Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-08-26
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Aims House Woods that was
held Saturday was decided; sac. !
cess. The crowd present was att
least 2,oo0 IL the morning A, C.i
lii ornhlil OF LynchDurs and NJ. /
Z. Hoover of Tlmberville deliver
ed addresses on cooperation and !
community interests respectivrjA
in the afternoon. w. S. Camp.
field Of Charlottesville spoke on
organization of the Farmers,
after which the association was
reorg anized the following officers
President George Santnlyers, Of
Edinburg; Vice President Joseph
Dlngledfne Mt. Jackson;secretary
and Treasurer Joseph Clark Mt.
Jackson, Directors, ] L. Strick-
Ter, Lee District; Ripley Walker,
Ashby District. John Fadeley,
M adison District; S. ]. Stricken,
johnson District; S. B. Hepner,
otonewall District; C. NJ. Chiles,
Davis District.
In tie morning the Fairview
and Maurertown base ball teams
crossed bats, the game was close
ly contested resulting in 4 score
OF Is to II III favor of Maurer-
town. Then at o'clock the
event OF the day was begun, the
female ball players of Edinburg
contested with a picked nine aged
from As to S Of farmers and pro-
tesslonal men and bachelors, the
contest was highly entertaining.
The ladies were surprise to the
big crowd looking OIL. They lit
the ball with force sending it far
no the field. at tile eud Of the
9th inning the score stood seven
teen 10 thirteen i'll favor Of the
girls, George Sautmyers is Capt.
10, the girls team.
The candidates for tile House
Of Delegates. w. S French, Rep.
and c. N. Hoover, Dem. were
present and circulating among
the crowd shaking hands with
both sexes and PLAYING with the
babies. The different portions OF
the County were represented from
New Market to Cedar Creek.
Tie K. Of P. Band Of Woodstock
was present and they received
well deserved compliments on all
sides i'll the manner their selec-
tons were rendered. The only
disappointment was the Hon.
George B. keezel, of Rocking
ham was not present Though
the substitute W. c. Hoover who
was was present and talked OIL
the com munity interests was
COMMUNICATED and congratulated
by a number on his excellent
talk. Mr.. Keezell made a wise
selection.
The Aims House grounds is a
beautiful grove for picnic and
accessible by Railway and Val
ley Pike. The board of Supervis-
ors should be urged to erect a pa
Wilton and also dig well, then
the farmers could gather, rain or
shine to hold their annual meet
ings OH the 3rd Saturday in Aug.
and not be deferred by the wealth
er. Other county meetings,
could have their meetings on
their own grounds, The differ
ent religious organizations, as in
the past years, should have
suitable place, out doors to wor-
ship. The Supervisors could
not spend a few hundred dollars
better for anything else than the
Improvement Of the peoples
grounds in the A Ims House woods
Farmers. go after them and see
tu"G the improvement is finished
before the 3rd Saturday of next
wear.
The moonlight picnic at the
scnooI grounds Wednesday night
OF last week, owing to the wealth
er was not largely attended. The |
net proceeds Of the League being
$500. Mr.. Albert Bushong, of |
Harrisvllle, student of Y. P.
of Blacksburg, addressed those
present on the care of poultry
a nd the proper manner to Gull
flock of hens to have the best
results for egg production. He
give another instructive talk for
poultry men and women. He
culled different hocks in the |
1eighborhood and will visit other
counties at the expense of the
State, talking and teaching how
% have the greatest egg produce
ion. L
Mr.. and Mrs. Omer Crabi11I