The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-11-04

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and the basement of the NJ. E. Church,
now Lyceum Hall.
The corner stone of the church was laid
October 30, 1916, and the church conse-
Grated Nov. 20, 1876.
Grange Meeting.
Pomona Grange, No. 3, of Hunterdon
county, met in the Hall Of Ringoes
Grange, on Thursday, Oct. 10, the Wor
thy Master in the chair.
| 1t was resolved at the April meeting to
make an exhibit of fruits, grain and vege-
tables, at the August and October meet
ings, and in consideration of that resolu-
ton quite display was made at Locktown
IN August. 1t being too early for vegeta-
bles, it was again resolved to exhibit at
the October meeting, and now Mr.. Editor
| will give you some account of the fine
exhibits that were present.
e. E. Holcombe, of Ringoes Grange,
exhibited cider, Baldwin, phenix, red
cheek pippins, fall pippins and Benja-
mite apples, peaches and wine from Con-
cord grapes.
r. Conover, Locktown Grange, exhibit
ed Baldwins, cider and phenix apples,
blue victor and early rose potatoes, Wash
ington gloss wheat averaging forty to sew
enty grains to the head Also specimens
of corn taken from wild ducks, presented
to his daughter, taken from the craw and
planted-very fine corn. Also, ninety
day corn, Tomlinson corn and Leaning
corn.
j. B. Fisher, of Sergeantsville Grange,
exhibited white globe and other turnips
from seed sent out by Hon. B. Howey,
from Agricultural Department, and they
we're very fine; Henry, sweet cider,
Northern spy, strawberry and Baldwin
apples Burbanks, sprouts from early
rose, Leaning and sweet corn.
Uriah Sutton, of Looktown Grange,
showed orange ounces, Heath, strawber-
ry, Baldwin, Irish, Benjamite, cider APP
Piles 1.-TWO varieties), and many unknown,
pronounced by some present as white
doctor and twenty-ounce pippin, and a
very fine specimen of winter grapes; also,
herb called spignot.
Henry Harden, of Locktown Grange,
exhibited Leaning eight-rowed and Tom
linson corn and cider and Baldwin apples.
l. Hoffman, Locktown Grange, exhibit
ed Keollops and golden squashes, North
ern spy, cider, green pippins, Jersey, rus
sett, white and pippin apples; blue victor,
white victor, Ohio belle, queen of the val
ley and early rose potatoes; Leaning,
bloody butcher, Stowel's evergreen, and
pop corn, and black Egyptian sun flower,
very large.
Asa Corson, of Locktown, very fine
beets, early rose potatoes, sheep nose and
Newtown pippins.
II. F. Bodine, Bellows late peach, eaily
rose and king of Tompkins' apples; eight.
rowed, bloody butcher, Tomlinson, Lean.
ing, StowePs evergreen and pop corn
ounces, English walnuts, horse chestnuts
and nest eggs, very large, raised by bis
celebrated phosphate.
e. NJ. Heath, of Locktown, member OIL
the State Horticultural Society, exhibited
cider and Northern spy apples.
Amos Sutton, of Locktown, Tomlinson,
bloody butcher and improved bloody
butcher corn.
]. M. Hagaman, of Ringoes Grange
exhibited Woodruff corn, three large
Croshawe pumpkins and one large swee,
potato pumpkin, weighing almost one
hundred pounds.
H. Runkle, of Ringoes Grange, exhibit
ed sixty pound sweet potato pumpkin
and Leaning corn.
F. s. Holcombe, of Ringoes Grange, ex
hbited large gourd-seed, eight-rowed and
white corn, white elephant, Burbank
Seeding and mammoth pears, beauty oil
Hebron and two varieties of early rose
one variety, second year from York State
the other planted for several years. There
was a vast difference in color. Also q
very large Chinese pumpkin, Hubbard
squash, Catawba grapes, shellbarks, ridge
pippin, green pippin, phenix russell
Smiths cider, from tree sixty five years
old, York State cider, Michael Henry
red cheek pippins, white pippin, Bald
wins, greening, Northern spy and fall
pippin.
The exhibits filled large space and il
was equal in quality, II not in quantity,
to some of the county fairs, and it shows
what few farmers can do If they try
You might say everything was extra
good. REPORTER.