The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-06-26
Personal Mention

Mr.. Edward s. Peerce and family are again
at Fertility" their farm in Dulany's Valley
for the summer.
MIR. ]. Crawford Lyon has closed his city
residence, 1909 Linden avenue, and reOpened
his summer home at Lutherville.
Mrs. Mary Butler, who spent the past
winter in Baltimore is located on East Penn
sylvania avenue, Towson, for the summer.
Miss Lydia Ady, daughter of Mrs. b. W.
Ady, of Long Green Valley, is spending some
time at the Marlborough Blenheim, Atlantic
City.
Mrs Jackson Piper and her daughter, Miss
Alkaline Piper, of Towson, will leave shortly
for Murray Bay Canada. where they will re-
main until September.
Judge Frank 1. Duncan attended the meet
ing of the State Bankers Association at the
Blue Mountain House this week and was
among those who made addresses.
Mr.. Henry B. Chew, of Gloucester, n. j.,
| spent several days this week with his sisters
in Towson. He is the last surviving son of
the late Charles Ridgely Chew, of EPSON.
Mr.. E. M. GiIIet, formerly of Bacon Hall
Farm, in the 7th district of this county, who
several years ago removed to Howard county,
has opened general insurance office IN Eli
colt City.
Mr.. E. L. Gilpin is Baltimorean who was
here on Wednesday on the lookout for small
farm. Should he find something to suit he
may become permanent resident OF Balti-
more county.
Mrs. Albert Wheeler, of Olney, ILL.,; Mrs.
George Wisshack, of Chicago, and Mrs. W. A.
McDaniels, ofNew York, are spending couple
of weeks with Mr.. and Mrs. William Jessop,
of Dulany's Valley.
Mr.. Clinton Wayne Marshall won the gold
medal (for the highest general average) present
ed by the Alumni Association of Towson High
School. He is son of Mr.. and Mrs. D. Gin
ton Marshall, of the 10th district.
Rev S. Carroll Coale who is attending a
theological seminary in New Jersey, is spend
ing some time with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George B. Coale, of Towson, and may remain
here the greater part of the summer.
Rev. James McLaren, q retired minister of
the Baltimore Conference of the M. E. Church,
| who was last week stricken with paralysis at
| his home at Walbrook, is much improved.
He is we'll known in Baltimore county.
County Commissioners Mann aud Matt
feldt and Messrs. Elmer j. Cook and J. How
| ard Fox, members of the Towson bar, were
| among those initiated at the regular meeting
|. of ToWson Lodge of Elks on Tuesday night.
Mr.. Peter Walbrenner well known truck
| farmer of the Gardenville neghborhood, who
came to Towson on Wednesday to pay his
taxes, renewed his subscription to THE UNION
| at the same time. He is among our Oldest
| subscribers.
DIR. Joseph B. Webster who is about to re-
tire from active practice, will sell all his real
estate and personal property at Belgravia, on
the Belair road on Tuesday, July 9Th. For
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| UNION today.
AT congregational meeting of the White
| Hall Presbyterian Church, held Tuesday night,
call was extended to Rev. II. Medley Price
to become pastor of White Hall Church in con-
| nection with his pastorate at Ashland. The
salary was fixed at $500.
Mr.. George E. Tack, of Baltimore. who is
| frequent contributor to the columns Of The
UNION, was among the visitors TO Towson on
Wednesday. He is preparing for his sum-
mer vacation and will first spend several weeks
among the mountains of Western Maryland.
Mr.. II. G. Longnecker, of THE UNION, has
been appointed o member of the State Board
of Education by Governor Crothers, to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Mr.. Rufus K.
Wood, of Sparrows Point. The Board is COM
president.
Mr.. Upton S. Brady, secretary of the
Highways Division of the Maryland Geologi-
cal Survey, was at the Court House here on
| Thursday looking after some matters connected
with his department. He says work on some
of the State highways is now in progress and
will be pushed rapidly.
Miss Anna NJ. Bacon, daughter of Mr..
Lewis NJ Bacon, left on Friday, 25th instant,
for Mountain Lake Park to attend the annual
meeting of the Young Woman's Christian As
ISOLATION of the different colleges. Miss Bacon
has been president of the Dickinson College
association for the past two years.
| Judge Frank l. Duncan and Mr.. John q.
Perkins, as representative of the Towson Lodge
of Elks, will leave on Sunday, July 4th, for
San Francisco to attend the annual meeting OF
the Sovereign Grand Lodge of that order. They
| will visit the Seattle Exposition before their
return and may be absent about month.
Mr.. Quincy Bent, of Lebanon, Pa, has
succeeded the late Rufus K Wood as general
agent of the Maryland Steel Company at Spar
rows Point. Mr.. Bent, who is graduate OF
Williams College, is an experienced man in
| ~ cfo and h honr f0ro
time manager of the extensive furnaces a:
| Lebanon.
Rev. Armin Camp, pastor of st. Anthony's
| Church, Gardenville, sailed on Wednesday for
Germany from Locust Point, Baltimore. A
large number of his parishiOners babe him bon
him by Miss Lydia Mueller. Father Camp
goes to visit his parents and for much needed
| rest.
Mr.. and Mrs. George E. Shelley, well
known residents of My Lady's Manor, will
leave in few days for Seattle, to visit their
son, Mr.. Howard Shelley successful young
business man of that city, and to enjoy the
great Exposition now in progress there. This
will be Mr.. Shelley's second visit to that far
off section of the United States.
"A number of members of Mt. Moriah Ma
sonic Lodge of Towson went to Washington
on Thursday afternoon and paid fraternal
visit to the Army and Navy Lodge of that city
In the party were DR.. VIM. L. Smith, DIR. A.
| @. McCurdy, Rev Thomas b. Copes and Messrs.
| q. Howard Isaac, James E. Dunphy, Fred. D.
| Dollenberg, Jr., J. Alex. Parlett and John B.
Held.
Mr.. Lawrence NJ Riddle, son of Mr.. W.
HI. Riddle, of Fork, Baltimore county, sailed
from New York on the 9Th instant for Paris,
where he will remain three months studying
French. He was accompanied by two profess
sors from the Johns Hopkins University, where
he is taking postgraduate course in modern
languages. During the past year Mr. Riddle
taught Latin and German at the Notre Dame
of Maryland.
Miss Grace Riddle of Fork, Baltimore
county, who is delegate from the Girls Latin
School of Baltimore, left on Friday, 25th inst,
for Mountain Lake Park to attend the meeting
of the National Young Women's Christian
Association At the recent commencement OF
the Latin School Miss Riddle was awarded
the free scholarship to the graduating class fol
next year, she having made the highest aver
age in her studies the past year.
Rev. John W. Douglas, pastor OF Roland
Park Presbyterian Church, has resigned his
charge because of his health. His action
greatly surprised his congregation. This il
Rev. MIR. Douglas first charge and his work
has been most gratifying to the congregation
He accepted the passionate soon after graduating
at Princeton Seminary in 1900. The service:
were then held in public hall at Roland Park
About three years ago the present church wa!
built.
| Mr.. Moan II. OOISuCu, HOuI LucICuduL VI
Kansas City, Mo-, paid visit this week to hi
cousins, Messrs George II. and Henry q. Mer
ryman, of Dulany's Valley. He is a son Of
the late Nelson r. Gorsuch and was born al
the old Gorsuch homestead, on the York turn
pike, near Jessop's Church. Mr.. Gorsuch lief
Baltimore thirty seven years ago and for thu
past twenty five years he has been engaged II
business in Kansas City. While in Baltimore
county Mr.. Gorsuch also visited some of BIZ
boyhood friends in the neighborhood of Cock
eysville.
The Annapolis Capitol of June 10th says
REV. Otis Herbert Draper, of Broodlandville
Baltimore county, preached an excellent ser
mon at First M. E. Church last Sunday eve
ming. Mr.. Draper is an alumnus OF st. John
College, class of 1907, and is attending the an
niversary exercises. He is pursuing course
of advanced study at Johns Hopkins UDlver
sity, Baltimore, preparatory to further thee
logical study in New York city and at one o
the German universities. Mr.. Draper is wei
and favorably known in Annapolis, where h'
has many friends who wish him unlimited
success"
-Messrs. R. Hillen Jenkins and Talbot w
Jenkins formerly of Long Green Valley, re
turned few days ago from Memphis, Tenn.
where they went to attend the Confederate re
union. Noting their visit the Commercial Ap
neal of that city said: Among the thousand
of visitors to our city during the reunion ,wer
Messrs. r. Hilen Jenkins and I. W. Jenkins
The former, who was for years in the emplo!
of the old Memphis and Charleston Railroad
has not visited this city for 80 years and i
amazed at the progress of the city. After 81
long an absence, nevertheless, Mr.. Jenkln