The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-02-07

Hebbville, I'd District-The momentous
question of whether or not the groundhog saw
his shadow last Monday will this year be
clouded with doubt. The heavy hanging
CLOUDS, the murky air and the amount of hui
mildly tnat filled the atmosphere were almost
enough to discourage the prophet and keep
him from leaving his lair. If he appeared on
schedule time, exactly on the stroke of the
noon nour, he would have seen no shadow.
for at tnat moment no one would have guessed
there was a sun in the sky. Within an hour
the sunlight struggled through the murkiness,
the SKIES cleared and at night the stars shone
brightly.
Miss Asenath Waterman, daughter of the
late George and Asenath Waterman, of Ca
louisville. who died last Sunday night at her
home, alter an illness of several years, was
buried wednesday morning in Noun. Olive
Cemetery. Rev. ]. Paul Wright of Cations
vile, conducted the funeral services.
Inc Y: q T. Telephone Company is solicit
ing the right of-way for a continuation of its
service from Pikesville to Hebbville, and is
meeting with considerable difficulty and OBJ
jections There seems to be as many as three
of our prominent residents who are anxious
for the G. & P. service.
The Maryland Company after considerable
effort. abandoned some time ago the idea of
reaching our village without fight for right
of-way, and at that time it installeda long-dis-
tant phone public station) within about FIVE
minutes walk from the centre of the village.
This phone in the minds of majority of our
property owners, gives sufficient service for
telephone users. Some property owners have
spent considerable time and money improving
the front of their property, and are sincere in
objectng to the poles being planted directly in
front OF their homes and will prevent it at any
cost.
Spring is negotiating with the weather bu-
reau official recognition through its accredited
advance agent THE Influenza TEN,
Poplar, 18th District.-Mrs. VIM. SIMS
of Baltimore, has been visiting friends i'll this
vicinity.
Mr.. james E. Asher, of CarrolPs Island, is
back again as night operator at Poplar tower.
Misses Lula and Mamie Weaver, who have
been visiting friends at North East Md, have
returned to their home at Poplar.
The Aid Society of Jones Memorial Church,
of this place, held its monthly meeting in the
church, Monday, I'd inst. The next meeting
will be he'd at the home of Mrs. George Por-
ter, Marched.
Mrs. James T. Kenney, of Aberdeen, Har-
ford county, has been visiting relatives in this
neighborhool.
The pupils of the public school here have
nations. Menal and manual training should
go handin-haTd.
Rev. F. R. Isaac will preach at Camp Chapel
M. E. Church, On Sunday, 9Th inst.
The generally mild weather and the warm
sunshine has meled the ice and now our roads
are in very bad condition. THEo.
Carney, 18th District.-Mrs. Sophia Steu-
art has had an addition built to the warehouse
at her store stand in this place, the property
being occupied by MI John Chenworth, post
master here.
Mrs. Harrison, wifeof DR.. H. T. Harrison,
of Cub Hill, who has been indisposed for some
time, is much better at this time.
Mrs. Messner, who was recently married to
Mr.. George Messner of Philadelphia. is now
living with her husband in that city. She is
daughter of Mr.. Henry Maglidt, of this place.
Mr.. John Hines, Jr., formerly of this place,
who served some time in the U. s. Army and
was honorably discharged, has since located in
California and is engaged in running station
airy engine. j.
Sheppard and Pratt Hospital-Annual
Report.-Tbe eleventh annual report of the
Sheppard and Enoch Pratt Hospital, near Tow
son, has been published. DIR. Edward N.
Brush, the physician in charge and superin-
tendent, makes an interesting statement in
which is embodied the observations made dur
ing recent visit to Europe.
The whole number of patients under the
care of the hospital during the fiscal year
ended November 80, 1902, was 213, of whom
Is were discharged recovered; 81 are much i'm
proved and 10 are improved. Six other pa
appear in the statistics as recovering from in
sanity.
In regard to the future of the hospital DIR.
Brush says that Moses Sheppard founded it
with the idea of advancing the methods for
treatment of the insane and that its officers,
while taking advantage of everything which
others have discovered, might add their quota
to the sum of human knowledge concerning
insanity review of the mode of treatment
in the hospital is then given, and in conclu-
sion DR.. Brush says:
ut appears to me that on the foundation
now established, and which l have hastily
sketched, the future development of the hos
pital along the lines of practical philanthropy
and scientific work is assured. Gradually we
need to complete and further equip our labora-
tory, and to build up medical library and to
undertake other changes. In short, we should
establish here not only hospital for the best
care of the insane and that implies the best
posi-. graduate study in psychiatry can be pur-
sued to the best advantage. Neither wenor our
successors,will reach the point Of being salts
fled with what is attained. There will always
be advances to be made. To that end let us
devote our best energies, guided by the knowl-
edge and experience of those who have prece.
ded us, encouraged by the consciousness of
faithful endeavor."
Dr. Brush states that the eleventh year of
the hospital work closes with almost exactly
1000 total admissions During the year DR..
Brush has made careful collation. of accu-
rate observed symptoms in a series of cases,
and says:
Studies made thus far have not, it is to be
regretted added materially to our ability to
bring about recoveries. They have on the con-
trary in some minds produced a skepticism as
to recovery in certain forms of alienation
which formerly, and in many instances are
still entered upon statistical tables as true in
stances of recovery. While at the first this
seems unfortunate and disappointing, care
full observer of the signs of the times in psy-
chiatry has no feeling of disappointment or
failure, but, on the contrary, one of elation
and hopeful anticipation"
"Corn Institute February 19th.-Mr.
H. j Patterson, director of the Maryland Ex-
pertinent Station, is anxious that the farmers
of this county should stir themselves in max
ing the corn exhibit at Towson on the 10Th
instant a success. The exhibit will be under
the auspices of director of Farmers Institutes,
Mr. William L. Amoss. Mr.. Patterson has
written letters advising the appointment of
committees by the various organizations to
arrange the exhibits before the time of meet
ing on that day, so that there will be no inter-
ruption in the exercises to be conducted by
Prof A. D. Shamel, of Illinois.
The awards will be: 50 first prize, 81 second
prize, and SIS sweepstake for the best corn ex-
hibited.
Mr.. Patterson says: II am particularly in
tereSted IN lnlS uatter from Tue ldCJ LndC We
would like to get samples for use in connec-
ton with our future experimental work on
corn, and believe if these institutes are prop
erly handled and the matter followed up that
we can do much toward the improvement of
corn in the State and place Maryland in the
first rank of the corn growing states, so far as
acreage, yield, quality. &c. are concerned"
Big Deal in Coal Landslide Wheeling
(W. Va Register of recent date announces the
contamination of a deal in coal lands in Bel
mont county, Ohio. in which more than 5000
acres is involved and in which several hundred
thousand dollars is the consideration. That
paper says the lands belonged to the William
McComas farm, near Colerain, Ohio.
The Mr.. McComas referred to above is son
of the late james McComas, native of Har-
ford county, Md, who was a brother of
Mr. J. Glenn McComas, we'll known citizen
of Greenwood Baltimore county. Mr.. Nc
zrent 10 Ohio about sauar,t1.