The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-10-20
Personal Mention, -

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Mills, who had been visiting relatives in
Lynchburg Va, have returned.
For the seventh successive year Col. Robt.
| HOugh is starting the light harness races at
| the big Raleigh On. CO. fair this week.
| MIR. Frank Ehlen and family, who spent
| the summer at their country place at Oakleigh,
east of Towson, have removed to Baltimore
| for the winter.
MIR. Alexander Y. Carr, manager of Pleas
ant Plains Dairy Farm, near Towson, accom-
panied by Mrs. Carr, attended the Frederick
county fair this week.
Mrs. Sheridan, mother of Rev. Philip H.
Sheridan, pastor of the Church Of the Immacu
late, Towson, who had been very SICK at her
home here, is recovering.
Mr.. James Kelley, attorney at law and
notary public, will occupy an office in the new
Offutt Building, opposite the south front of
the Court House. as soon as it is completed.
Mr.. Herbert A. Ambrose, son of Mr.. John
T. Ambrose, of Long Green Valley, is now
filling responsible position with a large bust
ness house at Medford, Carroll county, Md.
Miss Jennie Ady has been very i'll at her
home in Towson this week. She is daughter
of the late Edward H. Ady and sister of Mrs.
Burke, wife of Chief Judge N. Charles Burke.
Mrs. ]. T. Payne, of Sunny brook, and her
sister, Mrs. Henry G. Hutchins, of My Lady's
Manor, spent last week with their mother
Mrs. Julia M. Motter, who resides at Hamp-
stead, Md.
Mr.. M. Meredith Green, of East Orange,
| N. J., came to Towson on Wednesday and adj
ministered on the estate of his mother, Mrs.
Sarah A. Green, who was resident OF Balt-
more county.
Rev. ri. L. Gerstmyer, who resigned as
pastor of the Lutheran Church at cambridge,
Pa, has accepted a call to the church at Marys-
Vile, Pa. He is a son of Mr.. Henry Gerst-
myer, of Towson.
DR. A. G. McCurdy, of Towson, who is a
member of the board of managers of the Balti-
more County Agricultural Society, served as
special Judge and timer for the races at Hagers-
| town fair last week.
Mr.. John W. Marshall, second vice-presi-
l-dent of the Safe Deposit and Trust Company,
accompanied by Mrs. Marshall. sailed from
| New York to Europe on Tuesday. They will
be away about two months.
Miss Clarisa Gordon, of Providence, is
visiting her brother, Mr.. Harry G. Gordon,
who is student at the Theological Seminary
at Pennington, NJ. She will also spend some
time with friends in Philadelphia before she
returns.
spent the past summer at Lutherville, have re-
opened their town house. 1909 Linden avenue,
for the winter. Mr.. Lyon is member of the
well known importing firm of Lyon Bros q
Company.
G. R. R., formerly of the County Clerks Office,
is now engaged in the real estate business in
Baltimore. He will have public sale on the
Conrad farm, near Corbett, on Wednesday,
October 31st.
MRS. W1llldm 1dlaHdQ anu ler u6lC6S,
Miss M. Jennings Carroll and Miss Gertrude
Lee Unduch, who spent several months abroad,
have returned to "Blenheim,' the beautiful
country place of the Lanahans, near Charles
street avenue.
in Towson and attended the Epworth League
rally at Towson M. e. Church last Saturday
and Sunday. She is the widow Of Charles j:
! Riddle who was highly esteemed farmer OF
the 18th district in his day.
Mr. nudlnv Rippq 0f Green SDrinQ
Valley has returned from an extended motor
car trip through Western Maryland, Pennsyl
vania and Virginia. He was accompanied by
Mrs. Riggs. Miss Nancy Nicholas and Mr..
| Carroll W. Rasin, of Baltimore.
Mr.. Fred. A. Groom, of Baltimore, for
many years well known business man of
| Towson, was on Tuesday night elected Grand
| Patriarch of the Grand Encampment of Mary
land, l. o. o. F. Mr.. Groom is also an officer
| of the Grand Lodge of the same order.
Mr.. Charles e. Rieman has been elected
as president pro tenn of the Western National
| Bank of Baltimore, to fill the duties of the
| office during the absence of President Joshua
| G. Harvey, who is sick. Mr.. Rieman, who is
| a member of the board of directors, was for
some time president of the bank.
MIR. William John Curry will soon round
out his forty-three years of service as driver
| and motorman on street cars in Baltimore.
He was driver on the old Iowson horse car
| line and will be remembered by many of our
older people. Though well advanced in years
MIR. Curry still enjoys excellent health.
Mrs. David K. Este on Monday last cele-
brated the 103d anniversary Of her birth at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. William A.
Fisher, of Ruxton, Baltimore county. Physi-
cally she is not strong, but her mind is clear
and she talks interestingly of occurrences of
three-quarters of century or more ago..
Mr.. Charles q. Hurkamp, of Fredericks-
burg Va, one of the best known horsemen in
| the country, has been honored by being APP
pointed sole judge in the saddle and harness
| classes at the Chicago Horse Show, which
| takes place next week. Mr.. Hurkamp, who
has been often seen at Timonium, is well
| known in Baltimore county.
-Messrs. VIM. Grason, Benjamin p Butler,
| George G. Tracey and Frank l. Wheeler MEM
| bers of the Towson Lodge of Elks, went to
! Harrisburg, Pa on Monday last to participate
| in the ceremonies attending the dedication OF
| the beautiful monument erected to the memory
| of Meade D. Detweiler, prominent and highly
esteemed member of the order.
DIR. John s. Green, who left for pleasure
trip on the 9th instant, returned to his home IN
Long Green Valley on Friday, 10Th, much re-
freshed and ready to resume bis work. Dur.
| ing his absence he visited Pittsburg, Fort
| Wayne, Frankfort and Chicago. He was at
| Buffalo on Tuesday and returned by way OF
Niagara Falls, Albany and New York city.
| DIR. W. T. G. Whiteford, the well known
| young physician of Parkville, Hartford road,
| has been elected q director of the National
| Anti-Carbon Corporation lately organized IN
| Baltimore. The company owns process by
which the carbon is removed from smoke
| without the aid of mechanical devices. 1t has
been fully tested, and has shown marvellous
Mr.. and Mrs. S. G. Rawlings, who are
| about to remove from Warren, baltimore
| county, to their farm in Anne Arundel county,
were on Monday night presented with u tea
set of India china as mark OF appreciation
| for their earnest work in the church and
Sunday school. Mr.. J. Alfred Kidd, superin-
tendent of the school, made the presentation
| address.
Mr.. Joseph Jenkins Lee, American min
| lister to Ecuador and the youngest officer of his
rank in the diplomatic service OF the United
/ States has been elected a member OF the Royal
| Geographical Society of Great Britain, in recog-
milton of his service in the cause of geographi.
cal science at the time of his expedition to
| Acre. Mr.. Lee is native of Baltimore county
| and a son of Mr.. Charles ODonnell Lee,
| formerly of Roland Park.
| Mr. Charles @. Homer, Jr., who has been
| living in Towson for some time, has purchased
| a house and about 81 acres of land on South
avenue Mt. Washington, and will shortly re-
| move there. The house that he is now occu-
Mr.. Frank /. Wheeler, who will move his
| family into it as soon as the present tenant
vacates. Mr.. Homer is vice-president of the
Second National Bank of Baltimore.
Col. Walter s. Franklin, of Baltimore; at.
| tended the weekly meeting of the board OF
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| Thursday. Col. Franklin once owned one Of
| the finest farms in Baltimore county, and it
was not until he disposed of this property that
| he became resident of the city. but he is still
| identified with the interests of our people. The
| farm that Col. Franklin sold is near Jockeys
vile and known as "Gerar." Mr.. e. Cuttings
| Merrvman is its present owner.
Mrs Mary E. Ambrose widow of George
w. Ambrose, of Baltimore county. who makes
her home with her daughter, Mrs. e. Mallonee,
of Litter Louna Farm, near Pikesville, cele-
| brated her SOth birthday this week by spend
ing several days with her son, Mr.. John I.
Ambrose, well known business man of Long
Green Valley, at whose home family dinner
was enjoyed on Thursday Mrs. Ambrose
who is native Of Baltimore county, enjoys
good health for one of her years.
Mrs. Eleanor L. Pinkerton was stricken
with paralysis at her home in Baltimore, last
Saturday morning. Her entire left side is
affected and she has since been in practically
helpless condition, although her mind is per-
fectly clear. Mrs Pinkerton, who was for
many years a resident of Towson, is the widow
of Samuel Pinkerton, once a well known citi-
zen of Baltimore county. She has one SON
| Mr. Million II PinkertOn. who is connected