Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1910-11-04
KING APPLE.
Second Apple Carnival A
Great Success.
Visitors from Every sectloa Thi, nv
tie Town For rhres nays.

tHe inWh FOR lfrc BAYS.
The second annual Ample Carnival
held at this place under the auspices
81 The Berkeley County horticultural
Society came to q close on Saturday
nipht and from start 10 finish Vt was q
great success. Ii began on Thursday
aud there were hundreds of visi-
tors from every section oil The eonntry
present who came ~ during the night
aud the day previous to be here at the
opening Of the show The fame OF the
berkeley apples has spread fas aud
wide and there were many men of
meant seeking Investments here with
a view Of buying erehards.
Tire fruit srowers II the section en-
braclng the counties Of Mineral, Hamp-
shire, Hardy, Frederick, Washington,
Morgan. Jefferson and berkeley were
About all on hand and mauy Of them
from distance points brought exhibits.
The large hall was well filled with
beautiful display OF apples and other
fruits and everybody considered them
selves well paid for their trouble of
coming. no matter how far, by the
sight.
There were many Of the finest apples
exhibited which have ever been shown
in the country, and Dir. Green, the
head Of the horticultural Department
Of the Agricultural Experiment Sta
ton ofthe Ohloiuniyersity, stated that
though he had been the expert Judge
Of the great apple show at Seattle
Washington, last year be had found
nothing to compare with The fruit OF
this section. He stated in his speech
at the banquet given b the society on
Thursday night, that while the Wash.
ington and Oregon fruit exeelled the
fruit Of berkeley county ~ color il
was no com pafison 10 flavor and that
the soil and climate Of this section
seemed the best yet discovered for the
cultivation OF the apple.
There were several large displays OF
fruit from distant counties and some
Of these growers carried off number
Of prizes.
AT the close OF the show there was
an auction Of choice fruit by the local
auctioneer, Mr.. J.W. Dodd,and apples
brought fiue prices. Tile highest paid
was by Mr.. J. Frank Thompson, 500
per barrel for Grimes Gold and Mr.. w.
g. Brown paid $3.50 for n barrel Of
Black Twig4.
Ben Davis and York Imperiala pples
sold from $6 to $40 a barrel, while
pears brought from So IS busheI. All
this fruit was grown in Berkeley
county.
The prizes other than the gold and
silver cups for the finest five boxes Of
apples, awarded to the Thatcher Or
chard Company, Berkeley county,
were as fellows:
For Best Exhibition Of Apples Out
side Of Berkeley County--First prize
(s75), Bond Bros, Winchester, Va;
second ESQ.,, d. 8. bniveley, Hagers-
town, Md.
Best Collection Five Plate First,
Miss Mamie b. Small second, IL. L..
Smith, Berkeley county.
Bes. Single Plate Apples Grown in
Berkeley County--Prizes won by l..
g. Clohan, J. N. Thatcher Company,
f. w. Lupton, Il. H. Tabler, J.H. Nc
Kee, John w. smith, l.. F. Wilson,
William Kilmer, Allen vanMetre, 4.
II. Bitner, A. F. Feltner, Homer q
Small and Senator Gray Silver.
Best Rushel Box, Commercial Pack
II. l.. Smith, 1. w. Wood, q. w.
Mish, and J. N. Thatcher Company.
Best Barrel, Commercial Pack
Homer G. Small, H. l.. Smith, North
Shockey, J. N. Thatcher Company,
q. w. Mish and E. w. Lurton.
Best Barrel OF Pears. III. Lehman.
Best Plate of Pears John H. Leh-
man and Jocob Sites.
Best Apple Pa,kage--Inwood Coop
erage Company.
Apple Products Display-Miss
Blanche Bitner, Mrs. j. w. Lamon,
e. W. Lnpton, Mrs. James Smith,
Mrs. e. H. Thatcher, G. Ii. Mckee,
Miss Minnie Thatcher, Mrs. Calvin
Heberling, Susan Nash, Miss Mamie
Thatcher, Mrs. Guy Hetzel and Mrs.
7. T.. Dunn.
For the Best Photographs OF Or
chards in Berkeley County Exhibition
Dudley L. Harley, first prize, and
L. G. Clohan, second.
One of the most pleasant features OF
the carnival was the banquet given by