Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1914-11-17
ThG Fall Festival A Brilliant Success.

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nesday. the days Of the FAN Fest;va
promoted BY the Charles Town.
Ransom Board Of Trade. The fields
orchards, gardens, the deep woods
and mountain side paid tribute. Th,
Main street of the town from Law.
renee TO George street was roped Of
to exclude vehicles and a row Of
tables arranged in the middle of ths
street in the reserved section, for the
display of the exhibits. Flags ana
streamers were used profusely in
decorating the street while at INFER.
walls arches of electric lights spanned
| it, the latter making a brilliant scene
at night. On Saturday and Monday
preceding the festival, the children
from many OF the schools of Tie
county as well as farmers and house
wives brought in their exhibits Of
fruit, grain, vegetables and dairy pro-
ducts. Early Tuesday morning the
exhibits were tastefully arranged on
the table for the admiration of the
hundreds of visitors who attended the
festival. Telephone and electric light
poles had shocks of fodder bound
about them giving a rural touch to
the scene.
On the tables were displayed almost
every known product of this lali-
tude, including fruits, vegetables.
cereals, samples of hay, bales OF
alfalfa, canned goods, bread, cakes,
candies, nuts, autumn leaves, speci-
mems of cedar and pine timber, inn
mense pumpkins, dairy products and
eggs. The exhibit of fruit was spc-
cially fine, showing great variety
OF excellent quality. The whole dis
play furnished pleasant surprise to
all visitors. 1t excited the pride of
our county people and caused us to
realize as never before our resources
and capabilities. Pride in the display
is all the more warranted, when it is
NSNiAS- tAtAt tiiC past SEASON Was SO
unfavorable for the growth of plant
life. With only two weeks in which
to prepare for the festival, the show
ing was remarkably creditable. Ons
of the exhibits that excited a grea
deal of interest among apple growers
was one supplied by the Agricultural
Experiment Station at Morgantown
It showed the appearance of the
fruit trees when attacked by different
diseases and pests. 1t also demon
strated the modern methods of com
batting fruit tree diseases, and was
highly educational.
Postmaster Bradley had an attrac-
tive booth in which he and his as
sistants demonstrated the practical
uses of the parcels post. Farmers,
dairymen and merchants were shown
the different methods of packing and
parcels for parcels post
This exhibit also had
highly educational value.
The c. F. Wall Company put on
display a stock of poultry supplies
and modern appliances for the use
Of sheep growers The Phillips Lum-
Der and Manufacturing Company,
lumber and building materials; The
Jefferson Milling Company, superb
samples of flour in barrels and SINAI
Ter packages; Mcdonald Brothers and
Huyett Brothers, variety of farm
Washington, Alexander &
Cooke, fancy corn and potatoes grown
by the use of their fertilizers.
The schools Of the county manifest
ed much interest in the festival, sew
eral having fine exhibits, each striving
to win the silver cup offered by Con-
gresham VIM G. Brown for the
school having the best display, and
L. H. Biley's Encyclopedia Of Ameri-
can Agriculture given by the Agri- |
cultural Bureau Of the Board Of Trade
to the school bringing in the most
TO the bureau.
Fine exhibits were made by Shep-
lerdstown. Kabletown, Rippon, Oak
Grove and Charles Town schools and
a very unique display came from the
mountain school, Fairmont. All the
school children had holiday Tuesday
and some schools had Wednesday
also. The fifth grade, Charles Town
having the greatest variety of vege-
tables and their display being very
arranged, were awarded he
other things they had
weighing GO pounds and cot
ton plant with two ripened pods OF
cotton grown by a little girl from
cotton seed given her last spring
when the teachers gave the pupils
a lesson on cotton.
The awards were as follows:
Best 10 ears yellow corn.
LIST. ]. D. Muldoon, Shepherdstown,
IA ton fertilizer, Washington, Alex
ander & Cooke
Ind Mary Simpson, Shepherdstown,
IL barrel Spring Wheat flour, G
F, Wall Co.
3rd. box of 50 cigars, Palm Hotel.
Best 10 ears white corn.
lst. r. L. DALEY, Charles Town
IA ton corn fertilizer, Washington,
Alexander r. Cooke
Ind Thos. Banks, Shepherdstown.
IL barrel Spring Wheat flour
3rd. Jas. F. Mason.
Riding bride, A. D. Goetz Co.
Grand Champion ear at show.
1st. r. L. Daley, Charles Town.
ton coal, VIM. E Reed & Son.
Farm Products
lst., Mcdonald Brothers.
IA ton fertilizer, Washington, Alex
ander & Cooke.