Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-10-31
CARNIVAL NOW ON
SPLENDID EXHIBIT
Elegant Display Of Apples And
Apple PrOducts--Races on
Thursday AfternOon-Many
Attractions.


today is w Kent Milley's garage at
the corner of East Burke and South
/ Spring streets, whore Chairman c
NJ Seibert and his able assistants
are busy arranging the exhibits for
the big Apple Carnival which begins
tomorrow and viii continue until
Friday evening
All day exhibits have been arriving
at the garage in almost every con.
oeiyable way. Automobiles. wagons
and trucks have been pressed into
service and are busy Transporting the
exhibits from the storage to the gar.
age In addition to ~ fruit, much
machinery is arriving.
As fast as the exhibits arrive
record is made and the classes and
places assigned Everything Is being
placed in regular order, and those
who attend during the next three
days will experience no difficulty
whatever is finding. just what they
want to see and to know Chairman
Seibert has reduced the work to
system, and everything is moving
along with regularity and precision.
Recently Alfred Ross. OF Wichita,
Kansas, wrote Mr. John w Stewart
that the Rose Brothers Seed House,
with which he is connected would
send an exhibit This morning a box
of fine apples arrived. and when It
was opened the following note was
found: These apples were grown
in 100 days when the heat was 100
degrees without rain or irrigation on
Ross Brothers farm
The apples are beauties, and are
sure to attract much attention Mr..
Ross was raised at Hedgesville, but
several years ago located in Kansas, /
where he has become one of the
great fruit growers of that section
of the country, In his letter Mr., Ross
stated that he wanted to show the
people of Berkeley county what kind
Of fruit he grew on dry ground with
out rain or irrigation.
Mr.. Sickle Judge.
The committee has secured the
services of Mr. Clarence Sickle, the
New York apple buyer, who is so
well and favorably known in the
city to judge the exhibits. Mr. Sickle .
has had long years of experience in I
the fruit business. and the exhibitors /
are delighted to know that he viii
look over their exhibits and award .
the premiums.
The Merchants Respond.
The merchants Of the city have
responded literally to the call to
decorate their places Of business for
the big event Today all were busy
arranging their decorations, and 1t
viii be difficult for the judges to
award the prizes to the winners /
There are bushels of apples in every /
window Autumn foliage is every
where in evidence and the finest corn
raised in the county can be seen on
every hand.
The merchants have taken special /
pride this year. all endeayoring TO /
show the visitors what they can do
and what Berkeley county produces. I
Probably the bunting and flags are
not as conspicuous as at former car
nivals, but by tomorrow it is beliey-
Cd that the city will be so attired that
it will take on gala appearance.
Nowhere can there be found more
progressive merchants than those Of
Martinsburg, and they are showing
their enterprise by the interest they
are taking in the carnival.
The Apple Pies.
Some change has been made in the
time of certain entries. Those max
ing entries for the apple pie, baked
apples. apple dumplings, apple sauce
and apple fritters must be on hand
by 10 O'Clock Wednesday morning
The judges desire to make the awards
before the entries become cold, and
the prizes will be given Immediately.
The White Way.
Today the Martinsburg Power Com
pany finished stringing the wires
from The World office to the garage.
Mr.. Collins, OF the C. & p Electric
Company. this afternoon placed the
/ lights, and tonight East Burke street
will be the great white way Of the
city There are nearly five hundred
/ lights, and from dark until midnight
the street will be as light as day.
The Shows are Here
The shows are here, and this morn
/ ing the managers began erecting their
( tents on East Burke street. The
story in an evening paper that the
shows would probably be placed on
Nnrfh Ouean street Ia erroneous