The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-05-04

| lips, OF Baltimore.
MIR. and Mrs. Nicholas M. Smith, of Sher.
| Paris on Saturday last.
Mrs. Stanley Field and Mrs. Honore Pal
mer of Chicago, are visiting their mother, Mrs.
George Brown, at her home in Green Spring
Valley.
| the past winter in Baltimore, this week re-
opened their country place on West Joppa road,
| near T0wsOn.
Mr.. Garfield Ensor, of Washington, d. C.,
| will spend the summer with his father, Mr..
James B. Ensor, well known farmer near
| Belfast, Baltimore county.
Mr.. Wesley r. Whitaker. who lately sold
his farm at Oregon, has temporarily removed
bis family to Phoenix, n. q. r. r. he is on
the lookout for another farm.
MIR. and Mrs. w. s. G. Williams who spent
the past winter at the st. James Hotel in Balti-
more, will reopen their country house in Long
Green Valley early next week.
MIR. Joseph w. Jenkins, Jr., and family
have re-opened for the summer their beautiful
country place, Windy Gates" on Lake ave-
nue. overlooking Mt. Washington.
Grove Stock Farm. on the Falls road. has as
ISOLATED himself with the Baltimore banking
house of Messrs. II. Carroll Brown & Co.
Miss Charlotte A. Jones, daughter of Rev.
j. Wynne Jones, pastor Of Abbott Memorial
Church, Highlandtown, is now engaged in
L6ACQluR ScuOOl III tu0 City VI naV6Ld, OuD8.
Mr.. John N. Madary, formerly proprietor
of the Valley Hotel, on the Dulany's Valley
turnpike, will shortly remove to Baltimore to
engage in business. His mother will continue
the store at Bosley.
Mr.. Michael Padian, of Padonia, N. c. R.
r., gave dinner ct his home on Wednesday
night in honor Of Rev. NJ. ]. Riordan, pastor
of the Catholic Church at Pikesville, who lately
returned from pleasure trip to Europe.
Mr.. s. L. Lamberd, head of the we'll known
8. L. Lamberd Company, has been drawn to
serve as grand juror in Baltimore city. Mr..
Lamberd Is almost a Baltimore countian, his
residence being at the corner Of Old York road
and Wyanoke avenue.
Miss Laura 8. Fendall, daughter of Mr..
Charles E. Fendall, has accepted an appoint
ment as teacher in the high school at Point
Pleasant, N J., and left for that place last Mon
day. Miss Fendall is graduate ofthe Woman's
College of Baltimore. class Of 1906.
Miss Ethel p. Bowen, daughter of Mr..
Joseph s. Bowen, of Towson, will be among
the graduates at the annual commencement of
the Training School for Nurses of the Union
Protestant inirmary, the annual commence
ment of which takes place in Baltimore today.
Mr.. Harrison Rider, of Baltimore county,
who attended the opening of the Jamestown
Exposition, was q guest of Mr.. William FL.
Evans, of Baltimore, whose fine yacht, ChilhO-
wee, carried party of gentlemen to James
town. The trip throughout was most de-
Mr.. h. W. Knoebel, of the 10th district,
who was in Towson this week, announced his
candidacy for the Democratic nomination for
Register of Wills. Mr.. Knoebel, who is q we'll
known business man, has been q member of
the Legislature and also postmaster ofthe House
of Delegates.
DR. and Mrs. Benjamin r. Benson, of
Cockeysville, announce the engagement their
daughter, Miss Beulah Miller Benson, to Rev.
Richard q. Koontz, until recently junior pas
tor of Great Falls Circuit, and formerly Of
Hereford Circuit. The marriage is expected to
take place in June.
The family of Mr.. John Crowther, presi.
dent of the Towson National Bank, had re-
union at his home in Lutherville, on Thurs
day evening of last week. Among those pres
ent were Mr.. and Mrs. Bosley Crowther who
later left for Knoxville, Tenn. where they will
make their future home.
Mr.. James I. Treadway, of My Lady's
Manor, who had his left hand seriously injured
several weeks ago by having it caught by one
of his horses against the jamb of the stable door,
was in Towson on Tuesday and renewed his SUBJ
scription to THE UNION. He suffered severely
from the injury, but no bones were broken.
Mr.. John +. Centrum, the well known at
torney, visited Towson on Thursday, accompa-
niied BY his wife, daughter and son. They made
an inspection of the Court House and other
places of interest in the town and were appar-
emily pleased with their visit. Mr.. Centrum,
who owns pretty home at Gardenville, enjoys
lucrative practice.
Mr.. John Ridgely, of Hampton, near Tow
son, who has been for some time manager of
the claims department of the Maryland Cas-
ualty Company in Atlanta, Ca, has been pro-
NOTED to much more responsible position
and sent by his company to st. Louis, Mo-,
where he will hereafter be located. The pro.
motion carries with it a handsome increase in
salary.
Mr.. Arthur Chenoweth, of Pikesville, who
renewed his subscription to The UNION on
Friday, said that on the 4th of May, 1851, be.
tween two and three inches of snow fell in Bal
timore county, but it disappeared almost as
rapidly as it fell. No damage was done to fruit
OR crops. Mr.. Chenoweth was then living on
the farm of Mrs. Bennett, in Green Spring
Valley.
Mr.. Elisha w. Mays, of Hamilton, Hartford
road, came to TowsOn on Thursday to pay his
taxes under the levy of 1907 but found that he
could not do so because the books will not be
ready until Saturday. Mr.. Mays, who was for
many years engaged in farming near Carney,
is one of The UNIONS Oldest subscribers. He
hes been sick for some time but is now some
what improved.
Mrs Eudocia Stansbury and her sister,
Miss Christie Monks, both of whom have been
very sick at their home in TOwe0n, are i'm
proving. DR.. r. G. Massenburg is attending
them. Mrs. Stansbury, who is one of the
oldest residents of this section of the county,
formerly owned LQo EuOOWOOu o0Catos Oh buo
Hillen road. Her husband, John Stansbury,
died many years ago.
On the 18th Of last month Mr.. Lewis W.
Held, a well known citizen, closed his thirty
ninth year in business in Towson. He says
that on the 18th of April 1858, snow fell here
to the depth of ten inches, but it soon disap.
peared. Mr.. and Mrs. Held have raised q large
family and they are credit to their parents as
we'll as to the community. Mr.. Held is an
ex.iudge of the Orphans Court.
Mr.. Henry 8. Jean, who is well known to
many of our citizens, was in T0wsOn on Thurs
day. A few years ago he served as bailiH to
the Orphans Court and made many friends
while filling that position. Afterwards he met
with serious accident on the BALTIC. q Poto-
mac Railroad that cost him the loss of an arm.
For some time Mr.. Jean has been successfully
engaged in business in Baltimore. He con.
tinues to make his home with his sisters at
Jacksonville, I'd district, of which section OF
the county he is q native.
1
A Hearing on the Water Question
Much Interest Manifestation Thursday
the County Commissioners. holding special
session in the Guild House. began the hearing
of the petition of the Baltimore County Water
and Electric Company to lay mains on Belvi-
dere avenue so as to connect Govanstown, Tow
son, Lutherville and Hamilton with the COM
pany's Catonsville water supply, which is Sc
| cured from Rock burn branch, tributary OF
the Patapsco river. The company mas tnere
established filtering plant at considerable ex-
pense and claims that the water furnished its
patrons is pure and wholesome.
While the people ofGovanstown and Hamil-
ton warmly welcome the connection with the
Catonsville plant, residents of Towson and
Lutherville are bitterly opposed to the aban-
donment of the present artesian well supply.
Accordingly residents of Towson and Luther.
vile filed protest against the permit for lay
ing the mains being granted.
The adherents to the two sides OF the con-
troversy turned out in full force and intense
interest was displayed by them.
A large delegation came from Hamilton in
special trolley car and was brimful of enthu-
siasm. Each side of the car bore the inscrip-
ton "Give us water we need it," Each mem,
Der of the delegation wore on his hat q card
with similar inscriptions.
Towson and Lutherville were represented by
delegations from the respective Improvement
associations of the two places.
The water company was represented 6y At
torneys A. de r. Sappington, q. Howard Isaac
and w. Gill Smith. The Towson and Luther
Vile protestants are represented by Attorneys
James J. Lindsay, T. Scott Ohutt d. G. McIn-