The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-05-17
=, Doctors Enjoy Their Annual BANQUET

m doctors Enjoy Their Annual BANQUET
Inc NTH annual banquet of the Baltimore
Goulhty Medical Society took place at the Over
) iand Club, Towson, on Wednesday night last
T ano was most pleasant affair throughout
TT I ne committee in charge was composed of DR..
n n. burton Stevenson, chairman, and Drs. r.
nercey Smith, w. P. E. Wyse, J. f. H. Cor
suGn and j. E. Benson
"; Gorsuch, the popular president of the
association, in his annual address, spoke of the
Sreat progress made in medicine with special
IIeisrence to the theory advanced by Professor
LOBE OF the Chicago University, that life is
uue TO an electrical condition existing in every
nortal. 10 this DR.. Gorsuch added some
speculations as to the possibility of indefinitely
engineering the duration of human life if
man can only learn to run those obscure little
uy9amos. He spoke at times in light vein
a19 excited much laughter. In closing his
a1uress be spoke explicitly upon the question
Wnleh he said was of grave Importance to the
practitioner, namely, Laboratory Diagnosis
Exclusion"
mat an alkali and an acid in the laboratory
WIN always etferVesce and neutralize there is
no doubt" he said, sbht when we look for
Ine reaction of an agent in the human system,
as IN the chemical department of the labora-
tory,-we too often find that we have counted
without our host. Practical medicine teaches
tnat the Introduction of therapeutic agents into
tne Dody should convey this truth, that struc-
turai, chemical and the vital functions of the
human economy may at any time dsappoint
our hopes and blast our prospects, because the
in the body"
The toasts and those who responded to them
were as follows
The Militia and Physicians DR.. Robert
w, Johnson.
The Country Doctor as a Dental Surgeon"
DR.; L. Holly Smith.
The Navy and Physicians DR.. Edwin
f sIhe Medical Expert, y Mr. Frank I. Dun
{r04H The Ladies' DR.. Charles G. Hill.
Isaac.
The Physician as Late Diner" DR.. Will
mer BIintcn.-
Those present, in addition to those already
named, werl Drs. l. B. Trimble, q. Hampson
Jones, j. @. Nonmonier, Jr., Alfred F. Gundry,
G. j :. Griyes,L. E. Neale, H. s. Jarrett VIM.
Gardner, BENJAMIN Whitley, III. Louis Naylor,
William ]. Ttdd, William Green, r. G. Mas
senburg L. Gibbons Smart, Walter b. Platt,
Henry P. Hylson, A. D. McConachie, John
Turner. jackson Piper, j. w. Harrison H. A.
Wilson, j. ID. Irach and Henry O. Reik.
The invited quest were Judge N. Charles
Burke and Meslrs. Elmer j. Cook, VIM. H.
Ruby, T. Scott 0futt, q. Howard Isaac, Frank
1. Duncan and JIG. Perkins.
The Cardinals Visit to st. Anthony's.-
On Sunday afternoon last Carninal Gibbons
confirmed class of sixty persons at st. An
thongs Church, east of the Beair road, near
Gardenville, where he was royalty received.
His carriage was met at Holy Redeemer Gem
| etery by mounted delegation and escorted to
the church. The Cardinal in his journey from
Baltimore was accompanied by Father Quirk,
of Loyola College, and Mr. James R. Wheeler.
The Cardinals carriage, with it's mounted
| guards, was met at the corner Of Franklin ave-
nue. and Belair road by about 200 members of
the congregation and the class to be confirmed.
The march to the church began at this point.
| The formation of the line was as follows:
Captains and marshals of the mounted guard
Joseph Maenner, captain; marshals, John
| Milchling, Edward Lutz, John Scharf, Henry
| Maenner; Germania No. Band, under Profess
sor Frank so mounted guardsmen. confirma-
| ton class of sixty and their sponsors the Car
,dinaPs carriage, carriages of attending priests
! and clergymen. -.
The procession moved to the rectory and
the Cardinal and his attendants were enter
tanned briefly by the pastor, Rev. H s. Nagen-
| CAST, while the congregation was taking their
seats in the church. Upon the entrance of the
| Cardinal the choir sang 'Ecce. Sacerdos," and
after the vesting of his eminence sang "Veni
| Creator" In the prelude to his address, which
was mainly upon the ceremony of the confir-
nation, the Cardinal said there was an abso-
| lutte necessity for the building of new church
| in that community in the near future, as the
present one was inadequate to supply the
needs of the increasing congregation.
ed comprising adults and So children, of
the adults being converts. His eminence then
addressed those confirmed, reminding them of
! the graces received and exhorting them to re-
main faithful to their duties as good Catholics,
| and especially to hold themselves in obedience
! to the wishes OF those in authority, the parents
and thetpastor.
A Baltimore County Officer Hauled
! Over the Coals.-A correspondent sends the
ell an 80.
18th, charges were preferred by Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Smith, of Orangeville, Philadelphia
road, against Officer James Mann, brother of
Henry Mann, superintendent of fire alarm
tt telegraph, The GouptE sjHafgeviae
| Hail. instead of at Towson. Thecharges were
sauting Samuel Smith. The complainant was
represented by Justice Charles Brockmeyer and
! the officer had ex.State's Attorney Frank |.
| Duncan. The case was handled well. The
| evidence went to show that James Mann, the
| officer, laid a charge against Samuel Smith
for keeping vicious dog The warrant was
handed to Officer Sealover but Mann thought
| he would make the arrest himself and did try
without warrant and without wearing his uni
| form. to arrest Mr.. Smith, who, of course, OBJ
! iected but went with him after the officer put
on his uniform. While making the arrest he
/ tried to pull Mr.. Smith out of the wagon he
was in, and also picked up stone to throw,
but nephew of Mr.. Mann stopped him in
time. The officer had a number of people to
| prove his character. The hall was filled, over
loo people being present. The County Com
missioners after hearing the evidence, let the
| accused down easy, but gave him a severe
reprimand. No doubt he will be more careful
in the future. As for nice little tricks played
in this case by the, defense you should have
seen them, but they were nipped in time by
;the wary plaintiff Our police force should be
taken out of politics.. This case was to have
been heard at Towson, but the defense got snap
Judgment there before Mr.. Smith could be
present but through the kindness of County
Commissioner Knox it was reopened with the
result stated"
Green Spring Valley Property Under
the Hammer.-Three valuable lots of proper
ty on the northern side of Green Spring Val
lev about mile from Stevenson, containing
in all 1863 acres, were offered at auction at the
Baltimore Real Estate Exchange, on Wednes-
dav Two of the lots, containing 1851 acres,
were sold after spirited bidding contest. and
at prices which real estate men said were ex-
celient The first lot of 60 acres was sold at
1877 an acre The second lot of 81 acres was
bid up to $3.50 an acre, when it was withdrawn
bv the family, and the third parcel of 454
acres brought S155 an acre:
The property is part of the estate of the late
Mrs Elizabeth G. Stump and the late MIR.
William G. Harrison Stump. Mrs. Stump's
estate, on which she lived consisted of 12l
acres, and was sold by the trustees, Messrs.
Julian J. Alexander and Charles McH. How
ard, to settle the estate. Mr.. Stump's estate
consisted of 452 acres, and was sold by power
of attorney for the heirs by Mr.. A. Hamilton
Stump. The properties adjoin the wellknown
places of General Agnus. Messrs. Thomas
Janney, William F. Bennett and Norman
Stump, and are near the land recently pur-
chased by Mr.. George G. Jenkins, on which
two handsome residences are being erected.
The first lot of go acres, improved by an old
twostory brick house, with a barn and out
buildings, was sold to Mr.. Redmond c. Stew
art, attorney for Mr.. Edward E. Burke, for
$50, $50. The third lot, the estate of William
G. Harrison Stump consisting of 453 acres,
and improved by an old brick building, for
merly used as a mill. was bought by Mr.. w.
B.. Brooks Jr,s for 81 ,091 25. The sale was
conducted by Mr.. O. A. Kirkland.
Old Horse Cars Burned.-Eighty or 80
horse cars, the property of the United Rail-
ways and Electric Company, which were
stored for many years on lot at the terminus
of the Powhatan line known to railway EN-.
ployes as the grave yard" have by order of
the board of directors been burned. The work
took several days and during that time there