Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-09-12
The Close Of Mocouo,s Grove Exhibition.


the Morgan's Grove Exhibition, an
late in the afternoon, just about tn
time everybody was ready to quit
the gathering clouds opened and lie
the rain descend. The day was al
interesting one. Col Daniel d
Johnson, Agriculturist of the Exper
mental Station at Morgantown, thi
State, made the address of the day
having been introduced by Col. WIN
A. Morgan. Col. johnson made 1
practical agricultural speech tina
was greatly appreciated by the farm
ers and others. The Baby Show wa
the centre of attraction. There Were
a great many entries of pretty babies
ranging in age from three to eighteen
months. The first prize, So, wa!
awarded Mrs. VIM. Lucas's baby, anC
the second, $3.50, to the infant of Mrs
A. G. Moore. The latest baby wa:
Mrs. John Ecton's, and it was giver
$3.50 also. The boys wheelbarroW
race was won by Master Edmund Lee
and the child's foot race by little
Francis Yates. Miss Ellen Welshan:
was awarded the premium for the
handsomest old maid on the grounds
and accepted the honor in her usua
cheerful and agreeable manner. j
Wilmer Latimer, Of Charlestown, got
Prof. McMurran's book for the best
essay on the exhibition. In the pia
no playing contest Miss Bessie How
ell, of Berryville, was awarded first
premium, and Miss Rosebud L. Haas
of Baltimore, the second. In the
afternoon the usual sale of stock was
held, and u considerable amount OF
live stock was publicly sold for good
prices.
The following is a list of premiums
awarded
Best half bushel wheat, 500 lbs. Valley Fer
tiiizer and 81, VI. l.. Eichelberger; % best hall
bushel wheat, 100 lbs. Schley's Fertilizer
and soc, Geo. b. Coffinbarger; best half bushel
wheat, 5O0lbs. Hodges Fertilizer, Tobias Hen
bricks; best half bushel wheat, 500 lbs. Getz-
endanner's Fertilizer, Geo. L. Sperow; best
half bushel smooth wheat, 81, Jos. l.. Eichel-
berger; best sheaf wheat, soc, Geo. I. Sperow;
best sheaf oats soc, G. Il. Licklider; best sheai
hal not
5Jc, Daniel w. Hendricks; best half bushel
rye, soc, Daniel w. Hendricks; best half
bushel old corn, 81, Allen Entler; I'd best half
bushel old corn, soc, ID. w. Hendricks; best
half bushel new corn, 81, Allen Baker; I'd best
half bushel new corn, SOC, James Cofiinbarg-
er; best u stalks of corn, 75c, Allen Baker;
best 10 stalks Of corn, shovel pillow, f. VI. STAN
lev best sugar corn, SOC, VIM. Fulk; tallest
stalk of corn, 81, A. T. HILL Cd tallest stalk OF
corn, soc, Martin Stipp; largest variety of APP
pies, 81, {. d. Wysong; I'd largest variety Of
apples, soc, G. T. Licklider; best winter APP
pies soc, G.. L. Licklder: best summer ap-
Piles, soc, G. ID. Wysong; best fall apples, soc,
Philip K. Moler: best fleece OF wool, 81, Luth
er Ropp; best lemon tree, 81, Miss Mamie
Byers; best sweet potatoes, soc, James Coffin
barger; best variety Of grapes, 81, Jacob
Cookus; I'd best variety of grapes. SOC, Presley
Marmaduke; best Catawba grapes 25c, Pres
ley Marmaduke; best Niagara grapes. soc,
Presley Marmaduke; best Concord grapes,
Csc. Jacob Cookus; best Isabella grapes. 25c.
Jacob Cookus; best Early Rose potatoes, soc,
2 lbs. coffee and cultivator, John Keplinger;
best Burbank potatoes, SOC, Geo. w. Banks;
best White Elephant potatoes, SOC, NJ. B. Hen
bricks; best Peerless potatoes, soc, Frank
Kanode; best Canada Victor potatoes, soc, VI.
Il. Hendricks; best Mammoth Pearl potatoes,
SOC, John w. Hill; largest pumpkin, 81, ID. H..
Hout; % largest pumpkin, SOC, q. I. Lickli-
der; best table pumpkin, SOC, VIM. j. Moler;
"a best table pumpkin, DC, DR.. John Rey
nolds; best display of squashes, soc, g. I.
Licklider; best table bcets, SOC, Jno. w. Hill;
best exhibit of tomatoes, soc, John f. Keller;
% best exhibit of tomatoes 2ic, Mrs. Jos. L..
Echelberger; best celery, 25c, ii. l.. Hout;
best rhubarb, 25c, John Ii. Show; best pep
pers, sc, Bessie Butler; best Lima beans, 25c,
Lewis Smooth; best watermelon, SOC, w. IL.
Crowl; best muskmelOn, SOC, Adrian Miller;
best cucumbers, 25c, III. NJ. Hill; best peck OF
onions, SOC, Jos. BitneI; best peck OF turpips,
Csc, Geo. Winebrenner; largest exhibit OF gar
den products, 81, II. l.. Hout; I'd largest ex-
hibit of garden products, 81, q. I. Licklider;
best parsnips, soc, Kyd Jones; best carrots,
soc, Mrs. Thos. Wysong; best satisfy, SOC, II.
l.. Hout; best onion sets, SOC, Miss Mary W.
Moore; best homemade soap, SOC, Mrs. +. Os-
bourn; best lard, SOC, Mrs. II. l.. Hout; best
pound OF butter, 75e, Miss Lizzie Reynolds;
% best pound of butter, SOC, Mrs. Dr. Knott;
best pounds OF butter, linen table get and 10
lbs. coffee, Mrs Robert Banks; I'd best butter,
10 lbs. coffee Mrs. Geo. T. Sperow; best ex-
hibit of honey, soc, Jos. l.. Cookus; largest
cap of honey, 81, WI. Moer; best pears Soc
James Cofinbarger; best peaches, SOC, Mar
tin Stipp; best ounces. soc, II. l.. Hout
Best bronze turkeys, 81, c. ID. Wysong; best
Pokin ducks, $50, Albert Hill; best coop OF
geese, 81, Geo. T. Sperow best coop pigeons,
soc, VIM L. Reinhart; best coon, 6Oc, William
Wells; best Rouen ducks, A. Shepherd; Ply
mouth Rock chickens, 20 lbs. tar rope, A
Shepherd; best white Brahmas, steel ham
mer. Samuel Badger; best Minorca chickens
shovel, GriI. Moer; best Wyandotte chick
ems, Shen. Poultry Association: best white
spanish, SUSn. IOullIy [NsoOSihtAOA' pNS'
Scotch Brahma chickens, Shen. Poultry AS
ISOLATION: best white LeghoIn chickens, u
T. Licklider, best brown Leghorn chickens
VIM. II. Seibert; best Frizzled chickens, Gus
Cramer; best Seabright chickens, ID. W. Bor-
der; best Langshang chickens. Grit. Moler;
best black Leghorn chickens, c, d. Wysong
best Belfast game chickens, Mason Bennett
best black HE. game chickens, Albert Moore;
best silver-spangled Hamburg chickens, j. {,
Reinhart; best partridge Cochin chickens
w. II, Seibert; best buff Cochin chickens, W.
II. Crowl.
Best sucking colt, box of cigars and water
melon, Chas. Koontz; best sucking colt from
Castleman, IS, Chas. Kooptz; best sucking
colt from Cheri, s., Zeph Bane; best heavy
draft colt, So, Luther Roppi best sucking coll
from Angus, the equivalent Of SIS, Frank
Koontz; best l-year-old colt, pair shoes and
s5.J. q. Leidig; best l-year- colt from Cas-
tleman, s., A. p. Reinhart; best l-year-olc
colt from Cheri, 50, c. d. Wysong; best two
yesr-old colt, s5 surcingle, Zeph Bane; bes'
two-year odd colt from Castleman, S., Zepf
Bane; best light draft colt, bride and surcin
gle, Morgan Anderson; best 3-year-old colt
....t,aIa w II Myers. hest 3-year-Old ligh1