The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-09-15
SECOND ANNUAL
EX EXHIBITION
OF THE
CARROLL COUNTY AGRlCUL :
TURAL SOCIETY,
yHNO be held on the Show Grounds, in
n Westminster, Md,
Tuesday, Wednesday,, Wmsday and
Friday, An, 5th, 6h and m of
October, 1870.
TRIALS On SpEEn.

TRIALS or SPEED.
purse of S250-Sl5O to the fnstest
trotting horse, mare or gelding in harness,
| SIS to the second, S25 to the third, mile
heats, best 3 in 5--open to all.
FoR HoRsEs OWNED IN CARROLL CoUXrY
PRIOR TO JuIY LIST, lS70.-No. For
horses that never beat 90 minutes, a purse
| of 500; SIS to the fastest trotting horse.
mare or gcldng in harness; S25 to the
second. No. 2.-for horses that never
beat minutes, a purse oil SGjl $50 to the
fastest trottng horse, mare or geding in
harness, and SIS to the second. No. 81
For horses that never beat 3. 80 minutes, a
! purse of $40; $50 to the fastest trottng
horse, mare or gelding in harness, and Sl0
to the second No. i.-For horses that
never beat $50 minutes, purse Of $50;
| 80 to the fastest trotting horse, mare or
| gelding IN harness, aud SO TO the second
! No. 6.-For horses that never beat $50
minutes, purse of $50 to the fastest trot.
ting horse, mare of gelding in harness, and
| $40 to the second. No. q. To the fastest
racking horse, mare or gelding, under sad
| die. $50, and So to the second No. T.
TO the fastest pacing horse, mare or geld.
ing, under saddle, $50, aud So to the
second.
All trots to be mile heats. best 3 in s.
Racking and Pacing to be mile heats, bcsts,
best in s..
An entrance fee of 10 per cent will be
charged on each of the above races. No
less than to enter and to start.
Entrance to be closed at II o'clock NJ.
Tuesday, October 4th, the first day of the
Fair.
Two trials Of speed to come off each day.
The racing will be under the exclusive
control of competent Judges, to be appoint.
ed Cor that purpose, and will be called
promptly at l clock, =. NJ. Of each day.
The Society invites the exhibition of any
and every thing that may lie useful or con.
venient in the business Of Agriculture or
Horticulture, or to be the product of either;
of all articles aud implements of convent,
ence or use in domestic or social life, and
of the products of art and skill and for all
such things of merit, although they may not
be specially enumerated in the Premium
Lists pubIishedand circulated blythe Society,
Premiums or Diplomas will be awarded,
and to this end Miscellaneous Glass, No.
IL, is provided, and Judges appointed.
All articles and animals for exhibition
must be properly entered ut the Business
Office Of the Society. The grounds and
buildings will be opened on Monday, the
l'3rd of October to receive all articles for ex.
hibltion, and trusty persons employed by
the Society will assign them places and
guard the grounds. Articles shipped be.
iorehand will bo properly cared for. No
entry for competition will be made after 10
clock, A. NJ. of Tuesday, 4lh of October,
except by special permission; nor eau any.
thing entered be removed from the grounds
nntll the close of the Fair without permits.
sion from the President Nopremium will
be awarded when the article or animal is
not worthy. Articles and animals can only
be entered TO compete in one class, and no
one can have two premiums awarded to it
except horses which take any of the regular
premiums Of the Society may likewise com.
pete in the trials of speed.
Hay straw and water, will be supplied.
free OF charge, for all animals entered for
premiums; and grain will be provided at
the lowest cost price for those who desire
to purchase. Those who intend to become
exhibitors are requested, as far as possible,
to inform the Secretary, before the 2Gth
day OF September, of the kind and quantity
OF articles, stock, nc, they will exhibit, so
that suitable arrangements may be made for
their reception.
No disorderly conduct of any kind, gamb
ling, or the sale OF spirituous liquors will
he permitted. The Sheriff of the County,
us Chief Marshal, with an ample number OF
assistants, will be upon the grounds to pre-
serve order.
Arrangements have been made with the
Western Maryland Railroad for the ship.
ment Of goods at the most liberal rates.
Three trains leave Baltimore daily for
Westminster, to witt at 1855 o'clock, A.
NJ, $50 O'Clock and $50 o clock Z. NJ. f;
leave Westminster for Baltimore at .. 80 A.
NJ, 7.40 A. NJ. and 43o p. Al.
Ds0~ Gates will be open at s o'clock A.
NJ. OF each day, and at that time every OIL
Ger is required to be at his post
Abundance % cents. Children 10 cents
No Checks or Season Tickets will be is
sued. An Additional Charge of % Cents
will be made for Each Horse entering the
Grounds.
All Articles entered for Exhibition will
be received free. The Society have erected
an ample amount of stalls and shedding for
stock, suitable building for the exhibition
of such articles that cannot be exposed to
the weather, and provided half mile track,
elliptical in form. after diagram furnished
by George W. Wilkes, Esq, Editor of the
spirit Of the Times second to none in
the country.
DfB~For further particulars, send to the
Secretary for Premium List.
Bs5~ A Band Of Masic pW be presem
during tie Far.
Booths, granting the privilege of selling
on the grounds during the Fair, will be
disposed OF at Public Auction at the Socie.
TVS Office on the Fair Grounds, on SATUR.
DAY, the 2ith day of SErrEMER, at |
O'Clock, p. NJ.
President, John l., Smith. Vice Presi
dent, jeremiah Rinehart. Secretary, Vim.
A. Mckellip. Treasurer, Richard Man.
ming.
CHIEF MARsHAL,-J0IIN TRACEY.
ASSISTANT MARsHALs. Samuel Everhart,
William j. Morelock, Capt. George W.
Shull, Capt. Albert Bilingslea, David A.
Owings, Louis p. Singluif, George Prugh,
David II. Byers, Joseph Shaeler, Noah
Shaefler, Elias Yingling, Edward T. Smith.
BOARD OF MANAGERS Josephus II.
Hoppe, Edward Lynch, William q. Rine
hart, Hashabiah Haines, David Fowblc.
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