The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-12-19
Parsonal Mantinn :

Personal Mention
Mr.. Rufus K. Wood, of Sparrow's Point,
has been chosen member of the Rivers and
Harbors Congress.
Rev. E. T. Carter, of Govanstown Baptist
| Church, has accepted a cali to church at
Chincoteague Island, Ma.
MIR James j. Lindsay, of the Towson bar,
has been chosen deputy grand knight Of Balti-
| more Council, Knights of Columbus. to fill a
| vacancy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bertram Anderson, of New
York, are visiting the formers father, Mr..
John 1. Anderson, retired farmer on the
Hillen road.
Rev. w, H. n. Powers, rector of Trinity
Church. Towson, preached to large congrega-
ton in st. Matthew 8 Church. Sparrow's Point,
last Sunday night.
Mr.. John Pfeffer, who is rnder treatment
at the University Hospital in Baltimore, is
improving. He is superintendent OF Emory
Grove camp grounds.
Roads Engineer Henry G. Shirley, who
spent some time in North Carolina, returned to
his home in Towson early this week. He
enjoyed fine shooting while in the Tar Heel
| State.
-Messrs. William S. Keech and Linwood
Bookhart, of Towson, spent several days this
week bird shooting in Anne Arundel county
| They were guests of ex-Sheriff Revell, of that
| county.
Mr.. John D. G. Duncan, an aged citizen of
| the Sth district has been sick for some days at
| the home of his son, DIR. E. Nj. Duncan, in
| Govanstown. He is justice of the peace and
| 80 years of age.
| Jackson Grason, William p. Cole. Jr.,
| Hershel Allen and Edward Ritter all of whom
are students at the Maryland Agricultural
| College, are at their homes at Towson for the
| Christmas holiday.
| Miss Lizzie Russell, of Reisterstown, who
| is spending the winter in Pittsburg with her
| sister, Mrs Wrghtson, has been very i'll for
some days. She is daughter OF School Com
|
| Miss Fannie Cockey, stepdaughter Of Mr.;
| Thomas W. Offutt, president OF the Second
| National Bank of Towson, has gone to Chatta-
nooga, Tenn. to spend the winter with Mr..
Offutt's sister, Mrs. Parlett.
! Mr., Martin L. Jean, highly esteemed
| citizen of Rockdale, I'd district, sustained
serious injury to bis right hand few days
| ago while doing some work about his home
| Dr. A. C. Smink attended him.
| Mr.. and Mrs Elmer R. Halle, who were
married at Epworth Church, Cockeysvllle, two
weeks ago, have returned from their bridal
| trip and are now occupying their cottage on
| West Pennsylvania avenue, Towson.
Mrs. Charles E. Burton, of Pheasant
Prospect" Long Green Valley, who had been
| spending some time with Mrs. Thomas B.
| Todd, Jr, of North Point, and Mrs. Richard T.
Merritt, of Grange has returned to her home
| Mrs. Phipps, wife of Mr.. James Phipps, a
| Towson business man, has been sick several
| days from an attack of pneumonia. DR.. j. d:
| Jarrett is attending her. Mrs. Phipps is one OF
| the oldest residents of Towson and was born
| here.
| Mr.. John s. Richardson, the venerable
| auctioneer of Belair, had serious operation
performed at the Union Protestant Infirmary
| in Baltimore few days ago and his condition
has since improved. He is in the 18th year OF
| his age.
| Much surprise was expressed this week
| when il was learned that the marriage of Miss
| Elsie Hillen Jenkins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
| J, Hillen Jenkins, of Ruxton, and Mr.. Donald
| L. Symington, son of Major W. Stuart Symln-
| gton of Roland Park, would notstake place. !.
| Former State Senator John Hubner, OF
| Catonsvile accompanied by his son in law,
Rev. NJ. L. Enders, pastor of Salem Lutheran
| Church, will leave shortly for three months
| trip to the Holy Land. They will also visit
Spain, Algeria, Italy, Greece, Turkey and
Egypt AZ.
| E. Parks, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Q. A.
| Parks, of lila Hartford avenue, were very much
| surprised to learn of her marriage to Mr..
| Dixon Smith, of Elkins, W. Va, since early
summer. They will make their future home
| in Baltimore.
| MIR. Redmond c. Stewart was on Wednes-
| dav elected member of the board of managers
| of the Baltimore County Agricultural Society
| succeeding Mr. Allen Stevenson. Mr., Stewart,
who is a lawyer by profession, is also some
| thing of farmer in Green Spring Valley.
| The selection is an excellent one.
| Mr.. Thomas Ward, of "Ellengowan," 9TH
| district. celebrated his Goth birthday few
| DAYS ago when five generations Joined in the
| family reunion, Mr.. Ward being great. great
grandfather. He is still quite active and went
| to the Timonium polls at the late election and
| cast his ballot for Bryan and Talbot.
| Major Richard T. Allison, who was in
| iured some days ago by falling down flight
| of steps at his home at Phoenix, is improving
| under the care of DR.. B. r. Benson. The
/ ~lr1 Of hn
| Court of Baltimore city and is 80 years OF age.
| He married a daughter OF the late John
-Ex County Commissioner George w. yell
lott, of Long Green Valley, who, with his wife
and daughter, is spending the winter IN II Balti-
more, was at the Court House here on Thurs
day and received many cordial greetings from
| friends He has nearly recovered from the
severe injury to his left hand-heretofore noted
in THE UNIoN-which was the result OF an &C.
cident in the city.
Mr.. Alexander. D. Brooks. the popular
assistant cashier of the National Bank of Cock
eysvile, was among the callers at The UNION
| office on Tuesday. He came to Towson with
the delegation that visited the County Com.
missioners that day to urge the lighting OF
| Cockeysville by electricity. He says to do
this would be great beneht TO the village,
| as we'll as q matter of economy.
| Mr. Milton Dance, the last survivor OF the
older residents of Dulanys Valley, is now liv--
| ing with his brother, Mr.. Il. Scott Dance, ana
| is unable to leave his home. Mr.. Dance. who
is upwards of 80 years of age, is son of Joseph
q, Dance, who was a well known farmer and
miller in his day. Until a few years ago Mr..
Dance was an active business man and was
we'll known in Baltimore and Hartford counties.
Rev. George Armstead Leakin, probably
the oldest living minister in Maryland and
who has seen active service of nearly sixty live
wears, celebrated his Goth birthday at his home
at Lake Roland, on Wednesday last. Despite
his years and his inability toget around to any
great extent, the aged minister's mind is as
Clear as it ever was. Rev. Mr.. Leakin is son
of Gen. Sheppard G. Leakin, who was elected
mayor of Baltimore city in 1888.
Mr.. John Crowther, president of the Tow
son National Bank, has eleven married SONS
and daughters and it takes man of nerve &c
face a proposition like this about Christina;
time. And Mr. Crowther's got it, but ht
frankly admits that he don't exactly know
how many grandsons and daughters he has
Some of these are in England, while others
reside in distant states. Mr. Crowther is q
farmer as we'll as a banker and jokingly sale
on Thursday that it is good thing he had {
fine corn crop this year as it will materially
help in tiding him over the holiday pressure.