172 MARYLAND MANUAL.

HOWARD COUNTY
County Seat—Ellicott City.
Origin of Name—After Col. John Eager Howard, the elder.

Date of Formation—1851. Area—365 square miles.

Court Terms—Jury, third Monday in March and first Monday in
September. Non-jury, third Monday in June and first Mondy in De-
cember.

Orphans’ Court Days—Every Tuesday in each month.


Elected Officers
(All elected officers may be addressed at the County Seat.)
Name Office Term Expires
Reuben D. Rogers State’s Attorney 1931
Charles H. Ridgely ..Register of Wills 1930
Hart B. Noll .. .... Clerk of the Circuit Court 1927
John H. Hardy County Sheriff 1930
C. Dorsey Hobbs Treasurer and Collector 1931
DeWilton C. Parlett ..County Commissioner 1927
H. Thomas Grimes County Commissioner 1930
Daniel H. Gaither County Commissioner 1930
Joshua D. Disney Judge Orphans’ Court (Chief) 1930
Charles E. Thompson Judge Orphans’ Court 1930
Christian Eckert Judge Orphans’ Court 1930
Guy C. SykesCounty Surveyor 1931


Officers Appointed by the Governor.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
(All Terms Expire 1929.)
Name Dist Address.
Frederick G. Shinnamon 1st Elkridge
Frank CHiginbotham2nd ...Ellicott City
Frank Smith 4th ......Woodbine
Howard U. Gosnell 6th
A. P. Webb 6th Laurel
James Edwin Haslup 6th Savage


NOTARIES PUBLIC

(All Terms Expire May 1929)
Name Address.
William F. Kerger Ellicott City
Carlton R. Sykes Ellicott City
George W. Thompson Ellicott City
Paul L. Morseberger Ellicott City
Lucy A. Yates Ellicott City
Elmer C. Cavey Ellicott City
James Steward Ellicott City
Eugenia Carr Ellicott City
Kathleen Sullivan Ellicott City
Norman Mullinix Daisy
Charles M. Scott Clarksville
Tempie Basford Savage