The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-02-11
CELEBRATED ANNIVERSARY
At the William White Homestead on
Last Friday.

On Friday, the 9Th of February, the
friends and relatives of Mr.. r. G. and
Annie White. by arrangement made by
their son Wesley White and wife and
daughter and their sister Mrs. burst,
met at the homestead on the White
farm. to celebrate the thirty seventh
anniversary of the marriage OF r. G.
White and Annie Lawton, their father
and mother. The matter was kept
secret, neighbOrs and friends were in
vited. and at about 10 o'clock a. m. the
invited guests began to come in which
numbered little more than one-half a
hundred. A very sumpntous dinner was
prepared and certainly was greatly en-
joyed. The day was passed in social
conversation and in reminicence of the
past, especially is this true when the
conversation was taken up by father
William White and Rev. J. M. Davis.
Reference being made to the fact that
Mr.. Davis married the couple thirty
seven years ago, the anniversary of
which they are now celebrating.
Father White has passed his nlnetieth
year, and is remarkably well preserved.
During all these years he scarcely has
ever been sick or had need of calling a
physician He was born and raised in
the locality where he now lives and
more than sixty years ago with his
good wife began in the woods to open
up farm, build cabin and commense
life in earnest; raised an interesting
family, and is highly esteemed as a
worthy citizen.
Father White in his young days was
member of the Sunday school or
gained by Col. McCartv, April, 1929.
The organization of this school took
place at the home of Mr.. G orge Loar
in the large double log house in which
he lived. But three of the scholars who
attended the McCarty Sunday school
are living today, namely: Abraham
Wilson, Nicholas Merrill and William
White. The moral effect and influence
of that school and the lives of these
early settlers is still felt by the gener-
atoms that have followed Mr. VIM.
White was converted and joined the NJ
E. church as result of camp meet
ing held in a grove between Oakland
and Noun tain Lake Park in the summer
of 1858. Rev M. M. Eaton was the
pastor The late S. l.. Townshend
joined the church at the same time and
the preacher, Dr. Eaton was his brother
in law. Mr. White is the oldest member
of the NJ. E. church living, Rev. J. NJ.
Davis is the next The White farm
grand son of William White, and is now
one of the best equipped and productive
farms in all this section of the country,
showing what frugality and faithful
labor can accomplish in the period OF
an ordinary life.
Among those present at the gather
ing referred to was, Mrs. Margaret
Lawton the mother of Mrs. Annie
White, who is now seventy-six years Of
age. She was the mother of clever
children. has thirty gra nd children anC
twelve great grand children, and while
not in robust health is full of hope anC
cheer.
William White was born on the farm
now owned by John William Beckman
When two and half years old the
family moved to the farm now owned
by Henry Smouse, where he lived unit
his marriage, June Is. 1910, when hi
married Rachael Smith. He purchased
the farm he now lives on in 1847. TIE
camp meeting he speaks of was held or
the Bishop farm, adjoining the Park.