White Hall

Howard County police increased patrols in the neighborhood around Atholton High School in Columbia yesterday after a 15-year-old girl reported that a man followed her Thursday as she walked home from the school. The man tried to get her attention by whispering to her from his car in the area of Cedar Lane and Freetown Road about 2:30 p.m., police said. The man got out of the car and gestured for her to get in the back seat, police said. The girl continued walking to her house on a nearby street, and the man left, police said.

Evacuated residents return to complex Residents who were evacuated from their apartments in the Virginia Towers complex in Towson were able to return yesterday. About 150 senior and disabled residents who live in the 15-story high-rise were evacuated Wednesday morning after firefighters detected carbon monoxide in some parts of the building. An underground electrical cable burned - for reasons unknown - and caused the odorless, dangerous gas to seep into the complex, fire officials said.

Galen and Bridget Sampson, owners of the new-and-growing Dogwood Deli on The Avenue in Hampden, have brought many lofty ideas to their new venture. They sell only what's in season and purchase their produce and meats from local good-to-the-earthniks like One Straw Farm in White Hall and Springfield Farm in Sparks. Poor:]

Carolyn A. Cox, 53, Baltimore County teacherCarolyn A. Cox, a technology resources teacher for Baltimore County public schools, died Tuesday of cancer at Gilchrist Center for Hospice Care. She was 53 and lived in White Hall.She had been a technology resources teacher since 1995. Beginning in 1981, she taught math at Milford Mill High School, then at Pikesville High School, returning to Milford Mill in the late 1980s as chairwoman of the mathematics department.The former Carolyn A. Greene, who was born in Dundalk, graduated from Towson State College in 1967 and earned a master's degree in computer science from the Johns Hopkins University in 1985.

Richard M. Cornwell, 80, salesman and farmerRichard M. Cornwell, a salesman and farmer, died Friday of unknown causes at Greater Baltimore Medical Center two days after a hernia operation in York, Pa. He was 80.Since 1964, he had lived on an 85-acre farm in White Hall, where he grew wheat, corn and soybeans and raised beef cattle.He was born in Alexandria, Va., but spent most of his youth in Riverdale and Hyattsville, graduating from Hyattsville High School.A chief petty officer in the Navy, he was stationed in the Pacific during World War II. After he was discharged in November 1945, he worked as a radio announcer in Tarboro, N.C., before moving to Baltimore about 1950.

Address: 2115 White Hall RoadWhite Hall, Md. 21161Telephone: 410-887-1945Professional: Jeff Lyon, PGASuperintendent: Drew ScullyCourse architect: Joe LeeOpened: 1997Open: All yearStatus: PublicHoles: 18Par: 72Yardage: 4,800 (forward tees), 6,161 (middle), 6,925 (tips)Course rating/slope: forward 67.5/112; middle 69.6/132; back 73.5/139Greens fees: $41 weekdays; $51 weekends and holidaysCarts: Free -- greens fees same price, walk or rideTee-time policy: Times reserved up to seven days in advance by calling automated tee-time system at 410-887-GOLF.

C. Clifton Burns, 91, farmer, paper mill workerC. Clifton Burns, who had been a farmer and paper-mill worker, died Thursday of complications after a stroke at the Lutheran Home in Shrewsbury, Pa. The longtime Hereford resident was 91.The White Hall native for many years was a farmer. His father told of hearing the cannons at Gettysburg as they shucked corn on the family farm, which led to a lifelong interest in history."He was an avid reader, self-educated," said his wife of 48 years, the former Gladys Troyer.

WHITE HALL -- A $2.1 million contract to build an entrance road, parking lot and a clubhouse at the county's new Greystone golf course has been awarded to Tech Construction Inc. of Baltimore.The company, one of six bidders, is to complete the road and 210-vehicle lot by May 1. It should finish the 6,500-square-foot hillside clubhouse and deck by late summer, said George E. Hale, county revenue authority director.A pro shop, meeting room and a snack bar for up to 50 guests are to be built, along with storage space for golf carts in a basement beneath the clubhouse.

WHITE HALL -- A Dundalk woman was being held without bail after being charged with murder in the fatal shooting of her estranged husband early yesterday at his home on a White Hall farm, police said.Teresa Jo Jones, 30, was charged with first-degree murder and a handgun violation after her husband, Steven Leroy Jones, 32, was found dead of gunshot wounds from a .44-caliber Magnum in a house on a farm in the 2400 block of Garrett Road, Baltimore County police said. Sgt. Kevin B. Novak, a police spokesman, said the couple argued before the shooting, which was reported about 1: 30 a.m. yesterday.

Arthur H. MackenRetired mechanicArthur H. Macken, a retired mechanic, died Sunday of complications of strokes at a hospital in York, Pa.Mr. Macken was 77 and had lived in Woodlawn before moving to White Hall in 1982.The Baltimore native retired in 1979 from the Enterprise Fuel Co., where he was an oil burner mechanic.He was a member of West Liberty United Methodist Church in White Hall and had been a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church while living in Woodlawn.Services were set for 10:30 a.m. today at the J. J. Hartenstein Mortuary in New Freedom, Pa.He is survived by his wife, the former Eloise R. Howard; a son, Keith Macken of Felton, Pa.; and four grandchildren.

On November 17, 2009, Hammond E. "Gene" Weber, Sr The service will be 11 A.M. Friday, November 20th at J.J. Hartenstein Mortuary Inc., 24 Second Street, New Freedom, PA with burial to follow at Wiseburg United Methodist Cemetery, White Hall, MD. Friends may call at the Mortuary from 10 to 11 A.M. on Friday. In lieu of flowers contributions may be offered to West Liberty United Methodist Church, PO box 86, 810 Wiseburg Road, White Hall, MD 21161 or Maryland Line Volunteer Fire Comapny, PO Box 205, 21631 York Road, Maryland Line, MD 21105.

On December 18, 2008, JOHN MICHAEL "JACK" RILL of Abingdon, MD. Memorial service will be held at Ayres Chapel United Methodist Church, White Hall, MD on Tuesday, December 23 at 2 P.M. For more information go to mccomasfuneralhome.com

Information sought in White Hall fire The state fire marshal's office is asking for the public's help as it investigates a suspected arson that destroyed a farmhouse in White Hall in northern Baltimore County over the weekend. A neighbor on the way to work saw the fire in the 2900 block of Church Lane at 4:30 a.m. Saturday, said Deputy State Fire Marshal Joseph G. Zurolo Jr. By the time firefighters arrived, the 100-year-old farmhouse had collapsed. Damage was estimated at $200,000. Zurolo said the house and outbuildings, though vacant for the past two years, were being maintained by the owner.

On October 4, 2008, CLARA MARGIE DILL, 86, of White Hall, MD. Born November 5, 1921 in York, PA, she was the wife of the late Donald Franklin Dill, Sr.; the mother of James W. Dill, Sr. and Donald F. Dill, Jr., both of White Hall, MD; the sister of Lester W. "Pick" Brown of White Hall, MD; and the daughter of the late Lester W. and Clara (Lewis) Brown. Margie is also survived by six grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a grand daughter, Eva Humphrey. Margie was a homemaker, and previously worked at the former Charles G. Summers, Jr., Inc. in New Freedom, PA. She was a member of The Lighted Pathway Baptist Church, Parkton, MD. A funeral service will be held at 11 AM on Thursday, October 9 at the J. J. Hartenstein Mortuary, Inc., 24 Second St., New Freedom, PA. Interment in Stablers United Methodist Cemetery, Parkton, MD will follow the service.

State safety workers are investigating the death of a Pennsylvania man who was struck on the head by a wooden beam at a construction site in northern Harford County yesterday. A 1,000-pound header beam that was being installed over a doorway of a wooden barn struck and killed Christopher Kohler, 42 of Wrightsville, Pa., authorities said. "The victim was on a lift and in the process of setting the header when it fell," said Sgt. David Betz, spokesman for the Harford County sheriff's office.

Man arrested and charged in hit-and-run County police have arrested a 32-year-old Dundalk man who said someone else was driving his car when it struck and killed a motorcyclist this month. Shawn Lee Gray of the 2100 block of Jasmine Road was charged with three counts of giving false statements to officers and one count of hindering and obstructing, Cpl. Michael Hill, a police spokesman, said yesterday. Gray was also charged with eight traffic violations, Hill said. Gray told police investigating the May 4 crash on Lynch Road that a man he knew only as "Reds" was using his 1997 Dodge Stratus when it hit a motorcycle driven by James Bruce Sasser, 47, of the 2900 block of Sollers Point Road, Hill said.

Robert Dale Minick, a retired Social Security Administration worker and former longtime White Hall resident, died Saturday of cancer at St. Joseph Medical Center. He was 76. Mr. Minick was born and raised in Sioux Falls, S.D., and was a 1951 graduate of Sioux Falls Washington High School. In 1955, he earned a bachelor's degree in history from Augustana College in Sioux Falls. He played center on the basketball team and was inducted into the Augustana College Hall of Fame in 1985. During the 1950s, he served in the Air National Guard in Rapid City, S.D..

On March 6, 2008, EDITH LOUISE (nee Wilhelm) of White Hall, MD; beloved wife of the late Irving E. Naylor; devoted mother of Marvin M. Naylor and wife June L. and the late Carroll Naylor; sister of Ruth Sterns, Violet McNeav and Helen Hale. Also survived by two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services at the Eline Funeral Home, 934 S. Main St., Hampstead, MD 21074, Thursday, 12 p.m. Interment in Mt. Zion U.M.C. Cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday, from 7 to 9 p.m. and Thursday, from 11 to 12. Contributions to Falls Road U.M.C.

Howard County police increased patrols in the neighborhood around Atholton High School in Columbia yesterday after a 15-year-old girl reported that a man followed her Thursday as she walked home from the school. The man tried to get her attention by whispering to her from his car in the area of Cedar Lane and Freetown Road about 2:30 p.m., police said. The man got out of the car and gestured for her to get in the back seat, police said. The girl continued walking to her house on a nearby street, and the man left, police said.

On September 12, 2007, DR. JAMES FRANKLIN, JR., of Jarrettsville, MD, husband of Mary Blackhall White; father of Jean Anne Lawes and husband Gregory, James Franklin White, III and Dr. William Alexander Blackhall White and brother of Dr. Robert R. White and Richard L. White. Also survived by three grandchildren. Services will be held Saturday September 15 at 11 A.M. at Bethel Presbyterian Church, Madonna, MD. Interment in the church cemetery. Friends may call at the church Friday from 7 to 9 P.M. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Bethel Church Memorial Fund, 4135 Norrisville Road, White Hall, MD 21161 or Upper Chesapeake/St.