The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-10-12

fine specimens of Faldwalder, Smok,
House, Goblin, Winesap, Limbertwig
Nick A Jack, Nero, Stark, Roman Stem
and others. Among other exhibitors o
fine varieties were J T Gamble Mrs G {
Norris, James Ii Steele, ] T Armour
Mrs A Saxton. William Drake. William
IL Reeder, Lizzie Wood, John M Thack
cry, William Rutter, William l. Cam
Mary NJ Boulder, John E Gallaher, .Jas
Rowland. r T McVey, Miss l. ID Marrett
John F Harvey and John Il Holt.
| In this Department were a number OF
specimens OF fine pears exhibited by G j
Campbell and Mrs Jessie Bedwell of Leeds,
Charles Walton, John Nj Thackery, Ste
phen Walton, Allen II Grosh, James V
Clark, of Cecilton; NJ A Rhoades, and S
| Morrison of Oxford, Pa; of grapes,
fine specimens of Concord, Brighton,
Salem and Martha were exhibited by S
| w Morrison, of Oxford, Pa; Clintons by
j t Gamble, a number of varieties by
Mrs c c Norris of Wilminton mostly
hardy varieties: Mrs Mary G Dunbar of
Elkton showed fine Concords, Isabella,
and Agawams, John Bryson, of North
East, exhibited number of hardy varie-
ties; James Swaney, of Appleton, num-
Der of varieties including Owasso, Cataw-
ba, Wagrem, Tokay and Muscat; Charles
Walton, Mrs Addie Steele, and " J
Howard exhibited Watermelons and
Cantaloupes, and Harry Wilson, Japanese
Persimmons
FLORAL DEPARTMENT.
The general verdict passed upon this
department was that it contained one of
the most beautiful displays of growing
plants and cut flowers ever exhibited at
an Elkton Fair. Noticeable exhibits in
this department. were basket of cut
flowers by Miss May Richie, of Cowan-
town; rustic window box filled with
growing plants by Miss Ellen Barroll, OF
Elkton, and which we believe has taken
a premium, and another of the same
character by Mrs George A Brown, of
Elkton, both of which are premium tax
ers; a cornucopia of flowers by Miss Poca
r sed, of Bay View; beautiful single
geranium by Miss Lotte Ash, of Elkton;
several varieties of begonias. fuschias
and coleus by Mrs Jas A Lewis, of Elk
ton; hanging baskets by Mrs John T
Brown, of Elkton; wax plant and pot
fern all awarded premiums for their su-
periority. A noticeable exhibit was
Henry Chase's display of pot flowers; be
gonias and other noticeably fine flowers
by Mrs w w Henderson, of Elkton; a
very handsome Gala lily by Mrs A G
Brown, OF Elkton; boquets of dried
grasses. etc, by Mrs George w Miller, of
Rising Sun; a wreath of flowers by Miss
Emma L Hogg, of Elkton, and pyramid
of flowers by Miss Anna J Hogg; hand
some display of cacti by Mrs E w Jan
ney; a noticeably handsome ornamental
vase by Miss Emma Thomas. also rus
tic window box and fernery; fine collec-
ton of flowers by John Lockley, and a
fine hydrangia by Miss Ella Harvey, of
Elkton.
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
Free hand drawing, by Miss Abbie An
derson, Malcolm Jackson, Mary Moore,
Sadie Haines, Grace Wilson, Myrtle
Jackson, Eddie Anderson all of Principle
Furnace; Arthur Lytle, Minnie V Mat
thews, Susie Smith, Arthur w Beatty,
James FL McCracken, North East, Md;
Mamie Ashton, Charlestown; Newman
Davis, EIkton; Penmanship, Susie Smith,
Arthur Lytle, Maggie Leighmsn, May
West, Bertha Hodge, Minnie V Mat
thews, Arthur w Beatty, Emma Reeder.
Effie Davis, Sadie Grant, Emma Mearns,
Annie E Beatty, Matte Warner, Willie
Rouey, Amanda Aennett, Nettie Lynch,
Clara Grant, Elsie Fooks, Fannie Rambo,
Joel Dean, Robert Reider, Maggie Bid
die. Mary Anderson, Dora Hitchcock,
Jacob Campbell and Alvin Lum, all of
North East; Mary Armstrong, Emily
Biles, Arthur Willis. Norris Seminar,
of Fair Hill; Corrinne Biles, Elsie
Wherry and Allie Touchstones of LON
bard; Florie Strahan, and Lizzie Fulton
of school No 4, Fourth district; Matte V
Wooleyhan, Ida V Page, Minnie c Pat
terson of school No Z, First district Jen-
ME Perry and Bessie Perry, Elk Mills;
Lulu Clement, of Lombard.
The prizes for map drawing were COM
peted for by the following: Minnie V
Matthews, Alvirda Ford, Arthur Lytle,
Bertha Hodge and Annie Hodge of North
East; Mamie Ashton, of Charlestown.
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
There may not have been such a crush
of exhibits in this department as at for
mer exhibitions of the Society, but it was
universally conceded that the exhibits
this year were of a very superior quality,
the exhibition embracing some of the
choicest potatoes ever seen on exhibit
ton. Of these Mr. VIM H Vanpelt showed
splendid specimens of Rose Seeding, Wat
sons, Geu'l McClenan's, White Star,
Early Vermont, Empire State and Peer
less. VIM Porter showed very fine sweet
potatoes and bunch of groundnuts.
Mrs G Norris, of Wilmington, fine va
rieties of peppers, Mrs Mary c Dunbar,
of Elkton, fine samples of sweet potatoes,
G w Williams, of Principle, Md. fine
line of vegetables including squashes, po-
tatoes, tomatoes, beets, onions, cabbage
and peppers. Mrs Jesse Bedwell, of
Leeds, fine tomatoes; E G Williams. of
Principle, fine potatoes; VIM Richie, of
Cowantown, fine exhibit of vegetab les;
S w Moore, of Rising Sun, fine potatoes,
tomatoes and beans; Mrs d T Devlin, of
Cherry Hill, fine peppers and potatoes;
David GIlpin, of Elkton, Burbank pota-
toes; VIM Drake, of Elkton, fine basket
Magnum Bouum potatoes, Vegetable
Orange, New Zealand Fig tomatoes,
Peach tomatoes and fine beans; Charles
Bower. Elkton, sweet potato pumpkins;
John Bryscn, North East, Red seed on
ions; John w Quin, Cherry Hill, fine
Burbank potatoes; VIM Fl Booth, E kton,
Golden Duff, Self Branching and White
Plume celery: VIM H Rseder, Zion, fine
White Star potatoes; Hunter Mahoney,
Bay View, fine E ,rly Rose same; Maggie
(yilnin ELL TON fine Lima boapc. Gharlos