Evening journal., 1917-01-26
HOCKESSIH GRANGE
HAS Vegetable SHOW
Best of Corn, Etc. Wins
Prizes at Monday Night
Exhibition
PROF. GRANTHAM
MAKES ADDRESS

Hockessin Grange, p. OF H., held
O. successful corn. vegetable and
fruit show, in Odd Fellows Hall. at
Hockessin. on Monday evening. The
public being asked to exhibit re-
sponded beyond the expectation of
the members Of the grange.
The women of the grange exhibited
bread pies, cakes, canned goods. and
fancy work
The grange held a meeting to
transact business, after which those
present we're invited into the lodge
room, where they listened to an in
Lerestlng speech on the best methods
Of growing corn by Professor Gran
lham, Of Delaware College. County
Agent Cooch presented the grange
with a silver cup won by members
ot Hockessin Grange, at the County
Corn Show, held at Stanton, recently.
After awarding the prizes, pie, cake.
ana coffee were served. The prizes
we're awarded, as follows:
Corn-Class A. yellow corn. first
David Klair; second Ernest Dill
worth; Class B. White Cap. first
Joseph Pierson, second George Pier
son. Glass C-White corn, first John
lrimble, second Fred Trimble. Glass
O-Yellow Dent, first Ernest Dill
worth, second W. W. Blake Arkcoll.
glass E-Lancaster County Sure
Crop, first W. w. Blake Arkcon. Sin
gle ear Smelling most corn, first JOS
sph j. Crossan, second Henry Walk
Pr. Largest ear of corn, first Henry
Walker. second Harry Eastburn.
PotatOes-State of Maine. first J.
W Carter, second Ernest Dilworth;
Green Mountain, first Horace Denni-
SON. second Henry Walker; Gold
Coin, first Edward Wilson. Irish
gobbler, first John Trimble. second
Harry Eastburn. White Globe first
Harry Eastburn, Little Washington,
irst Ferris Shakespear. Dibble Rus
sett. first William Cloud. Snow. FIRST
Edward Wilson. Uncle Sam, first
Willard Cloud, second Ernest Dill
worth. Money Maker. first J. r. War
zen. Big Four. first Ernest Dilworth
Early Ohio, first John Trimble. Hoos-
er. first John Trimble, second Will
son Berry. Garfield, first Frank r.
fearsley.
Apples-8lissouri Pippin, lrst Har.
~ Eastburn Smith Cider, Rrst Har-
~ Eastburn. Ben Davis. first Harry
Eastburn, second A. W. Armstrong.
Nero, first Harry Eastburn. Paragon,
first A. W. Armstrong. second Harry
Eastburn. Staymen Winesap. first
William Mendenhall. second A. w.
Armstrong York Imperial. first
Harry Eastburn, second A. W. Arm
strong. Brandywine, irst Wilson
Berry. frankfort, first A. W. Arm
strong. Jackson, first A. w. Arm
strong. Stark, first A. W. Armstrong.
Lille Kent first A. W. Armstrong.
Beets-Mangel Wurzel, first Harry
OniOns-Prize-taker first ]. w. Car
'er. South Port Red Globe, first J.
W. Carter.
Cabbage-First J. ". Carter
Pumpkin-First J. W. Carter. sec
ond Warren Finn.
Peanuts-First Laura Warren.
Turnips-First Charles Keidel.
Several special prizes we're offered
in this department and among those
receiving them were George Ewart,
on State of Maine pStato; horse shod.
by Homer Robinson, blacksmith. at
Hockessin. Wilson Berry, on Hoosier
potatoes. won a box Of rubber paste,
offered by Charles Smith. Henry
Walker. won for the largest ear Of
corn, one basket OF potatoes, offered
by Harry Crossan. Joseph p. Cros-
san. for the ear Of corn Smelling the
most, one dollar offered by p. T..
Pierson. Hervey Walker, for second
prize, for the ear OF corn Smelling
the most corn. one hundred pounds