The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-02-22

Medical Association Holds MONTHLY
Meeting.-There was an unusually large at
tendance at the monthly meeting of the Balti-
more County Medical Association which, upon
the invitation of DR.. e. N. Brush, was held
on Thursday at the Sheppard and EDoch Pratt
Hospital, near Towson.
The visiting physicians were met at the York
road entrance to the hospital by carriages and
driven at once to the institution, where they
were received by DR.. Brush and staff After
inspecting portion of the hospital, the labo-
ratory and the lecture room, they were invited
to luncheon, at which DR.. Brush, the host,
presided.
At the meeting which followed it was re-
solved that bill now before the Legislature,
providing that the local board of health shall
be composed of the president of the Board of
County Commissioners, the States Attorney
and three physicians chosen from six submit
ted to the County Commissioners by the asso-
citation, should receive the support of the asso-
citation.
Several interesting papers were read, among
them being one on Classification of Mental
Diseases From the Standpoint of General
Practitioner, by DR.. Brush. Papers on He
redity and Congenital Effects, and "lmpera-
tive Ideas in Sane and Insane" were read by
Drs. @. NJ. Franklin and Stewart Patton, re-
spectively.
The following were present: Drs. ]. f. Fl.
Gorsuch, president; EN- Brush, c. NJ. Franklin,
w. K. Dunton, ]. w. Harrison I: z. PEBBLES,
WE. Plat, H. Burton Stevenson, BE-. Bussey,
J. F. Martenet, E. G. Darling, r. G: Massen-
r. Percy Smith, H. f. Cassidy, j. w. Wins
low, Stewart Patton, r. Grady, ] G. Monmo-
nier, George F. Hooking, j. G. Coggins, c. B.
Farrar R. B. Browne, Jr., B. Gundry, II. q.
Naylor, Harry S. Jarrett j. t. Earle, J. %.
Benson, T. B. Hall, 7. c. Bussey and F. w.
Chisholm.
Well Known Young People United in
Wedlock.-Miss Eloise Merritt second daugh-
ter of Mrs. G. Matilda and the late John A.
Merritt, of Patapsco Neck, was married Thurs
dav evening to Mr.. Charles Randolph Stengel,
son of Mr.. Gottleib Stengel, a prominent farm
er of the 18th district The eeremnny was per-
formed at o'clock at Patapsco Station NJ. =.
Church by the pastor, Rev. K. G. Gallaher.
The church was handsomely decorated with
evergreens, intertwined with pink and white
carnations. Besides this the edifice was, for
the occasion, prettily illuminated with numer-
Gus incandescent electric lights.
The bride wore gown of crystal Grape over
white taffeta, with chiffon and panne velvet
trimmings, and carried bouquet of lilies-of-
the-valley. A tulle veil, tastefully caught with
a spray of diamonds, gave to the whole
charming effect. The attendants were Miss
Eliza Stengel, sister of the groom, as brides
maid, and Miss Frank B. Merritt, sister of the
bride, as maid of honor
The ceremony was performed with ring,
Miss G. Matilda Sparks acting as ring bearer.
Mary Melvina Sparks and Mary Louise Puts,
two little girls, dressed in white organdie and
carrying Roman hyacinths, were ribbon girls.
The best man was Mr.. Louis Stengel, brother
of the groom, and the ushers were Messrs.
Harry Stengel, Gottlieb Stengel, Enoch W.
Merritt Jr Alonzo Merritt and DR.. q. M. Lit
singer. As the bridal party entered the church
DR.. Jesse W. Williams played the Lohengrin
wedding march.
Immediately after the wedding the couple
went to Baltimore where they boarded mid
night train for a tour North. On their return
they will reside at Grange. Among the many
gifts received by the couple was a handsome
silver service present from the brothers of
the groom and Mr.. Albert Puts.
Prosperous Building and Loan Associa-
tion.-The annual meeting of the shareholders
of the Cockeysville Perpetual Building and
Loan Association was held at the office of Mr..
H. e. Bartleson, Thursday evening" February
18th, when the following were elected direc-
tors for the ensuing year: Joshua f. Cockey,
Alex. D. Brooks, DR.. J. L. Rathie, H. e. Bar
tleson, George NJ. Mcdonnell, George j. KEEL
lev Peter Mulcahy, Robert H. Bussey, A. j.
Leutz, ]. A. Carnes and VIM. ID: BUCK, Jr
The newly elected board convened immediate
y and elected the following officers Preslqent'
Peter Mulcahy; vice-president, DR.; ). Il.
Rathie; secretary, William H. Buck, Jri
treasurer, Alex D. Brooks; solicitor, Robert
H. Bussey.
This association was incorporated and COM
menced businessin February, 1891. Since then
the sum of S2l9, 81045 has passed through the
hands of its officers. In the eleven years OF its
existence twenty-one dividends have been
paid, aggregating S9015.52. The dividends
have averaged about Z per cent. 1t now has
S25, 3S9 So invested in tirst-class mortgages
The only loss the association has ever sustained
in fOraolOonrp nrOppp0lpO
At the end of every six months committee
is appointed to examine the books of the assO-
citation, Prof. A. Q. Crommer and DR.; } l..
Rathie having performed this duty for the last
six months At the last meeting they submit
ted their report and at the same time highly
complimented the association on the neat man
ner and highly satisfactory system in which
the books are kept.
Arlington Suffers Another Loss by Fire.
AT an early hour on Sunday morning last
fire broke out in the large grocery store OF Mr.
Thomas l. Hall, on Main street, in Arlington,
and before it could be checked that building,
the dwelling of Mrs. Laura j. Stansbury, in
the same structure, the Masonic Lodge room
and the Baptist Church, that stood near by,
were destroyed. The Volunteer Fire Compa-
ny rendered excellent service and prevented
the fire from spreading to other buildings.
The building in which the store was located
belonged to Rev. J r. gladden., of West Airing
ton. Ills loss Is Ct, ZOO anu ID CONcICu ny III
surance; Mr.. Hall lost $500 on stock and bad
reinsurance; Mrs Stansbury's loss was 81, 900,
with insurance of $500; the Masonic Lodge
lost 81, 800, and has insurance amounting to
81 800, while the loss on the church is $500 and
is fully insured. How the fire originated is
mystery, as it is not known that anyone was
about the store at the time.
House Burned-Family's Narrow Es-
cape.-A large frame house in the village of
Glyndon owned by Mrs Sarah e. Frush, of
Baltimore and occupied by the family of Mr..
c. X. Yingling, was burned to the ground be-
tween 1 and 2 O clock on Sunday morning last
During the previous afternoon coal oil stove
in the paror exploded and damaged the furni-
ture somewhat before the flames were subdued
1t is thought the second fire was the result OF
this A colored servant was awakened by
cracking noise and found the entire lower
story of the house burning. She promptly
gave the alarm and the family escaped by
rear stairway in their night clothes. The
house and contents are total loss. Mrs.
Frush had SO 600 insurance. and the furniture,
&c. was insured for 81, 500.
Financial Statement of q Church.-On
Sunday last Rev. Matthew o. Keefe, pastor of
ST. Francis Catholic Church, Towson, read the
annual report of the financial condition of the
church. There was 1894 GA collected for pew
rent, and the ofIertory collections amounted to
amounted to $50, and there was S58 25 collected
for coal. There was collected S264. SO for inter-
est on church debt The total resources amoun-
ted to 81, GIG Sc. The expenses were: Parochial
school, 5000; miscellaneous, %. Father
O'Keefe used the balance in building the new
church, and served without salary. He also
expended about $4,000 from his private purse
in building the church. The parochial school
had an average attendance of l2Opupils during
the year.
A Baltimore Countian in the Debate
A dispatch from Carlisle Pa, dated February
Goth, says THE Bellies Letteres Literary So
ciety of Dickinson College, one of the Oldest
literary societies of the country, tonight cele-
brated its one hundred and sixteenth anniver-
sary. Charles H. Nuttle of AEdersontown.
Nd, delivered an Grafton on Louis Kossuth
Elmer e. Pearce, of Western Run, Baltimore
county, Nd. took the negative side of the de-
bate on the question, 'ReSol0ed, That the United
States should resist by force of arms, if necessa
~, any European aggression in South America.
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