The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-10-12
AUTUMN NUPT1AL EVENTS.

oN-SHoEMAKER.-A marriage of in
terest to a large contingent of society took
place last Saturday afternoon at 1.30 O'Clock
when Miss Ellen Shoemaker, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel M. Shoemaker, was married to
Mr.. Bartlett f. Johnston, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Bartlett S. Johnston. The ceremony was per-
formed at Burnside, the country home in
Green Spring Valley of the brides parents, by
Rev. Dr. J. Houston Eccleston, of Emanuel
Church. Baltimore, assisted by his brother,
Rev. John Eccleston, of New York, great
uncles of the bride. The bridesmaids were
Miss Carolyn Johnston, sister of the BRIDE
groom, and Miss Augusta Murray, cousin of
the bride. The bride entered the drawing
room with her father, by whom she was given
away. She was met by the bridegroom, at
tended by his best man, Mr.. Gustavus Ober,
Jr. Owing to mourning in the family of the
bride, the wedding was very quiet one and
only a few intimate friends were present. The
future home of the young couple will be at
Woodmont, Western Maryland, where the
groom is engaged in business.
GREEN-THoMPsoN Margaret A.
Thompson, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Williams, was married to Mr.. ]. Frank Green,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Green, ST.,
both of Sparrow's Point, at the home of the
bride, on Thursday evening. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. Lewis B. Browne, rec.
tor of st. Matthew's P. E. Church. The bride
maid of honor, and the groom was attended by
Mr.. Charles Thompson: The bride wore
gown of white voile and carried bouquet of
American Beauty roses. After the ceremony
Mr.. and Mrs. Green left for the jamestown
Exposition.
HoFFMAN-ALLEN-M Charles E. Hoff-
man was married last Saturday to Miss Kate
M. Allen, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Allen, of Arlington. The ceremony was per.
formed by Rev. ]. Howard Wells, pastor of
Arlington NJ. E. Church South and took place
in the parsonage. The bride wore dress of
white lawn over silk and carried carnations.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hoffman will spend their honey
moon in Southern Maryland. Upon their re-
turn they will reside in Arlington. The bride,
who is only Is years of age, was compelled 10
have the consent of her parents when the Ii
cense was applied for at Towson last week.
Death of Aged and Highly Esteemed
Retired Physician.-Dr. Jackson Piper, who
had been in failing health long time, died at
his residence in Towson, at 1.35 A. NJ, on Fri
day, October 18th. He retired from active
practice some years ago and spent his last days
quietly with his family, to whom he was deep
" attached. Dr. Piper was a successful ply
stefan and enjoyed large and lucrative prac-
tice. He was genial gentleman OF the old
school and had wide circle of warmly at
tached friends who will learn of his death with
deep sorrow.
DR.. Jackson Piper was born in Baltimore,
November 9Th 1928, and was a son of Col.
James Piper. whose father Games Piper) emf
grated from England about the year 173O and
located in Chestertown, Md. Early in life Col.
Piper removed to Baltimore and married
daughter of James Evans, ofScotch origin. By
this marriage he became the possessor Of
large property, inc uding the famous old In
dian Queen Hotel, at the corner of Baltimore
and Hanover streets This hotel was the re-
sort of many distinguished men of former days,
among whom were Presidents Washington,
Adams, Van Buren, and Jackson, Henry Clay
and other great statesmen. Col. Piper, was
captain of an artillery company in the war of
1872. His son, Jackson Piper, entered the
College of New Jersey, at Princeton, in 1S47,
and graduated four years afterwards with the
degree of A. B. He was a member of the
Ciosophic Society at Princeton, ranking high
in mathematics and the experimental sciences.
In 1850 he entered the University of Maryland
as a student of medicine and became pupil of
the late Prof. Nathan R. Smith, in whose office
he remained three years, when he received his
degree of M. D. In 1868 he formed partner
ship with the late Dr. E. r. Tydings, at Tow
son, since which time he had made this his
home and the centre of his very extensive pro-
fessional connections. In June, 1872 he mar
ried daughter of the late Mr.. William S.
Shoemaker.
In politics DR.. Piper was Democrat, but
avoided all active participation in campaigns.
His profession engrossed his entire attention
and his preferences were for obstetrics and gyne-
cology, upon which he has contributed to the
medical journals many valuable papers. He
was at one time president of the State Board of
Health. He was a communicate in the Protes-
tant Episcopal Church and for many years
was vestryman of Trinity Church. Towson
DR.. Piper is survived by widow and two
children-Mr. James Piper, member of the
bar, and Miss Adelaide Piper. He was the last
survivor of large family of children.
The funeral will take place at Trinity Church,
Towson, at P. NJ, on Saturday, October 10Th.
Interment in Loudon Park Cemetery.