The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-03-10
SILK CULTURE.
Distribution of The SrawbIilge X Clothie1
Prizes

st Georges Hal! was crowded tor1re>S by
an unu,u,ily Intelligent and rrned audi
ence, on the occasion of the distribution o:
The silk culture prizes offered by Messrs.
StrawLrid,e X Cio:hier for the encourage
mert of American industry i'll the direction
SO wisely pointed ont some years az" 10y
Mrs. john Lucas, and i'll which she and the
good women who surround her have So su,'
cessfulIy been leading. ExGovrrnuf Psi
lock opened the exercise, after which +:
marks were made by ex-ColSul TnnntS H.
bud e. cx. Mayor Fox aul Mrs. .Iohn IL
cas-.
Nix Clarkson Ciorlicr WAS the neN-
speaker, and in Introducing lie subject OF
the prizes about TO he distributed he said.
Our firm, FEELING continued interest III
th, work, authorize Inc to announce that
they repeat the DIR of SD Tor p:cmi ums
for the comm. year, subject /" such cou'ii
tons - may be arranged with the Won .m'>
Six raI'uir Association, ani whi. will be
aunouHrrh III du- season.
Mr.. Cloth!rr th- r.,.i ia l,e, report
upon he thirty three lptS Of cucoonS com
peting f,r the Str.whridL - X Cinthiar pre-
u.iumS. amounting to 5000, AS follows.
First premium of $iaJ To Mrs. II. c.
Downing, If san Rafael, California This
LOT OF coroons gives the best result from the
smallest number, and the Qu .hty OF the silk
is extra good. There We're lji cocoons 10
the quarter pound and Tie yield in Keeling
was 2l-l0o ounces of silk and , 79-lno
| ounces OF waste.
Second premium of SO 10 Mrs. BiUndin,
No 1902 Spring arden street, Phiia lp!lil.
There We're pa coco"ns to the quarter p ,und
and the yield in reeling was - 100 ounces
of silk and > G.-l00 ounces OF waste.
Third premiun.of So to Miss Lille Ttns,
No. 81 Vine street, Camden, y. J. There
were 30 cocoons to the quarter pound, and
the yield in Keeling was 1900 ounces of
| silk and , S2-lO0 ounces of waste. This
lady rscrve,! the fourth premium lust year
Fourth premium of S60 to +. l.. Myer,
raised by Russian Mennonite colony
There were %! cpcapns to the lu ,rte r
pound, and the yield in rrelhg WAS 100
ounces Of silk and 9.-lnD ounces of waste.
Fifth premium OF $50 to Miss .JuI.l Farms.
worth, : IN jose, Cal. There We're 20 c.
couns to lhe IN ,rtrr npunl, AMI the yield i'll
Keeling was 7-l90 ounces at silk IN 90 :
100 ounces of waste.
Sixth premium OF So Ia Chirlc| krluSS,
Egg llarbbr CITY, \. j. There were 242 CO.
c"ums 10 the quarter pound, and the yield
in retiing was ! : 100 ounces of silk and ,
% 100 ounces of waste. This gentleman =
ceived the third premium Last year.
Seventh premium OF SiJ 10 Mi ; +. NJ
Titon, Darbeyyillr, FL. TlAre We're 81
coc0onS to the quarter poan' and tn yell
in reeing was II loo ounces ct silk aud So
100 ounces of waste
Eighth premigm Of 81 10 Miss ph,r e
Harris, West iinu.", Ky. rhefe wer. 1Sl
cocoons TO the Il TART pound, and the yiel
in reeing was G-l0o ounces of 81 aud >
94-l00 ounces of waste.
Ninth premium Of So To Mis- ! Wax
essham, of Krnnet Square, Pa. There Were.
2n6 cocoDnS Ia IA" q1lrt"r pound, Az The
yield was - loo ounces OF silk and So
100 ounces OF waste.
Teurh premium of so to- Mrs. Il. +.
bronson, Germantown, Philadelphia.
There We're l9t cocaons In the quarter pound
and the yield in recling WI, 51O0 ounces
of silk and U,-1G0 ounces OF waste.
Those receiving honorable mention are as
follows:
Mrs. II. y. Button, 80 Mirkie Street.,
Camden, y. j.; Emily p. kecch, Roxb,r.
ough, Twenty first Ward. Philadelphia;
Myra \. Rnn.nson, H~nnett Square, Cues
ter County, Pa: Mr.. Van de tsket', ) .n
jose, Cd; Miss EI:leI VI .tlv:iI, FIT
ninth and Elnw"od .Avenur, Philaieiphi.,
Pa.
There We're thir;v-ihrec cutri,,s from rlrt-
en- States.
The report was signed
WLRNER lTCHNER,
GEORGE l.. IIOOLEY.
RICHARD koSSM ASSLEH,
Judges.