Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-09-01
HE MONTGOMERY coUxrY tu0
AGRICULTURAL FAIR
A Gala Day at Rockville.
Especial Correspondents Of the Star. !


Especial CORES pondence Of the start
FAIR GROUNDS, ROCKVILLE, September Isl,
lsS9-Noop.-Tbe an uaI fair Of the Montgom-
cry Agricultural Fir was commenced this
morning, on the fair grounds ad coming the viii
laee, and IL will continue until Friday. At an
early hour TINS morning the members OF the
committees were on the ground, with the Off
GERS. actively engaged In directing exhibitors
as to the positions for thrir stock and articles,
and during the entire morning the grounds pre-
sented a very busy look, horses, cattle, agrlcul
tural implements and the evidences of the
handiwork and ingen uity Of the ladies, coming
IN rapidly.
Among others entered were the stallion Vol.
taire, by ii. F. Hoyle, OF Washington; stallion
Morgan Drrrock and mare, by Hiram Wright;
M Stabler has fine mare and colt on the
ground; Mr.. w. V. BOuic exhibits a mare and
foali Mr.. g. n. GraHa two year old mare colt;
MI. George SeItz, of Washington, has q fine
trotting horse on the ground; Mr. w. U. Riggs,
the saddle horse Black Hawk Mr.. Z. H.
Waters. heavy draft stallion and two year
colt; y. ID. Waters, heavy and quick draft
colt; w ID. Talbot. two heavy draft colts Mr..
H. J Hoyle. . Bay geldine; Mr.. E. NJ. Nun
Ray, a TIVE year old colt; Mr. g. ". Dawson,
several fine specimens Of the equine race in.
Guiding u year old mare, 10 year old mare,
Brigham Young" Katie and Betty; Mr.. Eli
Won sxh bits Durham cow, three years old,
nd DeyIn cow Of same age; Mr.. N. U. DECKER
GOD, Devon bull, cow and calf, and cow, two
yearlIng steers. yearlIng heifer. Attorney cow
pair of oxen. lot of sheep; Mr.. W. H. RAY, pair
II werkir G oxen; Mr.. w. V. Bouic, Berkshire
boar and Chester sow.
lot of agricultural Implements on the ground,
making very fine display, in which are the
oliowing:-American hay ladder dou BILE.
spout corn shelter. Sipclair' . patent straw cut
ter Montgomery rockaway fan. cider and wine
mill, plows, circular harrow. and boiler Mr.
j. l.. Duf1ef has one of Crowells drills, with
attachment, in the portion of the grounds al
lotted 10 agricultural Implements. Mr. f L.
Moore has the Excelsior gram ian, patent mill
fixture, copper strip feed cutter, CLINTON corn
shelter, Smiths straw cutter, Brickford and
Huffman drill, plows, corn shelter, and wash
ing tub on exhibition. Isaiah Sha " has on the
grounds Two potato diggers, and Messrs. Wag-
oner Mathews, of Westminster, Nd, have
one OF Wagoner's wheat drills.
In the poultry line Mrs. =. +. Stonestreet
exhibits several Muscovey and Cape ducks.
VIM. Bragshaw & Son, of Simpson VILE, How
ard county, have a large lot OF woollen goods,
rs also the NJ ssrs. Fawcett. Mr.. L. T. War
then, OF Rockville, has a beautiful saddle and
lot OF bar, ess, and j. Davis Poole SET Of four
horse harness.
The articles for the ladies' department are
quite attractive, and are highly creditable 10
the exhibitors.
The fruits and vegetables exhibited are par
ticulariy fine, the peaches and apples beng
equal to any ever seen In this section OF the
country.
During the morning the committees on vege.
tables. ffuiis, hams. the domestic and culinary
Department., household fabrics, seeds, tobacco
aud -four, were engaged in examining those
articles, but up to noon the awards had not
been m AIDE public.
Aoou, 10 O'Clock quite large number OF ar
rivals from Washington and GEORGETOWN, the
crowd numbering about two thousand, and
soon the Clarksburg Cornet Band, led by Prof
.Iocn Hurley. arrived in their chariot and took
position near the stand The stand was taste-
fully decorated with evergreens and flowers
and ths banner Of the society, having on ITS
front representation of a harvest scene, on
one sidr of which are representations of agri.
ltuIal inn lements and on the other q repre-
senta ion of Plenty.
A. I o'clock the formal opening took place,
,he srsnd being cspisd by Joseph II. Brad
Clarke, Nathan :. White, DR.. Washington
ton " affrs nd Edward w owen, Vice Presi-
dents; W. '. Bounce, Jr, Rec Sec, and a
nun r.r other gentlemen, amoung whom we
LotIced Hon. II. /. Rowie, formerly Chief Jus.
lie count or Appeals; Senator Landsdale. Hoe
a DAVIS, Judge Thompson, George Peter,
CASA way Watkins; the ora or of the
ThOm PisgGen Of Washington Courts.
Mr.. Bradley called the assmblage to oIder.
aud made Z y Introductory remarks, in the
c uISt OF "a III he said this was the ISt1 ex-
o. b Iou - ~ society, whose first fair Wa
L-io ~ 1~lS, hut IN consequence Of the war and
o'rer causes there had been an iurermiS.I ION o,
-'eh years. he congratulated the society on
'E- successful opening OF III exhibition, aaI
lE'ECdUlec MT. Charles !. Albert. who delivered
a very Interesting and appropriate address, In
Y - N hr spOkr at some length OF the benefits
OF such exhi bitIors.
Ne rs Major & Brothers. Cruit &c Sons,
and J. G.. Howard's coaches did good business
Z nrlnsirg on visitors from Washington.
Washington Bowie, Chief; Ewd. H. Waters,
John " Gassaway, E. Is. Pretyman, VIM. M.
t.,T.y- spencer g. Jones, Thos. J.. Hume CT
city, and Frank Wheatley, OF
tf-OrgetOwR- were The marshals. and the visi-
'ors generally paying attention to their direc.
lions everything has passed of pleasantly up -
Is hour.
During the morning q number of horses
"a re beng exercised on the track, lone third
OF milP,) and The base ballis:s had q little
practice. u.