West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-11-25
BABY AND CORN SHOW
SUCCESSFUL AFFAIR
Coodly Number of Preston County
Farmers and Their Families
Present and Spent Enjoyable
Day-A Complete List of Prize
Winners and Exhibitors Given

The. Preston county agricultural
show was held at Kingwood. Satur.
day. November Goth. and although the
weather was very bad all day about
500 people attended and spent a mos,
enjoyable day. Hundreds of people
who had planned to attend were fore
ed to stay away on account OF the
rough weather and almost impossible
roads. Those who came were furnish
ed with a good substantial lunch and
a good program of music was ar
ranged for the afternoon The exhib-
its were OF the very best and Il was
easily shown that the farm products OF
Preston county would be hard to beat
anywhere. The corn, potatoes. an
pies and grains were of the usual high
standard OF the county while the live
stock showed the advance being made
In the development OF better stock on
our farms. The domestic art exhibit
was very complete and was both in
teresting and instructive. The entire
day was thoroughly enjoyed by all.
and great deal OF benefit was de-
rived from the fine exhibits. The ex-
hibit of apples by DR.. Warner was very
commendable. being ranked among
the best shown.
The baby show was held I'm the af-
<ternoon, and the court room could
scarcely hold the crowd that assem-
bled to witness the exhibition of Pres
ton county's finest product. The en-
try list included 16 boys and 10 girls.
ana the judging was very ably con-
Quoted by Mesdames Crane, Scott and
Laird. The standard OF perfection in
physical development was used and
beauty did not enter into the contest
except as deciding factor. Three
boys were tied for first place. the
money being divided, and for second
place three boys were also tied with
lS points each. In the girls class two
were tied for first with IA points each
and the second place was given to one
girl with 13 points. There was no
competition for the prize for negro
babies. 1t being awarded to the only
one present.
Following is a list of prize win
ners In the baby show:
Boys--Tied for first. William Ed
Orr. Max Allen Reese, John Dunn.
$500 each; tied for second, John Ir-
vim Wolfe. Robert Harmed, Robert
Brown, $500 each.
Girls-Tied for first, Mary Eliza
beth Kelley. Virginia Louise BariteI.
$500 each; second, Mabel Louise Will
liams, $500
The colored baby prize was won by
Margaret Magdeline Younger, $500.
List Of Exhibitors
Corn-Frank Calvert. Glenn White.
l.. o. White, w. f. Stewart, Esther
Stewart, Ruth Stewart. e. F. Bishop.
Jonathan Phillips. Glen Holmes. C. f..
McMillen, j. s. Dunn, Sanford Watson.
Ernest Watson, G. A. Craig, Harold
Craig, r. G. Forman. w. NJ. Gibson, w.
II, Burgeyne, b. T, Gibson, @. II.
Bucklew, c. F. Loughrie, J. X. Lough-
rie. j. w. Loughrie, l.. s. Plum. Bert
Bickford, Leroy Shaw, M. Morgan. ].
F. Harmed, w. @. Brown, G. C. Stone.
Walter Harmed, ]. L. Dorsey, Carl Dor
sey. Lora Dorsey, Melvin Snyder, l..
M. Albright. d. L. Stanton.
Apples and vegetables. s. Dunn.
Ernest Watson. c. A. Craig. II. s.
Whetsellr b. T. Gibson, c. w. Wolfe.
J. W, Loughrie. Ray Befrioh, w. II.
Miller. Hattie EverIy, Chas. Jackson.
Nellie Everly, Bessie Harmed, ]. w.
Dorsey.
Potatoes-Arthur long. Kramer
Long, Chester Spiker, Lester Spiker.
Earl Spiker, Roy Brown, T. ID. Bow
ers, VIM. Brown. Ralph Stone, J. S.
Dunn, J. NJ. Chapman, ]. r. Loughrie.
Leroy Shaw, F. F. Martin, c. w.
Wolfe, Allen Forman, Howard Craig.
Elya Craig, C. c. Stone, Mrs. ]. F..
Harmed, T. b. Craig. Bruce Morgan.
Small drains-L. o. White, Glenn
Carroll, 7. d. Bowers, ]. s. Dunn.
Writ Heffner, J. r. Wolfe, b. r. Glib
son. J. Il. Joughrie. Frank CaIvart.
Bert Bickford. c. G. Stone, J. F. Har-
ned, Carl Dorsey, Laura Dorsey.
Poultry-o. c. Corrick. Paul Ever
ly, Mary Eyerly, Mrs. J. w. Parsons.
J. + .Rodeheaver, John Werlich. Dew
ey Galloway, Howard Gibson, c. w.
Wolfe, A. W. schaeffer. Kenneth
Brown. G. s. Carroll. M. Morgan, Ned
s!9ns, Reula stone, Mrs. G c. siqne,
eraes Bishop, Amy bishop, Melvin
snyder,
Domestic Art Mrs. spiker. Mrs. H.
II, WeImer, ocie White, Mrs. Martin
Grinin, Wilbert Llston, r. NJ. Runner,
Job Parsons, ID. w. Parsons, NJ. @. Mil
Ter, Frances Lovenstein. Virginia
Craig, Mrs. John Werlich. Hattie
Eyerly, Mary Rees. Mary Stuck, Mrs.
G. G. Pierce. Miss Cokely, Mrs. @. A.
Herring, Mildred Rush, Mrs. G. c..
Stone, Mrs. N. G.. Stone, Mrs. J. r.
tfkrned, Mrs r. s. lwhetseh, Cora
Dorsey. Mrs. dbke. Belle BesvefS
Mrs. P. n. Rhoades, Mrs. ]. F.. VIII
son, Mrs. Kralieck, Lora Dorsey.
Grace Montgomery. Mrs. T. d. Bow
efs Ethel 'cene~sy, Are. lietyine
snyder. A. Warner. Russell white.
Live stock-E. v. Fortney, G. q.
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