The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-07-17
Parsonal Mention

Mr.. James G. German has been elected {
director of the First National Bank of Ca
louisville.
Mr.. II. L. CRUDE, the we'll known timber
dealer, registered at Hotel st. Denis, New York
Mrs. Virginia Bunker Mullan, widow oil
Admiral Mullan, United States Navy, is spend
ing some time here at Hotel Towson.
Mrs Edwin Higgins. of Gator avenue, is
spending the summer with her daughter, Mrs
Maurice d. Cranston, at Toronto, Canada.
Miss Muriel Powers, of Towson, is spend
ing some time with her sister-in-law, Mrs
Hugh w. s. Powers. at Highland, Howard
| county.
Mrs. Eleanor G. Price, mother of Mr.. Hugh
P. Price, deputy Register of Wills, is now per-
manently located at II South Illinois avenue,
Atlantic City, N. ].
MIR. D. Howard Isaac, of the Towson bar,
| is spending some time at Ocean City, Nd,
where his parents and sisters are occupying a
cottage for the summer.
Miss Angela Mallonee and Miss Ethel
Mallonee, both of Baltimore, are spending
some time with Mrs. Bessie Holman, near
Roslyn, Baltimore county.
MIR. W. s. G. Williams entertained num-
Der of his friends at luncheon at his fine old
estate "Long Green" near Cuttings P. o., Bal
timore county on Wednesday.
Miss lima V. Massenburg, of Towson. are
spending this week with the family of Judge
Frank l. Duncan, at their cottage at Pen Mar.
Mrs. Mcintosh. wife of Col. David G..
Mcintosh, and her daughter, Mrs. w. w. Nor
ton, of Richmond, Va, left this week for
jamestown, R. l., where they will spend the
remainder of the summer.
Mr.. William B. Petit, OF the legal depart
ment of the Pullman Company, Chicago, ILL.,,
paid visit this week to his father-in-law, the
venerable Thomas Ward, of Texas, one of Bal
timore county's oldest citizens.
Robert nd
Farm, just west of Towson, went abroad
few days ago and will join their sister, Mrs.
W. S. G. Williams, who, with her children,
has been in England for some time.
Mrs. Alex l.. Justice, of Pedricktown, N.
j., and DIR. Edward R. Prigger, of Jefferson
Medical College, Pa, have returned to their
homes after spending a few days with Mr.. and
Mrs. Levi Justice, ST., of Green Spring Valley.
Mr.. J. Thomas Phipps, who for some time
had been employed as clerk in the general
store of Mr.. William A. Lee, in Towson, gave
pthat posion this week to resume his pro-
fession of telegrapher. He will be located at
Tuxedo Park.
Mr.. Bradley X. Purdum, of Hamilton,
Baltimore county, has been reelected Assis-
tant Superintendent of Public Education by
the Maryland State Board of Education. He
is popular official and well qualified for the
duties of his position.
AT the annual banquet of the Maryland
State Bar Association at Old Point Comfort
last week Col. D. G. Mcintosh, of the Towson
bar. who was chosen president of the associa-
ton, responded 10 the toast, Virginia and
Maryland, the Sister States"
Mrs. Rosa E. Massenburg widow of Cap
tain T. L. Massenburg, of Macon, Ga, is on
prolonged visit to the family of DR.. R. G.
Massenburg, of Towson, accompanied by her
daughter Miss Rosa Massenburg, and her
granddaughter, little Miss Lena NJ. Coates.
Miss Laura S. Fendall, daughter OF Mr..
Charles E. Fendall, ofthe County Clerks Office,
has been appointed an assistant teacher in the
Towson High School. Miss Fendall, who is
graduate of the Woman's College of Baltimore,
has had considerable experience as teacher.
Mr.. A. E. Mccain, who was some years
ago engaged in farming and dairying at Cross
Keys, Falls road, and who sold out and re-
moved to York county, has returned to Mary
land and is now engaged in the grocery and
provision business at 2101 Cromwell street,
Baltimore.
Rev. Otis Herbert Draper, of Brookland
vile, is spending the summer in the Blue
Ridge Mountains During bis vacation he
will preach in the principal Methodist Episco-
pal churches of Western Maryland as the field
secretary of the Baltimore Methodist, with
which he has been connected for some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. George E. Shelley, well
known residents of My Lady's Manor, will
leave next week for Seattle, to visit their son,
Mr.. Howard Shelley. successful business
man of that city, and also to enjoy the great
Exposition now in progress there. This will
be Mr.. Shelleys second trip to the State OF
Washington.
--Messrs. G. Frank Emmart, William E.
Upton and Benjamin F. Upton, all we'll known
citizens of the I'd district of Baltimore county,
left on Thursday for an extended pleasure tour
of the West that will consume perhaps two
months. They were accompanied by Mr..
George E. e. Timanus, successful Baltimore
business man and son of ex-Judge Luther
Timanus.
The board of directors of the Second Ma
tional Bank of Towson, at their meeting on
Wednesday decided to grant all the employees
of the bank vacation of two weeks. Mr.
George Hoff, ok-keeper, will leave next
week; Mr.. Thomas j. Meads, cashier. will
leave two weeks later, and Mr.. Joseph Gallo
way, clerk, will be the last to enjoy a respite
from his labors.
Mr.. VIM. M. Carson, who will be the un-
opposed candidate for the Republican nomina-
ton for Clerk of the Circuit Court of Balti
more city, is well and favorably known among
the members of the Towson bar who practice
in the city courts. Mr.. Carson was the chief
clerk and cashier of the Superior Court under
Robert Ogle, Clerk, and if elected will doubt
less make very efficient and accommodating
official.
Mr.. C. Bohn Slingluff, one of the oldest
members of the Towson bar, attended the last
commencement of Yale College, where he
graduated fifty years before. His class was
composed of over 100 men. Forty-two of the
members are still living, % of whom were
present at the banquet this year. Mr.. Sling
huff graduated at Calvert College before going
to Yale and subsequently studied at Heidel-
berg. He is the eldest son of the late Jesse
Slingluff, one of Baltimore city's best known
bankers in his day, who owned large body Of
land where Walbrook is now located.
A Number of Persons Saved from Burn
Ns..lk La1A
cape from being burned in fire that destroyed
two frame houses along the west side of the
Reisterstown road, near Pleasant Hill, shortly
after O'Clock on Monday morning, and prob
ably owe their lives to the occupants of pass
ing automobile
ter and Mr.. William T. Bowers, and the fire
started from the outside of the house. but the
origin is unknown. Mr.. Bowers house, for
tunately, was unoccupied at the time. The
people in the other house, who were asleep.
and who were awakened by the automobiles,
who fred pistol and banged at the door, were
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Paul, and their two
daughters, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward White, Mr..
and Mrs. Israel Norris and Mr.. Zachariah
Umphries, the latter boarder. The shouts
and racket soon awoke the entire household
who, without taking time to dress, ran down
the stairway through the flames and sitting
smoke Mr.. Umphries was burned about the
feet and was severely cut on the foot by piece
The Pikesvile and Glyndon Volunteer Fire
Departments were notified by telephone. but
did not respond as they claimed that the fire
was out of their district and the Pikesville
company could not secure horses at such an
hour in the morning. The neighbors formed
a bucket brigade and assisted materially in saw
ing the adjoining homes of Mr.. Oliver Disney
and Mr.. William I. Bowers, and also saved
considerable furniture. In less than 25 min
utes after the fire was discovered both houses
were destroyed.
The loss to Mrs. Eva Bloodgood, who had
considerable furniture stored in the lower
house. amounted to about $500. Mr.. Ritter's
loss will be over %, 900, partly covered by, in
| surance, and Mr.. Bowers loss will be about
| the same. The furniture loss to the occupants
| will amount to over 81 900. Partly covered by
| insurance.
He Killed the Ants All Right, But-Mr
| Randolph r. Richards who keeps store on
| Bellona avenue a short distance north of Co.
yanstown, had decidedly lively experience
last Saturday morning. Getting up at an early
| hour he fed his horses and then noticed that Q
colony of winged ants had suddenly made
| their appearance near his house. There were
| millions of them and he determined to make
| short work of them. So he procured can oil
gasoline and poured it over the insects. This
| finished them in no time. Then Mr.. Richards
took seat on his porch, short distance from
| where the slaughter took place, and thought
| as the hour was still early, he would enjoy 6
| quiet smoke. He filled his pipe and struck Q
| match and Just as he did so the mass of dead
ants started up in furious blaze. Mr.. Richards
| soon took in the situation and saw that his
| 1doV a