The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-12-31
THE CECIL FARMERS CLUB.
Proceedings OF Meeting Held At
The Home OF I. w. Reynolds
Essay BY Host.


The Cecil Farmers Club met with
/. Wayne Reynolds on Wednesday,
the 22nd Of December, with the fol
lowing members present at roll call
or soon after, viz: I. Wayne Rey-
nolds, Jas. H. Maxwell, w. r. Cam
eron, M. L. Thompson, Joseph T,
Grove. M. C. Reeder, w. P. Nc
Fadden, c.. r. Biles, ]. Harry Max
well, H. M. Mccullough, A. H. Men
denhall, Reuben Reynolds, John S.
Cullen, Elwood Balderston, Robert
T. Cameron.
Vice-president Biles called the
meeting to order near the appointed
hour. Visitors present were: S. B.
Tyson, Charles S. Pyle, Rev. F., H.
Huffman, Barclay Reynolds, T. N.
Hite, Norris Reynolds, Henry Bur-
ms, Charles M. McFadden.
The minutes of previous meeting
we're read. r. Reynolds called at
tention to the omission of the report
of the committee on premises. The
secry. acknowledged error in copy
for the press, and read the extract
from original minutes, after which
the minutes were approved.
z Unfinished business, Committee
on accommodations for the County
Agent, w. P. McFadden was APP
pointed versus w. R. Cameron ex-
cused. They are authorized to con-
fer with the new board Of County
Commissioners, and arrange for the
continuing Of the service with what
improved accommodations they see
f1t to make.
The report of G. r. Marsh, the
present County Agent, was read
embracing the time from Feb. 22nd
to Dec. LIST, 1915, showing much
work. The Club endorsed his work
though acknowledging he was handi-
capped in many ways and that
another year should show increased
Improvement in the efficiency of the
service. (The report has been pre-
viously printed in full in the county
press.
J. H. Maxwell in behalf of the
Farmers Week Committee reported
the Cecil Farmers Club Booth had
scored 20 points, taking 9Th prize,
as against 57.5 of last season; that it
carried off So blue ribbons; Al sec
ond prizes; and IL third prizes; that
the exhibit had attracted much at
tention, and visited by many Cecil
Countians; that it's premiums hao
nearly paid expenses, dencit OF
$7.18 only being reported; that it
missed only in carrying off a Club
prize by two points. He further
stated that little more united
action by all the members, as was
demonstrated by portion of the ex-
hibts, would not only have paid all
expenses, but carried with it a prize.
The exhibits and prizes are as fol-
lows: -Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Thomp-
son, exhibits, two LIST prizes; j.
Harry Maxwell. 16 exhibits, seven
lists, four End, two 3rd prizes; Mr..
and Mrs. j. H. Kimble, 81 exhibits,
thirteen LIST, eleven End, two Srd
prizes; Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Cameron,
Ii exhibits, four 1st, seven End, one
third; Mr.. and Mrs. RoDt. R. Cam
eron, exhibits, five 1st, one znu.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. r. Biles, exhibits,
one LIST, two End; Mr.. and Mrs. ].
s. Cullen, 5 exhibits, two 1st, one
End; Mrs. r. K. Rawlings, 8 exhibits
three End, three 3rd; Mr.. and Mrs.
M. c. Reeder, 16 exhibits, five LIST,
seven End; Mr.. and Mrs. E. Balder-
ston, 20 exhibits, twelve lst, five
End, one 3rd; Mr.. and Mrs. j. H.
Maxwell, 8 exhibits, one list, one
End, one 3rd; W.lP. McFadden, 2
exhibits; T. B. Miller,2 exhibits; Mr..
and Mrs. A. H. Mendenhall, ex-
hibits, two LIST; H. M. Mccullough,
A exhibits, one End; Jos. T. Grove,
z exhibits, two 1st, one End, one Bird,
i. Wayne Reynolds, 4 exhibits, one
LIST, two End; Reuben Reynolds, z
exhibits, two LIST, one End, one 3rd.
On motion the receipts from pre-
miums were paid into the treasury,
adn the treasurer directed to pay
expense accounts as passed.
Committee on premises, Reuben
Reynolds, Robt. Cameron and John
Cullen. Adjourned for dinner.
Reconvened, Reuben Reynolds
reported in behalf of committee
An elegantly served dinner by Mrs.
Reynolds, room and tables tastefully
decorated with evergreen and min
iature Christmas trees in accord
with the good Christmas cheer,
place cards of holly at each place.
On the premises were found a
plentiful supply of split wood, brood
SOW and pigs, (the previous litter of
10 pigs had been sold at z months
old for 5000 nine steers averaging
over 9OOlb. each, three cows,
horses, stables in fine order and