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Trego, William Henry

expressman, was born Feb. 18, 1837, in Middleburg, Md. In 1856 he became the superintendent of the Adams Express company at Baltimore, and during the civil war had charge of the transportation of express matter for troops in the southern states. In 1877 he projected and organized the first trunk railway express in the United States; and in 1887 organized the railway express over the Erie system.

TREICHLER, MARY EMMA DANA, poet, was born July 12, 1851, in Kenton, Ohio. Her poems have appeared in the National Tribune of Washington, D. C., and other prominent publications, and in several standard collections. Her poem entitled Springtime Song is quite a favorite, and is often sung with Root's famous Brooklet Chords.