The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-02-27

Mr.. James Padian and Misses Anna anC
Katharine Padian, of New York, are guests o.
their brother, Mr.. Michael Padian. of Padonia
N. G. r. r.
Miss Carrie Caples is visiting in Norfolk
Va, where she went with party of friends tc
be present at the home coming of the battle
ship fleet on the 22d instant.
Mrs. D. A. Foster, of Parkton is spending
some time with her daughter Mrs. William D.
Nicoll, of Govanstown, and with her son, Mr..
Jacob M. Foster, of Roland avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adam r. Schmidt, of Long
Green Farm, entertained few little folks and
their parents on Saturday night last in honor
of their daughter Hazel's 18th birthday.
Rev. Hugh w. s. Powers, who spent his
| vacation in Towson, returned to his work at
| Highland Howard county, on Tuesday, where
his wife and little daughter Joined him later in
the week.
Mis- Leila H. Powers. eldest daughter of
Rev. w. II. n. Powers. senior rector of Trinity
Church, Towson, left on Thursday for New
| York to take course in nursing at st. Luke
Hospital, in that city.
Miss Isabel Davidson, primary superin-
tendent of the public schools, and Miss Clara
| s. Dobbin, principal of Willow Avenue School,
| who went to Europe last December, sailed for
home ON Wednesday last.
MIR. ]. s. Whiteford, of Whiteford, Har-
| ford county, was witness in the Circuit Court
| here this week in removed case from that
county He is successful Gamer and also
"
MIR. Jefferson D. Norris, popular men,
Der of the bar, who spent the winter with his
| family and sisters in Northern Italy, has re-
turned to Baltimore. The other members of
the party will remain abroad until May.
Mrs. r. G. Massenburg, of Towson accom-
panied by her niece, Miss Julia Lee, has been
visiting friends in Norfolk and Portsmouth,
Va, and had the pleasure of witnessing the re-
|, turn of the great battleship feet on Monday.
Mr.. Milton Dance, the last survivor of the
older residents of Dulany's Valley-nearly 81
years Of age-is now living with his younger
brother, Mr.. E. Scott Dance, at the old home
stead on the Dances Mill farm. Mr.. Dance is
an invalid
Mr.. Taylor Hall was given pleasant sur
prise by his many young friends at the home
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Beverly W. Hall,
of Lauraville, Hartford road, a few nights ago.
Vocal and instrumental music and games were
the features of the evening.
Mr.. James l.. Norwood, the well known
auctioneer and builder of the 18th district, was
in Towson on Tuesday. He says there is
section of the county, but hopes things will
brighten up as spring advances.
Mrs. Hannah M. Chester, who is SO years
of age and the oldest resident of that section of
the county, has been sick some days at her
home at Orangeville, Philadelphia road. She
is the mother.in-law of County Commissioner
Henry P. Mann.
Mr.. John Alden Steward, of Rutland, VT,
who was in Towson this week on legal bust
ness, is direct defendant on his maternal side
of John Alden, the Pilgrim father made IA
nous by LoDgfellow's poem, 1.-THE Courtship
Mr.. John T. B. Parlett, farmer of lower
Long Green Valley, is critically i'll at this time
and little hope for his recovery is entertained.
He is son of the late VIM J. B. Parlett and
nephew of the late John T. B. Parlett, who
once occupied prominent place in the public
Of nf kho nOiIntv
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence E. Wilson celebra-
ted the tenth anniversary of their marriage at
their home at White Hall, N. G. r. R., on
Saturday, 22d instant, when they entertained
a large number of their friends. They were
the recipients of number of pretty and useful
presents and also some cash.
"A cablegram received by her relatives in
Towson on Thursday informs them that
daughter had been born that day to Mr.. and
Mrs; Frank Il. Worthington, of Korea The
Trail Yellott, third daughter of Major and
Mrs. John l. Yellott, of Towson.
MIR. and Mrs Marshall w. Harden, of
Reisterstown, and Mrs. VIM. Jay Metzel, of
Worthington Valley, are spending several
weeks touring Florida and the West Indias.
vana. Cuba, on the Goth and 2lst. On their
return trip they will witness the automobile
races at Ormonde, Florida.
Mr.. James M. Harvey, who has sold his
farm. at the head of Dulany's Valley, to Mr..
William ]. Kelley, of Hyde's, has purchased a
house on the York road, Govanstown, and will
remove there early next month. Mr.. Harvey
will sell all his personal effects on the farm on
Monday, March 10Th, as will be seen by refer
ence to the advertising columns of THE UNION
today.
Hon. David Fowler, ex-Chief Judge of the
Third Judicial Circuit, who is now actively en-
gagged in the practice of his profession, was in
Towson on Friday Goth inst, and paid his re-
spects to THE UNION. The Judge has been
reading with great deal of interest the foreign
letters now running in the columns of this
paper.
Mr.. Robert D. Mosner, who has been liv-
ing in house on Bellona avenue, Govanstown,
for the past three years, has just completed
pretty cottage on Walker avenue and will move
into it in few days. The house that he will
vacate has been taken by Mr.. Howard Parish,
son of the late Rev. Daniel II. Parish, who
was at one time pastor of Towson M. E. Church
and who later Joined the Southern Methodist
Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. William s. Cowley celebrated
the twenty fifth anniversary of their marriage,
at their home, near Loeb Raven, ON Saturday
night Of last week and entertained large
number of their friends. Mrs. Cowley was,
before her marriage, Miss Jessop. She was
born at Vauxhall, near Ashland. Mr.. Cowley,
who was for a number ofyears road supervisor
for the 9th district is at present deputy in the
Mr.. Herbert ]. Lee, who has been conduct
ing the French farm, near Bosley, for several
wears, in connection with his brother IN law,
Mr.. James E. French, will next week take
entire control of the place. At the same time
Mr.. Lees name will go on the mail lists of
The T1Ii UNION, making six members Of the same
family-father and five married sons and
dauehters-who are subscribers to this paper.
Mr.. Lee is son of Mr.. and Mrs Alfred q. Lee,
of Dulany's Valley.
Mr.. John L. Sippel, prosperous truck
farmer of Fullerton, Beair road, renewed his
the middle Of April last year Mr.. Sippel lost
his house and all his farm buildings, with their
contents, by fire, and he has since been busily
engaged getting things together to carry on bis
business. His new buildings are all lighted
by electricity and he is just about installing an
electric motor to wash vegetables, grind feed
saw wood, &C. Mr.. Sippel is live business
man and believes in keeping up with the
procession
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles a. Nicolai, of West
Arlington, who are we'll known in Baltimore
CITY and county, celebrated the SD anniver-
sary of their marriage on Tuesday night by
giving reception at Woodland Hall to large
number of their friends They celebrated their
golden wedding two years ago. Before her
marriage Mrs. Nicolai was Miss Charlotte r.
Turner, daughter of Col J. Maybe Turner,
a prominent citizen of Baltimore in his day.
At one time Mr.. Nicolai was active in the
politics of Baltimore county and served as
member of the House of Delegates and also as
a member of the Constitutional Convention of
1867. He is the last survivor of the men who
represented this county in that convention.
Mr.. George r. Chlcoat who has been
renting the large farm of Mr.. Jerome Nolte,
three miles south of Hampstead, will shortly
give up the same and will sell all bis stock and
| implements thereon on Thursday, March 18th.
After that he will devote his entire attention to
his own farm, which is in the same neghbor-
hood. While there was no disease among the
cattle in that immediate vicinity it was quar-
| antined because of its nearness to that section
| of Carroll county where the foot-and- mouth
| disease existed. Mr.. Chilcoat drove fine
| bunch of fat steers to Towson some weeks ago.
| having sold them at good price. Here he was
| held up and Obliged to drive his cattle all the
| way back home. The State veterinarian said
| the cattle were perfectly healthy and in fine
| condition, but that they could not be taken to
| Baltimore. Hence they were driven back and
| there they are STILL This holdup case cost Mr..
| Chilcoat for extra feed and fall in price the
| loss of perhaps 5000. This looks like particu-
larly hard case in view of the fact that his cat
tie were in perfect health.
He Saved the Gunpowder Bridge.-A
| letter from Magnolia, Md, says: "Mr. Alonzo
| Bowman, aged SO years, the Oldest telegraph
operator on the Mary land division OF the Penn.
| sylvania Railroad, and the man who saved
| the railroad bridge across the Gunpowder river
| from being destroyed in the Civil war, died at
his home here yesterday.
| "Mr. Bowman entered the employ OF the old
| Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
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