The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-02-20

Brother and Sister Who Have Not Met
in Over Half Century-An Interesting
Letter.-We have been permitted to make
some extracts from letter written by a son of
the late Ishmael Day, of Baltimore county, to
his sister, Mrs. Charles ]. Riddle, of Fork, 18th
district, as follows:
VACAvILLE, CAL, January 21st, 1909
Dear Sister Lou II received your welcome let
ter four days ago and this morning resolved to
answer It,. About 30 years ago next April bid
farewell to father. step mother, sisters and
vicissitudes have taken place to each one of usl
You were then young woman in the prime OF
life and happy In the company of your husband
step-mother, aunts, uncles five sisters including
yourself, and two brothers, including myself.
mercy. Where are the friends of our youth
Scattered. driven hither and thither over LIES
prairie. How few can we draw to our side? How
few surround us in our walks and gather in our
home circle? Yet we think of them in their dis
persion. But we have friends to whom we can
have these friends. Let us think often of our
friends in Heaven. 1t is our fathers prayer
that we all meet there; it is yours, Sias', Cece-
1t is raining at this time in good
earnest and has been since Thanksgiving, with
one or two partly clear days. 1t is warm for the
season of the year; thermometer about 520 to 3d..
have nothing to occupy my time but read my
Latin Testament from Matthew to Revelation,
excepting st. Paul's letters. am now reading
them. can translate and read the Gospels in
Latin nearly as well as in English.
- Hoping may hear from you again
In short time l conclude by saying God bless
you in your old age. l have never forgotten
that it was you who made my clothes, spun and
Rn SAL my my anE when sar
to school at Govanstown. How would like to
have the same kind now, but can't get them.
you %i' once more before we go over the border
whence no traveller returns. Pray for me.
pray for you oftentimes.
Your affectionate brother, e. W. DAY.
Firemen Arranging for Their Second
| Annual Meeting.-The general committee of
| the Baltimore County Volunteer Firemen's
| Association to arrange for the second annual
| convention to be held at Towson, May 9Th, met
| Friday night, 18th inst, at Hotel Junker, in
Baltimore city, and organized. MI. Frank |.
| Wheeler was elected chairman. Committees
were appointed as follows:
observation-disclosures John c. Perkins CHAIR
MANI, Louis Hergenrather, Jr., II. Courtney
| Jenifer, DR.. A. G. McCurdy, Dixon G. Walker,
Maj Frank w. CoaIe. Clarence w: Craumer:
| Samuel Green, n. G. Longnecker, q. Howard
Isaac Elmer ]. Cook, A. G. T. Bosley. Frank
l. Wheeler, James ]. Lindsay. James L. Bur-
! goyne, James Kelley, George E. Odell, William
| P. Cole, N. D. R. Allen, T. Ward Norris, W. A.
Poole, T. A. B. Dukehart.
Program Committee-Messrs. Louis Hergen-
rather (chairman), Jacob II. Reinhardt, Will
liam ]. Biddson, Joseph E.. Halter. John p.
loMiller, Harry E. Goodwin, Jacob II. Kraft
| Lewis Shorr s. g.. Imw0ld, John George
Mann, G. A. Thompson, D. Hutchinson, Ell
| mer ]. Cook
| 1t was decided to meet at Hotel Junker every
Friday night until the date of the convention.
The reception committee will invite Cover
nor Crothers to be present at the convention
and review the parade.
The general committee is composed OF the
following: Messrs. Frank l. Wheeler Chair
| mani, ]. Henry Albrecht, Jacob H. Reinhardt,
| William J. Biddison, Joseph E. Halter. John
E. Miller, Harry E. Goodwin, Jacob II. Kraft,
Lewis Shorr, S. G. Imwold, John g.. Mann,
William Frankton c. A. Thompson, james,.
Lindsay, William McCallister, d. Hutchinson,
s. Powers Smith. T. Reese Arnold and e. D.
Butler.
Club Held Lincoln Banquet.-The High.
land Republican Club of the 18th district OF
Baltimore county held Lincoln banquet at
their rooms, corner of Pratt and Fourth streets.
Friday night 18th inst. The following gen.
tlemen addressed the meeting: G. Ross Mace,
on 1.-THE Birth of Lincoln" Laban Sparks, on
1.-THE Amendment" William II. Lawrence,
on GOOD of the Club" The rooms were
handsomely decorated with flags, bunting
palms, etc. Tables were set for 81 and refresh
ments of all kinds were served. The commit
tee in charge was George Stratmeyer chair
man Fred. Meyers, Thomas ]. Dill. John +
Kitz Charles Kempsle and John Hartman, Jr
Music was furnished by Prof. Wiley's or
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