Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-02-27
The Community Show.
Best In State. SymOns Says
Hauvers Takes $25 Prize;
Had $50 Exhibits; Scored
1897 Points.
1897 Points.
Frederick News, February 2l.)

! Frederick News, February 2l.)
Frederick county's first annual COM
munity show at the Armory ends tonight.
1t has been success from start to finish
and the promoters have been much pleased
with the manner in which the public has
"taken" to it.
While the judging of the entries and
the selection of the winners was finished
yesterday, the results have not been COM
piled, and for this reason could not be
announced today. 1t is expected that
they will be ready for publication to-
morrow. County Agent P. A. Hauver
said this morning that the scarcity of
help in compiling the premium winners
caused some of the delay.
A huge throng wendell its way through
the exhibits last night while the incle-
ment weather and several inches of snow
on the ground today failed to deter the
enthusiastic. The show has been such
success that it is hoped to have it an
annual affair.
One of the attractive features of the
show is the miniature fountain in the
center of the Armory floor. with electric
lights under the water. Gold fish add to
the realism of the scene.
CHASING the Frederick Community
Show as the best he has seen in Mary
land this year, Prof T. B. Symons, of
the Maryland State College, paid this
county and the farmers of this commun-
ity splendid compliment. Prof. Symons
is a visitor at the exhibition today and
spent the morning in viewing the dis
plays and meeting the farmers who were
in ATTENDANCE at the show. This after
noon he will make an address. Prof.
Symons is enthusiastic over the show.
Emory c. Crum, city engineer, has
display of evergreens at the show which
has attracted considerable attention. The
trees are of his own raising, and
are of six varieties, American Arborvitae
Norway Spruce, White Pine, Hemlock,
Red Cedar and Scotch Pine. Mr.. Crum
is specializing in these evergreens, and,
in neat circular, explains the various
trees and the values of each. The display
is arranged al out the fountain in the
center of the Armory floor.
Hauvers district, tucked away among
the rocks and hills of northwes tern
Frederick county, came into Frederick
at the first annual Midwinter Community
Show and easily gobbled up the prize of
S25 offered for the best district exhibit.
In way this is formal warning to the
rest of the 25 districts of Frederick
county that Hauvers has taken the lead
in agricultural development. The district
owes its prize winning exhibit 10 care
full selection of specimens. The farmers
of Hauvers organ lied and decided that
only the best products grown in Hauvers
soil would be but on display at the show.
The judging of all produce has been
completed. The prize winners are sport
ing their ribbons of blue, red and yellow.
In the district class Hauvers took q first
prizes, % seconds and 81 thirds. 1t had
total of 553 exhibits and made score
of 1897 points. Middletown, in the same
class, came second with All exhibits. 1t
took 20 first prizes, 10 seconds and 6
thirds. the total score being ll65.
The following method was used in
judging the district entries: First prize,
10 points, second, s., and third, 3. and
each exhibit 3.