The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-02-20
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| ner given Tuesday evening al the Wnlte Nous
by President and Mrs. Roosevelt.
Mr.. W. H. Riddle, of the 18th, district
was in Towson a few days ago after tw'
weeks struggle with the grip, his first expert
ence with that troublesome malady.
The friends of Mr.. Clinton e. Matthews
| of Corbett, N. c. r. R., who is at present en-
gagged in the real estate business, are urging
him to become candidate for sheriff.
Mr. and Mrs. David q. Mcintosh, Jr., were
among those who went to Old Point to witness
the return on Monday next of the q. s. battle
ship fleet from its cruise around the world.
Mr. William H. West of Green Spring
Valley, who is well known horseman, lis under
treatment for stomach trouble at the Johns
Hopkins Hospital. His condition is improved
Mrs. Anderson, widow Of John F. Ander-
son, who had been very i'll at her home in
Towson ever since the death Of her husband
several weeks ago, is somewhat better at this
time.
Mrs. MCLEAN, widow of Col. Charles B.
MCLEAN, who had been very ill several months
at the residence of her cousin, Mrs. Roy ston
Green, in Towson, was able to ride out this
week.
Mr.. J. Leland Hanna, a resident of Balti-
more county and a well known real estate
broker, has been elected member of the board
of directors of the Baltimore Real Estate Ex-
change.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward G. Darlington, who
have been spending the greater part Of the
winter in Florida, will return early in March
to their summer home at Loreley, Baltimore
county.
Miss Eleanor Yellott, of Towson, daughter
Of Major and Mrs John |. Yellott, who left for
California on Wednesday, will spend some
time with friends in Virginia while her par
ents are away.
Mr.. o. V. Hare, who has been superin-
tendent of the Sunday school of st. Mary's
Protestant Episcopal Church. Roland avenue,
for some years. has resigned and removed to
Phoenix, N. G. r. r.
Superintendent of Schools A. 8. Cook has
gone West and will visit schools at Indianapo-
lis st. Louis and other cities. He will attend
a national convention of schools to be held in
Chicago before his return.
Mr.. Ernest f. Buck, of the U. s. Navy,
now in the Pacific feet, is recovering from an
attack OF plurisy. He is son of Mr.. William
H. Buck, Jr., of Cockeysville, and graduate
of the Annapolis Naval Academy.
Mr. Frank p. Goodwin, the well known
stock dealer of Reisterstown, was among the
callers at THE UNION office on Wednesday.
His annual spring sale Is announced in the
Mrs. Halle, wife of Mr.. George NJ. Halle, q
well known farmer of Mt. Vista, 18th district,
who last week submitted to an operation att
Church Home in Baltimore, is improving. She
is the mother of Mr.. Elmer r. Halle, OF the
Towson bar.
in the Lexington Market, Baltimore, nearly
sixty years, celebrated his 74th birthday few
DAYS ago. He is one of the Oldest butchers in
Baltimore and can count his friends and &C.
quaintances by the Thousand.
-Nettie Parks, the 0year old daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Elisha w: Parks, who reside
near Towson, was successfully operated on for
appendicitis at the Church Home and Infirm-
airy, in Baltimore. on Tuesday evening last
Her condition on Friday, 18th inst, was very
satisfactory.
Mr.. Harry E. Mann, of Baltimore county,
was reelected treasurer of the Maryland State
Council, Catholic Benevolent Legion, the 18th
annual session of which was held in Baltimore
on Thursday. There are AZ councils Of this
order in the State and they paid out in bene-
fits last year $50, 609.76.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Yellott celebrated the
eleventh anniversary of their marriage at their
home at Hamilton, Hartford road on Wednes-
dav night and entertained number of their
friends at supper. Mr.. Yellott, who is a
son of ex.County Commissioner George W..
Yellott is connected with the Evergreen Lawn
Company.
Major and Mrs. John l. Yellott. of Tow
son, left on Wednesday for their trip to Cali
fornia. They are going by the Southern Pa
cific route and their first stop will be in New
Orleans. They will be away until April and
will spend part of the time with their son-in-
law and daughter, DR.. and Mrs. Frank r.
Rich, of Piedmont, Gal.
Mrs. E. H. Rochlitz, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Caleb s. Hobbs, Of the I'd district, is being
treated at the Hebrew Hospital in Baltimore
for tuberculosis of the knee. An operation
has been performed and she is now in criti-
cal condition. Mrs. Rochlitz, who was for
merly nurse in the Springfield Hospital, was
married less than year ago.
Mr.. George Chilcoat, an aged and highly
esteemed farmer near Mantua Mills, who was
taken suddenly i'll several weeks ago and was
rendered partially helpless, has improved
somewhat. He is member of one OF the
oldest families in Maryland and has been .
subscriber to this paper since its first issue at
Cockeysville over sixty years ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Schleisner cele-
brated the twenty-fifth anniversary of their
marriage at their home on Linden avenue last
Sunday and received large number of their
friends. Mr.. Schleisner, who is connected
with the firm that owns The Hub, Baltimore
and Charles Streets has fancy for country
life and may soon become resident OF Balti-
more county.
Mr.. Van Brant Rittenhouse, a we'll
known citizen and farmer of the 18th district,
who renewed his subscription to The UNION
on Tuesday, is q member of an old Baltimore
county family. About seventy years ago his
father bought large body of land in the 18th
district and this property is still In the hands
of the family, it having been divided among
the heirs at the death of the father. A sister,
Miss Rittenhouse, still owns and occupies the
old homestead. A brother, Mr.. James Kitten
house. who is well known in public life: Is
among the most prominent citizens OF the 18th
district.
Mr.. H. g. Luttgerding, the widely known
I'd district miller, renewed his subscription 70
THE UNION on Thursday. His mill has ground
up nearly all the wheat for many miles around
including a large farming section OF Carroll
county, and on Thursday they were offering
Fl o h1o oI 10 NO qhIDninQ DOlnt
is Pikesville Station, w. NJ. r. R., which is 4
miles distant. Mr.. Luttgerding is public
spirited citizen and, with number OF his
neighbors, has been active in his efforts to have
the State Roads Commission take over the
Liberty road for Improvement under state alo
ing raised 81, 600 to purchase the road from TIM
present owner.
New Companies Incorporated.--Th'
certificate of incorporation of the Eastern Lane
Company has been filed for record IN tn
County Clerks Office at Towson. The incor
porators are Messrs. Walter r. Townsend
John s. Biddison and Edward Y. Coonan
The capital stock is $4,000, divided into lO
shares at par value of 800. The object
the corporation is to deal in lands and persona
property
Company was also placed on record here. tn
incorporators being Messrs. Harry ID. WllllaI
James w. Harvey, Benjamin F. Hearn,
Howard White and Harry A. Harvey. Tn
object is for the improvement and protection
| of preporty interests in and near Paradise ant
| Catonsville. There is no capital stock, the col
poration being supported by voluntary con
| tributions.
The certificate of incorporation ofthe Georg
| Long Contracting Company was placed Of
record in the County Clerk Office on Thursday
The incorporators are George. Conrad and Mar
Long. The capital stock is 5000, divided int
| so shares at 500 each.
Killed on York Road Trolley Line.-Mrs
| Catharine French, aged about 80 years, wldoI
| of james French was instantly killed earl
| Tuesday night on the York road, at WliI0'
avenue, by a south bound trolley car. IN
front truck ran over the. yoman's Dooy
| which was badly mangled, and It wa
/ gotten out from under the car with gres
| difficulty. George w. Gilbert, the motormar
said that as he approached Willow avenue D
saw what appeared to be the form of perso
| living across the track. He said that he thre'
| off the current, applied the air brakes an
stopped the car as soon as possible, but To
front truck passed over the object before To
| car came to a standstill. 1t was very dark an
| it is thought that Mrs. French stumbled an
fell on the track. She lived on the York roaC
within a short distance of the spot where Sd
was killed. Since the death OF her husDan'
who was a coachman in the employ OF tn
| jenkins family, Mrs. French lived alone an
was liz comfortable circumstances. She al
| NOT have apv children. The deceased was
member, of St. Mary's Catholic Church
Govanstown.
The Lauraville Improvement Associi
| tion.-This association held its second meetI
l min nth inst nn0er the ne