The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-10-31
Personal Mention

Personal M0nGiOn--
Mrs. Walter Jessop and Mrs. Charles M
Jessop, of Dulany's Valley, are visiting rela
tiyes and friends in Pennsylvania.
Mrs. Smith, wife of Mr.. W. Gill Smith, o.
the Towson bar. was very sick several day.
this week and under the care of DR.. J. Roystor
Green. She is now better.
Mrs. Charles K. Blanchard, formerly OF
Baltimore county, who for some time bad
been living in Bradford, Pa. has removed to
Bliss Wyoming county, N. Y.
Mrs. James McC. Brogden and family
who spent the summer at their country home
in Long Green Valley, have reopened their
CITY house on Maryland avenue for the winter
Mr.. and Mrs. Osborne 1. Yellott this week
closed their cottage on West Pennsylvania
avenue, Towson, and are now occupying an
apartment at The Walbert, North Charles
street, Baltimore.
Mrs. George Leeds Zell, OF Baltimore, who
is well known in Baltimore county, will sail
from New York, November 7th, for a trip
around the world. She will be accompanied
by Miss Ella Culbreth.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Brogden, who spent
the past summer at the old Cuttings home
stead, near Upper Falls, Baltimore county,
have returned to 231 West Preston street, Bal
timore for the winter.
Mr.. T. Scott Offutt, of the Towson bar, and
Mr.. G. Alnutt Manning, of the Baltimore bar,
have been elected members of the executive
committee of the Maryland State Game and
Fish Protective Association.
Mr.. Robert Deford. who graduated from
his country home, Folly Farm, just west of
Towson. He is brother Of Mrs. W. 8. G.
Williams, of Long Green Valley.
Mr.. G. f. G. Oyeman, secretary to DR.. j..
F. H. Gorsuch, Baltimore county health Of
ticer, is delegate to the Maryland Synod of
the Evangelical Lutheran Church, which con-
vened in Frederick, October 30th.
Rev. Thomas E. Copes. pastor of Towson
NJ. E. Church, who was taken suddenly i'll
last Saturday night with severe attack of
acute indigestion, is much improved and will
be able to resume his pastoral duties next
Sunday.
MI. and Mrs. Frank G. Merceron, of Sykes
ville Carroll county, have been spending some
days in Towson with the latter's mother, Mrs.
Jane Wright. Mr.. Merceron, who is farmer,
travels about the country in a motorcar and is
himself an expert chauffeur.
Mrs. James Gourley and family, who had
been living in Towson several years, removed
to Baltimore on Tuesday. The cottage they
occupied on West Pennsylvania avenue was
lately sold by Major Yellott to Mr.. Elmer R..
Halle of the Towson bar, who will soon be
married.
president of the Old Town National Bank,
who was stricken with paralysis some days
ago at her home on Park avenue, has shown
some improvement and her recovery is ex-
pected. Mr.. Hook has many friends and &C.
quaintances in Baltimore county.
Mrs Riley, wife of Mr.. John T. Riley, Of
Duquesne, Pa, is very sick and DR.. Fair, q
successful homeopathic physician of Baltimore,
has been summoned to attend her. Mr.. and
Mrs. Riley were for many years residents of
Ashland, Baltimore county, and their daugh-
tiers were we'll known teachers in the public
schools.
Mr.. Thomas J. Lea, who has been farm
a. al
Towson, for number of years, will vacate
that position in few days and be succeeded
by Mr.. Frank Shipley, who has heretofore
been employed on the place as teamster. 1t is
likely Mr.. Lea will return to his farm in Mont
gomery county.
Mr.. Elisha Hale, an extensive farmer ofthe
9th district, has family of seventeen and it
takes a lot Of provisions to supply them. He
now has fattening rs hogs and at this season Of
the year porker is slaughtered every Friday
as regular as the day comes Mr., Hale farms
over 400 acres OF land and the horses, mules and
cattle on the place are almost without number.
Mr.. George Whitelock, the well known
attorney and member of the firm of White
lock & Fowler, who had been on an extended
tour of European countries, returned to his
home in Baltimore few days ago. While
abroad he read paper before the International
Law Association on 1.-THE Law of Damages for
Death by Collision on the High Seas as Re-
Mr.. G. A. Hibler, who lately cold his house
on West Pennsylvania avenue, Towson, to Mr..
Henry g. Shirley, removed bis family to Ro.
land Park on Thursday. Mr.. Shirley and
family will at once occupy the house. The
cottage that Mr.. Shirley has been occupying,
on West Pennsylvania avenue, and which has
been purchased by Mrs. Hipsley and her sister,
Miss Marley, will be occupied by them in few
days:
daughter of Rev. L. ]. Sothoron, rector of Rock
Spring P. e. Church, near Forest Hill to Mr..
John G. Cockey will take place at noon No;
vember 18th. The ceremony will be performed
at Rock Spring. The prospective bride is
graduate of the Hannah More Academy, Refs
terstown. Mr.. Cockey is lieutenant in Troop
A, Maryla National Guard, and was gradu-
ated from the Maryland Agricultural College
in 1906. He is son of Mr.. Edward A. Cockey.
Monday night last Governor Crothers went to
Hamilton Hartford road, and formally opened
the fair for the benefit of the Volunteer Fire
Company of that place, held there this week
under the auspices of the Ladies' Auxiliary So
ciety of the company. The Governor was taken
panied by a committee composed of Messrs.
William McCallister, State Senator John s..
Biddison, James j. Lindsay, president OF the
Baltimore County Volunteer Firemens Asso-
citation g. G. Imwold, Henry D. Dreyer and
Henry Doeller
They entered the hall while those assembled
sang maryland, My Maryland" The Gov
ernor was introduced by Mr.. Imwold, president
of the fire company.
"You don't know what great pleasure it is
to me to meet you once again." said he, allud-
ing to visit he made at Hamilton year ago
when he was a candidate, and congratulated
those present for having everything that ought
to make them feel proud. He referred to the
remarkable development recently made in that
community, paying graceful tribute to the
ladies of Hamilton. Referring to his unmar-
ried state, he said he is ''yet quite young" and
that "hope springs eternal in the human
breast"
The Governor spoke of Baltimore county be-
ing the empire county of the State, saying that
when he found community like Hamilton,
with six churches and well supplied with
schools, he regarded it as an evidence of high
class of citizenship. He made reference to the
good work of the firemen and expressed the
hope that they would succeed in securing an
automobile apparatus.
Mr.. James ]. Lindsay also made an address
and referred to the work of Senator Biddison
in securing the appropriation for injured fire.
men increased from 81 900 to $1,000 year.
Mr.. Imwold then declared the bazaar formally
opened. The Governor moved about the room,
shaking hands and chatting with all whom he
met.
The reception committee was composed OF
the following: Messrs. Samuel g. 1mwold,
chairman John H. Tames. Alex. Slaysman,
w. H. Fales, John G. Toland, H. D. Dreyer, J.
H. Albrecht, A. Struven, James Rowe, A. NJ.
Kinstendorf, Colonel Kirschner. Henry Doeller,
Harry E. Mann. William Erdman, John
Jacobs M. j. Frederick, Martin Kenney, DR..
G. E. Vogler, John F. Neidhardt, Senator ]. s.
Biddison, Alexander Scott and William Nc.
Callister.
Wants Deed Set Aside.-Mrs Harriet M.
Beckwith, by her attorney. Col. D. q. McIn-
tosh, has filed bill in the Circuit Court here
against the American Realty and Auction Com.
pany. Mrs. Beckwith alleges that she agreed
with the defendant to sell property owned by
her on Beechfield avenue, Gainesville, for a
sum in excess of $4,000. She further states
that she was induced to execute deed of the
property to the defendant, with the understand
ing that it was not to be placed on record.
Mrs Beckwith stated that she waited reson-
able time for the sale to be effected and then
wired the defendant that the deal was of. She
said that she did not receive any answer, and
that the deed was subsequently recorded. The
complainant asks that the deed be set aside.
Judge Burke signed an order enioiniDg the de-
PENDANT from dsposing of the property and re-
curing the defendant to show cause why the
other relief asked by Mrs. Beckwith shall not
be granted.
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