The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1910-01-07
A SUCCESSFUL MEET or THE DEER CREEK
FARMtRS CLUB.

As DrlCUY lnUiCHttu IN our last Issue,
he ID .er Creek Farmers Club met as
the guests Of Mcssrs. Williams and Wor.
thington at Kenmore Inn on Thursday
evening OF last week, when most profit.
able and agreeable evening was sptn'.
The members and invited guess present
were Messrs. W. W. Hopkins, Hall Aul.
nikhuysen. Richard Dallam, William ".
Finney, J. Lawrence Mccormick. Walter
W. Preston, Rev. William T. finney. Of
MOorestow n. n. ! William II. Hail m !
John Mo0res, +. Moorcs Maynadicr
John G. Rouse, George L Silver, John :.
Slade, Thomas II. Robinson, Is. Howard
Haman, of Baltimore. Howard Slade,
William S. Porwood, Jr.. S. A. Williams,
+. II. Jacobs, John Is. Wysong, John b.
Hanna, Philip II. Close.G Cover Street,,
John A. Evans and John ID. WOrthing
ton.
After the call Of the roll the causes
which have led to a discOntinuance OF
the meetings of the club for the past
eighteen months were fully discussed and
it was unanimously agreed that in view
of its very agreeable meetings, OF the his
tory OF it's usefulness in the past, and OF
its possibilities for good in the future
tnAt uHUtT no circumstances hnDulu lHc
club be allowed to disband.
A committee to make such rccommen.
dations as seem best for the future reor.
ganization of the club was appointed by
the Chair as follows: Messrs. William
w. Finney. John h. Wysopg, and lotn
y. WoTthington, and committee on
new members was appointed, c insisting
of Messrs. Frank II. Jacobs, John Is
Hanna and J. Lawrence Mccormick
Mr. William W. Finney at once invited
the club to meet one month hence at his
residence near Churchville Mr.. Is. How.
ard lIaman invited the club to meet as
his guests at Kenmore Inn in February,
and Mr. Richard Dallam extended them
an invitation for the March meeting, all
Of which invitations were accepted with
high appreciation.
The guests then repaired to the dining
nall, where they were right royalty enter.
aimed by their host. Mr.. Harry d. Han.
way, and after an abundant feast OF
eason and Il Nv of soul" when the tim,
fIr cigars arrived. toastmaster S A
Williams in his happirst vein called at
rentiDn to the TACT that Mr.. John
uooies, the only charter member OF the
Tub when II was organized in 1873 now
graced the head Of the table as the guest
tie evening, carrying with his accus.
toned ease his iourscore years, and said
il seemed meet and appropriate that his
friends, who had learned 80 much from
his example, b 9TH as a private and pub.
lie citizen should do honor to his life on
his occasion.
Responding to the toastmas.crs call
which was always prefaced with some
happy remarks appropriate to the occa
sion, brief remarks, replete with both
wit and wisdom, were then made by the
following gentlemen: George L Silver.
Is. Howard 1aman, Thomas II. Robin.
son. Rev. William r. Finney, John G.
Rouse, Walter W. Preston. John b. Wy.
song, John b Hanna, William II. Harlan
and John d. Worthington.
While the sentiments expressed varied
greatly in their dressing, and by the In.
cidents by which they were made more
thought was that during his long and
successful caret the most salient features
of Mr., Moores' character had been his
positive views on any topic about which
he took issue, expressed with the firm,
n 50 of conviction and viRor If manhood
which goes 81 far towards cunvincing
ones hearers, and his high standard Of
regularity, punctuality and integrity in
all his business relations. In this con.
nectiun il was asserted that since the or.
ganizatiou Of the Hartford Bank in 1882,
Mr. Moores had missed but five meet.
ings OF the Board of Directors, at none
nf which he was late. and that during
his fifty years experience as n vestryman
OF Christ Rock Spring. =. Church he
had never missed meeting, All hands
united in conRratnlating Mr.. Moores
upon the ease with which he shouldered
his years, showing that he was really
eighty years young, and were especially
pleased to learn that with his usual in
trepid courage he will. as soon as the
weather permits. proceed to rc.erect his
large barn recently DESTROYED by fire
The club confidently expects, at no dis.
tant day, to celebrate on the farm Its
first filling with the fruits Of his farm.
Mr.. Mourcs WAS not allowed to re.
sppnd to the kind wishes OF his friends,
and at this time the club again repaired q
the parlor. where it took up the subject:
"Should Hartford County have Super.
intendent OF Public HIGHWAYS" This
subject was discussed with the greatest
inte:est and earuestness by every mem
Der present and In the strongest language,
without dissenting view. II was de.
cided that no greater mistake could lie
made in the expenditure of the large
sums OF money now devoted to repair.
ing and building our highways than not
to have il handled by a strong executive
officer thoroughly equipped forthe work.
During the year ending April 30, 1908,
Hartford county expended in the con.
struction of state roads, and repairs on
existing roads, little over S73, 900, and
no enc seemed to doubt for moment
that a large proportion Of the repair
money. which amounted to lust about
one half OF the total, could have been
made to do much more and better work
had it's expenditure been in the hands of
one thoroughly equipped for such work.
Finally on motion. the Chair appointed
a Legislative Committee consisting of
hcssrs $ A Williams. George L Silver
and Thomas II Robinson. with the re-
quest that thew prepare bill looking to
I he creation OF the office Of County Road
Superintendent, fully defining the duties
OF said officer, aud that thsy would take
all necessary steps u secure its passage
by the Legislature during its session this
winter.
The Club then adjourned, voting that
they had spent one of the pleasautest
aud most profitable evenings in its exist.
ence