Ofutt
was the oldest child of this aged couple
DR.. Offutt is a member of q well-knoWn
Montgomery county family. He served as
surgeon in the Confenerate army during the
Civil War.
Mrs. Offutt, who was distant relative Of
her husband, is daughter of Lemuel Ohutt
and is q sister of the late Judge James W.
Offutt. Her maternal grandfather was Capt.
Alexander Walters, of Waltersville.
Want the Electric Line Extended.--A
largely attended meeting of residents along the
Belair road was held at Tremper's Hall, Putty
Hill, on Thursday night for the purpose Of
adopting measures to secure an extension OF
the Belair road line of the United Railways
Company to Putty Hill The cars now stop
at Overlea, which is about two miles south OF
that point 1t was decided to effect perma-
nent organization, which was done by the
elaction of officers, as follows: President,
Father Trinkhaus, of st. Joseph's Church; vice
presidents, Peter Tremper, Joseph Snyder, DR..
l.. l. Whiteford, Jacob Peter and L. Schultz;
secretary, David F. Orr; treasurer, DR.. William
LEM.
The organization will be known as the Belair
Road improvement and Railroad Extension
Association and starts with 76 members.
Meetings will be held the first and last Thurs
days of each month. 1t was decided to prepare
q petition to the United Railways Company
setting forth the desires of the community and
signifying the willingness of the inhabitants to
pay double fare for the service.
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The New Bank Fully Organized-Ready
for Business In Sixty Days.-The stockhold-
ers of the Second National Bank of Towson
held their first meeting an Thursday morning,
July 10Th, with Mr.. George Q. Morrison as
temporary chairman. The following gentle.
men were elected directors:
Harrison Rider, w. Bernard Duke,
Robert H. Wright, Stuart Kearney,
Thomas W. Ofutt, John |. Yellott.
Elmer j. Cook, Charles ii. Knox,
William A. Lee, George Y. MOrr1s0n.
Allen Stevenson,
The directors met subsequently and elected
the following officers:
President-Thomas w. Offutt.
First Vice President-Elmer j. Cook.
Second Vice President Harrison Rider.
building committee was appointed consist
ing of Messrs Offutt, Yellott, Rider, Lee and
Cook. 1t is proposed to locate the bank on the
Court House square and the officers say they
hope to be ready for business in sixty days.
The capital stock of the Second National Bank
is $780, 900, all of which has been subscribed.
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