Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-11-02
A Successful Fair.

| Sunday School class, known as the
Willing Workers, and held last week
in the Opera House, resulted fairly
successful. Had not the Humphreys
Cosmopolitan Concert Company COM
pletely failed them by not appearing,
this class would have been enabled to
have paid off their entire assumed OBJ
legation of over hundred dollars, out
of the net proceeds.
The fancy goods department was
we'll represented with many useful and
! beautiful articles, some of which were
donated but most of which were made
by the class. The concert on Thurs
day evening by the home Glee Club
was very well rendered and enthusias-
tically received The side entertain
ment consisting of Bible history scenes,
set up by Mr.. E. NJ. Bates, Of Williams
port, Pa, was decidedly ingenious in
its conception, accurate in the details
of execution and withal highly instruc-
tive and entertaining. All who wit
messed it and listened to the story of
! explanation as recited by Miss Grace
Lloyd, expressed their appreciation of
it as very fine.
The main feature of the fair however
was the agricultural exhibit, gotten up
by Mrs. Heilman and Mrs. Stoddard.
/ This exhibit surpassed that of many of
the regular county agricultural fairs.
1t is due to the farmers of the county
to make especial mention of some of
the best of these excellent products.
The largest apples were presented by
Mrs. f. P. Sykes, of -Four Mile; the
next largest by Matthew Phoenix, of
Cameron; the largest quantity by any
one person was by E. ID. Sizer, of
Sizerville. The largest potatoes were
presented by Frank Kinsler, of Josiah
Howard's farm, and by David Peasley;
the next largest by a. G. Goodwin and
the largest quantity by Jas, Hobson.
The largest squash by Orren Freeman,
second by Mrs. F. P. Sykes and by w.
l.. Thomas. The largest pumpkin by
w. L. Ensign; the largest beets by Mrs.
Franklin Housler; the best lot of Ruta
Beggas by w. L. Thomas; the best fiat
turnips by l.. LOCKWOOD; the best lot
of carrots by the Sizer sisters. The
cabbage presented by B. L. Spence,
P. S. Culver and |. NJ. Reynolds pos
/ sessed SO nearly equal merit that it
was impossible to decide between
them-it was simply excellent; Mr..
Spence, however, presented the great
est quantity. The wheat presented by
L. G. Cook, the buckwheat by Al.
Wright and the pop corn by E. w.
Gaskill deserve especial mention as
being very fine products of the farm.
We must not forget to make special
mention of the excellent rye bread
furnished by Mrs. Blumle, nor the
beautiful and plump little four weeks
old pig by Mr.. Blumle; also the branch
of apples by Edwin Close. This branch
was two feet long and had on it nine,
teen perfect apples. There were
several other donations of much merit
but space forbids making mention OF
only few of the best.
This fair has demonstrated to the
people of Emporium and vicinity that
Cameron county need not be ashamed
of her agricultural products nor of the
people who cultivate them. We are
glad that Mrs. Heilman thought o1
making such a collection in connection
with the fair, as it has paved the way
for the making Off larger and more
complete exhibit along this line at
some future day. ~