The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-09-23

low moist place in the ground Believes
in Copp er wire with steel points Be-
lieves in insulators.
Eli Grant says some benefit may be
had by pouring water around the rod at
the ground on the approach of an cleo
trical storm.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
! Eli Grant reports orchards in good
condition, the present dry weather ripe
ming the wood and making it favorable
for fruit crop next year.
Mr.. Grant calls attention to black
berry originated on the Grant homestead
half a century ago. Specimen berries
being on exhibition. The berry is of
good size and quality, ripens among the
earliest and continues bearing and ripe
ming when all others are gone. Mr.
Faust recommends the propagation of
this berry.
PI.UMs
There is exhibited by Eli Grant fine
sample of Shropshire Damson plums,
and a blue damson, not so fine dut good
for this year L. d. MILLER.
Mr.. Miller recommends spraying with
the Bordeaux fniXture as the only way to
successfully raise plums, spray four or
five times ten days apart, after the bios
som drops, running up to about harvest
time. Eli Grant thinks the surest way
to treat the curCulis is to catch them on
sheets and destroy them.
4 Your committee finds on exhibition.
II varieties of Begonias, one especially
large one in bloom, also large collec-
ton Of other house plants very beautiful,
= Mrs. Teeters cut flower, we find are fine,
Mrs. Lamborn has on exhibition fine
bouquet composed Of Geraiunms, Asters,
l Sabria, Yellow Gamma, Double White
2 Hollyhack. Mrs. A. J. Shaffer has on eX.
hibition bouquet composed of Asters
, Swampdragons. Mrs. Emma Wilson
boquet Geraniums, Verbenas Begonias
and Colens. Miss. Sallie Brook boque
7 Princes, bonnie Rose, Lafrance Pink Ros'
r Mdame Etna, Devon Jensis, Olga Mark
:. Hybrid rose, Amaryllis and Canary vine
|, also a small boquet of FloX, Petuma
v Pansy, Man'golds.
" Mr., Faust has on exhibition a larg
v and exquisite display of plants namely
e Begonias, Coleus Geraniums, climbing
d Aspasagus Smilax, Fern, Tube roses
4. Marguerite, Swansonia Lantana Roses
= Firehy, Carnations, Mrtrilla plant:
e. Tuchias, Hibiscus.
as Mrs. d. NJ. NIswANGER,
l. MRS. L. c. KELLEY,
" APPLES AND PEARS.
le We have on exhibition today Of apple
tn Hydes keeper by Michael Bitter. Pear
re Bartlett and BuTom by Eli Grant Beuer
,e Deanjou, Seckel, Duchess and one variet
m name not known by c. W. Faust.
ct A. J. SHAFFER, Committee.
ed VEGETABLES.
rk L. G. Kelley has on the table a samp
ut of Rural New Yorker potatoes, No.
of the sample is evidence that Mr.. Kelle
az does not believe in common taters" {
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of Mrs. L. G. Kelley has novel eXhib
of consisting of four varieties diminuti'
Is. tomatoes, designed for picking.
cir Mis-. J. w. Teeters exhibits a remar
to able large head of caulifower.
le- potato for name by L. G. Kelley
an probably late rose.
,se Mrs. c. RoCkhill shows very fine sam
lily les of Ponderosa and Golden Queen I
ng matoes.
EN- c. w. Faust at the eleventh hour plac
ell on the table a splendid sample Of Ii
ingston Tip Top Nutmeg mellon. Yo
n committee submitted it to a thorouj
of examination by several lady members
in the society and we have no hesitancy
MS. pronouncing it Tip Top" also, a nj
{ a head of cauli flower.
, II Saml II. RoCkhill
, Mabel Lamborn
ne Mrs J. w. Teeters
lis Mrs. r. Amerman.
en- Mr.. Powell of Columbiana Cou
ith endorses the report concerning the Il
in Top" melon and says with him there
wo none quite equal to it.
ar, On weeds-it was recommended Il
the English Smartwweed and Catnips shor
md be cultivated for bees. Mr. Faust ma
ter an earnest plea in behalf of cultivati
ion of bees, as the perfect pollenization
the fruit depended often on the work of be
out Mr.. Grant told of some one who claim
cry that he had pollenized the wild goo
ual plum with the pollen from the cherry Il
ere with good results. Mr.. Faust pronol
is ced the experiment as unscientific an
ave fraud.
lad Entomologist.-A. McGregor reat
trio paper regarding the wonderful develc
ion ment of the insect world, but the sec
ual tary was not furnished with a copy
ma the paper.
me Voluntary performances-Mrs. Stef
for delightfully."- entertained the society i
ust recitation, Mr.. Stoner gave brief
sti- count of his recent western tour and
as McGregor gave an entertaining readii
ian Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Kelley invited {
society to their home next September
ana A vote of thanks was rendered to {
me entertainers to day and the society
not iourned to meet at the residence of A
'ast Shaffer on the third Wednesday in {