The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-02-25

Annual Report of the Northern Central
Railway Company.-The annual report of
the Board of Directors of the Northern Central
Railway Company for the year ended Deem
Der 3lst, 1904. shows decrease in tonnage and
ton mileage, with slight gain in net earnings
per ton per mile, says the Baltimore Sum. The
result is that freight earnings are somewhat
larger than in 1868. A decrease of $83,046 in
passenger earnings was largely offset by gains
from other traffic so that gross earnings show
a decrease of but $21, 1892. Expenses, however,
were so materially decreased that there was
gain in net operating earnings of 1922. 742. The
total gross earnings were $40, 288, 203, expenses
1923, 253 and net earnings 50, 458, $50. Deduct
ing certain rentals and adding interest from
investments. etc., the gross income available
for the purposes of the company was So, 096, 20S.
The net income, after deducting fixed charges,
rentals, taxes etc., was $2,077, 131. After the
payment ofthe regular per cent. dividend and
on account of car trusts, balance remained OF
1920, 6S1, which was devoted to extraordinary
expenditure on track, yard and equipment. AS
much as $3.50 1884, besides. was applied under
this head, making total of 81 $3.50, 0l2, most Of
which was spent on the four-track system from
Bridgeport to York Haven and the terminal
yard on the west side of the Susquehanna.
Terminal facilities at Baltimore cost $122, 99l.
The year saw an increase of the capital stock
of the company to S2O.000,00O, an increase of
IS, 731, 100. The proceeds were applied to the
payment of matured bonds, to the purchase of
bonds of the Shamokin Valley and Pottsville
railway, etc. The years showing is, upon the
whole, very favorable one.
How They Fool the Fish in Cecilia let
ter from EIkton says: IA profitable sport
which is being engaged in daily by many peo-
pie, both young and old, residing in North
East and vicinity at this season OF the year is
miDnow fishing. Each day for the past two Or
three weeks scores of people could be seen on
the ice, which now ranges from IL to 1Sinches
in thickness, and the fisherman drops lead
minnow, attached to the end of cord, down
into the water. The fish bite greedily and it
usually does not take long to catch good
string of them. Yellow perch are the princi-
pal fish caught, though bass and pike are &C.
casionally pulled up. The minnow, about two
inches long, is nodded from lead, with an Or
binary small fshhook embedded therein, leav-
ing only the curve of the hook projecting from
the mouth of the metal fish. The hook is con-
ceaed while fishing by a piece of red flannel,
which also serves to attract the fish. hole
is bored through the tail of the minnow, to
which the line is fastened. No cork is used.
While fishing the line is kept in notion"
Birthday Surprise Party.-A pleasant sur
prise party was given on Sunday, 18th inst,
10 honor of the 18th birthday of Miss Maggie
Christ, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A.
Christ, of Gardenville. Innocent games were
INDUCED in and refreshments were served IN
PERCUSSION. Among those present WERE MI.
and Mrs. Joseph Kahler, Mr.. and Mrs. Herman
G. Nortrup, MIR. and Mrs. Henry Nortrup Mr..
and Mrs. Vincent Hedeman,. Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry L. Koppelman. Mr.. and Mrs. James d.
Nortrup, Misses Carrie, Dora and Lulu Kahler,
Sophie and Mamie Walker. Mamie and Lottie
Koppelman, Emma Weidinger Maggie Lutz
Emma Wolf, Emma Reinecker, Bertha Rau,
Mamie Nortrup, Sophia Radecke and Messrs.
Harry Philippi, Robert Kahler, VIM. Reineck-
err, Aquilla, William and Charles Walker,
Harry Krause, Walter Herman, Charles Mort
rup and many others.