The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-03-11


Fork, 18th District.-Fork Camp, No. So.
p. o. g. of A., will hold its next public meet
ing on Saturday evening, March 18th, when
the following question will be discussed: RE-
solved, That the institution of divorce is
inimical to the best interests of society and
should be discouraged by all the people and,
in order that the existing evil may be curb
ed. the grounds therefore should be restric-
ted and no divorced person be allowed to
remarry." The speakers for the affirmative
side will be Messrs. John f. Clayton and Elmer
R. Halle, while those for the negative will be
Messrs. William r. Straughn and Guy f.
Snavely.
At the first meeting in March of the above
camp the following officers were elected: Past
president, William J. Davis; president, ]. AL
bert Rittenhouse; vice. president, Elmer r.
Halle; treasurer, John E. Clayton cores
ponding secretary, ]. Stanley Gorsuch finan-
cial secretary, Henry Refer; chaplain, Rev. M.
L. Beall.
On the 25th of February last President
Roosevelt signed the bill pensioning Mr.. Isaac
+. Clayton, of this place, who has been blind
means of support was breaking stone for the
Hartford Turnpike Company. He enlisted
November 22d, 1866, as private in Troop g.
Eighth U. 8. Cavalry, and was honorably dis
charged June 18th, 1868, on surgeons certificate
of disability caused by his horse falling on
him. Mr.. Clayton's pension, which is at the
rate of $50 per month, was secured through
the efforts of Mr.. William Tyler Page. G.
White Hall, N. G. R. R.-Miss Fannie NJ.
Bay, youngest daughter of Mr.. Thomas A.
Bay, of Jarrettsville, died on the I'd instant, at
st. Joseph's Hospital, Baltimore, from the eff
fects of an operation, aged "a years. The re-
mains were brought to her late home and the
funeral took place from Bethel Presbyterian
Church. The interment was in the church
cemetery.
Miss Sarah ]. Baker has sold her farm at
Gorsuch Mills, in this district, to Mr. Lewis G.
Hammond. of Stewartstown, for g, 800. The
place contains 160 acres and has ordinary i'm
provements.
Mrs. William E. Norris entertained the mem
bers of the White Hall Book Club, at her
home, near this place, on Monday afternoon.
Among those present were Mrs. Thomas Elliott,
Mrs. Thomas G.. Hunter, Mrs. 7. L. Parrish,
Mrs. w. P. Bosley, Mrs. ]. L. Slade, Mrs. Will
liam Pearce and Misses Elizabeth Boslev, Bes-
sic Parrish, Anna Norris and Bertha Elliott
Invitations have been issued by Mr.. and Mrs.
George L. Rigney, of this place. for the mar
rage of their daughter, Miss Mollie E. Rigney,
to Mr. George E. Miller, of Warren. The cere-
mony will take place in White Hall Presby
terrain Church, Wednesday, March I'D, at
M.
The fourth quarterly conference of Partition
Circuit. Revs. George r. Sanner and George
Beatty, pastors, will be held at West Liberty
Church, Saturday and Sunday March 18th and
18th. Rev. DR.. II. s. France, presiding elder,
will be present and preach both days. s.
Hyde's, Long Green Valley.-A surprise
party was rendered Miss Mamie Green, at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Green, of Kipgsville, few evenings ago. Re-
freshments were served and a number of vocal
and instrumental selections were given. Those
present were Miss Carrie Wurzbacher, of Bal
timore; Miss Maud Parker, of Philadelphia;
Miss Edith Sloan. of Washington Misses
Bertha Green, Katie Muller, Mamie Green,
Marie Gilbert, Clara Snyder. Edna Hart, Lena
Ridge, Sadie Michel and Messrs. Harry Gilbert,
Lambert Sewell. Fred. Myers, VIM; Green, A.
Gilbert, Harry Green, Walter Sewell, Herman
STANCE, Milton Gorsuch, Walter Pitt, of Bal
timore, and Allen James, of Virginia.
Miss Carrie Wurzbacher, of Baltimore, is
spending some time with her cousin Miss
Bertha Green of Hyde's. A SUBSCRIBER.
KANSAS HAS demonstrated that she has plenty
of oil and an unlimited quantity of sand.