Baltimore County.

COUNTY SEAT—TOWSON.

Origin of Name—From the Proprietary's Irish Barony (Celtic bilt-
mor, i. e. Large Town).

Date of Formation—1659. Area—656 square miles. Population—
122,399 (1910).

Court Terms—Jury, (law) first Monday in March, third Monday in
May, third Monday in September, first Monday in December; (equity)
first Monday in January, March, May, July, September and November.
Orphans' Court Days—Every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

ELECTED OFFICERS.

Name. Office. Term Expires..

George Hartman. ................. State's Attorney.............. 1920
William P. Cole. ................. Clerk Circuit Court. .......... 1921
William J. Peach............... .Register of Wills. ............1919
N. Bosley Merryman............. Treasurer ............. ..... 1917
Samuel C. Mahle. ................ Sheriff .................... ..1917
James Rittenhouse. .............. .County Commissioner. ......... 1917
Geo. W. Yellott. .................. County Commissioner. ......... 1917
William F. Coghlan...............County Commissioner...... ...1917
William P. Bosley. ............... County Commissioner. ......... 1917
Andrew F. Schlee. ............... County Commissioner. ... ..... .1917
H. Seymour Piersol. .............. Judge Orphans ' Court (Chief) . 19f9
John Hoff. ...................... Judge Orphans' Court. ....... ,1919
Charles H. Knox. ................ Judge Orphans' Court. . . ... . . .1919
Frederick D. Dollenberg. ......... .Surveyor .................... 1918

OFFICERS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR.

JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
(All Terms Expire 1916.)

Name. District. Postoffice.

William S. Hoffman .............. I (Police Justice).... Catonsville.
O. B. M. Gibbons. .................2 ..................... .Granite.
Herbert H. Harker. ............... 2................ ..Owings Mills.
T. lrving Zimmennan............. 3 ..................... Arlington.
Sewell E. Smith. ..................3..................... Pikesville.
J. Smith Orrick. .................. 4 ...................... .Glyndon.
John H. Beckley. ................. 4 ................... Reisterstown.
Samuel Brown. ................... 4 ................. .Woodensburg.
Robert J. Henry. .................4...................... .Glyndon.
Thomas M. Hill. .................. 5 ...................... .Parkton.
Theodore F. Shearer.............. 5 ........................Millers.
R. Hooker Gill....................5 ...... ........... . Upperco
Grant Hare. ..................... 6 ..................... .Freeland.
John E. Stiffler................... 6 .......................Parkton.
R. Grant McCullough. ............. 7 .................. .White Hall.
James G. Trout................... 7 .......................Parkton.
T. W. Lytle. ..................... 7 .................. .White Hall.
Togo T. Bull. .................... 7..................... .Monkton.
William H. Kone. ................ 8 ....................... ..Texas.
Daniel M. Wilhelm. .............. 8 .................. .Cockeysville.
Albert Ebaugh. .................. 9 .................. .Roland Park.
Henry H. Nicholl................. 9 ....................... Govans.