Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-03-12
The Farmers Institutes.
WRIST SrEBuRY.

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The sun shown brightly in the pretty
town of VI. Sunbury last Wednesday, and
though the air was chilly q goodly number
of people assembled in Acadamy Hall that
morning for the first Farmers Institute OF
the year.
Mr.. Riddle, the resident member OF the
State Board of Agriculture called the
meeting to order, and stated its object, an
organization was effected by electing Har-
lar Book, President; W. IA. Glenn and
Linn Christie v. Pres. and Nelson Thomp-
son, Secy. and these men with young man
who reported the Institute for the Depart
ment occupied the stage.
DIR. Hockenberry made an address OF
weleo ne which is said to have been very
fine We are sorry We did not get there
in time to hear 1t.
The programme as published was pur-
sued excepting that Mr.. Powell of York
state and Mr.. Critchfeld of Somerset were
not present, and the places were supplied
by Mr.. Agee, Mr.. UllsrV and Mr.. Butts.
Prof. Hamilton's talk on road making
was very good one. He is supervisor OF
township in the eastern part of the state
where they have plenty of limestone; the
township OWNS 9 stone-crusher, roller and
scrspsr; he builds track of broken stone,
several feet wide and six inches deep,
keeps his roads well drained, and has good
roads the year round. When it rains hard
somebody drives over each ten miles OF
road and sees that the drains are open.
There are few points in Butler county
where limestone is abundant and that
system might he initiated here by having
the county own the crusher and supply
the different townships from the nearest
or most available railroad station.
All the essays that were read were good.
Mrs. Josiah Thompson's essay favoring
the old style OF woman, and her rights
and duties was highly commended and
Miss Lille Kinser's essay was warmly ap-
plau ded, and so were the recitations by
Miss. Beulsh Timblin and Miss Aleta
Campbell.
The Hall was crowded for the evening
session; the local orchestra of tour or FIVE
pieces made excellent music, and the sing
was good, particularly that of the double
quartette of young men, whose rendition
of 1.-THE Old 0aken Bucket" will be re-
membered by everyone present.
The opening of the Question Box,
Thursday morning was unusaliy interest
ing; the questions asked were pertinent,
and the answers involved thorough
knowledge of farming.
The people of the town and vicinity
seemed determined to make the Institute
q success-snd it was, and the crowd of
strangers present, come Of whom were can
didates were well cared for by the people
and by mine-ho OF the Wick house.
SAxoSBURa.
The people OF Saxonburg and vicinity
we're not 90 highly favored on Friday and
Saturday, so far "a the weather was con-
cerned as were their bretheran ofSunbury.
A mid-winter shower set in Friday which
kept people st home, and there was but
slim attendance that day, though that
evening and afternoon the hall was crowd.
ed.
The institute organized by electing ]. B.
Cunningham OF Clinton twp. President;
Herman Knoch, John Rivers and W. Il.
GRADE, V. Pres. and Geo. W. Cramer,
Secy.
After dinner John Muder, Sr. made the
address ofwelcome, in which he stated
many interesting incidents in the lives OF
some of the first settlers of Saxcnburg.
Then the programme as published was
carried out, excepting that Mr. Agse of
Ohio. who took the place of Mr.. Powell of
New York and did most of the talking,
and as he is practical farmer with a trace
of humor in his makeup his talks were
very popular, Secretary Edge explained
the States supervision over commercial
fertilizers, as he dill at Sunbury. Mr..
Edge has farm in the Eastern part OF the
state, and he furnishes the Conentental
Hotel in Philadelphia with butter, at rs
cents pound the year round, but the but
ter must come up to their standard, other
wise the price is reduced.
Several good essays were read during the
Institute, but that of Mrs. Calvin Logan OF
Jefferson twp. on keeping. farm accounts
was the most highly commended.
The music and singing at the evening
entertainment were highly credetsble to
to the town, Miss McKee's whistling was
an enjoyable novelty, and the recitations
of the little Misses Nixon and Moore de-
served the generous applause they receiv-
ed.
The crowd Of visitors, including about
the same number of candidates az put in
an appearance at Sunbury, were well fed
and well housed at the Saxonburg Hotel,
now so well managed by Mr.. Mckee
The Institute was success despite the
bad W Gather and muddy roads.