The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-01-04
Personal Mention. :


mainder of the winter there.
Mr.. Benjamin P. Butler, tax clerk in the
office of the State Comptroller in Annapolis
spent the holidays with his mother in Towson
Mr.. Thomas J. Kane. of Bosley, Dulany's
Valley, who had been seriously ill for some
time with pneumonia, is able to move about
the house again.
Mr.. John E. Slade. of the firm of Slade
Bros & Co., who was reported very sick last
week, is much better and will soon be able to
look after his business as usual.
The family of Mr.. Henry P. Burns, well
known resident of White Hall, N. G. R. R.,
held a reunion on Christmas day, a number OF
the guests being from Baltimore.
Mr.. Edmund G. Prince, gardener at Hamp-
den, near Towson, who has been suffering from
some intestinal trouble. went to hospital in
Baltimore on Monday for an operation.
Miss Emily E. Cockey, who has completed
a three.year course at the Maryland General
Hospital Training School for Nurses, spent the
holidays at the home of her parents, in Towson.
Mr.. Charles E. Weakley, Jr., son of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles e. Weakley, near Sweet Air,
spent the Christmas holiday at his home. He
is a chemist and is professionally engaged at
Morgantown, w. Va.
Mr.. William Fell Johnson whose fine old
homestead is located near Brooklandville,
gave his usual Christmas day entertainment to
about 125 children of Rockland and the i'm
mediate neighborhood.
Mr.. Harry A. Matthews has been elected a
member of the Junior Gunpowder Agricul-
tural Club. He is son of the late William
Whitelock Matthews, who was member of
the Senior Gunpowder Club.
Mr.. Preston II. Shaver, of Upperco, 9th
district who was among THE UNIONS callers
on Tuesday, presented us with some beautiful
apples of his own raising. He is successful
fruit grower and employs his leisure time in
that way.
Mr. Urban T. Linzey, who has been sick
L. 81 IN
Waverly. is rapidly improving he is son OF
Mr.. T. @. Linzey and is a stenographer and
typewriter in the Government Printing Office
at Washington.
Mrs. Henry Selden, of Washington, D. c.,
daughter of the late William s. Keech, of the
Towson bar, had an operation performed for
appendicitis at Garfield Hospital, in that city,
on Thursday She has been in delicate health
for some months.
Mr.. Henry Crilley, the popular agent and
storekeeper at Long Green Station. on Saturday
night last celebrated the twenty-ffth annlVer-
pany, upon which occasion he entertained
number of his friends.
Mr.. George w. Mumma, formerly of the
18th district who is now managing the farm
of the late Patrick Rogers, in the LIST district,
had fine success with bis crops the past year.
He raised over IA bbls. Of corn to the acre and
all his crops were equally good.
Mr. Harry G. Gordon, a student of the
theological seminary at Pennington. N. j., has
been preaching very acceptably at Towson M;
E. Church during the temporary absence of
the pastor on account of Illness He is son
of MIR. j. Robert Gordon, of TowsoE.
Mr.. and Mrs. William McElwain of White
Hall. have issued invitations to the marriage
of their daughter Miss v Blanche McElwain,
and Mr.. Samuel John Patterson. The cere-
mony will take place at the home of the brides
parents, on Wednesday, January Sth
Mr.. H. Courtenay Jenifer, secretary to the
Maryland Shellfish Commission, spent New
Year with his father, Mr.. Thomas r. Jenifer,
at Loeb Raven. Mr.. Jenifer is an enthusiast
on the oyster subject and discusses this great
Maryland gold mine with intelligence and
interest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua g Bosley gave party
at their home, near Philopolis, on Saturday
night last in honor of their daughter Miss
Mary E. Bosley, many of whose young friends
were present Music and games were the
features. Refreshments were served during
the evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. James S. Wilson celebrated
their golden wedding at their home at White
Hail. N. G. R. R., last Monday evening, and
were surrounded by their children, grand
children and number of friends. The even
ing was spent in social way with vocal and
instrumental music.
Mr.. William Wesley, storekeeper at Sunny
brook, 10th district, who has been suffering
with rheumatism for some time, is still con-
fined to his home. 1t will be remembered that
some time ago Mr.. Wesley lost his store and
dwelling, with their contents, by hre, and mad
no insurance whatever.
Mr.. and Mrs. William E. McComas, of
Baltimore, spent New Years day in Towson
and dined with Mrs. James M. Anderson,
mother of Mrs. McComas who resides here.
Mr.. McComas, who is a native of Baltimore
county, has been for years connected with the
PENNSYLVANIA r. r. Company.
Mrs. Frank II. Worthington, Qormerly
Miss Mary Trail Yellott), who was married
at her home in Towson on the 18th OF Novem.
Der, returned from Pittsburg, where she had
on Monday last Mrs. Worthington accom-
panied her husband to st. Louis, from whence
he took his departure for Corea.
Mr.. Robert H. Bussey on Thursday last
again took the oath of Office as States Attorney
for Baltimore county. He is the first man
within our recollection to enjoy the distinction
of having been elected as his own successor to
this office. He has already discharged its du-
ties four years and be now has like number
to serve. His many friends wish him sue
cessful term.
Judge N. Charles Burke, Judge George 1.
Van Bi6ber, County Commissioner Henry ?.
Mann, State Roads Engineer W. W. Crosby and
Messrs Harrison Rider, Thomas W. Ofutt,
Noah E. Offutt, Elmer j. Cook and VIM. A.
Lee, spent Monday and Tuesday at Mr.. Walter
R. Townsend's ducking shore, on Middle river.
Mr.. Townsend, who is a member OF the bar, is
reading clerk of the Maryland Senate.
Among the graduates the past year at the
Eaton & Burnett Business College in Balti-
more were the following from Baltimore
county: Miss Helen NJ. Slade, of Long Green
Miss Elva McComas, of Ruxton; Miss Rosa
d. Ellis, of Catonsvile; Mr.. 8. Elmer Parks,
of Towson, and Mr.. Fred. G. Maier. of Kings
VILE Mr. Parks is a son of Mr.. Elisha w.
Parks. road supervisor for the 9th district.
The silver wedding anniversary of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Tagg, who live near Loeb Raven,
was celebrated on Friday evening, December
9th, at Hamilton Hall. A large table at the
head of the hall contained an abundance of
good things in the center of which was large
wedding cake. On an adjoining table were dis
PLAYED large number of presents. Music was
furnished by Mr.. Michael and dancing followed
the reception. The marriage ceremony was
repeated, the officiating clergyman being Rev.
Thomas Gorsuch, who congratulated Mr. and
Mrs. Tagg and wished them continued happi-
ness The attendance was large.
"A correspondent writing from Mt Savage,
Md, to the Cumberland Times says: "Dr.
James G. Matthews, who has been practlclng
with DR.. F. A. G. Murray, in this place. for
the past eight MONTHS returned after short
visit to his home in Baltimore. DR.. Matthews
will leave this evening for Spokane, Washing
ton, where he will enter in the practice of sur
gerry with his brother, DR.. A. A. Matthews,
who has been practicing in Spokane for the
stay in Mt Savage he made many friends and
won the absolute confidence of his patients by
showing remarkable ability in handling both
medical and surgical cases." DR.. Matthews is
a son of Col. D. NJ. Matthews, of Dulany's
Valley and a twin brother of Mr.. ]. Marsh
Matthews, who was admitted TO the Towson
bar about two weeks ago.
Splitting in Cars in the County.-On this
subject Mr.. Walter +. Hartman writes to the
american as follows: In Baltimore there is
an anti.spitting ordinance, and this applies to
expectorating in cars. In the counties, however,
there is no such law to protect passengers on
those lines that run beyond the city limits: AS
a result as soon as the cars reach the boundary
of the city the passengers can spit all they
want, and there is no law to keep them from
doing so. This is very grave matter, in view
of the fact that we are waging war on tubercu-
losis, and splitting on floors in cars and pub
lie buildings assists in spreading thegerms of
this dread disease President House, of the
United Railways, has said that he is anxious
to secure legislation looking to an anti-spitting
ordinance in the counties as protection to
passengers who are compelled to use these
lines Splitting is a nasty habit, and when
passengers make cuspidor of the floors of
cars, then it becomes filthy, and it behooves us
to get busy and break up the practice. The
health of the people must be preserved as