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 Monday 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
Howard S. Kuhn................Clerk of the Circuit Court...............l930
John H. Hardy.........................County Sheriff .........................................1930
C. Dorsey Hobbs.......Treasurer and Collector...........................1931
DeWilton C. Parlett.....................County Commissioner .....—..............1930
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
Jesse Eyre...............Judge Orphan s' Court....................l 930
Guy C. Sykes........................County Surveyor .......................................1931

Officers Appointed by the Governor.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
(All Terms Expire 1929.)
Name. Dist. Address.

Frederick G. Shinnamon...........................1st ............................................. Elkridge
Frank C. Higinbotham...........2nd ....................................Ellicott City
Frank Smith ..........................4th ......................................Woodbine
Howard U. Gosnell ..... , . .. 6th . .. .................. Savage
A. P. Webb............................6th ................................................ Laurel
James Edwin Haslup.........................6th......................... Savage

NOTARIES PUBLIC

(All Terms Expire May 1929)
Name. Address.

William F. Kerger.................................................................EI]ieott City
Carlton R. Sykes................................................................EIIicott 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..........................................................................EIIicott City
Norman Mullinix.............................................................................................................. Daisy
Charles M. Scott.....................................................................................................Clarksville
Tempie Basford............................................................................................................ Savage