The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-06-23
LINE BRIDES AND aRooMs.

| mdIllQa OudSc IlluSCAJt don6AtcA
r. Graham Ridgely to Mr.. Reginald Heber
Ridgely, took place last Saturday at All Saints
| Protestant Episcopal Church, Reisterstown.
The ceremony was performed by Rev. Joseph
| Fletcher, rector Miss Rosslie Browne.
cousin of the bride, was bridesmaid; Miss
| Lidia Ridgely, the brides niece, flower girl.
Mr. Joseph Ridgely gave bis sister away. The
/ groom was attended by his brother as best man.
! The ushers were Messrs. Charles Howard, II.
r. Schneider and F. Howard Warield. I'M
mediately after the wedding MI. ana MIS-.
Ridgely left for trip North. The bride IS
| daughter of the late Major Thomas g. Rideely,
| who was a well known conveyancer.
ARR-M1rcHELL.-The marriage of Miss
Helen Mitchell, daughter of Mr.. Henry +.
| Mitchell, of Hartford county. to Mr.: William
| G. F. Starr, of Western Run Valley, Baltimore
| county took place at noon on Thursday, at
| Rock Spring P. E. Church, near Belair. the
rector, Rev John Southern, officiating. Miss
Alice M Starr, sister of the groom, and MISS
Esther s. Mitchell, cousin of the bride, and
Misses May and Edith Woods were bridesmaids.
Miss Alice F. Mitchell sister of the bride, was
maid of honor. The best man was Mr.. Ed
ward Starr, the groom's brother. The ushers
were Messrs. McHenry Mitchell and Theodore
Duvall Later in the day the young couple
| left for tour in the North.
MURpHY-MESTzEL-M Cora Chapman
Mentzel, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Mentzel, Carrollton avenue. Baltimore, was
married Thursday night to Mr.. Edgar Vernon
Murphy. The wedding took place at the home
| of the groom, whose father, Rev. K. K. Muir
ply, assisted by Rev. L. NJ. Bennett, performed
| the ceremony. The brides dress was OF Six
| Persian lawn over white taffeta. She carried
| Bride roses. The house was decorated with
| palms and cut flowers. The bride and groom
| left later for Atlantic City. Rev. Mr.. Murphy,
! who is well known in Baltimore county, was
formerly pastor of Towson NJ. E. Church.
SE1Tz-- MoRRIs.-A pretty wedding took place
at o clock Wednesday afternoon at the par
sonage of the Govanstown M. E. Church, the
principals being Miss Geneva Grace Morris
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. McKendree A Nor
ris, of Mt. Washington, and Mr.. Howard 6.
e. Setz. The ceremony was performed by
Rev George w. Evans, pastor. The bride was
attired in gown of steelcolored cloth, and
wore hat and gloves to correspond. lmme-
diately after the ceremony the bridal party
repaired to their future home, in Woodbury.,
where they received the congratulations of
their friends.
PREssoN-GRIFFITH.- letter from Rock
vile, Md, dated June 10Th, says: Miss Mary
G. Griffith, daughter of Mr.. Charles H. Griffith,
of Laytonsville, Montgomery county. was
married to Mr.. Victor M. Presson, of Cations
vile, Baltimore county, yesterday evening IN
Saint Bartholomew Protestant Episcopal
Church. near Laytonville, by Rev. Peter Boy
was maid of honor and four of the brides
misunderstanding G., Worthington, Dorsey
D. and Charles Grffith-were the ushers."
SH1pLEY-MAGu1RE-M Frances A. Ma
guire, daughter of Mr.. 7. Mcguire, of Texas,
n C. r. R., was married in st. Joseph's Cath
lie Church, at that place, on Wednesday to
MIR. George Shipley, OF Sunnybrook. 10th dis
trict. Miss Rose Maguire was bridesmaid, and
Mr. Joseph SShiPle best man Hh sb GsheTs
Rev. R. c. Campbell. pastor of st. Joseph's,
performed the ceremony.
Medical Association Meeting.-The reg
ular monthly meeting of the Baltimore Coun-
ty Medical Association was held in the hotel
at Cockeysville, on Thursday. DR.. II. Burton
Stevenson, the new president, occupied the
chair and thanked the members for the honor
conferred in elevating him to that position.
DR.. T. Casper Gilchrist, professor of skin
diseases in the University OF Maryland School
of Medicine, read paper upon the "Contagion
of Skin Diseases in the Public Schools" DR..
Gilchrist began by saying that it was very inn
portant that not only practitioners of medicine
should know all about these common diseases,
but that all teachers in the public schools
should possess some knowledge concerning
them. He pointed out the rapidly. with
which skin diseases spread and urged the ne
cessity of positively prohibiting all children
who are in the least degree affected with any
thing like sores upon the face and hands or
bald patches upon the head, from attending
school until certificate has been received
from physician stating that the trouble isnot
contagious.
"Should Hygiene and Physiology Be Taught
i'll the Public Schools ?" was the subject of
paper read by DR.. s. j. Fort, of Ellicott City
DR.. Fort contended that it most assuredly
should be taught, but in an entirely different
| way than that at present pursued. He said
ssseSs shs ca sse o ad
simple lectures upon the necessity of breath
ing plenty of fresh air, of thoroughly masti-
eating food and of taking proper exercise.
The next meeting of the Medical and Chirur-
gical Association Of Maryland will be held in
Towson in October next, and Drs. r. Percy
Smith, Samuel T. Earl and B. f. Benson were
appointed committee to make the necessary
arrangements for it.
New members elected DR.. T. Rowe Price,
of Glyndon, and DR.. Charles E. Brack, of Bal
timore
Dr. Jackson Piper, of Towson, was honored
with the title of "poetlaureate'' of the associ-
alton. This is a new position created especi-
ally for him, his talent for rhyming. SO his
fellow-members thought, especially fitting him
for it.
The venerable Rev. DR.. George A. Leakin,
of Lake Roland, who was present by special
invitation, complimented the members upon
the success of their association and spoke of
the high calling of the medical profession.
terestng point was brought up in the Circuit
Court here on Monday in the trial of the case
against n. j. Brown, salesman for the 9. ID.
Kenny Tea Company of Baltimore, who was
indicted by the May term grand jury for vio-
lating the Baltimore county license law passed
at the last session of the Legislature. This act
provides that persons drumming or soliciting
trade in this county and certain other coun-
ties shall be required to pay license fee of $50
The defendant had, it was alleged sold certain
U0O6a for the h0 ranroaanfod
had called at the house, as he had been accus-
toned to do, delivered the goods that had been
sold, and had been ordered to bring other
goods at a future date, the time of his next
weekly round. The effect of the law has been
to compel all city merchants who trade in the
county to take out this license, even though
they do not do what's knowna as drumming"
The defendant excepted to the constitutionali-
ty of the law on the ground that it discrimi-
mated unfairly against the merchants of Balti-
more city in favor Of the merchants of certain,
but not all of the counties, and for the reason
that the purpose of the act and its scope was
not made known in the title to the law. The
State contended that the act was and is valid
exercise of the right of taxation inherent in
the State; that each county has a right to
have all business done within its borders
taxed, and that the act does not transcend this
power. The Court held the case for further
consideration.
The State Against the Northern Central
Railway Company.-Judgment for sl7, 124.-
II was rendered against the Northern Central
Railway Company by Judge Stockbridge yes
terday in the suit of the State against the COM
pany for taxes for 1896. Under the Act of
1890 the State claimed per cent. on the gross
receipts of the company. The company
claims to be permanently exempt except to the
extent Of per cent. The suit was to test the
question. The company won in the lower
court, but lost in the Court Of Appeals, and
the action of Judge Stockbridge was in accord
ance with the decision of the Appellate Court.
1t is understood that the case will be again
taken to the Court of Appeals and then to the
Supreme Court of the United States if the pre-
vious decision is affirmed. The railway COM
pany claims that the Act of 1880, exemptng it
from taxation, was an irrepea.able contract.
For the State it is commended that since the
Constitution of 1851 no irrepealable right of
exemption from taxation may be granted by
the State to any corporation. Additional taxes
of $4,000 are involved in the case. George
r. Gather represents the State and Bernard
Carter the railway company.-6aa Of Tuesday.
A New and Interesting Department. for
the County Fair.-Col. Charles I. Cockey, of
"Garrison." Sd district, has suggested to the
R0ard of IF the Ralfim0ro C0nntv