The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-03-13
eersonal Mention.

Personal Mention
MIR. Edward a. Burke, son of Chief Judge
N. Charles Burke, was engaged in the trial of a
case in the Circuit Court here this week.
DIR. Harry S. Shipley, we'll known ply
stefan of Granite, I'd district, is under treat
ment for pleurisy at hospital in Baltimore.
Mr.. a. Howard Isaac. OF the Towson bar.
who was confined to his home all last week by
an attack of illness, was able to be out on
Miss Anne Gephart has returned to her
home in Mt. Washington after spending
week as the guest of Miss Malcolm, of Chevy
Chase Md.
Mr.. George 3. Dubbs, a well known farm
er of Shawan, 9Th district, who was painfully
injured several weeks ago by horse falling on
him, has recovered.
DIR. Stuart Cassard, of Towson, has been
elected president of the Suburban Baseball
League, succeeding Mr.. William 3. keech, who
declined reelection.
Miss Dorothy Bruff who spent Inaugural
ton week in Washington, has returned to her
| home in Towson. She tells some graphic sto-
ries of her experiences ON the Atm OF Marcn,
1909.
State Senator John s. Biddison. who is a
we'll known member of the bar, was on Thurs
day elected director of the Towson National
Bank, succeeding Mr.. Mashall Winchester, re-
signed.
son. who left for California on the 18th of
| February, arrived at their destination safely,
after very pleasant trip. They went by the
| Southern Pacific route.
Mr. Bernard Bowers, who sold his property
| at Unionvile 18th district, has removed his
| family to Lauraville, Hartford road. Mr.. Bow.
ers was an active worker in Wilson's NJ. e.
Church and will be greatly missed there.
Mr.. H. N. Loomis, graduate student OF
the Teachers College, Columbia University,
New York, is a guest of Mr.. Albert S. Cook,
Superintendent of the schools and is visiting
| the schools of the county with Mr. Cook.
Mrs. William T. Francis and little daugh-
ter. who spent some time with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Creamer, of Greenwood,
| has returned to her home at Laurelbr00k, Md,
accompanied by her sister Miss May Creamer.
Mi. John D. c. Duncan, Jr., who is
| graduate of the Maryland University Law
| School, was admitted to the Baltimore county
| bar on Monday, on motion OF States Attorney
| Robert Fl Bussev. Heis son of Judge Frank
| /. Duncan. -
Mrs. August Loose, of Towson quietly
| celebrated her 18th birthday last Saturday and
| Sunday was the fifty second anniversary OF
| her marriage. Her husband, who was re-
| spected citizen and business man OF Iowson,
| died several years ago.
Mrs. George NJ Halle of Mount VISTA 18th
| district, who had been under treatment for
| some time at the Church Home and Infirmary,
| is now at the home of her son and daughter
| in.Iaw. Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer K. Halle, of Tow.
| SON. Her condition has improved somewhat.
Mr. Alexander g. Nelson, of RuXton, N.
| G. r. R., has been elected a member of the
| board of directors of the Mercantile Trust and
| Deposit Company of Baltimore He is senior
member of the banking firm of A. @. Nelson
| & Co., and son of John M. Nelson, OF
| Sherwood.
! DIR. B. r. Powell, we'll known dentist of
| North Broadway, Baltimore was in ToWson
on Tuesday on his way to the funeral of his
| half brother, Mr. James D. Powell, near Sweet
| Air. DR.. Powell was born on the old Powell
| homestead, in the 10th district, in the house
| where his brother James died.
Mr. Frank E. Corse, of Gardenvilie, who
| was in Towson last Saturdry, salo MS Town
| was without any mail, going or coming, from
| Wednesday evening until the time he left
| home on Saturday. No trolley cars were run
ming and the road was entirely blocked with
| fallen poles and tangled wires
Mr.. William w. Russell, retired farmer
| of the I'd district, was in Towson on Tuesday
| and renewed his subscription to The UNION.
| He was born in Baltimore in 1886 and has been
a resident of that section of Baltimore county
since 1916, having been engaged in farming
there the greater part of bis fife
DIR. A. V. Cherbonnier, u ). Army, re-
| tired, and Mrs. Cherbonnier, of Baltimore,
have announced the engagement OF their
| daughter Miss Julia Aida Cawns to DR..
Eugene F. Raphel, of Wheeling, w. Va. The
| prospective groom is son OF the iate H. r.
| Raphel, of Upper Falls Baltimore county
Rev. J. NJ. Sheridan, who is president OF the
| MARYLAND Annual Conference of the Methodist
| Protestant Church. will preside at the Con-
| ference that will meet at st. Johns Church,
| St. Paul and Twenty seventh streets, Baltl
| more, April 7th. Rev. Mr.. Sheridan is ma
| tive of Baltimore county and son OF the
| late John Sheridan.
Mr.. A. C. Klingehofer, who for several
| years had been engaged with rallroaq survey
| ing corps in Pennsy lvania and West Virginia.
| has returned to Baltimore county and Will
engage in farming on his old home place near
| Taylor's Chapel, on the Hillen road. He is an
| intelligent and enterprising young man and
we have no doubt be will succeed.
| Mr.. and Mrs. James. L. Gemmill, OF Free
land, Baltimore county, celebrated the slxtieth
anniversary of their marriage on Monday,
March LIST, 1909. They are remarkable couple
| Mr.. Gemmill conducted store and was post
| master at Freeland nearly fifty years ana it
was thought be was the Oldest postmaster in
| the United States in point of service.
Mr.. Henry Dickmeyer, of the County
Clerks office, who lives in the 9Th district, 81
| miles from the railroad, started, as usual for
his home last Saturday and when he arrived
at Freeland Station his progress was blocked.
The snow drifts were so deep that travel OF all
kinds had been suspended and Mr.. Dickmeyer
was obliged to return to Baltimore to spend
Mi. Elijah Barshinger, formerly of Stew
| artstown, Pa, but now resident or Seattle,
Wash. has returned to the East after an ao-
sence of twenty lone years. Heis now visiting
his cousins, Mrs John P. Corbin and Mr..
| Elmer W. Corbin, of Loeb Raven. The many
relatives and friends of Mr. Barshinger well
coined his return. He will soon leave on bis
return trip to Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Ely, esteemed resi-
dents of Finksburg, celebrated their golden
wedding and entertained number OF their
| relatives and friends on the Sd instant. Before
her marriage Mrs. Ely was Miss Caple. The
table was spread with the cloth used at their
wedding supper and they still possess the car
bet upon which they stood when their mar
| rage ceremony was performed Mrs. SaTan
| Cable and Mrs Mary Woods who were brides
maids at the marriage, were both present at
the golden wedding.
Mrs. W. G. Craumer, of Towson, was ten
| dered birthday surprise party on thursday
of this week by relatives and friends from Bal
| timore Among those present were Mrs. Louisa
M Craumer, Miss Kate Hook and Miss Bessie
Hook, all of Tcwson; Mrs. John M. Knight
and Clarence Knight, Mr.. anG Mrs. Harry l..
Craumer, Master Harry L. Craumer, Miss Liz
zie Minnick. Misses Louisa, May, Gathering
| Bertha and Lottie Woods and Mr.. Robert X
Roberts, all of Baltimore. Mrs. Craumer is
the wife of Mr.. w. Clarence Craumer, cashier
| of the Towson National Bank.
| I'm renewing the subscription to The U MON
for Mrs. Thomas j. Brown, of Waynesvllle,
O., Miss Mamie Brown writes as follows ::
Mrs Brown is a native of Baltimore county
and, although she has made her home in Ohio
| for almost half century, still has friends and
ious to hear through your columns. Among
| her relatives are the Hambletons, bankers and
brokers' of Baltimore, and Mrs. Charles f..
Fendal, of your town, was pupil OF hers
many years ago. Mrs. Brown has been hope
less, helpless cripple for almost two years as
the result of a fall that broke her hip, but her
heart is still warm for her native soil and its
people. Would you kindly mention her pres
ent condition, for the benefit of her old friends
who knew her as Miss Sophia Stinchcomb,
daughter of Beal g. Stinchcomb."
A Cold-Blooded Murder.-Mt Washing
ton-one of the most orderly towns in Balti-
more county-was the scene Of a brutal muir
der early last Monday night. A young man
named Jos. John Mueller induced his fiancee,
Regina Reed. to accompany him on trolley
ride to Mt. Washington and. after reaching
quiet part of the village, they LETT the car on
some pretext or other when Mueller drew a
pistol and shot the girl dead. He then gave
the alarm and said they had been held up by
robber who had taken sum OF money from
him and then attempted to rob the girl when
she slapped his face and he shot her. The
story sounded SO flimsy that Mueller was ar
rested and once in the hands of the detectives
he confessed that he did the Shooting but
claimed that it was an accident.
Mueller and the girl, who lived nelghDors on
Aisquith street. Baltimore had been engaged
for some time and were to have been married
shortly. The detectives believe that it was
case ofdeliberate murder and that Mueller com
mitted the crime in order to get rid of the girl,
who lived with her parents and had always