Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-08-09

Tappahannock, died suddenly on Thursday
last.
Rev. JAS. A. Latane, of the Reformed Epis.
copa Church, organized church at Shep.
pard's, IN King and Queen county, on Sunday.
FRUIT GROWERS FESTIVAL. On Saturday
last the Woodawn Fruit Growers Association
and a number of farmers from Maryland and
the District Of Columbia, with their families,
in all, between 400 and 500, enjoyed an
excursion aud picnic, on the Mary Washington,
down the Potomac to Quantico.
The arrangement OF the tables for the exhi-
bitlon Of produce was we'll done.
Judge Gray, Of Falls Church, Va. exhibit
ed basket of the largest Hale's early peaches,
and very fine.
DR.. Z. p Rowland, of Nit. Vernon Springs,
Va, exhibited fine lot of peaches and crab
apples several varieties of each, among them
Hale's early, with basket of rotten ones, to
show how they decay. Although this used to
be popular and profitable peach, and is of
the highest and finest favor, it is now general
ly repudiated on account of tendancy to decay.
Samuel Pullman, of Mount Erin, near Alex
drla. two fine specimens of plums, yellow and
blue cages.
Benjamin Bartou same neighborhood, sew
eral fine pears, crab apples aud black currants !;
also new and useful device for pulverizng
and smoothing the soil of the fields
n. w. Pierson, same neighborhood, fine ap-
Piles and peaches, several varieties.
Stacy II. Snowdeu, same locality, hand
some display of peaches, plums, apples and
flowers.
The Washes, near Alexandria, several varie
ties of good pears.
President g. Gillingham, fourteen sorts of
of them Very iue. His sons, Warrington and
Lewis, also contributed to the show of foe
fruits.
z. H. Froth, of AccotiDk, made a fine show
of peaches, pears and plums, several varieties
OF each sort, and some of them large and fne
His family originate the fine Troth's early
peach.
Mrs. VIM. Hunter, of Woodlawu, Va,
made most beautiful show of fruits and flow.
ers, handsomely arranged in large baskets,
which attracted much attention and praise.
The fruits embraced foe specimens of apples
peaches, pears, plums and grapes.
G. A. Whilbeck, Of Accotink, made an at
tractive show of fruits, embracing two varieties
of grapes, two of pears, and one each of apples
and peaches.
W. H. Chase, of Bay View" farm, at
Gunston, Va, made fine show of three sorts
OF apples, two of peaches, four of pears, and
SIX OF grapes.
E. Daniels, Gunston, Va, a handsome dis
play OF four sorts of pears, two of peaches, two
of apples, one Siberian crab apple, and four of
grapes.
On the whole the exhibition was highly
credllable and satisfactory, and was an occasion
long to be remembered with pleasure by both
the WoodIawn aud Fruit Growers Societies.
The day was pleasant, and the officers of the
Mary Washington exerted themselves to pro-
| mote the comfort of the passengers.
The younger portion of the assemblage en-
joyed season of dancing.
After lunch ADD picnic refreshments had
been enjoyed, the Woodlawu Society was call
ed to order 10 the cabin for business meeting,
Z: Gillingham, president. in the chair, and N.
W. Pierson, secretary. Transportation, fru,
preserving and other business was discussed.
After report by DR.. Rowland on the subject.
the Potomac Fruit Growers then assembled
for business meeting, G. Gllliugham in the
chair, and j. K Suodsrass as secretary. DR..
Gross made some remarks on the healthfulness
OF eating plenty of fruit, and upon modes of
preservation Of fruit.
O0 mO'lOn, committee was appointed to
correspond with the officers of the Philadel-
phia Centennial aud to make arrangements for
exhibition and representation on that occasion.
On motloo it was decided to hold the Sep
TENDER meeting on t he first of the month TO-
stead of the first Tuesday, to make arrange
meuts for another fruit display the latter part
of that month.
The assembage was then organized into
joint meeting of both societies.
On motion of Judge Gray, committee was
appointed of those not exhibitors to examine
and report on the various exhibitions present.
Their careful report confirmed the general
judgment of the spectators, that the tables
presented splendid collection of superb fruits
of all Sorts credicabe alike to the growers and
as proving this Potomac region highly favor.
able for fruit growing.
The day passed off without disaster or any
disturbance or unpleasantness.
The American rif,men, now 10 Paris, paid
visit to Victor Hugo on Friday night, and
were cordially received nv thar pentlsm., ,pho