Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-10-11
Fruits OF Fairfax.

Ediior Stdr,-One OF the pleasantest hstlo az
fairs have participated in in a long time was
the picnic and outdoor meeting OF the Poto-
mac Fruit Growers Association With the Wood
lawn Farmers Club, OF Fairfsv county. The
picnic WAS held on the beautiful grounds o
Captain SnoWdon, with the Potomac Just be
low. The day ,a5th ult., Was perfect in its
gentle autumnal coolness The woOdlawn
folks, as before, turned out in great numerical
ana family strength, and it was a good sight %
see the careful, industrious and we'll dressed
farmers Goocug0Hisi by Their restful, gentle
locking wives and hearty. Ohstrepcrous chill
dren. IL Was worth DAYS work 10 be there.
Il is pity that the farmers OF upper FAIRFAX
have not got In the same habit OF takins their
wives out once month for a gentle good time
only one Of the Washington assoc alton there
present followed the good example. The ma
jority, however, were unable Tor manifest reA-
cons.
Your correspondent walked down from Alex
srdTia, pteterIiug tHat nearly obsolete mode OF
iocOmouon 10 waiting couple 81 hours for the
ArrJrc. The cora he 35w AlaNaudTtA b. 40 weeks
earlier, but a TUlr does not look a. well a.
That on the clays 81 upper FAIRFAX. some or
heavily.
A. friends from different parts OF the county
came m the lCrs tables tAei zap with choice
samples OF trutt and grain. ami Che trees about
assumed the appearance 90, stacks OF corn. The
NoCdl2Nn Club. 10 give additional Interest 70
the meeting, had offered testimonials for tho
best fruits, Vegetables, ana varieties OF graiu,
aud y. y hest bread. batter All cake. 50
the Potomac Fruit Grower Association. NOT {,
Pc behind, offered test 1uiR'- Tor best varieties
q fruits. upon which the m. MIXERS began % tell
how much bigger samples aud collections they
Ight have brought % they had only known.
But 10 was too late.
tf ail sad words that ever were wrote
The saCdcst are, eve W' g't have brought"
And tho Uhym u no worse than The Quaker
POETS.
Committee we're appointed \ had neglected
70 state IN formal style That the meeting was
called 10 order by Chalkly snIueham. prcsl-
dent Of both soCcJics. aud y. ". Ficrson and
John L. BramhAu pcfr1 ~ secrctaries-and
th,n on invitation OF the ladies the anNt0us cN-
hibitCrs, the impartial nome aiblTUrs, lverv
few hungry children, ami the good ladies
themselves, ali 10 the number OF about one hun
drcd and fifty, sat Cosu 20 What she reporter
would call 4 "SUml iuOus collation. but 10 Was
not that dyspeptic ding a. all, bat one OF the
hest dinners any man away from home, or
bachelor without any. ever sat down 20 under
the shade Of oaks by the Potomac river side in
Indian Summer,-Nhich Is saying considerable.
II inner over and battles asleep, the report Of
the committee was heard and adopted a. follows.
Testimonial for best collection OF fruit, from
the societies Jointly, 20 Stacy a. SuOwdcn. For
best apples, 70 the same. best grapes. 10 Judge
j. II. Gray; best peaches. 10 VIM. hunter. and
best pears, 70 4. II. Iroth; from the 4. n. a.. A.
Then these from the W. ?. C..-FOr best wheat.
y. ". PicTsOn; hest rye. the same; best oats,
" Gillngham, best corn, Jesse Montgomery,
CC,OrCd; best Yield OF corn, Levi stiles, best
potatoes, =. II. TI"th; best bread, -, but
PERHAPS the ladies would be dIspieased with -
public mention. SufiCc % for iuQutsitive
/ bachelors q know thar two Ftsrfy took prizes
for best cake and Iie, and two NATIONS for the
more sslid accomplishments Of best bread and
butter. Moreover, the >urfCtfDl committee on
! domestic products reported that al the articles
were Of such degree OF excellence that there
! was really 10 choice. suppose not
few short speeches finished the DAYS
pleasure. AZ least the picnic Tor the pleasure
continued with the ride home on the we'll kept
roads, or on the little steamboat Arrow on one
] q the faireSt Of rivers. with the turItol dome
/ In the lessening stance, gildc1 bv the setting
sun. HOLLYWOOD.