Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1882-09-22
horticultural Exhibition.

The Annual Exhibition Of the Horticul-
tural Society took place at Sandy Spring,
on the 14th instant. There was, as usual,
large attendance Of stately matrons and
pretty maids, OF venerable sires and gallant
beaux. The hall was beautifully decorated
with flowers and opposite the main en-
trance was the appropriate motto, "Indus-
try, these are thy fruits" The centre table
was filled with flowers, such pyramids of
which we had never seen before. The side
tables were laden with fruits, vegetables,
canned fruits, preserves, jellies, cakes, bread,
honey, soaps, fancy work, paintings, &c.
Out side the hsll table was filled with
vegetables and seeds. The display was in
every respect the best we had ever seen and
would have been creditable to any State
Fair. - .. ~
Just here let me correct an impression
that has taken root in this county. 1t is
said shat this Horticultural Society is an
injury to our Agricultural Society,"" Such
is not the case-the persons who exhibit
here are the same who take premiums at
our Agricultural Fairs. l think it would
be well for the Agricultural Society il there
was Horticultural Society in each cleo
ton district of the county, then each would
be stimulated to compete at our Fairs. The
premiums at this Horticultural Exhibition
are only honorable mention, therefore there
is no charge for admission. -.
We were unable TO examine everything
infinitely. but was particularly struck with
the exquisite painting Of Miss Mary Davis.
The beautiful bread and cake of Mrs. Hazel
B. Cashell, some Of the latter We secured for
two ladies, who pronounced 1t just spendid.
We also noticed the delicious ginger cake
made by Miss Mary b. Brooke, only seven
years old, and the egg cake made by Miss
Eliza Hallowell, aged thirteen years. The
President of the Society, Henry C. Halo
we'll, called on Messrs. II. b. Farquhar, w.
Bowie, w. H. Farquhar, Judge Bouic and
Judge Blair, each of whom made few re-
marks, after which the meeting was closed
by Mr.. Hallowell, in short speech, in which
he referred in feeling terms to the death of
Mr.. Edward Thomas and to the absence
from the meeting through feeble health of
Mrs Sarah Stabler.
The list of premiums is as follows:
Beets, Asa NJ. Stabler sugar beets, ii.
Zimmerman onions, e. ID. Waters onions,
Miss Lucy Stabler; okra, ii. G. Hallowell
kohl rabi, II. G. Hallowel cucumbers, ii.
G. Hallowell cucumbers, Miss Eliza Brooke;
cabbage, ID. L. Lee; snap beans, Mrs. s. Bond;
poll beans, B. ii. Miller; lima beans, Miss
Martha Holland; lima beans; Mrs. 3. Is.
Farquhar; white wheat, Thos. 0. Duvall
red wheat, Henry ii. Miller; yellow and
white corn, Lewis ii. Duvall; gather and
sweet corn, b. II. Miller; sweet corn, Mrs.
Sarah b. Stabler pop corn, Harold Stabler;
most productive stalk of corn, C. ID. Brooke;
vinegar, Mrs. w. H. Brooke; vinegar, Nah
Ion Kirk; pickles, Miss Helen Snowden;
pickles, Mrs. Phebc Stabler; canned fruit,
Mrs. Phebe Staber; canned fruit, Mrs. b.
H. Miller; jelies, Mrs. Asa M. Stabler; pars.
nips, Mrs. S. Z. Thomas CARROTS, Miss Eliza
Brooke; peas, Wallace Bond satisfy, DIR.
w. E. Magruder; turnips, ii. G. Hallowell;
cymlins, G. +. Brooke; peppers, Miss Eliza
Brooke; tomatoes, ii. G. Hallowell |; celery,
w. p. Miller; caulifower, Mrs. E.. j. Hall
egg plant II. G. Hallowell; oats, Chas. II.
Brooke; old corn, Chas. H. Brooke; pump
kins, Mrs. s. b. Stabler; pumpkins, G. +.
Brooke; pumpkins, Miss Eliza Brooke; po-
tatoes, r. b. Farquhar; potatoes, Frank
Snowden; sweet potatoes, Z. @. Gilpin;
sweet potatoes, Mrs Z. J. Hall best dis
play of potatoes, l.. II. Duvall and j. Harts'
horne; hard soap, Mrs. +. Stabler; soft soap,
Mrs. II. Snowden; honey, Mrs. E. p. Thomas
and Chas H. Duvall dried fruit, Miss Emma
Magruder and Mrs. f. Stabler; spiced fruits,
Mrs. p. Stabler; old preserves, Mrs. p. Sta.
bier new preserves, Miss Ellen Stabler and
Mrs. G. G. Beall; watermelons, G. ID. Brooke;
cantaloupe, G. ID. Brooke and VIM. +. Ma
gruder; ounces, Mrs. +. Stabler grapes,
W. p. Miller and Mrs +. Stabler; sugar
cane, Miss G. Rogers loaf bread, Miss +.
Brooke; biscuit, Mrs Robt Stabier; butter,
Mrs. G. ii. Brooke; pound cake, Mrs. ii. b.
Cashel ginger cake, Miss Mary b. Brooke,
aged seven years; fine egg cake, Miss Eliza
Hallowell, aged thirteen years custard
layer cake, Mrs Mary L. Moore; jelly cake,
Miss Mary s. Hallowell; orange cake, Miss
Belle Miller; chocolate cake, Miss Alice
Stabler; table cover, Mrs. 8. Ellicott; paint
ing, Miss s. Ellicott; crochetted shawl, Mrs.
G. +. Brooke; pampas grass, Mrs. u. ID.
Waters; painting on tambouriile, Miss Mary
Davis; painting on tiles, Miss Nellie Pal
mer; table cover Miss Nellie Palmer; ice
wool shawl, Miss Madge Tyson; crochetted
mats, Miss Jennie Stabler; Hercules club,
Ed. N. Bentley; apples, J. Hartshorne and
G. II. Brooke; peaches, G. H. llarishorne
and Mrs. +. Stabler; lemons, w. =. Miller;
pears, Mrs. y. ]. Hall and G. r. Hart ir'nr;
best display Of lryit, G. II. IIartshnne; rolls,
Miss Edith Farduhar and Mrs H. Ii. Cashell;
crackers, Mrs r. b. Farquhsr; rusk, Mrs. W.
Z. Miller: sponge cake, Miss Belle Miller
and Filth Farquhar; marble cake, Miss
I,anra Btall and Miss Edith Farquhar.