The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-08-01
Personal Mant,on.-

. Mr.. Charles G. Denison, of the Pot Sprin
road, is spending some time at Cape May, N. !
Miss Leah Cawthorn, of Tappahannock
Va, has been visiting the Misses Bruff, 9
Towson.
Miss Clara E. Rider, of Govanstown,
spending the month of August at West River
Maryland.
Mr. Charles H. Cooper, of Richmond, Ind.
is visiting his brother. Mr.. William I. Cooper
of Parkton, N. G. r. r.
The family of Assistant School Superin
tendent John T. Hershner are encamped a
Summit Grove, N. G. r. r.
Mr.. John Mays Little, of the Towson bar
who was sick with diphtheria at his home Al
Parkton, has almost entirely recovered.
Superintendent Albert s. Cook, OF The
county schools, with his family. will spend his
vacation at his former home, Greencastle, Pa
Mrs. K. l.. Hinder, of Long Green Valley
accompanied by her daughter. Miss Katharine
Hinder, is spending some time at Atlantic
City.
Mrs. Richard Cromwell and her daughter,
Miss Sallie George Cromwell, who spent cou-
pie of weeks at Bedford Springs, are now at
Atlantic City.
State Senator and Mrs. John s. Biddson
and Mr.. Thomas c. Biddison, Jr., of Garden
vile, are with party of friends at Galen Hall,
Atlantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Brogden, of Balti-
more, are spending the summer at "Roslin,"
the old Cuttings homestead near Upper Falls,
| Baltimore county.
Mrs Edward Lee, of Washington, D. c.,
accompanied by her daughter, Miss Grace Lee,
is visiting at Oakland" the home of Mr..
Samuel =. Parks, near Towson.
Mr.. John F. Anderson, clerk to Sheriff
STREET., who has been sick for several weeks, is
spending few days with ex.Sheriff Jacob
Elliott, at his farm in the 9Th district.
Mr.. and Mrs. William E. Thorne, of Ivy
| Place, Hillen road, have returned from an ex-
tended tour of the North that included Boston,
Providence, Newport and Narragansett Pier.
| Mr. John II. Schuster, of Jarrettsville, has
been appointed principal OF the Highland
High School. He recently graduated at the
head of his class at st. Johns College, An
napolis.
vo0 v aRs IM 5s Sfsas I d Es go I shs,
driving tour through Carroll and Frederick
counties, have gone to Atlantic City for fort
nights stay.
Mr.. Emanuel W. Herman, of the law firm
of Applegarth, Herman q Riefsnider, who had
been at Atlantic City for some time, has re-
turned. He was accompanied by Mr.. Charles
| h. Wier. Jr.
Mr.. W. o. B. Wright, we'll known citizen
of the 18th district, was among those who were
initiated into the mysteries of Elkdom at the
meeting of Towson Lodge Of that order on
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward G. Darlington have
returned from Atlantic City and are now at
their home at Loreley, Baltimore county.
Later they will go to Canada for the remainder
| of the summer.
DIR. George Y. Massenburg, Of the Towson
firm of Massenburg & Son, druggists. who
spent several weeks with friends at Norfolk and
| Portsmouth, Va, returned to his home on
| Thursday morning.
| "A post card received this week from Mr..
Marshall H. Wilson. of Towson, locates him
| for the present at Lake Minnetonka, Mimi.
| He is travelling in the Northwest for the PEN
sion Bureau at Washington.
Mrs. Daniel Banks, of Baltimore, is visit
| ing her cousin, Major John L. Yellott, OF Tow
son. She is daughter of the late Judge John
Richie, of Frederick, and a sister of Mrs.
Donald McLano of New York.
Rev. B. B. Abbitt, pastor of Calvary Bap-
fist Church, Towson, will leave for his vaca-
ton next Monday. He will give up his pas
torate here the latter part ofthe present month,
having accepted call to large church III
Mr.. and Mrs. James T. Norris, of Govans-
town, who recently celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary, have gone to Roanoke.
Va, to visit their grandson, Mr.. j.. Robert
Keyser, who holds position with the Norfolk
and Western Railroad.
Mr.. A. G. Snyder, whose country place is
on the Hillen road, near Towson, is another
business man who has provided himself with
an automobile. AS he makes daily trips to
Baltimore he will no doubt frequently use the
motorcar instead of the trolley.
Mr. and Mrs. William Chamings, of Chest
nut Grove Farm Mt. Vista, 11tE district, were
welcome callers at The UNION office few days
ago. They came to Baltimore county from
Illinois and are very much pleased with their
new home and the people with whom they
have cast their lot.
Mr., J. Hartman Schone, of Gardenville,
was among the visitors to Towson on Thurs
day. Mr.. Schone was for years chief clerk in
the Office of the County Commissioners and
l.oll 1kl&a 1I&r1r6 ar
elected County Treasurer. at present he is a
Hon. +. Fred. G. Talbot, member of Con-
gress from the Second Maryland district, quiet.
ly celebrated his Goth birthday on Wednesday.
He was born within sight of his present home
in Lutherville and has spent his entire life
|. there. Mr.. Talbot enjoys good health and
| ship Louisiana, was married at GoIoen Gate
City. June 9th, to Miss Eva M. Cory, for
merly of Oberlin. O.: The groom is the young
est son of Mr.. William Eckhart, of Phoenix,
Baltimore county. The couple sailed for Hon.
oulu on the 7th of July.
Rev. Page Milburn, formerly pastor OF
Towson NJ. E. Church, who had been president
of Kee-Mar College, Hagerstown, about q
year, has been notified by the trustees OF that
institution that his services will not be required
after the close of the present college year. Mr..
Milburn was in Towson few days ago.
The many Baltimore county friends OF Or.
R. Percy Smith will regret to learn that he
Lunacy Commission, although very strongly
backed for the place. Contrary to expectations
his opponent DR.. A. P. Herring, received three
votes, while Dr. Smith received but two.
Misses Eleanor and Marie Refer, OF Glen
arm, Baltimore county, who spent some time
| in Wilmington, Del, have returned Before
| going to Wilmington Miss Eleanor Refer was
| in Boston, Mass, attending the annual COM
mencement of the New England Conservatory
| of Music, of which institution she is graduate
Rev. Mark j.. McNeal, who was on Tues
| day ordained to the priesthood at Woodstock
| College, is q son of Mr.. ]. P. McNeal, treasurer
| of the B. & O. Railroad Company, whose family
| resided in Towson for several years. Mr.. Nc
Neal. who is a graduate of Loyola College, is a
grandson of the late William P. Preston, Of
Baltimore county, who was an eminent lawyer
| in his day.
Mr.. w. P. Hopkins, who three years ago
| bought the Thomas Blair farm, near Kings
| VILE called on some of bis friends in Towson
| a few days ago. Although native Marylander
Mr. Hopkins spent the greater part of his life
| in the West and was engaged in railroading
thirty.sever years. Although in that time he
travelled many thousands Of miles he says he
never met with an accident of any kind.
Mr., Walter R. Townsend. one of the most
popular and best known Democrats in the
State of Maryland, on Wednesday sailed for
Europe on the fast steamer Mauretania. Mr.;
| Townsend will be gone about eight weeks and
will travel on the continent as well as through
England. This is his first trip abroad and in
going he has the best wishes for pleasant
voyage and good time of the host of friends
he leaves behind him.--BdItimOre Telegram.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jarrett Howard, of Western
Run Valley gave party on Monday night
last in honor of the 18th birthday of their
daughter, Miss Ida Howard. The festivities
were enlivened by an orchestra. party OF
Young folks in four-horse stage from Green
Spring Valley and relatives and friends from
Baltimore met at Cockevsville with six-horse
hay wagon, were among the guests. Mrs.
Harry B. Howard, Mrs. Edward w. Howard
and Miss Alice Howard assisted in receiving.
Mr.. R. E. Lee De Potestad. who was some
years ago engaged in farming at Towson, and
who subsequently married daughter of Mr.:
Samuel X. George and settled in Howard
county, was recently appointed by President
Roosevelt private secretary to Mr.. Charles
Page Bryan, United States minister to Portu-
gaf' Mr.. De Potestad's father was former
Charge daffaires to the Spanish Legation in
Washington His mother was before her mar
riage Miss Willing, of Philadelphia. member
of distinguished family. On returning to
Europe after her marriage she became lady.
in-waiting to the Queen.
An Interesting Heirloom.-Mr. Henry W