Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-08-18
The farmers PICNIC
At washington PARK

We don't know how many thousand
people attended the Farmers Picnic at
Washington Park yesterday, the 18th, but
we do know that the stream Of humanity
started early and kept going in the diree-
tion of the Park until late in the day, and
/ it was happy, satisfied throng, too. Es-
Inmates Of the numbers vary from forty to
sixty thousand, at any rate no one need
feel that these annual outings are not en-
I ioyed by enough people to make them very
interesting.
The weather was just what the most en-
thusiastic patron would have made il he
had control of the source of the weather
supply. The sun was just strong enough
to make the shade enjoyable, yet not ex-
ceedingly intense.
Every provision that wise forethought
could suggest for the comfort Of the picnick-
ers was made, and the people enjoyed every
minute Of the entire day, greeting friends,
enjoying the features of the Park and adj
miring the exhibits.
President Stratton was ON hand early
and stayed late, looking after the interests
Of the exhibitors, and in fact, all patrons.
The exhibits included wagons and car
riages by H. A. DeHart, of Thorofare;
Frech, of Maple Shade, and Woolston, of
Riverside, besides as fine lot of farm
truck as ever went into baskets. The West
Jersey Marl & Transportation Co., and
Warren Atkinson made marvellous dis
plays Of truck, and farmers of Burlington.
Salem, Camden and Gloucester counties
contributed literally. All produce on ex-
hibit was attractive beyond description.
THE PREMIUMS.
Premiums on the various displays were
awarded as follows:
Sweet potatoes, ]. G. WhitalI white
] potatoes, Early Rose, 1 R. Kandle, first
j. G. Whitall, I'd; Early Fortune, james
Brown, first; Irish Cobbler, Thos. Tice, 1st
Mrs. Fred Schultz, ID; Rochester Early.
VIM Garwood, 1st; Thos. NJ. Tice, I'd
Maggie Murphy, Thos. NJ. Tice, LIST; Petel
Miller, ID; cut flowers, R. c. Kaighn
potted plants, r. G. Kaign; best display o
farm produce, r. c. Kaighn, Haddonfed.
FRUITS.
/ Bartlett Pears, Charles w Knight, 1st
Thomas c. Wentz, ID; 20 oz. pippin, Harry
Fricholz. Paulsboro 1st; watermelons,
Martin Lock got first prize for dark ieings
! and Thomas Wentz for light icings. Franl
Il T. Hendrickson got first prize for plumi
and peaches; John G. Whitall got frs
premium for best display Of fruit; Johr
Nolte for best Rocky Ford cantaloupes, ant
Harry R. Nolte for 2nd best; R. G. Kaighl
LIST for best Golden Gem cantaloupes; Rob
E. Gibbs got ID premium for plums; Franl
T. Hendrickson got 1st premium for bes
Maiden Blush apple,an E. B. Marter, Jr.
for best Williams Early apples.
For best field corn, Clement Reeves 60
first premium. and Frank T. Hendricksol
ID; sugar corn, r. G. Kaighn, 1st, Benz
English, I'd; pumpkins, Joseph Porch, 1st
John G. Whitall, ID; lima beans, VIM
Fred Schultz, 1st, John Nolte, Jr., I'd
string beans, John G. Whitall, 1st; Mrs.
Schultz, I'd; onions, J. Wood Wynne, 1st
James Brown, ID.
| Best display Of farm produce by fertilize
dealer, Warren Atkinson.
Thomas L. Wentz showed limb of Cab
bage apples, from tree oyer one hundred
years old.
THE BABY SHOW
The feature of the picnic to many is tn
baby show The were eighty-fye entries
and for an hour the little cherubs were th
centre of admiring thousands. TIE judges
of this features were Mrs. A. j. Green, Mrs
Geo. Turner, Mrs. J. r. jackson, Mrs
JAS. Breeding. Mrs. J. Walkup and Mrs
Jacob Hendrickson. Those awarded prizes
/ were:
One-year-old twins Conrad and France
Schuerder. Camden, IS.
-year-old twins George and Wm
Schaeffer. Philadelphia. $5
Largest baby Dollie Lipshuti, one year
old. and weighing IS pounds, S..
Most interesting baby Roy Sheidheimer
Westville.
Prettiest baby Walter soloman. on
year old, Lindenwold, S..
Best dressed baby-Caroline N. scran
tom Underwood, SIS.
Prettiest twins Beulah and Mar.
Green, Clarksboro, S..
Most interesting 2year old baby Care
line link, Camden, S..
Special prize babies John Faber. /
months, Gloucester City, and Thomas Bel
Clayton, each S.. The smallest baby O
show was Sadie McQuaids aged thre'
81 M a,,fhs