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

/ self with an automobile.
u Mr.. and Mrs. T. O'Donnell Hillen are oc-
cupying for the summer the cottage OF Mrs.
Gustavus Ober, near Lutherville.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. @. Snyder, who spent the
past winter in Baltimore, are again occupying
their pretty country home on the Hillen road,
near Towson.
Mr.. N! Bosley Merryman, of the County
Commissioners Office, has been at his home,
"HayfeIds," this week, suffering from slight
indisposition.
Mrs. Mitchell, wife of DIR. A. R. Mitchell.
of the 7th district, has gone on pleasure trip
to California. She is accompanied by her
mother and sister.
Mr.. Redmond G. Stewart, of Baltimore
county, has been elected a member of the ex-
ecutive committee of the Civil-Seryice Reform
Association of Maryland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank s. Hambleton, who
have been spending some weeks at Atlantic
City, returned on Wednesday. Mr.. Handle
toms health has been much improved,
Miss Emily Cockey, who received her de-
ploma in the senior nurses class of the Mary
land General Hospital this week, is a daugh-
ter of Mr.. Edward s. Cockey. of Towson.
Ridge who has been spending some time with
friends at Larchmont Manor, n. Y, expects to
return to Baltimore county in week or two.
Mr.. r. Emory Warfeld, formerly of Bal.
timore county, has been elected member Of
the MARYLAND Society of New York. He still
Towson.
Rev. B. B. Abbitt, pastor of Calvary Bap-
fist Church. Towson, and Rev. VIM. ]. Nicoll,
of Govanstown, went to Richmond, Va, this
week to attend the convention Of the Southern
Baptists.
Miss Mary E. Ady, daughter of the late
Edward H. Ady, has been extremely i'll this
week at the residence Of her sister, Mrs. n.
Charles Burke, in Towson, and her recovery is
not expected.
now occupying their beautiful home on the
north side of Green Spring Valley, that was
built by the late A. ]. Oassatt for his daughter,
Mrs. W. Plunkett Stewart.
Mr.. William T. North, retired farmer of
Dorchester county, Md, paid visit to Tow.
place. He thought few if any prettier towns
could be found in Maryland.
An engagement that has just been an
nounced is that of Miss Harriet ID. White,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Horace w. White,
of Green Spring Valley, to M. J: Giryin Peters,
Mr.. Frank Jenkins, who some time ago
bought the Hyde farm, al Hyde Station, Long
Green Valley, will move his family there early
in June. They are now living at Sherwood,
N. G. R. r. Mr.. Jenkins is engaged in busi-
ness in Baltimore.
Mr.. Harry M. Benzinger, of the law firm
of Benzinger & Calwell, who had been very
sick during the past winter, was here this week
He is slowly recovering his health. Mr.. Ben
fingers summer home IS near McDonogh Sta.
ton, W. M. R. r. =.
Mr.. William H. Wand, an aged retired
farmer of Chestnut Ridge, who had been sick
and confined to his home all winter, was able to
come to Towson on Monday to renew his sub
scription to THE UNION. He regains his
strength very slowly:
Mr.. a. Howard Isaac, of the T0ws0n bar,
saws be is not candidate for the nomination
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ing practice and is devoting himself entirely to
it, having laid his political aspirations aside
at least for the present.
Mrs Harris, widow of Hon. J. Morrison
Harris, of Baltimore county, has been criti-
callv i'll this week at her residence, Park avenue
Baltimore. She is "a years of age. Mrs. Har-
ris is the mother OF Mr.. w. Hall Harris, post
master of Baltimore city.
Mr.. Greenbury P. Shepperd, who The
UNION reported last week was rapidly recover
ing from an attack OF pneumonia ana plenrisy,
at his home near Govanstown, has since had
relapse, and his family was much concerned
about him. He isnow slightly better, however.
Mr.. William Duncan, who is candidate
for the Democratic Senatorial nomination in
the Second Legislative district of Baltimore
Tobias G. Linzey, of Towson. Mr.. Duncan.
who is lawyer, is an ex-member OF the House
of Delegates.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles G. Homer, of Sher
wood, sailed from Baltimore for Europe on
Thursday: Mrs. Homer goes for the benefit OF
her health and will remain abroad several
months. Mr.. Homer, who is president of the
Second National Bank of Baltimore, will re-
turn in July.
Mr.. William H. Johnson, well known
Baltimore builder, called at THE UNION office
this week. He was on his way to Hartford
county to spend fortnight in rest and recrea-
ton. Thirty odd years ago Mr.. johnson was
a farmers lad on the Long Quarter Farm,
north of Towsop.
MIR. Richard Vincent. head ofthe well known
White Marsh firm of r. Vincent, Jr. d Son,
was among the callers at THE UNION Office on
Tuesday. The frequent frosts and cold weather
have proven serions setback to the company 9
business, which extends all over the United
States as well as to Europe.
Governor Warfeld has accepted an invita-
ton to deliver the address to the graduating
class of Towson High School, the annual COM
mencement of which will be held June 2lst
The class paid visit to Annapolis on Friday,
18th instant, accompanied by Prof. Arthur G.
Crommer, principal of the school.
Mr.. A. B. Lauer, of Towson. who has been
electrician for the past fifteen years. has re-
signed to accept position at Hagerstown.
Last Sunday the officers and teachers of Tow
son M. E. Sunday school, Of which he was Ii
brarian, presented him with Bible.
Mr.. George Jessop, q well known business
Wednesday, availed himself of the opportunity
to announce himself candidate for the Demo
cratic nomination for County Commissioner.
Mr.. Jessop, who is in all respects an excellent
citizen, has never held an elective office.
-Messrs. A. ]. and Clinton Jessop. well
respects to THE UNION on Wednesday. They
have both been subscribers to this paper many
years. The Messrs. Jessop are sons OF the late
William Jessop, of "Vauxhall," who was in
his day one of the leading citizens OF that Sec
ton of the county.
Mrs. William H. Bullinger, of Fulton,
Howard county, came to Towson on Wednes-
day to pay her taxes and renew her subscrip-
ton to THE UNION. She is q native of Balti-
more county and member of the well known
Burgan family. of the Belair road. Mrs. Bull
linger. who is living temporarily with her sis.
ter, had been sick and confined to her home
nearly the whole of the past winter.
Rev. Page Milburn, who was at one time
pastor of Towson M. E. Church, has been elec-
ted president of Kee-Mar College, Hagerstown,
Md, to succeed Rev. DR.. ]. Emory Shaw, who
recently resigned. Mr.. Milburn graduated at
had been member of the Baltimore Annual
Conference for thirty years. having only re-
Gently resigned. He is married and has six
children.
Master Samuel T. Day, Jr., will be one of
the graduates OF the Port Norris IN. J.) high
today. His sister, Miss Margaret Richardson
Day, also graduates from the grammar school
at the same time. They are the children Of
DIR. s. T. Day, who at one time was teacher OF
the public school at Sunnybrook, 10th district,
and Miss Rebecca G. Richardson, formerly Of
Towson.
Mr.. Martin L. Jean, highly esteemed
farmer of the I'd district, was among the call
ers at THE UNION Office this week. When the
B. & o. cutoff is built it will pass directly
through Mr.. Jeans farm and within 100 yards
of his house. The surveys for the electric
railway from Baltimore to Frederick also pass
through Mr.. Jeans farm. This property,
upon which he was born and has spent bis en-
tire life, has been in his family since 1907.
THE UNION received on Tuesday May 18th,
the following announcement: "Mr. and Mrs:
]. P. Richardson announce the marriage OF
their daughter, Ella Winifred, to. Mr.. Thomas
McMurtrie Orr, April 10th, 1907, ''Nacirema,"
Riversdale Road, Camberwell. Melbourne,
Australia" Miss Richardson is q native Of
My Lady's Manor, Baltimore county, and went
with her father to Australia about two years
ago. She and her husband are now on their
bridal trip to this country and they are expect
ed here this month.
Mr.. John T. Riley, formerly Of Ashland,
Baltimore county, but now connected with
Carnegie steel works at Duquesne, Pa, called
on some of his friends in Towson on Monday.
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