The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-02-23
paraonal Mention.-

DIR. A. G. McCurdy, who was confined to
his home in Towson several days by illness,
| was able to be out on Thursday.
Hon. Thomas n. Robinson, Of Belair bar,
was attending to some professional matters at
| the Court House here on Thursday.
Mr.. T. Dudley Riggs who had an attack
| of illness, is spending fortnight at Old Point
| Comfort. Mrs. Riggs accompanies him.
MIR. John Grason, of the Towson bar, who
has been sick couple of weeks, is still confined
to his home. DR.. J. 81. Jarrett is attending
him.
Rev. Charles T. Harvey, of the 9TH dis
trict, has been confined to bis home about two
weeks with severe case of grip. He is now
much better.
DIR. w. G. Foster, of Baltimore, has rented
one of Mr.. G. E. Thomas cottages at Terrace
Dale, South Towson, and will take possession
of it shortly.
Col. Robert Hough, we'll known and sue
cessful starter of light harness races, has been
selected to perform that duty at the Frederick
county fair this year.
Mr.. Joshua F. Cockey, president OF. the
Cockeysville National Bank, and Mr.. c. Bosley
Littig, of Baltimore, were among the many
callers at TIE UNION Office on Tuesday.
Rev. r. Lee Walton and family, who had
resided at Ashland, n. G. r. R., three years.
have removed to Baltimore. At present Rev.
Mr.. Walton is q member of the Presbytery of
MIR. and Mrs. q. Householder, of st. Denis,
Baltimore county, gave largely attended en-
tertainment few evenings ago in honor of the
Dist birthday of their son, Mr.. Harry House
holder.
I Mr.. Thomas B. Todd; president of the
School Board, left on Saturday last by steamer
for Savannah, Ga. He expects to be away
about two weeks in the South for the benefit
, of his health.
\ Mr.. and Mrs. Adam R. Schmidt, of Long
Green Valley, gave a small dinner last Sun
day in honor of the 10th birthday of their
daughter, Hazel. The decorations were red,
pink and green.
Col. William s. Powell, OF Ellicott City,
formerly of Baltimare county. has been hon.
ored by Gov. Warfield with an appointment
as a member of the State Board of Education
to fill vacancy.
Mr.. William L. Amoss, State director of
Farmers Institutes was unable on account OF
sickness to attend the institute held in Tow
son this week. He is under treatment in the
hospital at Easton Md.
1T is said that Mr.. William J. Peach, who
was on Wednesday elected Register of Wills
by the Orphans Court, to succeed DR.. Bolte,
deceased, will be candidate for the nomina-
ton to that Office next fall.
- Mr.. Robert Clark and family, who lived
on the Jenkins farm, in Dulany's Valley,
twenty-five years, this week removed to Luth-
erville. Mr.. Harry r. Clark succeeds his
father on the Jenkins property.
DIR. Lingard /. Whiteford, well known
physician Of Fullerton, Belair road, who at
tended the farmers institute in Towsou on
Monday, announced his candidacy for the
Democratic nomination for Register of Wills
this year.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. Rogers Bayly, who had
been spending some time in Baltimore, have
returned to their home in Batesburg. s. @.
They were accompanied by Mr.. Bayly' g daugh-
tiers, Misses Fanny and Mary Bayly, of Green
Spring Valley.
he In all how oA
to their home in Luthervile. Mr.. Reese, who
is treasurer of the Baltimore County Agricul-
tural Society, is an official of the City Savings
Bank of Baltimore.
AT the annual meeting of the Maryland
Alumni Association of Dickinson College, held
in Baltimore few nights ago, Dr. James II.
Jarrett. of Towson, was elected first vice pres
ident, and Mr.. Lewis M. Bacon, Jr., Of Balti
more county, corresponding secretary.
MIR. George E. Mann, of Baltimore, has
consented to become a candidate for the First
Branch Of the City Council in the Thirteenth
ward, making the fight with Mayor Timanus.
Mr.. Mann is brother of Mr.. Thomas Mann,
a we'll known farmer of Dulany's Valley.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. Cuttings Merryman, Of
Gerar Farm, near Cockeysville, celebrated the
Tuesday night. Mrs. Merryman was before
her marriage Miss McLane, daughter of the
late Mr.. Louis McLane, a Baltimore capitalist.
MIR. N. Bosley Merryman, transfer clerk
in the Office of the County Commissioners, who
was sick all last week, was able to resume his
birthday on Tuesday. Mr.. Merryman is the
eldest son of the late Hon. John Merryman,
of "Hayfel and owns and occupies the old
family homestead. near Cockeysville.
The many Baltimore county friends of Mr..
Augustus w. Bradford will be glad to learn
that he escaped injury when struck and knock
ed down by a trolley car in Baltimore on
Tuesday. He saved himself from being run
over by grabbing the fender and holding on to
it until the car stopped. Mr.. Bradford, who
is notary public, is a son of the late Governor
A. W. Bradford.
Mrs. Mary Frances Bowen, of Charles street
avenue extended, has announced the engage
ment of her daughter, Mary Piper Bowen. to
Mr.. Upton Jarrett Burnham, of Ruxton. The
marriage will take place next spring. The
prospective bride is daughter Of the late
son Piper and her intended husband is named
for DR.. ]. II. Jarrett.
Mrs. Eleanor L. Pinkerton, who was
stricken with paralysis several months ago and
who was under treatment some time at DR..
Barnard's Sanitarium, is now at her home in
Baltimore. She has not recovered, but is able
to move about her room with assistance. Mrs.
Pinkerton, who formerly lived at Towson, is
the widow of Samuel PinkertoD, who was
well known citizen of Baltimore county.
Mr.. E. Clinton Tracey, well known citi-
zen and farmer of the 9Th district. has an
nounced his candidacy for the Democratic
nomination for member of the Board of
County Commissioners. The only office ever
held by him was that of superintendent of the
aims. house, in which position he made good
record. He is son of the late Richard G.
Tracey and brother of Mr.. George @. Tracey,
of Towson.
MIR. Thomas G. Pearce, of Gunpowder Val.
ley, 9Th district, who is in his 10th year and
6od fho
Institute in Towson this week. Fifty five
years ago he travelled the York turnpike with
the team of his father. William Pearce who
was then prosperous farmer of the 10th dis.
trict, and a brother of Col. John B. Pearce, OF
the same district. Mr.. Pearce has retired from
active farming, but still takes a lively interest
in all that pertains to agricultural affairs. He
is among The UNIONS Oldest subscribers.