Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-08-21
THE FARMERS PICNIC.
Secretary OF agriculture Wilson Has Ac-
cepted Invitation to Attend.

secretary OF agriculture wilson HAS Ac-
cepted Invitation to Attend.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson has
accepted an invitation TO attend the
fourth annual picnic and fair which
will be given at .Brandywine Springs
Park, August 27th and 18th, under the
auspices Of New Castle County Pomona
Grange, Patrons of Husbandry. Last
year large crowd attended, but it is
expected to have even larger turnout
this year.
The catalogue for the fair has been
issued from the press of the On Time
Printing Go. The committee OF arrange
ments comprises: Chairman, DIR. a. L.
Neale, Newark, Del. Secretary, o. w.
Eastburn, Landenberg, Pa. Treasurer,
r. G. Buckingham, Newark, Del DIR.
A. I. Neale, Prof. w. ID. Bishop, j.
Atwood Weldin, L. Scott Townsend,
Arnold Naudain, Jr., Edward Wood
ward, II. q. Buckingham, o. w. East
burn, Allen +. Rittenhouse, Clayton
ID. Appleby, Robert Mccullough, Frank
Hobson, Hervey Walker, Joseph Der.
rickson, p. I. Pierson, Harrison Worth,
w. d. Bradford, Frederick Brady.
Departments Farm implements and
carriages, r. D. Buckingham, manager,
Newark, DEL; fruit, vegetables and
grain, Hervey Walker, manager, Mar
shallton ladies' department, Miss Meta
Woodward, manager, Elsmere.
No entry fee for exhibits will be
charged. Pomona Grange Committee
will offer prizes of ribbons; first prize,
blue; second, red; third, yellow. Other
prizes are offered by merchants.
The following exhibits are suggested
in the catalogue:
Implement department. Washing ma
chine, dairy churn, potato digger, dis
play Of farming implements.
Fruit, vegetable and grain depart
ment-Best display of peaches, bushel
of potatoes, jar of preserved peaches,
bushel of wheat, bushel of corn, dis
play of beets, bushel of Fultz wheat,
bushel of long berry red wheat, display
Of maple beets, display of popcorn, six
heaviest stalks of corn, hest specimen
OF lima beans, jar of preserved plums,
display of apples, display of tomatoes,
display of pears, display of thorough
bred potatoes, display of % stalks of
corn, display of wheat. For best dis
play in this department Arnold Maui
dain, Jr., offers thoroughbred Chester
white pig, entitled to register.
Ladies' department = Display Of
canned fruit, prize, Moquet rug by
William McElwee; jar of preserved
peaches, fruit dish by L. Thomas; jan
preserved plums; collection of jelly,
rocking chair by L. L. Peacock Co
glass blackberry jelly; jar chow-chow
loaf of bread, tabourette by James
Meharg; second best loaf Of bread.
prize by Riggs & Berrell; sponge cake,
Jelly roll; display of cakes. carpet
sweeper by Woodward & Bro. pie, Gus
tard pie; best display of butter, pocket
book and card case combined, Hiram
ferger; second best display of butter
sofa pillow. silk quilt, chintz quilt, prize
BY james Morrow & Son; display of en-
broidery; display burnt work; crochet
counter pane, Moquette rug by W. B.
Sharp; hand-knit stocking; piece o.
darning antique exhibit; finest display
Of needlework, scissors by Lewis Fell
second finest display needle work; bes
display in this department, basket
peaches by 0. W. Eastburn.