The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-09-30
yirginsa-Fruits and Farming.
CoLLINwooD, September 81

COlLlNWOOD, september Af'
T5the Editor Of The State Journal:
In conformity with previous arrange
monts, joint picnic festival was bed by
the Potomac fruit-growers with the Wood
lawn club at Collinwood, Fairfax county,
on the beautiful place of Captain W.
Snowden, known as "Andalusia, near the
landing.
At Washington, several persons, at 10 |
O'Clock a. M, took passage on the little |
steamer "Arrow,n with its always oblig- |
ing and polite captain, Hollingshead, to join |
the farmers and fruit-growers of Fairfax (;
and the day being pleasant, the occasioRI
was most agreeable one to all, which con-
sisted of several hundred persons-men,
women, and chldren-and all very happy.
1t was Joint meeting of the Potomac
fruit-growers society and the Woodlawn
farmers club.
Chalkley Dillingham;, president of both
societies, occupied the chair, while N. w.
Pearson and J. T. Bramhal acted as
secretaries.
Dir. Snodgrass, chairman of the commit
tee of arrangements, called the meeting to
order, and stated the objects.
The chair appointed committee Of
~ liilfaae-Garay, Lukens and Bramhall, to
select Judges to award the premiums.
The display of fruits, grains, vegetables,
and domestic articles was rich.. bountiful,
and Of large variety, which would have
been creditable to any section.
The principal exhibitors were G. Gillng-
ham, apples, pears, peaches and butter;
ID. o. Munson, the popular nurseryman.
pears, peaches and grapes; }. Il. Gray,
grapes, peaches and pears; 5. Pullman
peaches, wheat, turnips and BEATS. VIM.
Hunter, grapes, peaches, pears, apples and
onions; James Hunter, oats and corn
Stacy enowden, large lot of apples, pears,
peaches, grapes, melons and corn Jesse
Montgomery, outs and wheat; N. w.
Pearsons, oats, wheat, and rye. Hilman
Troth, pears, peaches, potatoes and wheat
James Whitley, pears and peaches; Cap
tain Snowden, corn, potatoes, melons and
flowers; d. Denike, apples, pears, peaches
and potatoes; Major Ii. 9. Williams,
choice seeding peaches; j. L. Bran
hall, pears, peaches and grapes; w. Gil
lingham, oats, melons, and Hudson's
prolific corn, many years on the stalk
Cort. Lukens,, apples, pears and
peachers; Mr.. Baker, huge kohlrabbi.
Cakes, rich and rare, were exhibited by
Mesdames Lulzens, Snowden, Noyes, Har.
rison and Way; Misses Styles, Baker and
Pullman; bread, light and handsome, by
80, cn,;tb IJp,tor and M;e.os Stvlas
- p.1.ar b,,ttor boant;fnl ond swoat
h NV Mosde,,os Hu,tor uarr;son rnIens
So ta5 sn,;,h ,u Rolionnar md M;ssos,
Styles, Pullman and Baker; pies, nice and
spicy, by Mrs. VIM. Hunter and Miss Han
nah Styles.
Several bundles Of tall corn, from ten to
fourteen feet long. with huge ears hanging
on them, We're exhibited by colored men,
aha o r,,, ,'I naso u ''S 'oA'
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,9 ~ ne Jaaso' ~, m;,I;a {.
Sm Sow s,' p Mrs. Parton ~ w Gll;ncbam
AZ ,.aaat.1 H. W;li;n,, II,,,,ta, Ne
Wa1ta,,o.d n S ,,.i,n a. s,na,,,s ~
CO., @,n A. uon,,,o. , nnd II w sHann;eor
oo ~ 5a,aa ~. mrnannt;o,,s Mrs Gron
NJ, I panrson .p pto n n Munsan way
N' Afas , osoGi i'',u 't tho1 rdod
90 fa,iars. Rasf annlas ana ' no|laet;an Of Of
e.,;ts staov u Sna appLso "I hast nTones
II G,a yNj best naars and half hnsbe1 Of
- piay VII r. P m t''u la, use. "
p os@' q pnliraan, vs. host ,oocha q
w;ll;a,, Hnntor. bast s,,ao;n,o,, IF cod
,sbast rra ard cots ' Il w pearson son. .
, 1890. aooi NV o stsi,. rran.,, StnIns
best S COLO Mrs n r. I,nlens hest byead
Ms III I1t,ans hos+ bnttor srrs u;ll;an,
m ,.s n.A Ems. Des' pus'1, ,s st mi,a
trhan sa raes p bo,nnt;r;,, and r;cS noll,
t;on' camnris;no Moth lnxnr;ss and snh.
etantials snraad mon tba iono tahlas II
beorouas bv he GOOD w;vas and dangbtars
and naytaken with q hearty thank 1Ine a
h. ali nrarant ofta, which the meat;no
v;as aaa;n cal,ed TO ardar hv tho nrasJent
when Pho award &c Tho ;,daesp I ~, ,rc
,n;,,ms was 'a,uo,,nead &c ahove hv p tbf
secretarv cons;st;nc Of hooks nlsie5 Vow re
and d;njomas We have. never f saen f;ner
fruit af al snr,s tbam aS IL, snas I've ,,,a
sented here ~ ''''''' $500 ''''' WIS r :
Then mon ;nv;,atio, hy tho chair
brief earnest and instructive addresea,
were made bv DR.. Snodorass. Colonel d
& Cnrtiss NJ W pnarsons b IT T,o,l
nary business the MEETING closed every
bo5n caol;no th.t i Lod 10, = ,,ost II -,