The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-08-28
M1D-suMMER NUpr1AL EVENTS.


TAYLoE-LovE.-Miss Fannie Love, of Refs
terstown and Mr.. Bladen Tasker Tayloe, of
King George county, Va, were married last
Tuesday evening at st. Michael's Church, Refs
tertown. Rev. Alexander NJ Rich performed
the ceremony. Miss Louise Rich was maid of
honor and Mr.. George Tayloe, of King George
county, brother of the groom, was best man.
Mr.. F. G. s. Hunter and Mr.. Paul Goodwin
were ushers. After an extended honeymoon
Mr.. and Mrs. Tayloe will make their home in
Virginia.
SHEELER-W EBER.-The marriage of Miss
Mary Weber, of Warren, to Mr.. Clifton Sheeler
took place last Saturday at the residence Of
the groom's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Sheeler, of Ashland. Rev. H. Medley Price,
of Ashland Presbyterian Church, performed
the ceremony. Miss Weber's former home
was at Shepherdstown, W. Va. Mr.. and Mrs.
Sheeler will live at Ashland, n. @. K. r.
Internationally. Calvin M. Kessler, for
merly of Butler, Baltimore county, and Miss
Carrie G. Cole of Gassaway, w. Va, were
married on Tuesday morning, August 18th, at
the residence of the BRIDES parents, Mr. and
Mrs. William L. Cole. The bride was attired
in a lace robe over white silk. Rev. W. B.
Corder, of the M. e. Church South, officiated.
Big Family Reunion.-The eleventh an
nual reunion of the Belt and Parish families,
whose ancestry dates to the sixteenth century,
was held on Thursday on Emory Grove camp
grounds and was the largest attended gather
ing in the history Of the organization,
A business meeting and memorial service
took place in the tabernacle at 18th o'clock.
The exercises were opened with prayer by
Rev. John Edwards. Mr.. c. T. Belt chair
man of the meeting. read list of the mem
bers who died during the past year. Recita-
Misses Katherine Belt and Mary G. Phelps
and Mrs. Charles B. Reever. The address Of
welcome was delivered by Rev. J. Tolley
Marsh, of the M. E. Church.
An interesting account was read OF Sir Rob-
ert Belt and his manor house, Bassall Hall, in
| Yorkshire England, which was built by him
| in 1910. The Belt family is one OF the most
ancient now existing in Yorkshire. The first
| settlement of the family was in the reign OF
| King Richard H., 1887. The Belt family comes
of royal birth, according to the registers OF the
Armorial College. Whether the founder bore
| the name of Belt, Bait. Baldric, Batthi or de
| Balthi is unknown, for the name has under
| gone several changes.
At the close of the meeting the following Of
ficers were elected for the ensuing year: Pres
ident, w. II. Belt, of Montgomery county;
first vice. president Charles B. Reever, of Bal
timore; second vice-president, John Belt, OF
Westminster, Nd; third vice. president James
T. Parish, of Mechanicsville, Carroll county !;
fourth vice-president, Arthur Belt, of Balti-
more; fifth vice president, Austin Middleton,
urer, John Belt; historian, Miss Evelyn ".
Belt, of New York.
W.C.T. U.-Mrs. ]. T. Hershner was elected
a delegate and Mrs. q. G. Wits an alternate to
represent Towson W. G. T. o. in the county
| convention to meet at Reisterstown, on Sep
! tember 10th, and Mrs. Edward Bowen, dele
gate, and Mrs James e. Dunphy alternate, to
! attend the State convention which will meet at
| Hagerstown, October 9Th, 9Th and 7th.
| The ladies of Towson TJnion will hold q
| porch party and lawn fete at the residence of
MIR. and Mrs. James E. Dunphy next Thurs
day evening. Public patronage solicited.
Something Mysterious About This.-The
Kings Heralds of Fork NJ. E. Church have for
several months been making preparations for
an entertainment that they propose to hold in
Shirley Hail. on Friday evening. September
10th. Judging from the secrecy maintained
they have q genuine surprise in store for the