Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-08-07

Mosrson nRY CousfY AeRlcuIIuRAL socIkrY
The Executive Committee Of the Montgomery
County Agricultural Society publish In this
weeks Sentinel, the List Of Premiums, to be
awarded at their 18th Annual Fair, to be held on
the 18th and i4th OF September next. The friends
OF the Society will be pleased TO the Increased
value OF the premiums TO be given this wear, as II
shows Its prosperity and success and we are
greatly grafned to witness the zeal manifested by
we Committee Of Arrangements In thus early
preparing for the approaching exhibition. At the
last meeting of the Society. II was determined to
puiia upon the Fair Grounds large and COM
mooious house, for the exhibition Of articles of
domestic manufacture, embroidery, and needle
WORK, the product OF the dairy, fruits, vegetables
&c and already large and effective force is
onsiiy enga I'D In its construction. The dimen
SONS CT The building are to be thirty feet by
seventy, OF two stories, with large windows, and
buht In the most substantial manner. This will
De very great improvement, and add greatly
70 the effciency Of the Society-affording ample
room for the exhibition and preservation Of ar
ucies which require much time for examination,
and need to be taken care of after the exami
Dy the several committees. We are quite sure
tne ladies' who have, on former occasions, favored
tue society with evidences of their handiwork
VIII rejoice to know that every article upon ex-
hloton: this year, will be carefully preserved
ana returned to its owner, and perhaps, with a
Pfemium-most assuredly, IL none superior is ex-
hioited In competition.
The above, from the Rockville Montgomery
county, Sentinel, will explain to all the citizens
OF the District and surrounding country engaged
In the production Of American fabrics. that there
Is now being made ample provision for the proper
handlcraft they are disposed to exhibit, not only
70 very large class Of vsiters but to ali the con-
samers OF that rich agricultural region who daily
VISIT our market
For any information In regard to the above ex
hioinon; address w. v. Bonic, Rockville, Nd.
Aug 6, 1850. p.
CHEsAPEAKE AND ONO CANAL-The follow
ing communication, says the Intelligencer has
been handed to us. written bya gentleman of
cumberland to his friend in this city, both being
personally well known to us. The Information
cerned, directly or Indirectly, in this great work
more especially to those parties who advanced in
good faith millions for its completion:
CUMBERLAND, Nd, July 30, 1850
o Dsar Sr: we have today issued a call for a
convention Of all persons interested the present
condition and future prospects Of the canal to
meet here on the 10th of August The notice
10 short, but II was necessary to anticipate the
meeting OF the Canal Board at Berkeley Springs
on the l3th and Of the States agents on the 18th
Now, this call is signed by the must respectable
men OF the county, and will be found in the
lntelligencer, Richmond Enquirer, and in papers
of the Maryland counties interested in the canal
1t would have been signed by the whole county.
had there been time to circulate 1t and had it
been necessary.
You know that We are again threatened with
an increase of tolls (no doubt at the instance of
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad COMPANY and.
even If they are not increased, the impending
threat is just as ruinous for no new contracts viii
be made, nor a boat built nor horse bought
during this feeling Of insecurity
Now, you interested in this state of things.
Your Mayors of Washington, Georgetown, and
Alexandrla, or some representative Of their inter
ests, ought TO be here, also Mr. Tucker of
Richmond, and also some one to represent the
government interest Sir yourself about this
thing for il is the death thrOe of vast capital and
many interests