The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-12-09
EXHIBITS OF MANY VARIETIES
ARRANGED IN BRAUNLIcH
STORE.
Hortieulturists Of Ohio, Marshall and
Brooke County Participate in An
nual Exposition.

At noon to-day the biggest and best
annual apple show ever held in the
pan handle section Of this state will
open for three days in the G. +. Braun
Itch and company's store. Market
street. under the auspices OF the Pan
Handle Agricultural club and the Mar
shall County Agricultural society.
The display will be in charge Of
Horace Atwood. Ohio county agent:
Webster II. Sill. Brooke county agent,
and G.. c. Musgrove of Marshall
county.
The show will be on for three days,
closing Saturday night at 10 o'clock.
Commencing Saturday noon the ex.
hibits will be auctioned off. The
Wheeling Board OF Trade has given a
silver loving cup to be awarded for
the best display Of fruit grown by
any one exhibitor The cup was won
last year by Marshall county. Prizes
will be awarded by the club for the
best barrel and plate displays.
Champion Corn Exhibited.
In addition to the exhibit of apples
there will be- a corn display. the two
youths Of Ohio and Brooke counties
who were awarded prizes at the re-
cent farmers institute viii have their
exhibits on display. The Brooke
county boy grew 103 bushels of corn
on one acre at an average of II cents
bushel. while the Ohio county cham.
pion corn-grower produced 95.5 bush
els on an acre These boys will be
given a weeks course free at the uni
yersity agricultural extention depart
ment with transportation and all ex-
penses paid by the agricultural club.
Those in charge of the show we're
busy last night decorating ,the store
room in holly and pines and placing
on display the many exhibits that ar
rived yesterday.
Mr.. Sill. in speaking OF the show
last night. said that there will be
about $50 plate displays and scores Of
barrels Of the best and choice
apples raised this year in the three
counties. To provide some Of the ex.
penses incurred In conducting the
show and 10 raise prize money an ad
mission OF FIVE cents viii be charged
children and ten cents for adults. The
ticket" will be a fine Grimes Golden
Northern Spy OF a Winesap eating
apple"
Many Have Exhibits.
Among those who will have apples
on tAulDlllOu. including the most
prominent growers in Ohio. Brooke
and Marshall counties. are: James A..
Birkett. Elm Grove. secretary OF the
Pan Handle Agricultural club: Wad
dington farm. A. r. Jacobs. Clinton.
Grant Fair and sons. Wellsburg: C.
y. Waugh and sons. Wellsburg: X. r.
Bane. Short Greek: Alya Robinson,
Golfers: Robert Stein. Golfers: T. c.
and A. l.. Carter. Follansbee: S. c
Gist, Wellsburg. all OF Brooke county:
J. G. Garvin. Bethlehem. J G. Sonda.
Valley Grove: J. r. Emsley. West
Liberty. Frank Culley West Liberty:
Prof. @. G. Bnlick. Triadelrhia
and Robert orr. all Of Ohio county.
while the following are among
the exhibitors from Marshall county.
ID. NJ Garvin. T. S. Berisford. r l..
Mackey. a. Lowe. l. c. Brown. a.
Dewitt Pierce.
Numerous Varieties Displayed.
Following are the many varieties Of
apples TO be placed on exhibit. Rome
Beauty. Rambo. Red Beitinghelmer.
n. W. Greening. Roxburry Russell,