The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-23
both BLOSSOMS AND
CHERRIES ON TREES
Killing Frost Results in Freak
of Nature in Orchard OF
James .. Bowman.

HOULT, May 23.-In the orchard
Of James D. Bowman here, there
are a couple of cherry trees that
are curiosity and have attracted
much attention. These two trees,
which are of the Morello type, were
in full bloom a month ago, when
the fruit was killed by a big freeze.
a very few of the blossoms on these
trees escaped, and there is here
and there on them, a cherry almost
full grown. The trees are also COW
cred with hundreds of white bios
SONS, not exactly full but fairly 50
hundreds, or perhaps thousands
of blossoms on the two trees When
one notes cluster of white bios
SONS and an almost full sized
cherry on the same twig it has a
strange appearance.
There seems to be a good sized
strawberry crop, fair raspberry
crop and an unusually large black.
berry bloom as compensation for
the loss of the orchard fruits There
is also fair show for a second
crop on the grapes, which will be
rather late, however. AS the few
cherries are not sufficient for the
robins and catbirds, first cherry
pies will be at a premium this sum
meT, it is beliSTeo.
Church News.
The Rev. F. E. Wiles preached
here Sunday and announced that
District Superintendent Archibald
Moore of Oakland will hold the
quarterly conference here on the
evening of,June II, the same day on
which he will hold the conference
at Diamond Street Church.
Superintendent Smith of the Sun
day school has appointed commit
tee on music, for the Children's Day
program, composed of James D.
Edna Huffman and Miss Edna
Hoult.
The program committee on Chill
dren's Day held a meeting of the
children at the church Monday aft
ernoon, and gave out the recita-
tions and other exer cises that the
children will have to commit to
memory.
Mrs. F. E. wiles will be leader
at the Thursday evening prayer ser
vice. I'LL
Brief Items
Several persons from here at
tended the graduating exercises at
Norwood last week, but many 9th
ers were prevented from going by
the very rainy weather.
About dozen people from here
attended the twenty-first anniver-
sary. supper of the Knights of the
Golden Eagles at Montana Satur
day evening
oliver Cummings, district presi-
dent of the Sunday school associa-
ton, was at Winfield Sunday morn
ing. and he and Ray Bowman went
to Murray Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs ]. D. Bowman. son
Jess; daughter Hazel and two small
sons, Walter and Fred, went by
auto to Mt. Zion Sunday afternoon
to visit their daughter and son-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. Eston Heiskell.
Mrs. Dora Hoult and Mrs. Charles
r. Hoult OF .Fairmont were visiting
at William H. Halls here Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. L Barnes were
visiting at Morgantown Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Sporting and
son Alfred were visiting Sunday at
Fairmont They were accompan-
Jed home by their daughter Beulah,
who had been visiting relatives
there for the past week
Ed. Buruworth and children OF
North Fafrmont were visiting his
father, Liston Burnworth, Sunday
He reports that his wife, who is an
inmate OF the Terra Alta Sandtar-
iu1n. Is doing fairly well.
Mr.. and Mrs. Liston BurnwUrth
also had as guest Sunday, their
daughter, Mrs. Lake Malone of.
Charleroi, Pa, and sons, Jess and
Omer, OF Fairmont-