The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1918-12-20
Farmers Community Show
At Laurel.

The Farmers Community Club, of
Laurel, Md, held one of the best Com
munity Shows, held in the county this
year, at Willis School, Saturday after
neon. and evening, Nov. Both.
Nearly everything grown on the farm
and in the garden was included in the
seventeen classes.
One of the prominent features of this
show was the high quality and large
number of exhibits in the classes for
the ladies' which j clnded canned fruits
and vegetables, j. les, fancy work and
products of the g den.
In the classess : e to four the corn
was very unifc m and carefully selected
showing imprc cement over any previous
year.
la Class II, best exhibit of farm and
garden products, the exhibit of Mrs.
II. P. Willard deserves special mention
as it & tanned fifty varieties, all Of
high q;on.ity, and won first premium.
Othe,na'ery creditable exhibits in this
class were those of Mr.. Samuel Aitche
son, Tnos. c. Poe, Geo T. Sellers and
Robt. Aitcheson.
For the best ten ears of corn grown
by club members, Mr. Robt. Aitche-
son came first. The prize was a large
silver loving cup, donated jointly by Mr..
Geo. w. Waters and the club. 1t must
be won three times for member to
own it. Last year it was won by Mr..
Evan G. CLANCY, and with Mr.. Aitche-
son winning this year makes an ever,
break between the two. Mr.. Geo
Waters presented the cup to the win
ner in neat speech.
In the other classes the premiums
were paid in cash and totaled nearly
twenty five dollars.
Prof. Metzger, Maryland State Col
iege, and Mrs. Bernice Penn, of Laurel
judged the exhibits, after which those
in classes one to four were auctioned
off and brought over fifty dollars.
The winner in the II classes were az
follows:
C ass 1--Best 10 ears field corn grow n
by club members: First Robt Aitchson
silver cup; second, Thos. Mitchell, 81
third, H, F. Willard.
Glass Best ten ears field corn.
grown in the neigborhood: First Whitney
Aitcheson, exhibiting corn grown at
Maryland State College 81; second,
Evan G. CLANCY 81; third, H. P Mil
lard.
Glass Best single field corn, Whit
ney Aitcheson, 81.
Class stalk corn with most grain
on it, by weight: First, H. P. Willard
81; second, Robt. Aitcheson; third. Geo.
Sellers.
Glass 5.-Largest ear field corn:
First, Evan G.. CLANCY, 81: second, H.
P. Willard.
Class 6.-Best peck white potatoes
(McCormick) First, Samuel Aitche-
son, So; second, Robt. Aitcheson, 81.
Class Best peck white potatoes,
any variety except Mccormick, Gee
T. Sellers, Sc.
Class 8-Best plate five apples:
First, Mrs. H. P. Willard, SOC, secone
II. P. Willard; third, Miss Lottie Mil
lard.
Class Best plate pears; Mrs. z.
Roy Hill, soc.
Glass 10.-Best exhibit farm and
garden products: First, Mrs. H. P.
Willard, So; second Samuel Aitchesol.
81; third, Geo. 7. Sellers.
Class 11.-Best quart canned fruit
First, Mrs. Samuel Aitcheson, quart
white cherries, SOC; second, Mrs. Robt
Aitchson, quart white cherries; third,
Mrs. Roy Hill, quart Strawberries.
Class II. Best quart canned vegetables
First, Mrs. Roy Hill, quart tomatoes,
and corn, zoe; second, Mrs Thos. Poe,
quart corn; third. Mrs Geo. Sellers,
quart string bean.
Class 13.-Best glass blackberry
jelly, Mrs. Geo. T. Sellers, SOC.
Glass 1i.-Best glass apple jelly
First, Mrs. Roy Hill, Soc; second, Mrs.
Geo. T. Sellers.
Cliss 15--Best glass grape jelly
First. Mrs. Roy Hill, SOC; second, Mrs.
Samuel Aitcheson.
Class Is. Best piece fancy work
First, Miss Rosalie Mitchell, SOC: sec
on d. Miss De ma Aitshcson; third. Mr..
Thos T. Mitchell.