The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-11-24
IN THE WORKHOUSE.
Members of the Horticultural
Society
SPEND AN ENTIRE DAY IN 1T.
They Were Not Prisoners, However, hut
Enjoyed the Freedom of the Place
as Guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Pontius Good Meeting.


Horticultural Society was to have been
held at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. S. L..
Correll but in consequence of the con-
tinued illness of Mrs. Correll, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. w. Pontius kindly consented to
take care of the meeting and according
ly, they did most royalty entertain the
society at the Worknouse on November
18th.
Before the dinner hour arrived a pro-
cession was formed and marched through
the broom factory where fifty or more
men and boys we're doing service for the
county to atone to the offended law.
After the feast the meeting convened
in the chapel, with President Hayhurst
in the chair.
Minutes of previous meeting read and
approved.
Executive Committeeman John f.
Roth reported six places for meetings
taken for next year and readiness to
accept invitations for the remaining six.
The secretary was authorized by ex-
President G. w. Lawrence to convey to
the society his regrets at not being able
to meet with the members at the October
meeting and to offer plants from his
Arizonian Perpetual Strawberry free to
members of the society who might desire
them, For nine months ofthe year these
plants have been yielding him delicious
berries, many Of them measuring four
inches in circumference.
In the absence of the essayist, after a
song by little four-year-old Florence
Vandersoll, Mr.. A. McGregor was called
upon for his paper on the difference be-
tween Fruits and Vegetables" but was
still unprepared. He, however, read
definitions by different authors which
had been sent him by Prof Klopfenstein.
These definitions confirmed the opinion
afterwards more fully expressed by w.
B. Shanafelt that, the seed of tree or
plant and its surroundings constitute the
fruit" while the tree itself or plant is
vegetable" the seed and that which
contains it is the fruit" therefore, to.
matoes, melons, &C., are fruits turnips,
cabbage, celery, &C., are vegetables.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Mr.. p. J. Palmer reported orchards i'll
good condition.
H. II. Aultfather took exception to the
report and found peach orchards in the
neighborhood OF Minerva in rather bad
condition, many being affected with vel
lows.
APPLES.
Mr.. Bitter has on exhibition the fol-
lowing named varieties of apples
Northern Spy, Baldwin, Robbery Rus
set, Culp and Ohio Nonpariel, all fair
specimens. Mr.. Bitter also exhibits one
specimen of Clairgo pear.
II. A. HOLIBAUGH
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON FLOWERS,
Mrs. Knoll exhibits two bouquets OF
Chrysanthemums. Our hostess, Mrs
Pontius, has a small collection of house
plants consisting of Ferns, Rubber
Plant, Palm and Begonia.
KATE A. SAYLER.
ENToMoLoGIST.
Mr.. Hayhurst has on the table for
name fine specimen of pear. 1t is the
Duchess De Angoleine. Also an apple
from Michigan, from limb fifteen inches
long on which were thirty-one apples.
The committee think it is the Stump.
II. A. HoLIBAUGH.
NJ. BITzER.
Entomologst McGregor read an inter
esting review of the tribes of insects
that infest the possessions America has
taken from Spain.
Little Florence Vandersoll delighted
the audience by the song other Naughty
Lover" and recited Little Orphan
Annie" Stanley read "Sam1's Letter"
and when Sam1 Led the Singin'."
A collection amounting to S242 was
taken for the little Vandersolls, who have
given us much pleasure.
Mr.. Aultfather urged as many as can
to attend the annual meeting of the
State Horticultural Society to be held in
the town hall at Euclid on the 9TH, Sth
and 9th of December.
Messrs. Ed Meyer and Clayton Holl
were appointed delegates to the meeting
of the State Society.
Mr.. Aultfather was appointed to pre-
pare paper or deliver an address at the
next meeting on Organization" He
believes we ought to have county or
ganization subordinate TO the state So
ciety and a branch Of the county orgaBi-
tion in every township in the county.
Every farmer in the county ought TO hear
him on this subject
The secretary was authorized to send
a dollar to the secretary of the state
society to make our society member
of the state society and entitle us to the
annual report Of that society.
The secretary was instructed to convey
the sympathy of the Stark County Horti-
cultural Society for our sick member,
Mrs S. l.. Correll
Mr.. McGregor invited everybody to
meet with the society at the McGregor
residence, S41 North Walnut street, Can
ton, on the third Wednesday in Decem-