The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-05-18
THE DEATH RECORD.

GftOnsV1lle.i on Monday last, aged 80 years.
Sne W was the widow Of Thomas J. Benson, of
the 9th district of Baltimore county, and be.
fore her marriage was Miss Barton, of Pough-
keepsle, N. Y. She was the mother of Rev.
Robert E. Benson, pastor of Urbana M E.
circuit; of Mrs. Sallie Benson, wife of Rev.
joshua L. Benson, of Berean of Mrs. Belle
Jackson, of Wheeling, w. Va; of Mr.. Frank
benson of Port Deposit, and stepmother to
MI Summerfeld Benson, of Mount Carmel.
ana Mrs. Mary e. Dogan, of Wellington, Va.
Inc funeral took place on Wednesday at Bos-
ley N. E. Church, Rev. T. NJ. West and F. I.
4 Mumford conducting the services The pail
bearers were DR.. B. r. Benson DR.. ]. e. Ben
son and Messrs. VIM. G. Brooks and W. W. G.
Stewart. Mr.. and Mrs. Benson owned and &C.
cupied farm near where the battle of Bull
Run was fought early in the Civil War, and
q claim is still pending in the War Depart
ment at Washington for damage to their prop
erty at that time.
Shearman.-Mr. Washington Sherman. ga
lifelong resident of the 18th district, died ON
Monday night at the Mary land University
Hospital, Baltimore, from the result of an
operation performed on one of his knees, which
was injured when he was thrown from a sleigh |
last winter. MIR. Sherman had been engaged
IN farming and was in the list year of his age.
He is survived by widow and six children
three sons and three daughters. Mr.. Marian
Sherman, keeper of the Court House, is a
brother and another brother, Andrew ].
| Sherman, died April goth last. His father,
| the late Jacob Sherman. for many years was |
the keeper of the tollgate on the Hartford road,
near the Copper Factory. The funeral took
place from his late residence at Glenarm, on
| Thursday, the interment being made in the
| cemetery at Waugh NJ E. Church. The pail
| bearers were Messrs. James Ayres, Anton
Refer, John Shanahan, Charles Russell, Rush |
| Burton and Thomas Burton.
Miler.-Mr John o. Miller, aged rs years,
| OF Long Green, Va, was found dead IN his
| berth on the steamer Augusta of the Chesa-
| folk, by his daughter, Mrs. Nancy Hertzler,
| who went to call him at $50 o'clock. Mr.. Mil
| Ter and Mrs. Hertzler had taken passage on the
steamer at Norfolk, as Mr.. Miller was on his
way to visit at Mrs. Mertzler's home at Baldwin,
Baltimore county. Death was due to heart
| disease. Mr.. Miller was retired carpenter
| and had for some years been living with his
son on his farm at Long Green. Va. he was
| a native of Pennsylvania, but for number OF
| years had lived near Baldwin, Baltimore coun-
| ty, where his daughter now resides. Deceased
| was brother of Mr.. Joseph Miller, OF Union
vile.
| Price.-Mr. William G. Price died on Mon
| day night at his home, North Carey street, Bal
timore, aged 60 years. He had been sufferer
| for several years with rheumatism. Mr.. Price
| was the youngest son of the late Benjamin
| Price, of Glencoe, Baltimore county, and his
| of his parents about thirty-five years ago. He
| is survived by widow, who was Miss Jemima
| Johnson and son. His brothers and sis
tiers are Mr.. Thomas ]. Price, of Belfast; Mr..
| Beale r. Price and Capt. Benjamin Price, of
| Baltimore Mrs. George E. Shelley, Mrs. Ma |
| tilda Baynes and Miss Jane Price. Mr.. Price,
| who was a retired grocer, had been member
| of Fayette Street M. E. Church many years.
| Butler.-Mrs. Mahala M. Butler, wife of
| I'll II Puflor iod Of hor h0nnn
| Owings' Mills, on Monday last. Besides her
| husband she is survived by four sons and two
| daughters: Messrs. E. Francis, N. Woodward,
| Carroll T. and Alfred H. Butler, Mrs. Charles
| Walter Saumenig of Hernwood. The flu
| neral took place on Wednesday morning at
Holy Family Catholic Church, Jacksonville,
Rev. E. P. McAdams celebrating mass apd
| preaching the sermon. The interment was in
the cemetery adjoining the church. The pail
bearers were the four sons of the deceased, her
brother, Mr.. VIM. McC. woodward, and her
son.in-law, Mr.. n R. woodward.
Mitchell-Mr Sigfried A. MITCHELL resi-
dent of Gainesville, died Thursday morning at
the Maryland University Hospital, Baltimore,
after an illness of about three months. He
was a sufferer from neutritis of the throat,
which developed into paralysis. Several days
before he contracted pneumonia, which caused
his DEATH Mr.. Mitchell was born at Relay,
Baltimore county, and was 45 years of age.
During President Cleveland's administration
he was doorkeeper in the House of Represen-
tatives in Washington. he is survived by a
widow, two brothers (Mr. Monroe Mitchell, of
Relay, and Mr. Harry Mitchell of Baltimore,)
and one sister, Mrs. Griffith, of Baltimore.
Curtis-Mrs Sarah G. Curtis wife of Mr..
Charles A. Curtis died on Sunday last at her
home on the Reisterstown road, near Emile
lane, from an attack of heart disease, aged SO
years. Besides her husband she is survived by
one son, and two daughters-Mr. w. ID. Curtis,
MrslAAbraham Gettier and Mrs. Joseph Nc
Cuii0ugh. She is also survived by three grand
children. Mrs. Curtis spent her entire life in
that section of the county.
Downey.-Mrs Ellen Downey, wife of Mr..
| William Downey, died at her home at Mt.
| Washington, on Thursday last, of heart dis
| ease aged 68 years. Besides her husband she
| issurvived by two sons and daughter-Messrs.
John T. and Daniel F. Downey and Mrs. Ed
| ward Flanagan Mrs. Downey had been
resident of Mt. Washington nearly forty years.
| New Club Incorporated.-Article of in
| corporation of the Pacific Club of Baltimore
were filed on Monday in the County Clerks
Office at Towson by Attorney William d.
| Lawrence The incorporates are Messrs.
| Charles F. Smith, Michael J. Gaff, Ernest
| Herr, Andrew Phelan, Michael J. Kelley and
| John Schlee.
The club was organized for social purposes
| and is also empowered to buy and sell land.
| II has an authorized capital stock of $1,000, |
| divided into 200 shares of6per cent. noncumu.
lated preferred stock at IS share and zoo
| shares of common stock at $40.
| The club has bought property on Toone
| street. near Clinton. There will be bowling |
| alleys and other amusenients for men, with
| literature of all kinds. Public speakers will |
address the members and their families on the
principal topics of the day. Lectures will be
| delivered on the lives of noted men who have
| passed away.
Al board of IL governors, consisting of the
| incorporators, with the exception OF Mr.. John
| Schlee, and of Messrs. William H. Lawrence,
| J. Howard Evans, John e. OConnOr, John ].
| Dotterweich, George E. Walsh, Thomas II.
Evans and David A. Thompson, will manage
| the club the first year.
| morning May 26th, Relief Council No. 36, Jr.
| o. II. A. M, of Mount Washington, will at
| tend public worship at Hunts Methodist
| Episcopal Church, Sherwood. AT night the
Epworth League will have charge OF the ser
| vice Reports from the Fourth General Con.
| ference District Convention, now being held
in Philadelphia, will be read by the delegates
| from Hunts Chapter.
On Thursday, May Both, Decoration Day.
| the Baltimore District Epworth League spring
| rally will be held at Hunts Church. There
| will be services in the afternoon and evening
| Supper will be served by the local chapter.
| About one hundred delegates are expected to
be present from the city and county chapters.
On Friday night. May 3lst at Stevenson
| Church, Rev. s. W. Grafflin, of Baltimore, will
deliver lecture the subject of which is Wise
| and Otherwise" The lecture will be illus
tratei Tickets Is cents for adults and 10
cents for children.
Marriage of a Native of Towson.-The
| Newtown (Pa) Enterprise of last week said :
''George G. Worstall and Miss Fannie M.
| Church were quietly married on Saturday
] morning last, By Rev. T. s. Films, at No. 125
South Chancellor street. They were at once
driven to Trenton Junction where they took
| the Royal Blue train for Washington, D. q.
| After spending few days in the Capital city
they went to Old Point Comfort, the James.
town Exposition, &C."
II The bride is native of Towson and daugh-
I ter of the late e. F. Church, who established
the Baltimore County AdUocGte at Cockeysville
lover fifty years ago.
Churches Make Good Sum- The voting
| contest conducted bv the Sparrow Point Store