The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-04-19
Cecil Farmers Club.

on Wednesday, 18th inst.
In the absence of the president,
A. j. Kitchener, vice president AL
fred Kirk presided. The following
members were present: Alfred
Kirk, M. L. Thompson, A. r.
Brown, II. FL. Kirk, Jos. 7. Grove,
j. H. Maxwell, M. G. Reeder, j. P.
Wilson, Elwood Balderton, Cecil E.
Ewing and Alfred B. McVey. Also
the following visitors: Rev. H. A.
G. Westerfeld, Leroy Passmore
and Elwood Reynolds.
The matter of rural free mail de-
livery occupied large part of the
days business and came in for a
full discussion. The committee
appointed at previous meeting
reported through the chairman,
Mr.. J. P. Wilson, having visited
the department at Washington
where he obtained the necessary
information for the initial st Aps to
be taken to secure the service. AT
their suggestion petition was
drawn up which will be circulated
for signatures of the heads of fam
lilies living on the proposed route.
The petition will then Immediately
be forwarded to our congressman,
to be presented to the Department
authorities.
AT the last session of congress
three and a-half millions were ap-
propriated for the establishment of
the rural delivery system, to be
available for use after June 80 next.
AS applications are pouring into
the Department daily for the estab-
lishment of routes, it will be neces
sary for prompt action on the part
of our farmers to secure portion
of this appropriation, for, large as
it may seem, it will soon be ex-
hausted, when further extensions
must wait until the next session of
congress.
The proposed route which will be
asked for first, subject to necessary
changes, is as follows:
Starting from Rising Sun, east on Cal
vert road TO intersection of syimar road,
thence north to Browns corner, east to
cross roads at Jos. Gifford's, south 10
crossroads where Stone lane intersects
road from Rising Sun to Calvert, thence
east by said road to intersection OF
Thankless- lane, north on Thankless lane
to road leading by VIM. Fell's to the Ok
ford and Calvert road, then south to Cal
vert, from Calvert northeast by New
London and Lombard road 10 road lead
ing south past Wood Valley school house,
thence south and southwest to Zion, from
Zion west by England's creamery to
White Oak school house OH Port Deposit
and Calvert road, thence south and west
via Watson's corner to Pennington, from
Pennington south and west by Jefferson
school house to Gathers corner, thence
north to Barnes corner, east to near
Franklin school house, north to intersec-
ton of Pennington and Rising Sun road,
thence to Rising Sun. The distance is
approximately rs miles.
The following resolution was
adopted by the club and will be
forwarded with the petition:
PeSol0ed:' That we, the Cecil Farmers
Club, of Cecil county, Md, hereby en-
dorse the petition and accompanying
route for free rural mail delivery in said
county and respectfully request your fay-
orable consideration and the adoption of
same.
Messrs. j. P. Wilson, Jos. T..
Grove and Elwood Balderston con-
stitute the committee who have the
matter in charge.
On the call for the result of ex
periments on the farm, Mr.. Reeder
produced box of fine apples which
were freely sampled. They were
of the old Romantic, Ga native of
this section,) Shockley and New
town Pippin varieties, and were in
an excellent state of preservation.
Mr.. Reeder stated he had tried
picking apples during the first, the
middle and the latter part of Octo
Der and found that the last pick
ing kept perfect, while the others
did not keep near so well. He had
kept them all in crates in the cellar.
Mr.. Grove stated he was expert
menting with clover seed, and had
sown B DTS, qts., and 6 OTIS. to
the acre on different pieces of
ground. Would await develop
ments and report.
The host when called upon for
his essay responded with the fol-
lowing:
ITO EVERY MAN HIS WORK"
1t is Characteristic of Humanity to build castles
In the air. Few there are who do not have their
early dreams ola bright ana prosperous future in
which success of an unusual character shall GER
tainly attend their efforts Generally speaking
these early expectations are not to be condemned
but rather fostered for whether we ever attain to
these lofty heights or not they paint the early
morn of life roseate hue, that adds much to
present enJoyments and detracts from its disap-
pointments But, barring special exceptions
when are common to all rules, we believe
proper measure of success is certain to follow
every life that is lived in its proper channel But
IN order that this may be assured one thing is