The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-12-29

\The County Clerks Ohlce-Business is
Growing Rapidly.-The report of Mr.. Will
liam P. Cole, Clerk of the Circuit Court, as
compiled by his chief clerk, Mr.. Martin j.
O'Hara, shows that the business at the Office
has doubled in the last ten years, and that it
has increased 40 per cent. during Mr.. Coles
term of Office, which began December LIST, 1903.
There has been an increase during the year
in every item except the marriage licenses,
there being % more issued in 1905 than in the
past year.
The report shows that 1920 deeds were re-
corded and that 3,481 mortgages and releases
of mortgages, 212 bills of sale, 81 interpretations
and 80 mechanics liens were issued.
There were issued during the year 462
traders licenses for women, 281 male traders
licenses 1855 saloon licenses real estate licenses
80 cigarette licenses, 10 exhibition licenses. 4
foot-peddlers' licenes, 8 one horse peddlers'
licenses 2 licenses to catch fish and 600 mar
riage licenses.
The receipts from all sources amounted to
S113, 1896 81. The disbursements included cash
paid the State, $26.166 20; cash paid the county,
$51, 97688; amount paid the clerks and deputy
clerks for salaries, printing, advertising, books
stationery, metallic cases and incidental exc
penses, $31 ,839. 26; amount retained for un.
finished work and metallic cases under act of
1904, $3,913.47.
The amount paid the State and county is
81, ST. 6 more than was turned over by the
office in 1905.
During the year many improvements have
been made in the Office to facilitate the work
aud to keep abreast of the increased business.
metallic case has been placed in the main
Office for the equity records, large roller desk
for the record books, gallery erected in the
record Office, supplied with new desks for the
clerks, and other furniture in the office. has
been renewed.
One of the most important improvements
has been the introduction of new system of
indexing. By it the indexes of ten years are
kept in one book
The office staff is composed of the following:
Chief Clerk-Martin j. o. Hara.
Court Clerk-Michael F. Connor.
Equity Clerk-Charles E. Fendall.
Index Clerk-William r. Hoff.
Examiners-Thomas r. Jenifer and James
L. Burgoyne.
General Assistant Major Thomas B. Catch.
Record Clerk-William s. Cowley.
New Index Clerk-William Fl. Cockey.
Messenger-Rezin H. Denny.
Record Clerks
Charles B. Chapman, Charles H. Mays,
Fred D. Dollenberg, Samuel M. Lucas,
Bernard ]. Hogarty, George F: Wheeler, Jr
George T. Randle, Henry Dickmeyer,
John GraSon, Jr., John L. Cockey,
Hugh ]. Gallagher, Arthur W. Shanklin.
Calvin T. Shaffer, w. George Marley.
Ben jamin 7. Bruins.
Secret Orders Elect Ofacers.-The fol.
lowing Baltimore county lodges have elected
officers for the ensuring year:
Mt. Zion Lodge, I. o. o. f., PikesviHe.-Noble
Grand-RusselI l.. PARCEL; Vice Granular
thur H. Shipley; Recording Secretary-Wil-
liam A. Chenowith; Financial Secretary-G.
Albert Salter; Treasurer-John r. Clark ;
Chaplain-Henry A. Davis; Marshal-Nicho-
las FL. Coe; Trustees-Arthur Chenowith,
Philip Watts and G. Walter Brooks; Repre-
sentative to Grand Lodge-Henry A. Davis
Chase Council, q. o. a. M.-Councilor-
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Earle; Observation-Disclosures Klingenstein;
Examiner-August Henlein Inside Protector
John A. Earle, Jr.; Outside Protector
Philip F. Brinkman Recording Secretary
James F. Gibson Financial Secretary--Ed-
ward j. Meeks; TreasurerlNich2o1l:a,ss. . Lay;
Earle.
Charity Masonic Lodge, ParktOn.- WorshipfuI
Master-Charles M. Stack; Senior Warden
Rev. Frederick l. Mumford; Junior Warden
Howard N. Hunter; Secretary-Dr. X: X.
Norris; Treasurer-Alfred A. Sparks; Tyler
John T. Thompson.
Washington Camp, p. O. $. H., Highland
toun-Past PIesident-Dr. Wright s. Sudler /;
President-William W. Nooning Vice Presi-
| dent-Herbert s. Ebaugb Master of Forms
Dr.. Harry G. Common; Recording Secretary
| Theodore B. kellogg; Financial Secretary
| John Barwick Treasurer-John W. Reynolds;
| Conductor-Norman Long; Inspector-Lester
| REYNOLDS; Guard-John T. Petty.
John Eager Hoacard Council, Jr. o. .. 4. M,
! To,cson.-Past Councilor-W. G. Read; Coun-
cilor-G. VIM. Parker; Vice. ouncilor-Wm
S. Dunphy; Recording Secretary-Fred. d.
| Dollenberg, Jr; Assistant Secretary--John
B. Fuller; Financial Secretary-Thomas j..
Hunter; Treasurer-W. George Marley War
den-John P Leland; Conductor-Wm. r.
Dunphy; Inside Standardization Doraer I;
Outside Sentinel-Thomas H. Stetser Trus-
tees-Wm. s. Dunphy, George G. Tracey, Ira
E. Shock Representative to State Council
George w. Seipp; Alternate-Dr. A. G. Nc
] Curdy.