Show BRIGIL CITY HAS OLDEST CHERRY TREE upon reading in the dally daily press recently announcement to the effect that the oldest cherry tree in the state was located at rockville washington county mr james W sheffield ot of this city comes for forward warf in defense of a tine fine old monarch ot of the orchard which stands in front of his home and which has been furnishing his family fruit and shade tor for forty two years and tor for ten years previous to their purchase sc of the property pr 0 pe rt y the frn aine e sf stood 4 and gave of its delicious fruit to the previous owners the tree Is of the large sweet red variety the fruit being most delicious both tor for fresh eating or preserving the trunk measures 49 inches around the ba base seand and the tree has borne fruit every year tor for lorty forty two iwo years to mr air fields knowledge the annual crop amounting to from 75 to pounds of fruit at one time the tree threatened eneato to die but mr air sheffield cut away he diseased parts and new growth shot forth and the veteran ls is now heartier than ever mr sheffield regaled the mews force with a box of 0 the fruit which is delicious |