The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-11-24
personal Mention

Personal Mention
Mrs. Edwin +. Abel, of Woodbourne
avenue, near Govanstown, sailed from New
York for Europe on Thursday.
MIR. John NJ. T. Fishpaw, who had been
very much indisposed for some time at his
farm in the I'd district, is improving.
The Woman's Club of Roland Park has
elected Mrs. Charles Reulinger as president and
Mrs. Howard Carlton as first vice-president.
Mr.. Alexander Dance, of Baltimore, for
merIy of Dulany's Valley, has been visiting
his nephew, Mr.. Alex. D. Brooks, of Jockeys
vile.
" known physician of Baltimore, who has
been critically i'll with pneumonia this week,
is slightly improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Cromwell have
closed their country place on the Pot Spring
road east of Timonium and removed to Bal
timore for the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Nick. Merryman, of
Grove Farm, Falls road, spent several days the
past week in New York city. They were regis
tered at the Albemarle.
Hon. j. Fred. G. Talbot and Mrs. Talbot,
of Lutherville, made their annual fall visit to
New York city this week. They registered at
the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Mr.. Joshua f. Cockey, Jr., of Jockeys
ville who was accidentally shot in the legs
while cunning several weeks ago. has recov-
cred sufficiently to be out.
Mrs. Joseph 81. Rieman closed her sum-
mer home "Dumbarton," near Towson, this
week and opened for the winter her city resi-
dence on West Monument street.
Miss Lula link, daughter of Mr.. George
link, of Cockeysville, will be married on We'd
nesday 28th instant to Mr.. Charles Kone, son
of Mr.. William H. Kone, of Texas.
Mr.. Jesse Tyson, one of Baltimore countys
oldest and most highly esteemed citizens, is
sick with pneumonia at Cylburn, his beautiful
country home on Green Spring avenue:
Rev. W. H. H. Powers, rector OF Trinity
Church, Towson, spent several days this week
of st. Marks Parish. in Howard county.
Mr.. Thomas Vincent, of the well known
firm of Richard Vincent, Jr. d Son, who had
been critically i'll for some weeks, is rapidly
recovering at his home at White Marsh.
Mr.. Shadrach w. Upton, an old resident
and former business man at Butler, Baltimore
county, will spend the winter in Baltimore
with his daughter, Mrs. John N. Wright:
Mr. ]. Truman Seible, who lately sold his
farm stock and implements in the I'd district,
has removed with his family to Montgomery
county, where he purchased an already stocked
Mrs. William s. Keech, of Towson, and
Miss Fannie Gephart of Mt. Washington,
spent several days the past week with Mrs.
Hugh w. s: Powers, at st. Marks Kectory'
eMr. and Mrs. Reginald M. Ames have re-
turned from their bridal trip and are now at
the Shirley, in Baltimore, for the winter. Mrs.
Ames was formerly Miss Eleanor Matthews,
of Dulany's Valley.
Mr.. William g. Hall, keeper of the York
road toll-gate in Govanstown, who had his
head seriously injured on the 9Th instant by
falling from trolley car, has been in serious
condition this week.
Mr.. w. w. Atterbury, of Philadelphia,
general manager of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
has been shooting ducks this week on some OF
the Baltimore county rivers. lie is SAID 10 pc
an expert at the sport.
The engagement is announced of Miss
Emily E. Robinson, daughter of the late
Samuel J. Robinson, of Towson. and Mr.. Ed
ward s. Stanley, of Baltimore. The marriage
will take place shortly.
more County Agricultural Society, has removed
with his family from Lutherville to Baltimore
for the winter Mr.. Reese is treasurer of the
City Savings Bank on North Gay street.
Mrs. Chester B. Turnbull has sent out in
vitations for an informal tea to be given at her
home, Auburn Cottage" near Towson. on
Monday, November 26th, at $50 P: M, to meet
her guests Mrs. Payne and Mrs. Douglass OF
Warrenton, Va.
The Belair .Agis Of last week said: Judge
David Fowler, formerly chief justice OF TINS y
circuit, was in Belair on Saturday. Since his
retirement from the bench he has been en-
gagged in the practice Of bis profession and is
drawing large clientage."
Mr.. J. ]. Dieter, an active business man OF
the southeastern section of the county, was at-
tending to some business matters at the county
seat on Thursday and, incidentally, renewed
his subscription to The UNION. He has been
a subscriber to this paper many years.
Mrs. Yorke Allen, who was married IN
Trinity Church, Towson, few weeks ago; IS
sick with typhoid fever at the home Of her
parents in Baltimore. She is the only daugh'
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. John V. L. Findlay, who
spent the past summer at auburn" near
,Towson.
Mr.. Elmer J. Cook, and Mr.. 7. Scott Ohutt, all
of Towson, attended the great Princeton, ale
day. over thirty thousand people witnessed
the game. The Messrs. Cook, who are BROTH
ers, are graduates of Princeton.
" -Mrs.C Bohn Slingluff, of Baltimore county,
accompanied by her daughters, Misses Ella and
Valerie Slingluff, sailed from Baltimore for
Bremen on Wednesday. They will make
a tour of the continent, including Italy and
Austria, and be absent three or four months.
Mrs. Slingluff is native of Budapest.
Mr.. Rowland Hill, of Baltimore, has issued
cards for the marriage of his daughter MISS
RAYMOND Aileen Hill, to Mr.. Elmer Martin
Whiteford. The ceremony will take place on
Wednesday evening, November 18th, at
O'Clock, in Lafayette Square Presbyterian
Church, Baltimore. The prospective groom is
a well known young business man.
Last Saturday Rev. Arthur Cnliton
Powell, D. D., celebrated the eighteenth an
niversary of bis rectorship of Grace Protestant
| Church, Baltimore. He came from York, Pa,
where he had been rector of st. Johns Church
seven years. Only four Episcopal clergymen
in Baltimore outrank him in length Of service
Revs. Wroth, Paine, Dame and Eccleston. /.
Mr.. and Mrs. George +. T.. Tlmanus, OF
Baltimore, celebrated the twentieth anniver-
sary of their marriage on Thursday, 22d in
| slant, upon which occasion they entertained a
| large number of their friends. Mr.. Timanus,
| who is q successful business man on Mary
land avenue, is native OF Baltimore county
and the eldest son of ex-Judge Luther Timanus,
of the I'd district
Mr.. William A. Harlan, an 18th district
| farmer and brother of the late Calvin s. Harlan,
was among the callers at THE UNION office this
| week. When asked why his brother had so
| much money with him when he met his acct.
| dental death near Ashland, Mr.. Harlan said
| that he did not know unless be intended to in.
| vest it in some property. His family did not
| know that he was in the habit OF carrying
large sums about with him.
Two Water Companies Not Necessary
On Thursday the County Commissioners fol
the second time refused to permit the Balti-
| more County Water and Electric Company to
lay mains through the roads and avenues o.
| in response to the petition of about So per cent
of the property.owners of that place. There
was large delegation present in support Of
| the petition. DIR. w. J. Todd, DR.. Josiah s.
| Bowen and Messrs. o. f. Hershey. II. +.
Baker John T. Ensor, William johnson and
| A. E. Waters. members of the delegation, de
| clared that Mount Washington had already q
bountiful supply of pure water, furnished by
the local corporation, which had expended
considerable money in order to give the village
a good supply, and there was no public demand
for another company to lay mains there. II
was also intimated that the water which the
Baltimore County Company proposed to fur
nish customers came from the Patapeco rivel
and was inferior to the water supplied by the
Mount Washington Company: This declare
ton was holly contested by Mr.. A. ID. Wehr
secretary and treasurer of the Baltimore Coun
tv Company, who claimed that every gallon
of water furnished by his company was filtered
and had been declared by eminent chemists tC
be absolutely pure.
Shortage in Harford's Cash.-A dis
patch from Belair says 1.-THE committee ap
pointed by the Hartford County Commissioner
10 examine the books and accounts of thu
Commissioners Office has submitted its repor
to the Board. The report states that there is |
shortage of 81, 655.07 in the cash account, ant
that the expenditures at the aims. house ant
for the iail and sheriff's Office have been large
" increased during the past few years; Dur