Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1917-10-30
Large Crowds Attend The Fall Festival

The Big Fail Festival held last
Thursday and Friday was attended !
bv large crowds and was big sue |
cess. winding up in b.aze of glory
on Friday night.
On account of the inclement wea.h
err on Wednesday it was decided by
the Management ITO hold the Fair in
doors. which twas Very wise move.
as there was not sufficient tine to
prepare for il on the streets after /
the storm cleared away.
The Ladies department filled the
front room tof the big Gibson bufd,
ing on the corner of Liberty ana
George streets, and a better display
of fancy work sewing, quilts, canned
goods. &c, is seldom seen anywhere
ard did credit to the industry oil
the good women of Jefferson county.
The farm products were shown In
rhe large upper room on the ground
Goo and the School exhibits were
M stairs. The Kabletown schools
tab'e was unique with canopy sur
mounting it upright supports being de-
co ased with autumn leaves. Besides
fine display of fruits and vege-
tables. the Summit Point School had
on exhibition a table cloth that was
recovered from the battlefield at
Sharpsbutg, Nd, ea September, 1867
II IS still n excellent coalition. Ri e
side school had amoung its exhibits
a custe- of fall r1dsh .wn the last
week in August. "A distinguishing
fea u-e of the Mechan:cstown schoo,
display wa a fine array OF raft work
woven by the schoo child en-. Bake :
ton Schools outstandi features were
The samp es of mestome products in
Guiding hydrated lime from the Big
lime works at that place. Ramey's
school display included sample of
non blight potatoes gethe:- with ne
specimens of Buffalo clover, Sehs,
buckwheat, hops, red-top cover all
of them grown in the vicinity of the
school. "The Patriotic Potato" was
the title of a beautiful specimen of
white potato in the Swimley school
display They were shown from po-
tato parings, and we're. white, smooth
and quite large> "a sheaf of broom
corn, with some beautiful samples of
dairy products marked the Wheat
land school exhibit.
An almost bewilde-ing COLLECTION of
vegetables, fruits, canned goods and
AIMS was shown by the Charles Town
G AIDED and High School. In one ex-
hibit. that of the 5th and oh AIDES.
there were I'll artic es, ranging from
fancy work to canned goods, a taste
fully displayed. INA Section of the
Filth g-ade tn, exh is were ccnfir ed
to a showing of articles made or
grown by the children from ten to
twelve years of age. Theirs was hard
to beat. A most unique exhibit in
the fourth grades display was set OF
farm buildings in miniature, made by
Harry linn. boy of that grade.
The Leetown school exhibit was
tastefully displayed pyramid be ne
erected on the table TO give a more
perfect showing OF jellies and fruits.
Among the Individual exhibitors
with fine displays of vegetables and
fruits were Mr. VIII am IT :, Ellio t, ID
D.. H, A. Moore. Mr. Elliott had 81
specimens of fruits, vegetables and
grains inh's dsplay, requiring long
table for them alone. An int es ing
specimen in the CO lect Of was birch
OF Soudoun grass, ro5ably fhe rs of
its kind ever grown in the county.
The Woman'S Club of Ha-pers Ferry
District and the Shena ld1ah ~ :
o. Communi Club presented a fine
array of their hand work in food con.
servat on. Came ch OK boned, cam
ned wild greens anG onion tops were
amoung the more unuSal exhibits in
;heir disp ay. Both of these organf-
cations have made admiral e records
The past season in the campaign fos
saving foods that in other years were
thrown away.
: NJ. ]. Shirley Smith furnished a
MA Of hn
cral wealth. In his collection were
spec mems Of zinc and Manganese ore,
mica, felspa-, chilled grits. stone
su,,n y:ng polish 'ng mate. ial, and a
beautiful little block Of granite
smoothly polished.
There were S12 zoo worth of Lib
erty Bonds sold at the Liberty Bond
booth, addresses being made by the
President of the FESTIVAL Col B. D.
Gibson, and Judge E. A. Seymour,
of Washington. on the street in front
of the building on Wednesday after
noon.
y Messrs, Thorton T. Perry, Frank
S Harrison and S.an'ey HardeSty
judged The school exhibits. The
prizes awarded were as follows
SCHOOL EXHIBITS.
Charles Town School 5-B and E. B
Grades, Miss Katie Leslie teacher, 1st
, prize.
Kabletown 'G:aded School Mss &C.
nevie 'Pittman teacher, End prize.
Mt Hope School having best De-
co-ated Table. Miss Ida Hall teacher.
Oak 'Groye Scfoo, Pakertor, S-hocl
coming longest distance,
Largest Pumpkin raised by Boy
i
Largest variety of Food Stuffs by
Town Graded School, Mss Leslie
teacher
Boy and Girl walking longest DIS
lance ito School with perfect atten-
dance Harvey lRopor. Mt. Hpe. 31-2
miles. and Vng MA Smalwood, Charlie.
own 3 IA niles
Prizes were given for farm and
garden produce, &c. as follows,
Best 10 ears of White Corn Stan
'ey Duttrow, LIST prize; Geo w. Col
IFS, End p; ize
Best 10 ears of Yellow Corn, C. ].
Cavalier, LIST prize; NJ Willie Moore
Ind prize,
Largest ear of White Corn, R. H.
F.az;er, LIST prize
Largest ear of Yellow Corn, Stenle =
Duftrow 1st prize
Ten ears of Pop Corn, Fame Mo-
e., LIST prize
Best peck of Wheat, Pee BIOS
lst prize; s. NJ. Writ, End, pre-.
Peck of PotaHoes, T. P. Sech-ist,
LIST, prize; Mss AgneSS Roger Ind
prize
Three Larges. Potatoes, c. ]. Cava-
lier, 1st prize
Half Peck. of Sweet Potatoes. ]. c.
Fries LIST prize.
Three Heads of Cabbage. F. NJ Nc
Kalver 1st, prize; Mrs. Mabel Du trow
End prize.
| Largest Pumpkin, J. w. James Is,
prize; Henry James End pre-
SIX Stalks OF Celery, W. Pos on
LIST prize.
Best D,sp'ay of Fa m Pr ducts, VIM.
+. Elliott, 1st, prize.
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