Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-08-17
PICNIC \
washington PARK.
A Fine bay and Big Attendance.
The Baby show the Centre
Of Attraction.

Yesterday, August 10, was the Eleventh
Annual Farmers Day at Washington Park
and great day it was at that resort From
early morning until late in the afternoon
the tide Of humanity from the agricultural
districts flowed Parkward. All the trains
leading to Woodbury. from South Jersey
were augmented BY many cars, yet all were
filed and the capacity of the trolley was
tested to the utmost TO convey the crowds
Ito the Park. Like scenes were enacted
from the Camden section, as that county
and Burlington contributed greater num-
Der than ever before.
The exhibits were the centre Of attrac-
tion all day, and the mammoth potatoes,
watermelons, fruits Of all kinds, and yege-
tables were source Of wonderment to
Everybody. A Burlington county farmer
told the DEMOCRATS representative that
Gloucester county potatoes were the finest
he had ever seen.
Among the exhibitors were H. A. De-
Hart's fine shelyings and buggies.
q. s. Stanley & Co., Of Westvillc, ex-
hibited wagons, buggies, plows, gas engine
and manure spreader.
VIM. Frech, Of Maple Shade, had his
farm wagons on exhibition.
Warren Atkinson and the West Jersey
Marl aad Transportation Company made
great exhibits OF truck grown by various
farmers with the aid Of their fertilizers.
These exhibits embraced about every pro-
duct Of the farm, in perfection.
Mrs. Frank G. Hendrickson, Of Wenonah
exhibited two baskets Of peaches, water
melons, eitron, apples and plans.
Thos. 7. Wentz. near Woodbury., ex-
hibited watermelons, citron and sweet pota-
toes
Mrs. f L shultz, Of Woodbury., squash.
John c. Carson, Of Paalsboro, Atlantic
Prize citron and Georgia Blue Gem water
melons.
Wm. Patterson, Woodbury.; Frank Lee.
Merchant, Wenonah; John G. NoIte, Az
monesson; Jacob Nolte, Paulsboro, water
melons
JOS T. Carter, Thorofare, citron.
John G. Whitall, Thofofare, tomatoes,
potatoes, oitron, apples, eggsplants. peppers
and string beans.
James Brown, Thorofare; Charles W.
Knight, Of Woodbury., EIwood Griscom, If
NJ oar1 ctoxr,, ,4atafooS
Calyin Weatherby, Paulshoro, apples.
John McCleary, s=mell, plums and other
fruits.
Albert Zulker, Glassboro, tobacco
BIasius 4 Sons. Woodbury., pianos.
Woodbury. Bottle Works, glassware.
H. ". Petit, Westville, Safety valve
fruit jars.
The Philadelphia Silo was exhibited by
E. F. schlichter, Of 1910 Market ST., Phila.
PRIZE WINNERS.
Charles W. knight, blnsh apples, 1st prize.
J. Wood Wyne, s 2nd
=. G. Whitall, Hagloe apple, list prize.
Calvin S. Weatherby, best variety Of apples
Mrs Frank Hendrickson. peaches, lst and
2nd prize.
John Mute, best watermelons, 1st prize.
Louis A. Sykes, e 2nd 9
John s. Carson, citron, 1st prize.
Thomas Wentz, I" 2nd g
Charles Knight, pears, 1st prize.
j. G. Whitall, 2nd s
E K. Martin, Williams Early apple 1stprize
Mary E. Heudrickson, plums, 1st prize.
i. 6. WhittalI, z 2nd
I. grapes, 2nd prize.
r. C. Kaign = Ist
]. ]. DAVIDSON,
E. GRIscosl, Judges.
John E. North, tomatoes, 1st prize.
Harry Nolte, 2nd s
John 6. Nolts, pumpkins, 1st prize.
j. Sachan, lima beans,
] G. Whitall, string beans, 1st prize.
James Brown, onions, 8 "
benjamin English 4 2nd s.
Harry Fresholz, peppers, 1st prize.
Henry Nolte, peppers, 2nd prize.
John g. Nolte, Egg plant, 1st
j. e. Whitall. 4. 2nd prize
a. Peterson, sugar corn, 1ss prize.
John G. Noltem s 2nd prize
N. Ley, deld corn, LIST prize.
i. G. Nolte, Ind. &
Best display 81 produce by fertilizer dealers,
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