The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-04-03

Monkton, N. G. R. R.-The funeral Of Mrs.
Margaret Merryman widow of John J. Merry
man, took place at Monkton M. Z. Church at
in charge of Rev. w. D. Beall, assisted by
Rev. Solomon German, former pastor APP
propriate addresses on the passing OF God 8
| aged saints into the graves of their heavenly
| home were made by Revs w. ID. Beall ana
Solomon German. Interment in the church
| cemetery The pail bearers were Messrs.
! Thomas J. Miller, Edward Bosley, Harry B.
Alder, VIM. Pearce John Young and DIR. L:
! Ross Payne. VIM. G. Brooks had charge OF
the funeral arrangements. Mrs. Merryman
was IS years of age and Mrs. Sarah Sade, who
passed away last week, was 81 years old. Thus
two of our aged and venerated octogenarians
have been translated in the past week.
Among the sick at this time are Mr.. Mat.
thews at NJ amor store who is confined to bed
with grip. Little Willie Hunt, son of Mr..
Hugh Hunt, of the Manor. is ill with pneu-
monia.
Miss Grace Bosley, of Monkton, is visiting
her uncle, Mr.. VIM. I. Bosley.
Mr. and Mrs. George E. Shelley are spending
few days in Baltimore, visiting their relatives
and friends.
Manor shop from Mr.. T. NJ. Pearce. has re-
moved with his family to New Freedom, Pa
Mr.. Frank Smith will take possession of the
shop shortly.
The Social and Literary Club met on We'd
nesday evening. Rev. J. F. Plummer Mrs
Robert Turner, Misses Clyde Bouldin, Helen
Hutchins, Dr. Sparks and Mrs. John u. Fat
terson took part in volunteer program. Mrs.
Walter Hutchins edited The Chronicle"
The Ladies' Guild met at the residence OF
Mrs. T. Melville Pearce, on Thursday after
noon, March 25th An election for officers
was held and all the former ones were elected
for another year. A report was rendered by
Mrs. Edwin l.. Pearce, treasurer, in which the
receipts of the Guild for the past year were
given as $553.48, and the disbursements 500 "a,
with debt still on the Guild Hall of $57.77.
Work for the year in the sewing department,
-54 shirts, 26 aprons, 2 bonnets and dress.
Mrs. ]. Myers Pearce paid to the treasurer the
sum of 500 as the proceeds of the tournament
conducted by her last summer.
A point to-point race, to start on the farm of
Mr.. ]. Myers Pearce on Easter Monday, April
IL, at 4 p. NJ, will doubtless be an enjoyable
event. The course is q miles and includes
honeysuckle jump. The horses and their
owners and riders are as follows: Mrs. J.
Myers Pearce, Dicky Bird, rider, Mr.. Sidney
Waters; Mr.. J: Myers Pearce, Dolly Blue,
rider, Mr.. Ralph Hutchins Mr.. Charles
Pearce, rider and owner of Kitty West; Miss
Dorothy TAFT, Nourmahal ridden, by Mr..
Dion Kerr; Dread, owned by Mrs. j. Nj. Pearce
and ridden by Mr.. George Nicholas; Mr..
Robert NJ. Taylor, name of horse unknown
Captain Jack, owned by Mrs. J. Myers Pearce
d
owned and ridden by Mr.. Edgar Hutchins;
MIR. Risteau Jenifer, owner and rider Of Zilla.
This race is q social affair and no admission
will be charged.
Miss Jessie Pocock spent the weekend with
her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Pocock, at their
home on the Manor. H.
Long Green, 18th District.-An enjoyable
surprise party was given to Mrs. Moses Naf-
Finger and Mrs. Peter Nafzinger, Friday night
of last week in honor of their birthdays, both
occurring on the same day. Games and other
amusements were the features. Refreshments
were served at late hour. when the guests de-
parted for their homes. Those present were
Mr.. and Mrs. d. Mast, Mr. and Mrs. John
Shertzer, Mr.. and Mrs. John Phillips, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Bridenbaugh, Mrs. J. E. Slade, Mrs.
Charles Jannke, Mrs. VIM. q. Barnhart, Mrs.
Sarah Yoder, Mrs. Theresa Schultz, Mrs. Cora
Neuhauser, Misses Ida and Ada Yoder, Lille
and Martha NafziDger, Theresa Schultz, Grace
Bridenbaugh, Mabel Southland, Sadie, Anna
and Laura Barnhart and Messrs. Emory and
Maurice Yoder Christian Bridenbaugh, Elmer
Neuhauser, Arthur Southland, Joseph, Hayes
and Harry Barnhart, ]. NJ. Prigel, Sylvester
Prigel, Carroll Dayhof, Maurice and Frank
Phillips, Eugene Leight Henry Clark, Lewis
Nafzinger, Moses Nafzinger, Willie Schultz
and many others.
Mr.. William Bridenbaugh, of this place. met
with an accident several days ago while saving
Il y. w
gers nearly severed, which were afterwards
taken off by advice of DR.. ]. S. Green.
Miss Mary Schmidt, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Schmidt of this place, was mar
ried last Thursday in Baltimore, to Mr.. Louis
Andrew, of Green Spring Valley. They spent
the weekend with the brides parents.
Miss Minerva Meyers and brother Joseph are
spending some timein Pennsylvania withtheir
brother, Mr. George Meyers.
Mrs. J. Stiegler and family are visiting at the
home of Mr.. Thomas Carter of this place.
Rev. NJ. L. Beall preached his final sermon
of the conference year on Sunday last and also
took persons into full membership of the
church, and 5 we're baptised. He is now attend
ing the Annual Conference in Baltimore. It's
hoped that he will be sent back to this circuit
for another year. 3.
Gardenville, 18th District.-Mrs. Thomas
c. Biddison has been kept in doors for several
days nursing a severe cold.
The funeral of George Quick, Jr, who com
mitted suicide by swallowing carbolic acid last
Sunday, twelve days after his father had ended
his life by the same means, took place from
his home, near Gardenvile last Tuesday. The
popularity of the young man and interest in
the pathetic circumstances of the two deaths
drew a large crowd to the church and grave
yard. The body was buried in Jerusalem
Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery in grave by
the side of that of his father. Rev. William
Hauf, pastor of the church, and Rev. ]. J.
Ringer, pastor of Andrew Chapel M E. Church
South, conducted the services Beyond the
Smiling Skies" and II am Looking to the City
of Light were sung by Misses Lottie Hermann,
Elizabeth Hornfeldt Rose Vogt, Kate Vogt and
Messrs Frederick WEIGH and Edward Weaver
Miss Amanda Huber was organist. The pail
bearers we're the following members of Wells
and McComas Council, Jr. 0. q. A. M, of
which Mr.. Quick was a member: Messrs. ].
E. Prichard, j. T. Hall, W. S. Adams, Charles
Mooreland, W. G. Parks and John F. Hahn.
Rev. j. j. Ringer was returned by the con-
ference of the M. E. Church South, to his
pastorate at Andrew Chapel, much to the graft
fication of the members of the church.
Miss May Neumayer is still detained at
home by tonsilitis.
A great many of the telephones are still out
The people of the Belair road are still hot
after that State road. b.
Perry Hall, 18th District.-Mr. George A.
Walter is identifying his home here by hav-
ing an addition built to his residence making
quite an improvement to the neighborhood
Much sickness, especially pneumonia, is
prevalent in this neigh borhood at present,
mostly among children. The doctors are kept
busy.
Helen, the little daughter of Mr.. H. Trem-
per, who had an attack of measles is quite
sick and threatened with pneumonia
Joseph, the Z year-old son of Mr.. Peter j..
Dengler, who, a few weeks ago, recovered
from an attack of pneumonia, is again serious
| " i'll with the same disease. Both of the above
are under the care of DIR. L. l. Whiteford.
The two children of Mr.. Joseph Brockmeyer,
merchant at this place, have been very sick
with Group and bronchial trouble and are at
| tended by DR.. H. T. Harrison.
Tho telephone line men reached Fullerton
| this week and we hope in another week we
| will be able to reach Baltimore by telephone
| also Belair, as the people had to put up with
| all kinds of inconvenience without this ser
| vice, especially when they needed physician,
| and it has happened that there has been more
| sickness in the last month than we had all
| winter.
Mrs. John Bicoski, who lately purchased
and moved to the Winkler place, is seriously
| ill with double pneumonia, with slight hopes
for her recovery. A.
| Convention, 18th District.-Mrs. T. Hooper
and Miss Hester Hollands, of Ruxton, spent q
few days here with their brother, Mr.. Joseph
| Hollands They are now guests of their sister,
Mrs. David Reed.
Mrs. Mary Cowley is visiting her sister, Mrs.
| Charles Akehurst.
Mrs. Annie Brown is sick at her home here.
Mr. Dominic Eberle is improving the appear
ance of his property with liberal coats of fresh
| paint. Mr.. William Holtzner is doing the work
| Mr.. John Pearce, who was doing hauling at
| Shawan for Mr. H. E. CRUDE, the we'll known
timber dealer, has brought his outfit to this
| place and is now engaged in hauling piling for
| Mr.. CRUDE. He has lot of fine mules and q
| good equipment generally.
! The dwelling house of Mr.. Robert Fitch, oil