The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-03-02
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MIR. Charles H. Wier and family, who
spent several weeks in Baltimore, will return
to their home, west of Towson, today.
Irwin Gill, son of Mr.. Thomas Gill. of the
4th district, who bad an operation performed
for an affection of the throat, is getting well.
School Superintendent A. s. Cook has been
in Chicago this week attending the annual
meeting of the National Educational Associa-
ton.
Mr.. Henry Yellott, son of Mr.. George W.
Yellott, has returned to his home in Long
Green Valley, after his illness in Baltimore
from measels.
Mr. F. s. Merceron, who was elected presi-
dent of the First National Bank of Sykesville,
Md, on Thursday, is a son-in-law of Mrs Jane
Wright, of Towson.
The Misses Ady have closed their cottage
on North Washington avenue, Towson, and
gone to live with their sister, Mrs. Burke, wife
of Chief Judge n Charles Burke.
Mr. Joseph +. Smith, who had been rent
ing the farm of Mr.. Henry c. Merryman, at
Merediths ford, for eleven years, removed this
week to the Snow Hill Farm, in Worthington
Valley.
Mrs D. H. Rice, of Valley View, near
Towson, who spent several weeks with her
daughter, Mrs. Albert Steinbach, of Pelham
Heights N. Y, returned to her home on
Thursday.
Capt ]. Badger Brown, Mrs. Brown and
Miss Cathariue John Brown, who had been
returned and are with Mr.. j. Burkloe Brown,
at Sherwood.
Mr.. William L. Amoss director of Farmers
Institutes in Maryland, who had been suffer-
ing from an attack of gastritis at the Emer-
gency Hospital in Easton, Nd, has almost en-
tirely recovered.
Mrs Robert H. Wright gave luncheon on
Wednesday at "Edgely," her beautiful home
in Green Spring Valley, in honor of Miss
Annabelle Stevenson, of Philadelphia, who is
spending some time with friends in Towson.
DIR. w. T. g. Whiteford, of Parkville, bas
been elected secretary and treasurer of The
National Anti Carbon Corporation, which has
offices in the Equitable Building in Baltimore.
The position will not interfere with his practice
On Wednesday Governor Warfield ap-
pointed Mr.. Walter w. Crosby, formerly roads
engineer for Baltimore county, one of the dele
gates from Maryland to the National Roads
Convention that will meet in Pittsburg on the
18th instant
The engagement was announced this week
of Mr.. Irwin M. Brown, youngest son of the
late George Brown, of Brooklandwood, Balti-
more county, to Miss Katherine Murray Spen-
GER daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jervis Spencer,
of Garrison, Green Spring Valley.
MIR. William N. Penny, clerk of the court
in which the Thaw case is being tried in New
York, has been frequent visitor to Baltimore
county, and has made the acquaintance of
number of people in Towson. He is a friend
DIR. Allen q. Brooks son of Mr.. William
G. Brooks, of Philopolis, Baltimore county,
who has been an assistant in Columbia Hos
pital, New York, has been promoted to the
position of first junior physician. DR.. Brooks
is graduate of the University of Maryland
School of Medicine.
Mr.. Edward Rider of j., who lives on the
Egypt Farm, just south Of Lutherville, who
had been confined to the house with pneumo-
mia for month, was out for the first time last
Monday. He is about to abandon farming
and will make public sale of all his farm
stock and implements on Thursday, March 2lst.
Mr.. Charles E. Corkran, whose summer
home is at Lutherville, has been elected presi-
dent of the American Woods Corporation,
lately organized at Belington, w. Va, with
capital of SIS, 100000. The company is engaged
in the lumber business and has secured control
of over 100000 acres of choice yingin forest
lands.
Mrs. Anna Rebecca Cockey announces the
engagement of her daughter, Anna Laurie, to
Mr.. George Warner Smull, of Wilmington,
Del, formerly of Baltimore. Miss Cockey is
daughter of the late Col. Joshua Hutchins
Cockey, of Harmony Hall, MY Lady's Manor.
The wedding will take place the first week in
April at the home of the bride.
Mrs. William NJ. Risteau, who was knock
ed down by runaway team in Baltimore, on
Thursday of last week and taken to the City
Hospital, was able to return to her home on
of serious nature. The accident occurred on
the corner of Charles and Fayette streets, where
Mrs. Risteau was waiting for Towson car.
Mr.. J. Barry Mahool, who has been settled
upon as the Organization" candidate for mayor
of Baltimore city, is native of Baltimore
county and was born at Phoenix, where his
father, the late James Mahool, was superin
tendent of the mills a good many years ago.
Mr. Mahool is a commission merchant and
member of the firm of Frame, Knight d Co. =.
\ Miss Hattie E. Zimmerman, daughter of
Judge William E. Zimmerman, ofthe Orphans
Court, has returned home after spending three
months in the West. She visited her brothers
-Messrs. Frank L., William ]. and Walter S.
Zimmerman-and her sister, Mrs. Lula Sauter,
in Portland, Ore, and was in Seattle, Hot
Springs and other parts of the State of Wash
ington.
Mr.. Robert s. Francis, oflower Long Green
Valley, will leave in few days for Norfolk,
Va, where he expects to find employment at
his trade. He says carpenters are now getting
S4.25 day there and are looking for advance
to S. Mr.. Francis does not think the build
ings for the jamestown Exposition will be
ready at the time announced for the opening.
He says the ground has not been even broken
for many of them.
Mrs. Munroe, widow of r. H. Munroe, of
Greenwood, 18th district, is recovering from a
serious attack of grip, at the home Of her
daughter, Mrs. B. Howard Numbers, in Tow
son. Mrs. Numbers and her sister, Miss Ma
belle +. Munroe have also been very sick from
the same disease, but are now able to be about.
DR.. James H. Jarrett is the attending physi-
clan. Mrs Munroe is the mother-in.law of
Mr.. A. A. Piper, of the Towson bar.
DIR. James H. Jarrett, highly esteemed
physician, celebrated his 10Th birthday at his
home in Towson, last Monday, when there
was family reunion, among those present
being his twosurviving brothers-Mr. William
B. Jarrett and DR.. Martin L. Jarrett. both of
Hartford county. During the Civil War DR..
Jarrett served as surgeon of the Seventh Mary
land Regiment and at the close of the war he
located at Towson and has since been engaged
in active practice here.
Mr.. and Mrs. George s. Kieffer have issued
cards announcing the marriage of their daugh-
ter, Miss Mary Sexton Kieffer, to Mr.. Charles
C. Rittenhouse. The ceremony was performed
at st. Petersburg, Florida, on the Goth of Feb
ruary, and was witnessed by several members
of the two families. The groom, who is a
well known young man, is son of ex-County
Commissioner James Rittenhouse, of Balti-
more county. The young couple will be at
home, 14l4 Mt. Royal avenue, Baltimore, after
April LIST.
Georges Creek Farmers Club.-At a
regular meeting of this club, held at the farm
of Mr.. ]. M. Hale, at Mount Carmel, 5.h' dis
trict, on Tuesday last, resolutions were adopted
favoring the bonding of the county for the
School Board to introduce an agricultural
course in the rural schools.
committee. consisting of Messrs. David
Hoover, Daniel Shamberger, John B. Kidd
and G. w. Hoshall. inspected the farm and
complimented Mr.. Hale on the excellent con-
dtion in which they found it and made espe-
cial mention of the hennery.
An interesting address was made by Mr..
Thomas B. Symons. State 'Entomologist on
"San Jose Scale Control" He spoke of the
various kind of insects, how they kill trees.
how they spread and told how to destroy them.
He said he was arranging to have as many
public spraying demonstrations in the State as
possible and would have one in any locality,
If desired. He said he would be pleased to
receive at any time twigs from trees for ex-
animation at his office.
Mrs. Hale proved herself charming hos
tess and served splendid collation..
Towson Guild House.-The entertainment
committee of the Towson Guild House gave its
members and friends very enjoyable enter
tainment in the hall, on Friday evening Feb
ruary 22d. The Imperial Mandolin and Guitar
Club, of Baltimore, gave some fine selections.
The songs entitled, "If You want to meet a
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