The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-05-15
Personal Mention

mother-in-law, Mrs. Jane Wright, of Towson
, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry c. Matthews, VIII,
spent the past winter in Baltimore, this weel
reopened their summer home at COckeysville
Miss Ann Colt Merryman, of Willow
Brook Farm, on the Warren road, is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Philip A. s. Franklin, of New
York.
Mrs John l. Yellott, who went to Freder
ick Md, to attend the funeral of her brother,
Col. Charles B. Trail, returned to her home
here on Tuesday.
Miss Anna Goodwin, daughter of MIR.
Harry E. Goodwin, of Glyndon, sailed from
New York for Naples a few days ago and will
spend several months abroad.
Mrs. William S. Carroll, who spent the
past winter in Baltimore, is at present visiting
her daughter, Mrs A. W. Peasants, of Mount
Repose, north of Cockeysville
Miss E. Catharine McMaster, who has
been teaching the public school at White Hall.
N. G. R R., for the past four years, has re-
signed to take effect June 30th
Many of the friends of DR.. Lingard l.
Whiteford, o! Fullerton, are urging him to
permit the use of his name as Democratic
candidate for the House of Delegates.
Mr.. Arthur G. Montell, cashier of the First
National Bank of Gainesville, has been elected
president of the CatoDsville Country Club, sue.
ceeding Mr.. G. Herbert Rice, resigned.
Mrs. James Nice. Brogden and family
have closed their city residence on Maryland
| avenue and reopened their summer home,
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Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Robinson have closed
their city residence and are now at their coun-
| try place at Lake Station, N. c. R. R. Mrs.
Robinson will spend part Of the coming sum-
mer abroad.
Miss Mary Roberts, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs George B Roberts, of New Freedom, is
very ill at this time with double pneumonia.
The family formerly resided at Sherwood, Bal
| timore county.
Mr. D. Sterett Cuttings and his sisters, the
| mill Oh In oln ,osu hrr,a
on West Preston street, Baltimore, and open
| for the summer Roslin Farm, their country
place near Upper Falls.
Mr.. George o. Brown has been re- elected
secretary and superintendent of the Mary
| land Poultry and Pigeon Association, and
Mr.. Henry NJ Walker, of Baltimore county,
assistant superintendent
Mr. Jacob H. Taylor and family and his
sons, Messrs. Harry and Frank J. Taylor and
| their families, have closed their town house
| and are occupying their summer residence,
| Trinity Terrace, Towson.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur L. Bosley and family
| will spend the summer at their place on the
| Severn river Mr.. Bosley, who is engaged in
business in Baltimore, is the only son of the
| late DIR. Grafton M. Bosley, of Towson.
Mrs. John T. Graham, who had been pres
ident of the Lend-a- Hand Club of Mt. Wash
| ington over thirty-six years, has resigned and
| Mrs. Thomas Gamble has been elected her sue
cessor. She will assume the duties of the office
next October.
Mr. B. F. Bond, head of the B. F. Bond
Paper Company, of Baltimore, who is thought
| to bear a striking resemblance to Mayor Ma
| hool, was among the visitors to Towson on
| Tuesday He is frequently spoken to on the
| street for the Mayor.
brother, Mr.. Charles S. Grason, of St. Mary's
| county, were among the subscribers to the
banquet given at Hotel Belvedere, Baltimore,
on Saturday night last by the alumni of Char
lotte Hall Military Academy.
Mr. Stephen Treadwell, farmer and Gamer
| for the Sparrow's Point Store Company, who
was attending to some business matters in
| Towson on Monday renewed his subscription
| to THE UNION the same day. He is actively
preparing for very busy season:
Mr.. John V. Slade of Corbett the we'll
| known auctioneer and former member of the
| Board of County Commissioners, is under treat
| ment for an attack of nervous prostration. He
| has always been vigorous man and his family
and friends hope for speedy recovery.
Mayor Mahool, of Baltimore city, and
| Mrs. Mahool attended service in Trinity
| Church, Towson, last Sunday morning to wit
ness the christening of Catharine Wilson, the
| infant daughter of MIR. and Mrs. Paul Frame.
| Mr.. Frame and Mrs. Mahool are brother and
sister.
Mrs. George Leeds Zell, who made tour
| of the world, in company with Miss Ella Gull
breth, returned to Baltimore few days ago:
having come home by way of Yokohoma and
Honolulu Mrs Zell, who formerly lived at
Gainesville, has many friends in Baltimore
| county.
MIR. J. K. Dick, representing the Wrought
Iron Range Company, with number of men
| and teams, has been located at Hotel Towson
| for several weeks and appears to be very
busy man. Several consignments OF the COM
pany's ranges have been received here over
| the Md. & Pa Railroad.
Mr.. James ]. Lindsay, of the Towson bar,
will be urged by Baltimore county delegates
for president of the State Volunteer Firemen's
| Association, the annual convention of which
will meet at Cambridge. June 9th, 10th and
! 18th. This countys IA companies will have
| 10 delegates in that convention.
Cadet Jackson P. Grason, president OF the
| Junior class of the Maryland Agricultural Col
| lege assisted Mrs. Sylvester in receiving the
| guests at the annual May ball at the college on
| the 9Th instant. Cadet Grason is son of Mr..
| William Grason, of Towson, and the crack
| catcher of the college baseball team.
Mr.. L. B. Tarbert of Colgate, 10th district,
| who came to Towson on Friday to pay his
taxes renewed his subscription to The UNION
| at the same time. He was accompanied by
| Mr.. Oscar Buhner who conducts prosperous
wheeIwright and blacksmithing business at
Colgate, who also became subscriber to this
| paper.
has been acting chief commissary of the First
Brigade, NJ N. g., has been commissioned
| major in the subsistence department. He has
! been in the State militia several years. MAJOR
| Shipley is native of Baltimore county and
son of Mr.. Harry Shipley, an 9Th district
| farmer.
Miss Margaretta Ridgely, missionary to
| Liberia, is visiting her niece, Mrs. f. Maury
| Ledy. of Philadelphia. She is the youngest
daughter of the late Charles Ridgely, of Hamp-
| ton, and since she has been at home on vaca-
| ton she has given several interesting talks on
the habits and customs of the people among
whom she is working.
Mr.. Frank G. Hopes, a member of the
well known Hopes family of the Sd district,
who was attending to some business matters
at the Court House on Wednesday, embraced
| the opportunity to become subscriber to HE
| UNION. Mr.. Hopes is vice president and gen
eral manager of The Kimball-Tyler Company,
of Baltimore, and is resident of Baltimore
county.
widely known White Marsh firm of r. Vim
cent Sons Company, who came to Towson on
| Tuesday to pay his taxes, embraced the op'
portunity to pay his respects to THE UNION,
where he is always welcome caller. Mr.:
Vincent was drawn on the May term jury last
year. but the summons failed TO reach MIN
because he was in Europe at the time.
| Mr. Samuel NJ. Shoemaker, of Burnside
Farm, and Mr. James NICK. Merryman, OF
Grove Farm, were in New York city on Wed
nesday attending the annual meeting on the
American Guernsey Cattle Club. The beauti-
ful Guernsey herd of MIR. Merryman is being
sold at auction while this weeks issue of The
Union is being printed, and some OF the most
prominent Guernsey breeders in the country
are attending the sale.
Mr.. John w. Cooper one Of The UNIONS
Oldest subscribers, who came to Towson on
Thursday to pay his taxes, renewed his SUD.
scription to this paper at the same time de
is a member of one of the Oldest families IN
the upper section of this county, his ancestors
having been landowners there for much more
than a century. Mr.. Cooper, who IS In MS
74th wear, is q progressive farmer and says ne
helped to plant corn several days this week.
DR. James F. H. Gorsuch, general health
officer for Baltimore county, was IN Towson
late Tuesday afternoon, just preparing to leave
for his home at Fork, 18th district. he was
driving pair of sturdy bay horses and sald II
was the second team he had had in use that
day, having driven, up to that time, over ~
miles. Although DR.. Gorsuch weighs well on
to 300 lbs he declared that be never gets tree
on his long drives. His practice covers wld'
scope of country and his official duties 6rlne
him to Towson at least one day each week.
Barn Burned-No Insurance.-The frame
barn on the farm of Mr.. William Carver, or
Chestnut Ridge, took fire about 3 O'CLOCK OF
Saturday morning last and was burned. Mr.
Joseph Lloyd, a neighbour first discovered tn
fire. and he and his son aroused Messrs no
land and Carvel Carver, who rent the farm
from their father. They succeeded in getting
six horses out of the stable and saved som'
harness. The contents-hay, corn, three
wagons. farm implements and harness-wert