The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1869-09-02
N. Ohmer, Of Dayton. four vario.

o n. .fetters, threes varieties of
peaches, and ten Of apples. | am
under special obligation 10 Mr..
Fetters for couI tesies
Il. j. Boving, three varieties of
grapcs-.samplcs very finO,-pears
and apples for name.
Q. Limpert, Of Groveport, near
Columbus, exceedingly fine Della.
ware grapes, grown on rich land,
With garden culture; also Allen 3
hybrid grape--yery 6De,-the Ma
try Ann, Iona and Alvey.
J, d. Clarke, fortyfiye varieties
apples and four Of pears; fine dis.
play.
J. S. Snyder, apples, and Cataw-
ba and Concord wine.
VIM. Van Heydc, of Circleville,
very fine Hartford Prolific grapes.
Mr.. Van Heyde saves his grapes
with sulphur and the best attention
to culture and summer pruning.
IL. V. Weakley, Hartford Profit.
ic grapes, and Catawba Wine.
N. B. Bateham, of Painesvillc,
fifteen varieties of apples showing
how the crop in the north part OF
the State has failed this season.-
(lt is hoped that the apple growers
of the central and southern coun.
ties of the State will be liberal in
showing their fruit at the State
Fair at Toledo)
In addition there was a fine dis.
play of peaches from the Reform
Farm.
All the exhibitors whose loca.
tions are not given above are citi :
zens of Fairfield county.
THE REFORM SCHOOL.
All the fruit.grcwers and spec.
tators were exceedingly interested
in the 327 boys now at the institu-
ton. They marched to tho grove
and were received with the kindest
feeling.
The Association was called to or.
der at about 2 o'clock, when Judge
Ewing, son of Hon. Thomas Ewing,
made, on the part of the Hooking
Horticultural Society, the address
of welcome. 1t was a happy effort.
The response was in good style by
Mr.. Durham, of Cleveland, the
President of The Association. NJ.
B Batehom, Geo W. Campbell, of
Delaware, and r. II. Leonard, of
Collamar, near Cleveland, the
Treasurer of the Association, N.
Dinner, of Dayton; and Mr.. Howe,
of the School, followed with re-
marks.
Mr.. G. + Howe, Superintendent
of the school, made an address that
was well received. He replied to
the objections to the location of the
farm by calling attention 10 the re-
tirement it afforded. the great vas
riety of scenery, with caves, ledges
and springs, in which the boys
took great interest, and especially
20 the exceeding heallhfuncss OF
the situation. but three boys hav>
ing died in eleven years out of a
total of l.157 admissions. AS t.
making expenses off the farm that
was secondary object, the prima-
ry object being the reformation
of those who would otherwise be
leaders in mischief. He thought
that the success of the school in re.
forming from three fourths to sew
en.eighths of its pupils was prof.
enough. Applause. The earn
ings of the farm would, however
be increased year by year, since
much of the labor hitherto per.
formed had been clearing and
planting fruit trees that are just
coming into profit
The evident response to his state
ment evidently was, "Go on with
your great work of saving the boys
and make what you can toward the
expense without interfering with
the great object of the school,"
At the conclusion of Mr.. Howe'I
remarks the attention of the as
sembly was called to the farm boys
in blue jackets, drawn up iu lines
to see and be seen. They made q
fine appearance, and attracted grear
admiration. After several piece.
were sung by the school, Mr.. Bate
ham, after giving this reporter 1
notice cf ono and q half minutes
introduced him and said: Nov
talk to the boys" This reporter
proceeded TO talk to the boys anC
crowd of visitors, and having beer
a radical on many things connected
with the unfortunate classes, he got
off something q little fresher Ohio
perhaps, more foolish than is us
ually heard; and, judging from the
congratulations that followed, he
concluded that the great majority
were happy to hear expressed fol
onco the sentiments which they
themselves had entertained.
This interview with the boys wa
generally spoken of as happy
close of the entertainment. |
crowned the great work of frui
culture, horticulture, and the dec
Grafton of the American homcstead'
with an appeal to the nobler i'm
pulses ard the brighter aspirations
of the human soul.
Last evening | visited Standing
Rock, on Mount Pleasant 1t il
the Tarpoian rock of Lancaster
about 300 feet perpendicular, IN
stead of 200, as | gave in my frs
letter. The view presented from
its summit is very fino. Hills ris'
DER hills for fifteen mills around
The canal reservoir looks like
handsome lake in the landscape
1t overlooks the entire town, which
with its 5000 people, secms to fos'