The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-13
HOLD ANNUAL BANQUET.
FARMERS ASSEMBLED AT SEER
 MANS TAVERN LAST NIGHT.

Eat Good Country Fare From Their own Farms-Live Stock on Exhi- bition-Each Farmer Shows How to Farm-CharIes W. Scranton Elected President for Next Year. The "second square meal of the Farmers club" was eaten by the farmers at Sherman's tavern Union league) in genuine country style last night. The fare was furnished by the farmers themselves, each sending to the feast the best samples of the prod uct which he has made his speciality On a side table were choice specimens of these products on exhibition, and It is needless to say that the farmers are proud of them. Live stock, too, play ed a. part in the exhibitions. A pair of prize winning cocks from the poui- try farm of Postmaster J. A. HoWarth lent reality to the occasion and in one corner of the room lay two sheep, as unconcerned in all the merriment as if they were in their own stalls at home.
 There were no walters at this an- nual meal Real country folks apnor such frills. The food was placed on the table in the good old fashioned way and each passed the big platter loaded with turkey or potato to his neighbor. Oil lamps furnished the needed light and the red bandanner napkins matched the big red table cloth.
 What they had to eat and drink"
 Mountain Glen Farm Cider, "Rose-H Hurst Farm Corned Beef and
 Cabbage, "scotland Farm" Turkey, Cranberry
 Sauce.
 "Golden Glow Spinach, ''T'other House Potatoes Baked and
 boiled, not peeled), sThe Central" Roast Pig (grown for
 this Uccasion), "Kenmore" Dandelion Greens (not as
 green as they were),
 "scranton Homestead' Parsnips,
 "Nutleigh" Onions, Nuts from Walnut Grove Farm"
 (No chestnuts here), Pumpkin Pies from 'Lily Brook Farm" (Wha would not have
 good wifeO "Fairlea Farm Milk (12 cents per quO Corn Bread and Ginger Bread from l'The Naples" (Regular diet) Various kinds of cheese from every
 where. s'The Mapledale" Yellow Turnips (Not
 used to flavor milk). Picked Beets and Cucumber Pickles
 from "The Hill."
 Mapledale Celery, Mince and Apple Pies-C Compliments of
 the Tavern Keeper, "Ridge-Hill Farm" Crullers, Seasoned
 with Nitrate-soda. Mountain Glen" Apples (What a
 whoppeD Chestnuts no matter where they came
 from, Catsup and Homemade Wine, with the Compliments of Prentice w. Chase, who would a farmer be, Ccffee-The kind Thompson always
 drinks
 Segars from Bushnell's Cross-Road's
 store.
 The farmers who Dartook were Phelps Montgomery, president, "Mountain Glen Farm"
 RoIlin s. Woodruff, Walnut Grove Farm.
 F. F.G. P. Barnes, "T'other House" Frank c. Bushnell. Scotland Farm. Frank A. Corbin, "The Hill" William R. shaffer "Nutneigh." Charles M. Jarvis, "The Naples" w. H. Lyon, The Central" Lucien Sanderson, Ridge Hill Farm"
 James A. Howarth, Lilly Brook Farm"
 Samuel A. Flight, Golden Glow" N. w. Kendall, Kenmore" wilson H. Lee, 'F'airlea Farm" Charles w. Scranton, Scranton Homestead.'
 R. H. Nesbit, "Rose-H Hurst Farln.' w. Sidney Downs, "The Maple dale"
 J. l.. Nesbit, "Glover Hill Farm" q JOS6pIl II, LIuplAl5OAg T Aclllh h. bolllOoy ID. Foote Thompson, Robert J. Wood ruff, Ward Bailey, secretary. Charles Jarns of Merden, a member of Governor-elect Woodruff's staff, was guest.
 Farmer Howarth created a good deal of merriment by appearing in jeans and broad -brimmed straw hat, He made characteristically funny speech.
 Everyone present spoke and each ''knocked" his fellows in a good-natur- ed way. Like the boys "at home on the farm" each put in his remarks when he chose,
 At the business meeting the annual election was held. Charles w. Scran- ton was elected president, and was ac- corded unanimous vote of thanks for his work in preparing the banquet, he being In charge of it. Ward Bailey was reelected secretary. Q. a nv n uRv1 nrvyn DrO nrTnnvHr,