The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-01-02

Personal Mention
Mr.. Dixon G. Walker. of Towson, spent
several days this week in New York and
Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Bosey Littig have closed
their summer residence and are now occupying
their winter residence, West Lafayette avenue
Baltimore
MIR. John C. Del an active business man OF
GAINESVILLE, east of Towson, has gone to Pitts
burg 10 spend week with his three brothers
who live in that city.
Valley. who seriously sprained her ankle while
leaving q trolley car at TObin's the day before
Christmas, is improving.
Mr.. VIM. Fell johnson, as is his annual
custom, entertained on Christmas day at Rock
land, his residence on the Falls road, I'D chill
dren of neighboring villages.
Major and Mrs. Frank w. Coale, OF Aig-
burth Park, will leave next week for SeabreeZe,
Florida, where they own cottage and where
they will remain until April.
! Mr.. Harry Smith, eldest son of Mr. w.
| Gill Smith, of the Towson bar, has been sick
and confined to his home, East Joppa road, for
over a week. He is now better.
| Mr.. Jervis Spencer, Jr., OF Green Spring
Valley. who has been under treatment for
blood poison at the Union Protestant lnfirm-
ary in Baltimore, is rapidly improving.
-Messrs George s. and Walter s. Franklin,
Jr.. of Boston, are spending the holidays with
their parents, Colonel and Mrs. Walter Simonds
Franklin, "a East Mount Vernon Place,
Baltimore.
Mr.. Thomas s. Brady and family have re-
moved from Green Spring Valley to the prop
| erty lately purchased by Mr.. Brady from Mr..
Hugh P. Price on the Hillen road, southeast
| of Towson.
Mr.. LLOYD D. Whitaker, who is a student
at the United States Veterinary College in
| Washington, D. c., is spending the holidays at
| the home of his mother, Mrs. w. r. Whitaker,
/ of ReisterstOWp.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip A. S. Franklin. Of
New York, accompanied by their three chill
dren, spent the holidays with Mrs. franklin g
sisters, the Misses Merryman, OF Willow BROOK
Farm, near Cockeysville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus Hartman, of For
est Park, formerly of Phoenix, Baltimore
county, announce the marriage OF their young
est daughter, Miss Arley Oleita, to Edward j.
Schremp, of Utica, New York.
Mr. J. Albert Booth, who has been sick
| and confined to his home in Towson about a
week. is improving. Mr.. Booth is the owner
of steam threshing rig, sawmill, &C., and has
| an extensive business in that line.
Mr. and Mrs. James ]. Lindsay, of Towson,
have been enjoying week at the Hotel In M
perial New York meeting friends and sight
seeing. Mr.. Lindsay says that from appear
ance they had very little snow in that city.
Mr. G. ]. Mann, q well known Baltimore
| coal dealer, was among the visitors to Iowson
| on Monday. He is on the lookout for farm
in Baltimore county with view to Locating
| here permar emily to engage in stock breeding.
Mr.. Herbert T. Lloyd formerly OF Roland
| Park but now of British Columbia, who is on
| a business trip to Maryland, was rendered a
| dinner on Wednesday night by the memb ers
| of Towson Lodge of Elks, of which be is a
| member.
Rev. DR.. W. w. Shaw. pastor of Govsns-
| town Presbyterian Church, has accepted the
| call to the University Presbyterian Church in
Seattle, Wash. The members of the coDgrega-
| ton at Govanstown regret very much to part
| with him.
Mrs. John Ridgely, of Hampton, gave a
| house party this week and entertained num-
Der of the young friends of her sons, Messrs. D.
| Stewart Ridgely and Julian w. Ridgely. A
daughter of former Governor Warfield was
among the guests.
Mi. George Jessop, we'll known business
man of Cockeysville was among the visitors to
| Towson on Wednesday. He is member OF
one of the oldest families in this section OF
| Maryland. and his father was well known
| farmer in his day.
Mr.. Charles II. Sheridan of Hurlock. Dor
chester county, called on some of his friends in
| Towson on Thursday He is native of this
| place, but has been away from here many
wears and is successfully engaged in the sale OF
agricultural implements and machinery.
Mr. Edward DeBaugh, who spent month
| in Baltimore county with his parents. Mr..
| and Mrs. Philip A. DeBaugh, of Loeb Raven,
and other Maryland relatives, left this week
| for his home in Colorado, where he is employed
| by the Santa Fe Railroad Company as an In
| dian inspector.
Mr.. and Mrs. William B. Petit of Chicago,
came on and spent Christmas with Mr.: Inomas
| Ward the venerable father of Mrs. Petit, oil
| "Ellengowan,'' 9Th district. Mr.. Petit who
has many friends in Baltimore county, is con
| nected with the legal department OF the Pull
| man Company in Chicago.
Mrs. katharine MCLEAN, widow of Col.
Nh yH<n for n
| surveyor of Baltimore county, has been con-
| fined to the home of her cousin, Mrs J. Roys-
| ton Green, in Towson, over three months, sur
! fering from infiammatory rheumatism. Mrs.
| MCLEAN is niece of the late Mrs. Charles X,
| Chew, of Epson.
Baltimore county and large owner of valua.
| BILE real estate, celebrated his 68th birthday at
his home in Gainesville few days ago, on
| which occasion family dinner was given in
his honor. Mr.. Hubner expects to go abroad
shortly, accompanied by his son-in-law, Rev.
NIL. Enders, pastor of Salem Lutheran Church,
| Catonsville.
| Mr.. H. M. Koehler, successful Baltimore
business man, was among the many callers at
| The UNION on the last day of the Old Year.
As MIR. Koehler owns farm at Perry Hall,
| 18th district, he is partly Baltimore county
| man. He is not farmer himself, but takes a
| great deal of interest in the stock and the
| growing crops and spends nearly all his leisure
| time at the farm
| The engagement is announced of Miss Eys
Hopkins, daughter of MIR. and Mrs. Charles B.
| Hopkins, of Seattle, to DIR. A. Aldridge Mat.
thews of Spokane. DR.. Matthews is the eldest
| son of Col. and Mrs. D. M. Matthews, formerly
of Duany's Valley, and graduated at the Uni
yersity of Maryland in 1900. DR.. Matthews
who is a successful surgeon, has been engaged
| in practice in Spokane several years.
Mr.. John l. Anderson, retired farmer
who resides on the Hillen road, renewed bis
subscription to THE UNION on Monday. Foul
copies of this paper now make weekly visits t
| members of this family-the father and three
| sons. One of these sons is located at Fall
Church, Va, and the other two at Ridgefield
Conn, and all of them are successfully engaged
as managers of gentlemens country places
| Mr.. George Emmel, an active business mar
who has q number of interests at Lauraville
Hartford road, was among the visitors to Tow
son on Wednesday. He says that the past yea
was not SO good as 1907 for building operation
in bis section of the county, although the LIANT
company in which he is interested sold mum
Der of lots, upon some of which houses hav
been erected Mr.. Emmel thinks the bushes
outlook for 1909 is very encouraging. :,
Mrs. William Wooden, of Hampden, call
ed at THE UNION Office on Thursday to renew
her subscription to the paper, of which she ha
been reader many years. She and her hns
band are natives of Chestnut Ridge, Baltimor
county, and removed from there to Hampdel
| 81 years ago. AituOuBu dlmOot oO ycaiS
age Mrs. Wooden is still a remarkably brigh
and active woman and takes lively interest II
all that is going on about her. Mr. Wooden
who is about the same age as his wife-has beel
an invalid for several years. This aged coupl
are now visiting the family of Mr.. Thoma
Wells, of Govanstown.
Work of the County Clerks Office for
Year-Business Constantly Growing.-Ml
William P. Cole, Clerk of the Circuit Cour
through his chief clerk, Mr.. Martin ]. o. Hart
has prepared report that shows an enormou
increase in the business of the office for the yea
ended November Both, 1908.
There is an increase in every branch OF tn
Office except in the number of saloon license
issued, which fell off So. but the license, bein
double what it was last year, more than make
no for the falling off in numbers. The maj
rage licenses were 80 short.
That the year has been the most successfI
in the history of the Office is shown by the fa'
that there was an increase in the amount {
money turned over to the county and State ovt
last year of $54, 345.75, and the amount paid tt
State was Sc, 11462 in excess Of fees for the yea
During Mr.. Coles term Of Office, which wi
end next year, the business has steadily il
creased and many new features have been il
troduced to facilitate the handling of the worl
| Nearly every available space is taken up wit