Baltimore County.

COUNTY SEAT—Towson.

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

Date of Formation—16.39. 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
11. Seymour Piersol. .............. Judge Orphans' Court (Chief). 1919
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 191S.)

Name. District. Postoffice.
Frederick Pakendorf. ............ I (Police Justice) ..... .Catonsville
August F. Leurs................. I ....................... Hillsdale
Harry C. Gartride................ 2 ......................Woodlawn
Patrick a.. Feeney................ 2 ........................ Granite
William L. Russell............... 3 .......................Arlington
J. Smith Orrick................. 4 ........................Glyndon
Samuel H. Brown. ............... 4 .................. .Woodensburg
John H, Beckley................. 4 ....................Reisterstown
Robert J. Henry................. 4 ........................Glyndon
Noah F. Jackson................. 5 ................... White House
John T. Thompson............... 5 ..................... Mt. Carmel
John H. Copenhaver.............. 6 ....................... Freeland
W. Evans Anderson. ............. 7 .................... .White Hall
Edward O. Hawkins. ............. 7 ...................... ..Parkton
Charles L. Fulton................ 7 ..................Maryland Line
Loren O. Machin................. 8 ................... .Cockeysville
William H. Kohne.. .............. 8 ......................... .Texas
John F. Hopkins................. 9 (Police Justice) .......... Towson
Jefferson D. Galloway, Sr......... 9 ........................ Towson
T. Wilbur Meads................. 9 .....................Govanstown