The Baltimore County union, the Towson news., 1909-11-06
paraonal Mantion

Mrs j. G. Cooper, formerly OF Towson
has gone to Newark, N. j., tospend the winter
with her daughter, Mrs. DeWarren Barnett.
Mrs John Ridgely of Hampton, is visiting
her son-in-Iaw and daughter, DR.. and Mrs.
Leidy of Philadelphia.
DIR. E. n Brush medical superintendent
of the Sheppard-Pratt Hospital, was called to
Atlantic City a few days ago to see patient.
Mr.. John Robinson, the newly-elected
Clerk of the Circuit Court for Hartford county,
was among the lawyers who called at Towson
Court House yesterday.
Mrs Mary Butler and her sons, Messrs.
Benjamin P. and William p. Butler, have
taken an apartment at the Smedley House,
Towson, for the winter.
Prof. B. H. Crocheron is the proper name
of the principal of the new Agricultural High
School at Sparks Station, N. G. r. R., that
will open next Monday
Mr.. j. Crawford Lyon and sisters, who
spent the past summer at their country place
at Luthervlle have re-opened their town
house on Linden avenue
Ernest S. Alexander of the United States
Ship Panther, lying at the Brooklyn Navy
Yard, is spending l0-days furlough with his
father, James Alexander of Towson.
Mr. Herman W. Dollenberg, who is under
treatment at the State Sanitorium at Sabillas-
vile, paid visit to his parents at Towson the
past week He has greatly improved in health.
Mr. Clinton Seitz of Franklin and Marshall
College, Lancaster, Pa, spent few days last
week with his twin brother, Mr.. s; Clayton
| SeiZ, proprietor of the Independent Ice Com
| pany of Towson.
Miss Alice Brady, daughter of Mr.. Thomas
| S. Brady, of the Hillen road, who was thrown
from her horse several weeks ago and had her
collarbone broken, has just recovered from an
attack of appendicitis.
Mr.. John Cook, well known florist of
Edmondson avenue, First district left this
week for California, where he will spend the
winter for the benefit of his health. Mrs.
| Cook accompanied him.
Misses Marguerite and Muriel Powers left
on Wednesday to spend three weeks in Abe
| marie county, Va. Next week they will be
Joined by their father, Rev. w. H. H. Powers,
| rector of Trinity Church, Towson.
DIR. Harry l.. Homer has been appointed
resident physician of the Union Protestant
| Infrmary, Baltimore, and will take charge
November 15. He is son Of Mr.. Charles G.
| Homer of Sherwood Baltimore county.
| MIR. Thomas +. Matthews, whose summer
| home is at RuXton, who renewed his subscrlp-
| ton to The Union News on Tuesday when
he came to Towson to vote, spoke of the long
continued drought and thought it is getting to
| be a serious matter.
| Mr. William NJ Isaac and family closed
their house in Towson this week and removed
to Baltimore for the winter. Mr.. Isaac is sec
retary of the Masonic Grand Lodge of Mary
| land, with Offices in the Masonic Temple,
| North Charles street.
Mr.. James r. Pratt, the popular assistant
general manager of the United Railways Com
pany, who had an operation for appendicitis
performed at the Mercy Hospital early this
week, is getting along very well and his many
| friends hope to see him out soon.
Mrs. Heisse, wife of Mr.. James B. Heisse,
| a we'll known teacher of the Second district OF
this county, has been seriously ill this week at
st. Luke's Hospital, Baltimore, she having re-
Gently undergone an operation At last ac-
| counts her condition had improved.
| Mr. " Howard Isaac a well known mem
| Der of the Towson bar, has permanently closed
| his office in the Masonic Temple, Towson, and
has established himself in offices in the Calvert
| Building, Baltimore. Mr.. Isaac is director
| in the Second National Bank of Towson.
| Mr.. John F. Centrum. the well known
lawyer and one of the attorneys to the Board
of County Commissioners, who has been sick
several weeks at his home on West Franklin
avenue, Gardenville has improved very much.
| An attack of malaria was one of the chief
| causes of his trouble.
Mr. f. w. Wright, formerly of New York,
is now occupying the beautiful mansion on
his Bonnie Blink estate, near Cockeysvllle.
The house has been thoroughly renovated and
greatly improved, the owner having expended
| a large sum of money on it. The location IS
| one of the finest in the county.
Miss Jennette f. Green entertained at her
| home, "Mornington," Towson, this week the
Monday Card Club, of which she is mem
| Der. Among those present were Mrs. Kead,
Mrs. Post, Mrs. Tarr, Mrs. Andre Mrs. Heslup
and Miss Johns from Baltimore; Mrs. Emory
Blake and Mrs John H. Grill of Towson
Mr.. John Riley, of Phoenix, Tenth dis
trict, who is in his 99th year, went to the polls
and voted the Republican ticket on Tuesday
He has voted regularly since he became of age;
Mr.. Riley is native of Baltimore county and
has spent his entire life here. He was engaged
in farming until his retirement on account
of age. -,
DIR. R. Percy Smith, who this week sold
the personal effects on his farm near OWings'
Mills, will in a few days leave for Seattle,
Washington, where he expects to locate perma-
nently. Mrs. Smith will accompany him.
Dr. Smith has many friends and acquaintance
in Baltimore county who will regret his de-
termination to locate elsewhere.
Mr.. John A. Raab, well known truck
farmer near the Old Hartford road, who re-
newed his subscription to The Unlon-NeWs on
Tuesday, has almost entirely recovered from
broken leg he sustained some time ago. he
says truckers have had very hard work this
season to save their celery crops on account OF
the lack Of rain and have only been able to dc
so by constantly watering. This has entalleo
much extra work and additional expense.
| Mr.. Francis Cardwell of the Eleventh dis
trict, renewed his subscription to The Union
News on Wednesday. For about forty years
Mr.. Cardwell has been engaged on the PUBIC
roads of his district, part OF the time suD-su-
pervisor and part as supervisor, and he mas
he need never be ashamed of. He and three
of his brothers-all highly respected citizens
| of this county-are subscribers to TINS papers
| Miss Ella V. Bowen and Mrs. Edward r
Burns of TowsoD, and Miss Beulah Ialoott OF
Baltimore witnessed their first football game
last Saturday when the Princeton and Navy
| lads fought to finish on the gridiron at An
napolis. They were delighted with the col
lege songs and the general excitement attend
ing a game of this character although they
lorc han mi
hurled their forms against each other. Mis-:
Grace Duncan Of Luthervile also witnessed
the game.
Miss Margaretta Ridgely, sister of Mr.
| John Ridgely of Hampton, sailed on Wednes
| dav from New York for Cape Mount, Liberia
to again take up missionary work. She is ac
companied by Mrs. Nathan Matthews, wife o
| Rev. Nathan Matthews, missionary OF th'
Protestant Episcopal Church, who is now doini
missionary work in Liberia. Miss Ridgely
returned from Liberia last spring, her physlca
| condition having become very much run doWI
on account of the unhealthfulness Of the eli
mate. Her health has much improved an6
| she now feels that she is able to take up th
work again.
Rev. Thomas Gorsuch of Parkville, TIN
widely known local minister of the Metho
dist Episcopal Church, came to Towson OF
Tuesday and voted at the third precinct OF tn
Ninth district. Mr.. Gorsuch who passed hi
S8th birthday last June, cast his first vote a
Belair when he was q years OF age and he ha
| voted at every election since. He was pro
nounced in his views against the Straus amend
ment MIR. Gorsuch is the owner of home
made American flag, the handiwork of niece
that he threw to the breeze at the time Rich
mond fell during the Civil War, and his flag
which is in au excellent state of preservation, ]
still used on special occasions.
Mr. e. Fell Brown, an employee OF Ih,
Union-News Office, who works at the case
every day, quietly celebrated his 73d blrthda.
on Wednesday, November 3 He is nativ
of Carroll county, Md, and commenced t
learn the trade of printer in 1866. Some tim
later he came to Fowson and was employs
by the late +. f. Church, who then conducte
the Baltimore County Advocate. When tn
Civil War broke out Mr.. Brown enlisted II
the Second Maryland Union Regiment ben
honorably discharged at the end of three years
service He then returned to Towson and re
sumed his occupation of printer and was EN-
ployed for more than twenty years by the lat
William Fl. Ruby, of the Maryland Journal
Mr.. Brown married daughter Of the lat
Lieut.. Richard G. Dunphy, of Towson, VIII
served in the Seventh Maryland Union Regi
ment. He has a family of four daughter
and three sons.
Enjoyable Surprise Party.-The man
friends of Mrs. j. e. Erwin of Fork gave be
a surprise last Monday evening on the occasio
of her return from a two-months' stay wit
her sister, Mrs Morris of Seattle, Washington
visiting the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition
The evening was spent playing games an
music and Mrs. Erwin delightfully."- enter
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