The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-02-24

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q Third.-To encourage Americans in
p business.
! Fourth To establish sick aud 'uu.
eral fund
Ffth.-To maintain the public school
system OF the United States of America,
and to prevent sect .rian interference
Herewith, and uphold the reading of the
Holy Bible therein.
THE CECIL FARMERS CLUB.
Monthly Meeting at Col. John X, Bonds
Wednesday last.
The regular February meeting OF tire
Cecil Farmers Club was held at the
"Dell Burn" farm the romantic home
stead of Col. John R. Bond pear Port
Deposit on Wednesday the 17Ch inst.
At II O'Clock Mr. Thomas G. Bond the
president of the club directed the call of
the roll of members when the following
responded to their names: Henry S.
Coudon, A. J. Michiner, George w.
Sutton, Joseph Coudon Col Jos), A. R.
Magraw. Col. EnOch Noyes, Col. John
r. Bond, Thomas c. Bond, E. L. Duyck-
inck, VIM. E. Gillespie, and H r. Tor
bert. The only visitor present oy invi-
tation was MIR. F. S. Everist, School
Commissioner for Cecil county.
The minutes of the last meeting hav-
ing been read and approved, auG there
being no reports of experiments, the
secretary of the club reported that in
accordance with the instruction con-
tanned in the motion of MIR. Henry s.
Coudon offered at the last meeting, he
had called at the office of the County
Commissioners on Thursday, January
Is, 1894, and ascertained from the Clerk
of the Board, that up to that date four
hundred and ninety seven dollars, had
been collected for the year 1898 as dog
taxes, upon ACT dogs, and that the record
shows not one jip or female dog in the
county.
AS pertinent to this subject, Mr. Henry
| S. Coudon offered the following resou.
ton which was unanimously adopted by
the club:
| ASSESSMENT OF DOGS.
| AS the law for the protection of sheep in our
| county-better known as the dog LAWS plainly
| defective in that it contains Ifovison by
which dogs are to be assessed, we feel justified in
| asking our Senator and Representatives to have
| the law so amended as to remedy this defect or
| else to have the present law repealed and re-
| placed by one similar to that proposed for Talbot
| county.
The regular essay being in order and
Col. Bond reporting that he was unable
to prepare a paper he was excused by
| the club.
THE COMMISSIONER LAW.
The following resolution was offered
by MIR Henry s. Coudon:
| WHEREAS, the change made at the last session
| OF our Legislature, in the method OF electng
| County Commissioners, by which We are able to
always have in the Board two men of some
experience, promi es to be Of great prof to the
| county, and deserves to have fair and satisiac-
| tory trial before being condemned therefore
| ReSOtped, Ihat we think our Representatives
| acted very unwisely, and at variance with the
wishes OF large majority OF their constituents
| in securing the passage of an act. requiring a
| return 10 the old plan, and earnestly but
| respectfully ask the Governor OF the State to
| withhold his signature therefrom.
After full debate in which nearly all
OF the members of the club participated,
the resolution was adopted without
| dissenting voice.
| LOCALIZED PRIMARIES.
The following resolution was offered
by Mr.. Heary S. Coudon and unani-
mously adopted by the club:
| WHEREAS, under the present system of making
nomina tions Tor Office, trickery and corruption
| have become universal that not only is the
will OF the people often entirely frustrated, but
| our whole system OF elections brought into con
| tempt, therefore
| Resolved, That we note with pleasure the intro
ductIon in the Legislature by our Senator OF a
| bill ext ending the same legal restraints to the
| primaries that govern the general elec tUns,
| under the belief that some OF the facilities for
| defeating the wishes of the will be thereby
removed, and that bribery and corruption will be
| less openly and Extensively practiced.
At this jancture the President desig-
mated Messrs Henry s. CoudoD, VIM. E.
Gillespie and A. R. Msgraw the COM
mittee to examine Mr. Bonds premises,
stock, sc.
The following suggestion made by the
Farmers Institute in session this week
at Rising Sun, was submitted by Col.
Noyes:
In view of the fact that farmers are fairly well
grounded in practical and scientific agriculture,
would it not be to their ultimate pecuniary profit
if they would devote more time to the study CT
political economy than to purely agricultural
topics?
The club accepted the suggestion, and
replied, that the practice of the club had
always been to vary their proceedings
questions bearing upon the business
interest of farmers, as well as the DIS
cussion of purely agricultural subjects.
A bill for postage (S1.75) presented by
the corresponding secretary of the club
was passed and ordered to be paid.
Upon reassembling after dinner, Mr..
, Henry S. Coudon, chairman of the COM
mittee on the examination of Mr.. Bonds
| prelnlSes, repUIttu ludI WI. Douu lceu
ing steers showed excellent condition
Q his milking stock was equally good, and
= a number of promising calves and pigs
: were also commended. His barns
showed good supply of excellent prov
A ender of which his cattle, judged by
8 their appearance, had received gener
n Gus share.
+ Questions being in order, Mr.. Gillespie
asked whether any member of the clut
q had any experience IN feeding cotton
seed and cotton seed bulls.
Ia No member of the clnb had any exper
fence to report in their use.
II The club acknowledged the receipt o
= an invitation to attend the Farmer
!. Institute at Rising Sun, through tn
!. Secretary of Cecil Grange No. 3, of Ris
J. ing Sun, Mr.. D. w. McYey.
After pleasant meeting the clu
adjourned at 5 p M, its next meetin
being fixed at A J. Mchiner's on Wee
nesday, March 21st. 1894
Balls Oak Hall Clothing House.
ASH intend to go out of the boot an
shoe business in order to make room for