Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-11-07

house from Ira. m. to p. m. on last
Saturday.
The room had been tsstefuliv decorated
by the teachers and pupils of the local
public schools.
Besides the exhibits from the farm and
garden, there were many articles of hand
work brought in by the boys and girls.
Notable among these exhibits of handi-
work were cement model OF the old
Academy building and model of an
acceptance.
The exhibit was visited by many and
all expressed themselves much pleased
with the showing made.
Fay Dick yecited in a pleasing man
ner part bf Winters Corn Song
and Prof. KnuckIes, an expert from the
Agricultural Department of the West
Virginia University gave a highly in
teresting talk on corn Judging and corn
production. The. prizes were then pre-
scented by Rev. 81. NJ. Moffett, as fol-
lows:
Prize No. I. For best ten ears Of
yellow corn, $500 Harvey Lee Milbourn.
Prize:No q For best Individual ear
yellow corn, $780, Harvey Milbourne.
Prize No. 8. For best ten; ears of
white coen- S. co. Harry F. Burns.
Prize No. Al For best individual ear
of white. corn, $500, no exhibit.
Prize No. s. For1best yield per acre
or fraction thereof, $500. Harvey Lee
Milbourne and Harry F. Burns, report
ing the same yield-15O bushels per
acre the prize was divided, each re-
ceiying 50. so.
Frize No. 6. For best ten cans Of
tomatoes, $500, Thelma Birkitt.
Prize No. z. For best individual can
of tomatoes, $500, Elsie Nicewarner.
Prize No. 8. For best written ac-
count giving history of the crop, $500.
Harvey, Lee Melbourne.
| These prizes were for corn and toma-
toes grown from seed furnished by the
State. and all the winners were from
The charles Town School.
The remaining prizes were offered to
any boy Or girl of the county enrolled
in the public schools and between the
ages of 6 and 10.
4 Prize No, 8. For best ten ears Of
| viii corn, of any variety, $3.50, Mar.
garet McCoughtry, Middlevay.
Prize No. 10. For best ten ears Of
yellow corn, any variety, $1.50, no ex
hi it
Prize No. II. For best exhibit Of
farm and garden products. $1,000
Sarah Huyett, Wheatland-school.
Prize No. IL. For best ten ears Of
white or yellow corn, selected especial,
for seed, $500, Bernard Whitney
4 Shepherdstown school.
The judges awarding these price
4 were J. Burns Huyett, Milton Burr ant
Prof. Knuckles.
The judges awarding the tomat,
p. 'zes and those following, were Mrs
W W. .!Coe, Mrs. .Rolfe Gerhart an,
q Miss Bessie Colston.
Ma. Girls HandiWork Embrold
cry. Isl pure, Mary Grantham, 81 so.
ea. prze, Mildred Bradley. $1.oo.
81 ie ribbon, for best needlework By
small child, Rosamond Schultz.
:, Handiwork, Academy, Richart
I Veanny, 81. SO.
- ~txy53.>
M,,del Aerop'ane, Stanley Woody, S,
ceaIs.
cthhAee. Franklin Weller. rs cents.
General exhibit, products of tow
gard. Fairfax Milbourne, SO cents.
ti..,,~'al Exhibit, Fairfax Milbourne
81 cenls.
SOU 81. Mary kamev. rs cents.
'fn-n,ps, Alice Earl Pryor, IS cents.
White corn. Robert Moore, IS cents.
= s,ist prize, Robert Moore.7 rs cents
re, Fannie Burns, so cents.
8 lsp ize, Marie Young. rs cents.
Can s..a pears, Hilda Curry, IS cents.
Je Y, Edna Young, rs cents.
Pea :. Mary Huyett, 90 cents.
! Bread Katherine Baylor, SO cents.
Bu t,.r. Dorothy Sechrlst. So cents.
The officers of the Club are j. Burnl
I1uyett, President VIM. T. McDoaald
Secretary; E. E. Cooke. Treasurer
James Grantham, Vice President ant
Genr ! Superintendent.
The exhibition and contest was al
empha,,c success and too much lcredi
cannot lie given to Prof. Denny ant
his assn s,n.ssof the Graded School fol
the splendid showing made.
To i neas urer Cooke and those VIII.
contributed the prizes the thanks of al
are DUE.
The County OF. jefferson is.easily thu
finest county in the two Virglnias, agri
cdlturaaly and Otherwise. 1t has NJ
superior in the United States It il
! peculiarly fitting that she should II
every possible way encourage the com
ing generation to excel in farm work
These exhibitions do incalculable goo,
land We predict that they will meet will
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