The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-18
EFFINGHAM FARMERS
GALA DAY.
1000 People at the Truck and Fruit
Growers Picnic.

2,OOO People at the Truck and Fruit
Growers Picnic.
The annual picnic of the Farmers
Truck and Fruit Growers Association
of Guyton was held in the park at
Guyton Thursday. Between 1900 and
1000 people attended. Many went out
from Savannah. 1t was one of the
most successful affairs ever given by
the association and was one of the
melons of all kinds, and to fine berry
and apple, peach and pears pies, and
to acknowledged Effingham county
spring chickens
Every farmer came with a bountiful
basket which the wife had prepared,
and at the dinner hour it was spread
under the oaks on tables for every
body. The First Regiment Band fur
nished music for the occasion and aft
er a speech had been listened to, and
a big dinner had been disposed of, the
young people danced off the after
noon.
The Effingham Hussars tilted during
the day and covered themselves with
divers triumphs. The first prize for
the best score was won by James
Fred Tebeau. Both members made
fine scores.
A watermelon cutting took place at
II o'clock when hundreds of fine mel
ons were laid open to be passed upon
by the judges and for which prizes
were to be awarded. This was a con-
test among Etfingham county farmers
and only melons grown in that county
were cut The prize was awarded to
Master Stewart Bird, a young farmer
who is making his reputation as a
melon grower. He is citizen of Guy
ton, and son of Mr.. Angus Bird, one
of the foremost merchants of the town.
The second prize was won by Mr..
H amilton Griner a Well-to-do farmer
of the county. These melons never find
their way to the markets of the cities.
They will not bear shipping. The skin
is too tender and they are plucked
when fully ripe and must be eaten at
once. There is sharp rivalry among
Effingham county farmers for this
kind of truck and the growing of such
products has reached a high state.
At noon, dinner was served and fol-
lowed by a speech by Mr. S. II. Nor
gan, one of Guyton's prosperous mer-
chants and farmers.
At O'Clock the tables We're cleared
and the ladies spread delicious leaves
OF corn DreaQ upon tnen LOT the
judges to pas upon. A great deal of
interest was manifested in this contest
by the husbands as well as the wives,
for there never was a mans wife that
couldn't cook a better loaf of corn
bread than any other woman. In this
contest, however, Miss Eloise Foy,
young lady from Egypt, bore away
prize Mrs. Duncan Pharis won the
first.
The festivities of the day We're
closed by a drag hunt given by the
Wiregrass Hunt Club. Vice Presi-
dent Burke Floyd came up from Pine
ora and with Mr.. James Neidlinger the
chase was pulled off. About a dozen
of the clubs hounds comprised the
pack and more than two dozen men,
bers rode after them. This proved to
be one of the most interesting features
of the day. A trial chase was then
made with the younger dogs of the
club and this was very greatly enjoyed
by those who witnessed the pups be-
havior.
Mr.. e. j. Foy managed and directed
the picnic, and to him, more than to
any other member, is due the success
of it. 1t is the purpose of the assoc
citation to add new features to these
affairs each year and thus promote
the interest of the county.