The Baltimore County union, the Towson news., 1909-10-09
Personal Mention

Mrs. E. NJ. Farr and Miss NJ. J. Phillips of
! New York are guests at the home of Mr.. VIM.
| NJ Isaac of Towson.
Mr. Osborne l. Yellott of the Towson bar,
has been elected member of he Bar AsSOcla-
| tion of Baltimore City.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel w Storm of Refs
terstown, have been spending some time With
Mrs. Archibald Stirling Of Wilma, Haiford
| county.
Mrs. Perla l.. McMaster and Miss Nettie
| Galloway of Stevensville, Kent Island, spent
several days the past week with friends IN
Towson.
Mrs. Susan Ruby of Chambersburg, Pa,
after visiting relatives at York for two weeks,
is now the guest of her son, Mr.. P. L. Ruby of
| Towson.
Judge and Mrs. David Fowler, who spent
the summer at Coburg Canada, have returned
to Baltimore and with their son, Mr.. Lawrence
Fowler, will spend the winter at the Shirley.
Miss Clara B. Fishpaw of Warren, well
known teacher in the Eighth district for some
! years. has been appointed superintendent OF
! the Normal Training School at Culpeper, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Stone, of Balti-
more have taken up their residence at New
port News, Va Mrs. Stone is a daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Todd, near Warren.
Mr. Herman w. Dolenberg of Towson,
connected with the accountant department of
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, has gone to
the State Sapitarium, Sabillasville, Md, for
treatment.
Mr. Frank G. Merceron. who has been
elected president of the First National Bank of
Sykesyille Md, is we'll known in Baltimore
county. He is a son-in-law of Mrs. Jane
Wright, of Towson.
Mrs Philip A. Eek, accompanied by her
mother, Mrs Amanda Dahler, and two of her
sons, Clarence aud Elmer Eek, left on Tuesday
for Delta and York, where they will visit rel
atives and attend the fair.
Mrs. Charles K. Reman, who went to New
York to attend the H hudson Fulton celebration
as representative of the Maryland Society of
Colonial Danes, has returned to her home,
Farm Gates, south of Towson.
-Governer Crothers has appointed Mr..
Thomas V. Richardson, an extensive farmer
aud dairyman near Phoenix, Tenth district,
delegate 10 the Farmers National Congress
that meets at Raleigh, N. c., next month.
Mr.. John II. Emory, of Ocean Grove, N.
j., formerly of Lutherville, attended the meet
| ing of Mt Moriah Masonic Lodge, Towson,
| (of which he is life member) on Tuesday
evening. Mr.. Emory is a son of the late Judge
D. G. H. Emory, of Lutherville.
Mr.. William Grason, who several weeks
ago went to Seattle to attend the annual meet
ing of the Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd Fell
lows, is expected 10 reach his home in Towson
today-Saturday- the day following a
family reunion and dinner will be given in his
| honor.
Superintendent Albert S. Cook, of the Bal
timore county schools, was among the speakers
of Baltimore, the subject of the evening being
1.-The Value of Summer Schools for Teachers"
Mr.. Cook spoke from the viewpoint of county
superintendent.
Rev. Thomas Gorsuch Of Parkville, who
was in Towson on Tuesday, expressed himself
very forcibly against the constitutional amend
ment to be voted on next month Mr.. Gorsuch,
who is So years of age, cast his first vote at
Belair when be was 81 and he has never missed
voting at an election since.
Mr. William Bowen of s., bailiH in the
Orphans Court, will celebrate his 8lst birth
day next Monday. He was born in Towson
and has spent his entire life here. Mr.. Bowen
is the last surviving charter member OF Tow
son Lodge of Odd Fellows and life member
of NJ cunt Moriah Masonic Lodge.
Mr.. William v. Hummel, general super
intendent of the Sparrows Point Store Com
pany's various stores at that place and also its
ship chandlery in Baltimore, on Friday, OctO-
ber l. celebrated his 22d year at the Point,
having gone there in the early days when the
town and plant were in their infancy.
DR. J. w. Hawkins of Towson, who spent
three weeks at Highlands" his old home at
La Plata, Charles county, returned last week
and reports that during the severe drought
which prevailed in this section there were fire.
quent showers of rain at La Plata and vicinity,
and that the corn and grass crops never looked
finer.
Mr.. H. NJ Koehler of Baltimore who pur-
chased the Dunty property at public sale at the
Court House on Monday, now owns nearly 200
acres of land near Perry Hall, Eleventh district,
his previous holdings in that neighborhood
being upward of $50 acres. A large part of this
land fronts on the Beair road and must neces-
sarily grow in value.
Mr.. Edward r. Brown, son of Mr.. E. Fell
Brown of Towson, who has been located at
Seattle, Washington, for a number of years in
the freight department of the Northern Pacihc
Railway, arrived in Richmond, Va, two weeks
ago, ACCOMPANIED by Mrs. Brown. Mr.. Brown
has accepted similar position with the Sea-
board Air Line Railway.
Mr.. c. A. E. Spamer, of the law firm of
Hinkley, Spamer & Risky, left on Tuesday for
Japan, where he will visit his son, Carl OoeT
Spamer, who has lived there two years, engaged
in teaching. Mr.. Spalller will extend his tour
to the Philippines during Christmas holidays.
with a short stay in China. He will be accom-
panied by Miss Lois Mae Spamer.
Mr.. Charles M. Chilcoat, we'll known
farmer of Western Run Valley, renewed his
subscription to The Union News on Tuesday.
His late father, Mr.. Aquila Chilcoat became
a subscriber to this paper with its first issue at
Cockeysville sixty years ago, and his name has
been on our mail lists ever since and will likely
continue there for many years to come.
AT the 298th stated meeting of the Presby-
terry of Baltimore, held in Belair on Monday,
Rev. J. Wynne Jones, D. D., pastor Of Abbott
Memorial Church, Highlandtown, Baltimore
county, was unanimously elected moderator
for the ensuing term, and Rev. Frederick Nc
Neill pastor of Chestnut Grove Church, Balti-
more county, was elected temporary clerk.
Mr.. Edward L. Bland of Arlington, Third
district, was among the many callers at The
Union News office on Wednesday. He is
member of one of the Oldest families in that
section of the county and they still own IN
tact the original Bland homestead OF " acres,
and which has become very valuable by rea-
son of the rapid development of the property
surrounding it.
Mr.. and Mrs. William d. Yingling, for
merly of Reisterstown, Baltimore county, cele-
hrated their golden wedding at their home in
Washington, d. c., last Sunday. Among those
who attended the family reunion was Mr.: >.
S. Yingling postmaster at Reisterstown. Mr..
Yingling who has been a resident of Wash
ington over twenty years, is lock inspector IN
the Postoffice Department.
After short session at Eutaw Street Metho-
dist Episcopal Church last Monday the mem
bers of the Preachers Meeting, composed OF
the Methodist preachers of Baltimore, went to
| Alto Dale, near Pikesville, and were guests
of DR.. John F. Goucher, president emeritus OF
the Woman's College, After inspecting the
beautiful country estate of DR.. Goucher the
| party was entertained at dinnar.
"A very enjoyable surprise party was ten
| dered Mrs. John Dressed of Hamilton, Hartford
| road, on Friday night of last week, on her re-
| turn from the Alaska Yukon Exposition,
| where she has been for the past month. Her
many friends called upon her in a body, ac-
companied by the band of the Catholic Benevo-
lent Legion of Gardenville, and the evening
was spent in dancing music and rectatlons.
| collation. was served during the evening.
Miss Margaretta Ridgey, sister OF Mr..
! John Ridgely of Hampton, who returned last
| spring from four years as missionary at Cape
| Mount, Liberia, is planning to return to her
| work there next month. At Cape Mount Miss
| Ridgely has under her care school OF about
| so children, and besides her work with them
| she is called upon frequently to use her medi-
| cal knowledge to help the natives. Last spring,
owing partly to her health, which had not been
good, and partly desiring to collect funds to
enlarge the scope Of her work, Miss Ridgely re-
| turned to this country. She hopes TO raise
$1,000 to take back with her to enlarge the
school.
Church Services.-Appropriate Rally Day
services will be held in Ashland Presbyterian
Church, on Sunday, October 10. AT IL O'Clock
A. NJ there will be sermon by the pastor,
Rev. H. NJ. Price, with reports of church
work and special music by the Sunday school
At 745 P. NJ. there will be a service o. song.
Beginning with Friday, October 8, at 745 2.
NJ. the regular weekly meeting of prayer and
Bible study will be resumed for the winter in
the church. All are urged to attend.
White Hall Presbyterian Church, Sunday
October 10: Special Rally Day services will
be held at P. NJ. Music by the Sunday
school and an appropriate sermon by the pas
tor, Rev. H. NJ. Price.