The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-06-05
Personal Mention
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Mr.. and Mrs. G. Devries, of Green Spring
Valley, have gone for the summer to Eas
Gloucester Mass.
Mr.. Bob" Taylor won with three mount.
at the Pimlico races last Saturday. One OF th'
events was a steeplechase.
Judge and Mrs. David Fowler, as has beer
their custom for several years, will spend thu
summer at Coburg, Canada:
Mrs. William ID. Griffith. of Chestnut
Ridge has been spending some time with her
sisters, the Misses Given, of Harrisburg, "a.
Miss Sophia Stansbury, of Lutherville.
and Miss S. Belle Cockey, of "Montrose,'
Cockeysville, are spending some time at At
lantic City.
Major and Mrs. John L Yellott closed their
house in Towson this week and have gone TO
their farm in the 9th district, miles west OF
Parkton, for the summer.
Miss Mary E. Bayne, who was last week
reported very ill at her home in Towson, is
much better at this time. She is vice principal
of the public school at Gardenville.
-Ex. County Commissioner John V. Slade,
who has been indisposed several weeks at his
home at Corbett, N. G. R. R., continues to i'm
| prove and his early recovery is expected.
| State Senator John S. Biddison, of Balti-
more county, conferred the diplomas on the
members of the graduating class of st. Joseph g
Training School for Nurses on THURSDAY.
formerly County Treasurer, has announced his
candidacy for the office of Clerk of the Circuit
Court, subject to the Democratic primary.
Mr.. John Peasants, Clerk of Circuit Court
| No. g of Baltimore city, on Saturday last en-
tertained his deputy clerks at luncheon at bis
| beautiful summer home at Ruxton, n. G. K. r.
Miss Pauline Butler headed the Class OF rs
graduates at the York High School last week.
| She is daughter of Mr.. James s. Butler who
was at one time connected with the Md. d Pa.
! Railroad
Mr.. John s. Crowther, Jr., who had leg
broken at Sparrow's Point some weeks ago,
| has been spending some time at the home of
| his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. s. Crowther, near
| Cockeysvlle.
Mrs, Edward F. Anderson, who had an
| operation performed at the Maryland Univer-
| sity Hospital, in Baltimore about two weeks
before, was able to return to her homein Tow
| son on Tuesday.
MIR. Alexander Mccormick requests The
| UNION 10 say that he is not a candidate for
County Commissioner and that the use of his
| name in connection with that office was un-
authorized by him.
Mr.. John F. Oyeman, attorney at law,
who is located on Hamilton avenue, Raspe-
burg. is also notary public He is son
of Mr.. Robert T. Oyeman, postmaster and
| merchant at Gardenville.
Mrs. Dukehart wife of Mr.. T. A. B. Duke.
hart, of Towson. who was successfully operated
upon for appendicitis at the Maryland Uni
| versity Hospital less than two weeks ago. is ex-
pected to return home today.
Mr. G. Robert Wilson has opened la "
| office in the Central Savings Bank Building,
| Baltimore. He is also a notary public. Mr..
| Wilson is a son of Mr. John V. Wilson, a we'll
known farmer of Long Green Valley.
Mr.. John A. Horner, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joshua Horner of Ashland N. c. R. r who
spent seven years in the United States Navy
and visited Alaska, Hawaii and the Phillip
| pine Islands, has returned home on visit
james Stanley Gorsuch will take the de-
| gree of bachelor of arts at the coming CON-
mencement of the Maryland Agricultural Col.
lege He is a son of DR.. j. +. H. Gorsuch,
general health officer for Baltimore county.
| Mr. Charles M. ChilcOat. OF Butler. was an
early caller at The UNION office on Wednesday.
He is an intelligent and progressive farmer
| and his family have been subscribers to this
paper since its first issue at Cockeysvile, near
ly sixty years ago.
AT the Hartford Comm Theological Semi
nary on the 18th ulto., the degree of bachelor
of divinity was conferred upon Lawrence Free
Mcdonald, of Parkton, Baltimore county.
Young Mcdonald is graduate of Wesleyan
University, class of 1906.
Mrs Mary NJ Austen, who spent the past
winter in New York city, has taken up her
summer residence at the Mansion House, Fish.
er's Island, N. Y. She is the widow of Mr..
Edward Austen, once owner of the beautiful
Filston Farm, in this county.
On Thursday Mr.. Elias Livezey one oil
Catonsville's oldest residents, quietly celebrated
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avenue. Mr.. Livezey is active and almost
every day attends to his duties at his Baltimore
office on East Lexington street.
DIR. J. F. H. Gorsuch, general health officer
for Baltimore county, has been elected one oil
the secretaries of the Alumni Association OF
the University of Maryland School of Medicine
Dr. George H. Hooking, of Govanstown, is q
member Of the executive committee.
Mr. William M. Risteau, Jr., of Towson
was among the graduates at the annual com
mencement of Baltimore University School oil
Law that took place at Albaugh's Theatre on
Monday evening last. He is a son of Mr.
VIM M Risteau, the well known auctioneer
1t was currently rumored in Towson early
this week that ex. County Commissioner Geo.
w. Yellott would enter the coming Democratic
primary as a candidate for that Office. A close
personal friend of Mr.. Yellotts said on Thurs
day that he was not aware that he had such 9
move in contemplation.
Mr.. Charles E. Fendal, equity clerk in
the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court,
started in on his two weeks vacation on Wed
nesday. He will devote the greater part Of
the time to his strawberry farm" in the
western suburbs of Towson, where he is just
now harvesting splendid crop Of the finest
berries.
The engagement is announced of Miss
Gertrude Randolph Jenkins daughter, OF MI
and Mrs. Harry s. jenkins, and Mr.. L. RO
land Slingluff, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Fielder O.
Slingluff The prospective groom is mem
Der of the bar. Both he and Miss Jenkins are
well known in the social circles of Baltimore
city and county.
DIR. G. Carville Mccormick has been
named as one of the assistant surgeons of the
MARYLAND Steel Company at Sparrow's Point
He has been connected with the medical de
partment of the company number OF years
DR.. Mccormick is the eldest son of Mr.. Alex
Mccormick president of the Baltimore County
Agricultural Society.
DIR. William D. Corse, Of Gardenville, who
had been sick for over year and who me-
with several serious accidents. was attending
to some business matters in Towson, on Fri
| dav. 4th instant. His health has been entirely
restored and he weighs more now than h'
ever did. DR.. Corseis son OF ex- County Com
missioner Robert S. Corse.
Among the graduates of the Maryland
University School of Medicine. the annua
commencement of which took place on Tues
day, were the following from Baltimore coun
ty: Morris Baldwin Green, son of DR.. Johl
S. Green. of Cuttings; Clarence Irving Benson
| son of DIR. Edward Benson, of Marble Hill
and Claude e. Smink, brother of DR.. A.
Smink, of Woodlawn.
"A letter received on Thursday by US from
Capt William d. Morrison, OF Angleton
Texas saws he saw in THE UNION of May lott
sent to him by his niece, Mrs. g. II. Battet
of LauravIIe, Baltimore county-a notice
the memorial services to be held by Col. Tay
lor and others in Chestnut Grove Cemetery, o.
Sunday, June 9th. Capt. Morrison says tn
Wilson brothers were near neighbors as we
as comrades of his and as he cannot be presen
in person at the services in the cemetery, b
has sent to us by express box of Cape JESSE
mine blossoms which he desires us to hav
forwarded to Chestnut Grove for use on ths
OCCASION Capt. Morrison, who is native
Baltimore county, commanded Company L
Seventh Maryland Regiment, and saw muc
active service during the Civil War. II Is
most unnecessary to add that it will afford l
much pleasure to comply with Capt Morr
sons request.
A Successful Farmers New Enterprise
The Belair Agis of last week said M
Joseph B. Twining, near Upper Cross Road
who is always taking his section by surpris
by the extent and importance OF MS ente
prises. has enlisted in the business OF rearin
high grade and heavy draft horses, believin
that they offer especial attractions at this tim
For some years the business was much n
elected and now the price of heavy draft an
; mails is out of proportion to that OF otht
/ | grades Besides, the heavy horse is ready
, | nut onto the market at full price when aDol
: four years old, whereas the light draft hor'
must be kept about two years longer and
mands much skillful handling. =,
; "Mr. Twining has recently bought from II
estate of the late Mr.. Blackstone, OF Baltlmol
| county three imported mares, Alice de Bossier
! three years old, weighing l, 25O pounds; 20
: ombre four years old, weighing 1850 pound
, and Berthe de Bulant, three years old, weig
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