The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-03-23

'abor easy. DANIEL SHAMBERGER,
s-e Foreman.
Celebrates Birthday at Ninety. Mrs.
Margaret White, 30 years of age and thought
to be the Oldest person in that section of this
county, was given birthday surprise party at
her home at Hamilton, Hartford road, on
Friday night, 18th instant. She was born in
| Dorchester county, Md, and at the age of 15
married a Mr.. Wainwright, who died two
| years afterward. Later she married Capt.
| James White, of Baltimore, who died twelve
years ago. Although great.grandmotha1
| Mrs White is still very active and always ftp ~
| something to do to employ her time. 3 o
present she makes her home with her daugA.
ter, Mrs. John Yeliott. "Grandmother"
| White, as she is familarly called by most Of
her friends, enjoyed the evening as much as
| apy of the guests. Among those who called to
pay their respects to the Mrs. White were Mr..
and Mrs. John Benzinger, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Dressed Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Duer Mr. and
| Mrs. Clifford Kaufman, Mrs. Edward Hoff.
man, Mrs. Sophia Neidhart, Mrs. Fred Link,
Mrs. Royal Phelps, Mrs. Linda Wilson, Mrs.
Ella Morris, Mrs. Andrew Parr, Mrs. Charles
Heuter, Mrs. A. Deichman, Mrs. Orpwood,
Misses Mary Thorpe, Bessie Link, Annie
Howard, Carrie Ewing, Pearl Phelps, Mary
Reisinger, Louise Parr and Messrs. FOLLY
Patterson, VIM. Barchoff and Henry Yellott.
A Successful Electrical EDgineer,-A
dispatch from Winchester, Va, dated March
| 9th says: 1.-The first current of electricity from
the great power house at Millville, on the
Shenandoah river. was brought to Winchester
today. Only small voltage was used, how
ever, and this for the purpose of trying the
transformers. 1t is expected that the plant,
which has cost nearly $500, 900 and is intended
| to light the towns of Berryville, Charlestown
and Winchester, besides furnishing motive
power for manufacturing concerns, will be in
| full operation April 1st."
Mr.. Edward A. Cockey, Jr., who is employed
by the Westinghouse Electric Company and is
one of its graduate engineers. has been in
Millvile since October LIST, 1906, placing the
electric machinery in the great power house.
| Mr.. Cockey has had full charge of the work
and his friends feel justly proud of his success.
He is son of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward A. Cock
ey, of Worthington Valley.
Big improvements at Mount Washing
ton.-Mount Washington is to have modern
sewerage system and good supply of water,
according to the plans that have been formula
ted by committee of prominent citizens OF
that pretty village. A meeting was held last
Saturday at the Casino and it was the unani-
nous opinion of those present that all the in
terest of the village should cooperate to install
a complete sewerage system. a committee, OF
which Mr.. ]. Edwin Griffith is chairman, has
been appointed to carry out the plans. This
committee has had surveys and estimates made
and is prepared 10 start work as soon as the
season opens. Like most of the old suburbs,
Mount Washington has had considerable
trouble because many residents have refused
to abandon their private wells and take advan-
tage of the artesian water system. As a result
of this many private sewerage plants drain into
the ground, and many of these surface wells
have become contaminated.
A Cat Rife Causes Trouble.-Douglas
| H. Powers, aged % years, second son OF Rev.
W. H. II. Powers, rector of Trinity Church,
Towson, accidentally shot himself in the leg
last Saturday afternoon while carelessly hand
ling cat rifle. He was carrying the rifle be-
hind him when it went off and the ball entered
the leg Just above thefoot, shattering the bone.
He was taken to the Office Of DR.. ]. Royston
Green, who dressed the wound and directed
that the patient be taken to hospital. Later
Mr. Powers was removed to the Church Home
and Infirmary in Baltimore. in the automobile
of his brother.in-law, Mr.. Osborne l. Yell0tt
1t was found by the surgeons that the ball had
been broken into number of small pieces by
coming in contact with the bone and they
decided not to remove it, The patient has
been doing very well, but it is said it will be
several weeks before he will be able to get out.
Heis employedin business officein Baltimore.
Dwellings Burned.-The large two.story
dwelling belonging to Charles Schultz and
known as the List property, on the Hartford
road, in the rear of the Lauravllle postofhce,
was entirely destroyed by fire Wednesday af-
ternoon. The loss is estimated at S.. 600. The
house was occupied by Messrs John Faulkner
and Frank Miller and their families; Many OF
the household effects were saved by the vol.
unteer and the county firemen.
The house of Mrs. O. B. Dalcour, on West
chester avenue, 1st district, was destroyed by
FIRE on Thursday night. with its contents, caus-
ing loss of about $4,000, which is only par
tally covered by insurance. Although fur
nished the house was not occupied and 1t is not
known what caused the fire.
Band Ofhcers Elected.-At meeting of
Burgoyne's Military Band of Towson, at which
Mr.. Theodore L. Urban presided and MI.
Albert J. Ritter. was secretary, the following
officers were elected President-Waliace w.
Sinclair; vice-president-C. H. Hess; secre-
tary-AlbertJ Ritter; treasurer acob SeIdel;
oonductor-James Lee Burgoyne: Prof. Bur
goyne has organized and successfully conduc-
led several bands in Baltimore county in adj
dition to the one at Towson.
Mr.. William Lee Amoss, State Director of
Farmers Institutes, is still sick at the Emer-
eency Hospital, at Easton, Nd, and is unable
TO attend to his engagements.
Mr.. Clinton L. Reckord. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John H. Reckord. who has been appointed
a clerk in the National Bank of Commerce,