The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-01-09
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at a meeting OF the White Hall Farmers Clui
and Improvement Association held last Satur
day night The vice president, Mr.. Harry NJ
Foster, presided Thequestion of Fertilizers
was discussed and the club decided to take ~
the matter of purchasing their needs in thi
line direct from the manufacturer, believing
that several dollars per ton can be thus saved
A committee, consisting of Messrs. G. NJ
Hoshall, e. A. Bernoudy, r. III. Wiley, Nicho
las Nelson and w. Evans Anderson, was ap
pointed to take up the matter.
special meeting will be held Saturday
night. January 10th, to receive the report oil
the committee and to take action on the same
The club desires a full attendance of the mem
bership at this meeting and extends an invita-.
ton to farmers who are not members to come
out and join the club.
As soon as this subject has been acted upon
other questions of interest to the agricultural
class will be taken up and it seems to be the
determination of the club to take hold of mat
tiers that will prove beneficial to the farming
interests.
The work of the cub-which is new organ
ization-has had its influence in this part of
the county.
The fair held last October was the most sue.
cessful thing of the kind ever attempted in a
community supported wholly by local people,
and the club is now planning for fair this
year upon much larger scale and already has
assurances of greater and fuller line of exhib-
its and of support from many who last year
took no part in the exhibition.
A representative from the Maryland Agri-
cultural College will deliver talk on 'Soil and
Fertilizer before the club on Saturday night,
January Both.
DIR. and Mrs. Thomas c. Baldwin entertained
the White Hall Aid Society on Thursday even
ing.
The trustees of White Hall Presbyterian
| Church have decided to improve the church
] property by building concrete steps and walks
leading from the county road to the church.
Mrs. William P. Bosley entertained num-
Der of her friends at a dinner on Tuesday.
A very largely attended dance took place at
| the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. 3. Wiley, on
| New Years evening.
Miss Ada Burns entertained number OF her
friends at card party last Saturday evening.
The annual congregational meeting of White
| Hall Presbyterian Church will be held next
Monday morning at 10 o'clock, to elect board
of trustees for this year. Rev. s. M. Engle,
the pastor, will preside. W.
Chase, 18th Observation-Disclosures Sunday
school held its annual holiday entertainment
last Sunday. very interesting program
was rendered, after which prizes were awarded
for attendance during the past year. Sixteen
pupils received gold pins for being present 40
Sundays or over, Miss Ada Lay leading with
record of AZ Sundays. After the prizes were
awarded each pupil was the happy recipient of
box of candies and Christmas card.
The above school was reOrganiZed and the
following officers for the ensuing year chosen
Superintendent, r. A. Vincent; assistant SUI
perintendent Mrs. ohm Wilkinson secretary,
Miss Sarah Howell; assistant secretary, Miss
Myrtle Evans; treasurer, John Richardson
organist, Mrs. hewitt League assistant, Mrs.
VIM. Earle; librarian, Miss Katie Lay assis-
tant, Miss Mamie Fowler.
On the 18th sleep of Hunting Moon Meta
mora Council, D. of P, No. Is, elected the
following officers for the coming six moons
Pocahontas, Mrs. Rebecca Porter Wenonah,
Mrs. James Gibson; Prophecies, Mrs. Tyson
League; Powhatan, John LANCE; X. of R.,
Mrs. ]. w. League; K. of w., Mrs. William
Earle.
An interesting shooting match was held
New Years day at the residence of Mr.. Samuel
Pugh. Over 20 men participated and the
record showed remarkably good shooting.
Among the lucky ones were Mr.. William Mad
dox, who won pair of ducks and chickens
| Mr. Edward Maddox, turkey; Mr.. Clarence
Earle, pair of chickens, and Messrs. David
Messenger and Frank Richardson, chickens.
A very pleasant social was given by Mr.. and
| Mrs. Nicholas Lay on New Years day and
number of their friends were present to extend
| them their best wishes for the year 1909.
Miss Hoffman, of Williamsport, Pa, isvisit-
| ing her brother, Rev. W. F. Hoffman.
| Mrs. Hartford Porter and little son and
daughter, Olin and Dorothy, are visiting her
parents at Greensboro.
The Misses Kelly, of Baltimore, are visiting
| the Misses Fowler, of this place.
Mrs Matthew Surguy, ST., is i'll at her home,
| near Chase.
Mr. Nicholas Porter is sick with typhoid
| fever. DR.. John Harrison, of Middle River.
| is attending him.
section express themselves as being very much
pleased with the letters written by your foreign
correspondent, Seabrook. We trust he will
make lengthy tour of the continent and con-
| tinue to favor you with such interesting and
entertaining letters. L.
Convention, 18th District.-Mr. and Mrs.
Charles W. Robinson entertained number of
their friends at dinner last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Sterling and Miss Eva
| Sterling spent few days with Mr.. Sterling's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Sterling.
Miss May France has been spending a week
| with Miss Bertha Klein.
! Miss Dora Morris, who spent few days in
| Baltimore has returned to her home here.
Mrs. Stansbury Brian and children, of this
| place. spent New Years day with her brother,
| Mr.. J. Alpheus Candles, of Roland Park. Mr..
and Mrs. Candles entertained "a guests at din
| ner that day.
| the holidays at the home of the latter's moth
er, Mrs. Frank Holtzner, Of this place.
| Miss Pearl Kenney and Master Raymond
Kenney have returned to their home after
| spending some time here with their grand
| parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Kline, of Convention.
entertained number Of friends at their home
| on January 3D. in honor of the 18th anniver-
| sary of their marriage. The rooms were taste
| fully decorated with holly and mistletoe.
| Games, music and dancing were the features of
| the evening. Several selections were rendered
| on the piano by Misses Bertha and Genevieve
| Kline. Refreshments were served at 10 P. M.
| Those present were Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Kline
| Mr.. and Mrs. r. W. Norris, Mrs. Katharine
Kline, mother OF Mr.: George Kline, who is "a
years of age; Misses Alice Morris. Bertha Kline
| MAY France, Mabel Dell, Genevieve Kline,
Mamie Weaver, Dora Morris and Messrs. Wal
| ter France, Freeland Kline, Adolph Venzke,
| Samuel Weaver. John E. Kline, Lawrence
| Kline, Frank Affeld, Louis Morris and many
| others.
Messrs. George Brown and Tucker Wallace,
| of Baltimore, who spent week with friends
here, have returned to their homes.
| Mrs. Adele Reickert met with what might
have been O serious accident last Sunday night.
| She was seated at the diningroom table when
| a large lamp, which was burning on the table,
exploded and threw the oil over the table. She
/ called for help but as no one responded she did
what she could to put out the blaze: She was
burned very badly on the hands and arms. but
| put the fire out. The furniture was damaged
| to some extent by fire and smoke. B.
|
Long Green, 18th District.-The Epworth
League Social had an enjoyable time on Friday
| night of last week at the home of Mrs. John E.
Slade. Games and other amusements were
Among those present were Mrs. W. 81. Barn
| hart Mrs. D.. Carter, Mrs. H. Mullenberg,
Misses Mary and Naomi Morgan, Rachel and
Minerva Myers, Nellie Persol, Naomi Smith,
Mary and Louise Kolk, Katie and Della Eich-
| oltz, Ada and Lidia Yoder, Mollie, Myrtle and
May Bowers Bessie and Marie Swift, Laura,
Sadie and Annie Barnhart, the Misses Rine-
hart, Ruth Slade, Ethel and Katharine Carter
and Messrs. Clarence, Joseph and Harry Barn
hart, Elmer and Clarence Amrein, Thomas
| Bowers, Kelley and Carl Slade, Elmer Schmidt,
Joseph Myers. John Phillips, John Rinehart,
Maurice and Emory Yoder, Frank Eicholtz,
| Frank Smith and many others.
Misses Bessie and Marie Swift, of Baltimore,
spent the weekend with Miss May Bowers,
who was at her home here for the holidays.
Mr.. o. P. Grau. merchant at this place, who
had been sick and confined to his home, is able
to be out again.
Messrs. Thomas Bowers and Kelley Slade
who commenced housekeeping last week on
Mrs. Thomas Peerce's Springfield Farm, were
given Kitchen shower" by their friends one
night last week and received any quantity oil
kitchen utensils. They are bachelors and run
| ming the place as a dairy farm.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Wilson's M. E
Church held its last meeting at the home o.
Mrs. S. S. Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Bowers, of this place
are visiting their daughter, Mrs. E. Rufenacht
of Lauraville. ).
Pleasant Hill, 9th DESTRUCTIVE are expe
riencing rather unhealthy weather for thi
season of the year. Farmers blowing in tb'
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