The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-11-16
parannal Mention.

| his connection with Pleasant Plains dairy farm
owned by Mrs. T. Harrison Garrett.
MIR. Frederick Won Kapff, of Stoneleigh
near Towson, spent several days this week al
| the Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York city.
County Commissioner George w. Yellott,
ACCOMPANIED by Mrs. Yellott, left on Thursday
for driving trip to Montgomery county, Md
Mr.. r. W. Hutchins. son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry G. Hutchins, of My Lady's Manor,
Baltimore county, is now located at Eureka
California.
Col. and Mrs. D. G. Mcintosh, of Towson
will spend the winter in Baltimore, they hav-
ing taken an apartment at The Albion, on
Cathedral street.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. o. Donovan, who spent
four months in Europe on their bridal tour,
have returned and taken house on North Cal
vert street, Baltimore, for the winter.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Cromwell, who spent
the past summer at Springfield, their country
home on the Pot Spring road, will reopen their
town house on st. Paul street next week.
Miss Elizabeth Scott, of Western Run Val
lev. left this week for Oakland, CAL, in COM
pany with Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Orrick and
daughter, who had been spending some time
in the East.
Mr.. Joseph s. Wilmington, group prin-
cipal of schools in Baltimore city, is recover
ing from an attack of pneumonia at his home
in Waverly. Mr.. Wilmington is well known
in Baltimore county.
Miss EVELYN c. Voshell, of Lutherville,
and Mr.. F. G. Ritter, of Owings' Mills, were
the only Baltimore county people who regis
tered at the Maryland Building on the James
town Exposition grounds this week.
Mrs. Fannie B. Hartman and her daugh-
tiers, the Misses Hartman, formerly of OwiDgs'
Mills who spent the past summer in Tows0n,
left for Philadelphia on Tuesday, they having
taken an apartment in that city for the winter:
Hon. and Mrs. j. Fred. G. Talbot, OF
Lutherville, accompanied by their niece, Miss
T. RocIou oniovoN their animal antQmn
visit to New York this week. When in that
city they invariably stop at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel.
The friends of Mr.. E. Clinton Tracey, of
the 9Th district, who was elected one OF the
Judges of the Orphans Court on the 9th inst,
rendered him rousing serenade last Monday
night. Mr.. Tracey sumptuously entertained
his visitors.
Mr.. Harry E. Crout, formerly of Resters-
town, who has been conducting hotel IN west
minister for several years, has purchased Mr..
E. B. McCahan's interest in the Club Hotel, in
Baltimore, and will succeed Mr.. McCahan as
manager of the house.
Mr. A. Struven, successful Baltimore mer-
chant who Lives at Hamilton, Hartford road, was
among the visitors to Towson on Thursday.
He formerly owned the Belvidere Park prop
erty, on the Hartford road, and IS interested in
other Baltimore county real estate.
Mrs. Cooper, widow of Mr. James Cooper,
7th district farmer, came to Towson on Tues
day to administer on the estate OF her late nus
band. She was accompanied by her friend and
advisor, Prof. Isaac Shaver, who is sometimes
called 1.-The fireside lawyer of the upper end"
Miss Mary Chilcoat, who had been long
sufferer from appendicitis, had a successful
operation performed last Monday at the Union
Protestant Infirmary in Baltimore. Miss Chill
coat is a daughter of Mr.. John P. Chilcoat
superintendent of the Baltimore county aims
house.
Hon. Jno. s. Biddison of Baltimore county
who was reelected to the State Senate on the
9th instant by handsome majority, is nov
being prominently named in connection witt
the Presidency of that body. There are some
strong points in the Senator's favor and he will
have the earnest support Of many prominen
men in public life.
Mr.. J. Alexis Shriver, the well known pro
motor, was among the visitors to Towson or
Thursday. He is interested in the electrical
milking machine that will be given trial to
day at the farm of Mr.. Joseph Hopes, at By
mum. Mr.. Shriver says this one Of the mos
wonderful devices of the age and thinks 1t vii
| come into general use.
Mr.. George C. Tracey, of Towson, GRAND
Patriarch of the Grand Encampment OF Mary:
land, /. o. 0. F., accompanied by Past Crane
Patriarch Fred. A. Groom, of Baltimore, was
in Western Maryland several days this weel
attending to some business matters connec
ted with the order, including the institution
of new Encampment at Mountain Lax
| Park, Garrett county.
The 81st birthday of Mr.. Conrad Weis wat
| celebrated last Saturday at his home at Uppel
Falls 18th district, with a reunion of bis family
Mr.. Weis' children are Messrs. A. M. Weis anC
| John &. Weis, of Towson Mr.. Matthew Weis
Mrs. Mary Hotter, Misses Martha and Eliza
beth Weis, of Upper Falls; Mr.. George Weis
| of New York, and Mr.. William Weis, of Balti
more. he has % grandchildren and great
| grandchildren.
member ofthe Board of County Commissioner
on the 9TH instant, has purchased for 81 800 th'
| residence of Mr.. John e. Crout, in Reisters
| town. and will sell or rent his farm at Fow bles
burg, 4th district. He is just closing four
wear term as a Judge of the Orphans Court, ;
position that he has filled very acceptably
! Mr.. Byerly's friends rendered him a serenad'
at his home last Saturday night.
| Mr. Richard W. Gardiner, who has beer
| engaged in business in Philadelphia about two
| years, will return to Baltimore shortly. III
\ has rented one of the cottages of Mr.. Q. X
| Thomas, at Terracedale, South TowsoD, ant
| will occupy it about December 10th. Mrs
Gardiner was formerly Miss Martha Lee Ste
venson, of Fellowship" near Towson. He
many friends will welcome her and her sister
Miss Annabelle Stevenson, back to Baltimor
| county.
-On Saturday evening last Mr. Rufus X
| Wood, general agent of the Maryland Stee
| Company. was given pleasant surprise by {
number of his friends at Sparrow's Point who
without warning, trooped into bis house t
extend their congratulations on his birthday
| The affair was gotten up hurriedly and SC
secretly that Mr.. Wood had not an inkling o
what was afoot. The evening was spent in
formally with house games The rugs 'wer'
removed from the hardwood floors and dane
ing was enjoyed to the music of violin anC
piano. Refreshments we're served, and thu
| health of the host and hostess drank in frui
punch, after which the invaders repaired tt
their several homes.