Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-09-15
THE ROCKVILLE FAIR
The IN .r'cl Exhibitor D.
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Thcr'-.b' rc-lsh awuusl exhfbl tion OF he Mont
tone5y to'uy (Mc) A.. 'cuissrai Society has
been in Q $50 nee "wednesday Of ulis wccN
ON the beautiful air enOands nsar this town,
I'd. row .fnstanf qg rae rain last o 'ght asl 4
daY hss teFioasiV inter erred v IN Tue cNni,i on.
IL na- bcen one o. tbc not succe. Sol yet given
hele, particularly - q fnancce and mem Ger
q persons attending, the gatt keeper haN ,ng on
The rfSt day taken IN ahout even hundred lOl-
lars, and yesterday nearly d0uhle chat rslouuf.
The exhibition opened ON " dncsslay. az m
O'Clock, when MT. 10 eth IA. BrSdloy, IN l,lcnt
OF the Soe:e.S, in,-odnced Mr.. JNmcs A. Bu.
hanan, OF the Baltimore bar, Who ilyered an
appropriate addrc-s.
Most OF the departments were well MED. and
numbers Of our
DISTRICT Firms WE'RE RErRRsrNrEp.
among them MeSSrs- Brummeli and HickS MIN
re gas generating apparatus OF king ana Nil
dleton, which they i'yhted up the exhibifion
builc'ng; NOrdlinger, clOthier, OF Ocorgeso0rn.
Mis- Young, OF the same cits, with M. iinsr,-,,
George ". Wild, piano anb Ot0er musical i,rs -,
ment; A. j. Milstead. n tn the Florcnce tevr.,s,
machine. Maj. NlohoL IN, Col. Aloxandcr, M.
Middleton, and Other fast drivers we're al ,
on the ground. Mr.. George Seitz had al ~tvlssb
forse present, and Mr.. l.oyle ms fine "a lion
Young Yoltaire. Me.srs- Moore, Duniop AMI
Baker had hne eoueetion of agricultural imple-
ments on the ground,
TnE FIRsT TRIAL or SPEED
WIS for hol e. owned m the county, ana taol
place on WecnC' day AFTERNOON. NJ -rsrS AleN
testing their hor.cs; and Mr. Brit me horae took
the first prize $50 IN three straight hea's
Time, 2-S, 2S6 and 2-Ssk. Mr. Horner's hon.
f,Ok the second n sze, (S2al
THE RACES YESTERDAY.
A trial OF speed Tor all fOUr-year OILS Ownei
in the Dist act Of Columbia OF Montgomelg
county, Nd. took place yesterday tor wh!ch
MesSrs. W. h. Darcy, Joseph Davis, w. r. Ca
Their, Mi. Nicholson, II. Middleton and j. =
Williams entered their favorites Mr. Nslliatls
hoIse took the first premium, SIS. in Sos ana
IA 4 nj NfrholSnr,
Middle IN the third, $40.
THE FINEsT RACE
YVES that Of yesterday afteraoOn, Cor an Distri.
and Montsomery hOrs@s, In which Col. AleNar-
der's Star Pilot, Mr.. w. c. Hazels and A. Glea-
son's horses were entered Star Pilot won the
inst premium, so, IN al, 2s6A, and 2.48L
Mr.. Hazel's hOTse taking he second premium OF
SIS
The following is
THE PREMIUM LIST.
BlOoSed Hcrsrs.-S|.iGon Young Voltsire. sfl-
yer cup, woi IN SIS, ID IL. j. Hoyle. of Wash-
ington. Heavy draught horses. best stallion.
$50, Jacob Poss. Brood mare, SIS, Henry Lin
coin; 3yesrs old, -, $. Willon; Yeas old, p.
II. Stableri year old, -, L. j. Hail. Mr-e aud
Saddle H,rses.-BCss mare or gclding. $40,
y. p. Dandridge; best stallion, -, v. X.
Gather b-st hily under years, $3.50, j. L.
Hughes best horse or gelding under years,
General Utilsty.-Best stallion, se0, VIM.
Gather; bet mare or geiding, SO, A W. Gore.
ndddtc ana hGrRcsS.-Best bride and saddle,
20, y. Davis; best carriage harness, -, j.
Davis.
AgrSsltarul ImJle-seMfs.-Best 3-horse plow,
80, u. A: Baker eeond no., $40, r. l.. Moore;
shovel plow and cultivation, ~ each, q. t. Dun
lop; threshing machine, SO, y. l.. Moore;
.econd do, IS, e. j. Knsolving; wheat d-in
IS, +. l.. Moore; corn shelter, -, Dunlop;
wheat fam g, do; straw cutter, 20, MOOrei OK
yoke, 81, Baker; best display, SOS, Moore.
A'deTRy Cdtae.-Best bull, years old, st0, w.
II. Hutton; COW, IS, W. 5. Brooke; bull, year,
$3.50, w. X. Hutton.
Durham catae.-Best COW, IS; and best heifer,
S2g1, John Saunders.
Fat Catlle.-BeSt beef, owned and crazed in
county. 80, X. NJ. Williams; do, bred and fat
!eneo IN county, %, John Saunders second
Deron Cdtde-Best COW, IS, r. NJ. Williams;
heifer, 2 years, SO, 3. T. Stonestreet; bull,
year, $50, do; heifer, yesr, SEQ, =. Wilson;
pair steers, IS, L. Belt second do, g, ). T..
Grade and Ndfiue cat1e.-Best bun, SO, T..
Belt; COW, IS, X. Is. farQuhar; heifer, year,
IS, j. II. Bradley; bull, 4 year, $3.50, same;
heller, year, $3.50, 5. Wilson; pair steers, IS,
w. W. Metzger.
Herd Premsun.-Best herd. SOS. Y. Belt.
WOrkirg Ozen.-Best pair oxen, s10, W. Oren-
dorff; second best, IS, W. b. Chichester; third
S1esp-Best ram, IS, w. r. Hutton; second
best, $3.50, j. W. Graf; best buck lamb, S3, X.
second best, so 80, j. w Graf, best lot OF lambs,
50, James X. Bel'' on.
Fags-Best boar, IS, j. L. Dufeif; SOW, IS,
h Hurley lot Of , shSs,s =, X s kiigp9T,
second best do, Al, VIM. OrendOff pair geese,
q, j. W. Graf; second do, 81, Mrs. X. b. Far
quhar; best domestic fowls, 81, Mrs. l.. A. Daw-
son; second do, 81, Mrs l.. Blair Lee; pair COM
mon fowls, -, J. W. Graf; do. ducks, 81, j. w
Han; best display, So, Mrs. T.. NJ. Muncaster.
Dofry.-BestS pounds butter, -, Mrs. John
Saunders; second best do, Mr.. II. g. HallOweIl,
per Bridget Murray; best potted butter, -, Mn
$. Darby; second best do, 81, Mrs. John Saun
ders; best honey, -, same; second best do, Mrs
DIR. Julien M-gruder.
do, 81, Thcs. j. Lea; do. fine, 81, VIM. Lans
dale.
Seeds.-Bcst white wheat, II. s. Darby; Red
Darby sSs Sat g. ba Waters corn s.
TObdooO.-Best five pounds, -, l.. ID. Watkins.
Frtff.-Best peck apples, 81, j. p. Hodge; DO.
peaches, George Huddleson; ounces, NJ. j.
Weller; grapes, Geo. t. Waters; dozen pears, j.
p. Dodge; best display, 80, g. 4. Waters.
FiereTs.-Best display, -, Mrs: George L.
Brooke; second DO, 81, Mrs. r. j. Han.
Vegetables. Best beets, Al, q. Huddlesf IN;
cabbage, r. b. Farquher; parsrips,w W. J. GloOd;
carrots. n. j. Weller; potatoes, John Sanders;
beans. l.. "A. Dawson; onions, q. HuddestOu:
cucumbers, j. T: warfeld; cymblings, K. b.
FarquhaT; pumpkins, W. T.. Muncaster; egg
plants, Mrs. G. f. Brooks; best display, IS, q.
Tssti7e Ta6rics-Best flannel, 50, r. Il. Rick
cts; blankets, 5. q. Thompson.
HaRs--Best, 3, Mrs. w. Chichester; "a 10.
50, Mrs. L. A. Dawson; Sd do, II, W. L. Mun-
caSter.
Culinary Depdrtment-Best homemade light
bread, 81, Mrs. COndict; do. biscuit, same; Jar
preserves, Miss l.. A. Hershey; pickles, Mrs. NJ.
q. Weller; soft soap, Mn. n. ID. Offutt; dOmcs-
tic wine, grape, IS, Miss L. A. Hershey; do.
blackberry, AZ, Mrs. John Saunders; do, cur
rant, 50, Mrs. Esther Davis.
Musical IhS'. EmeRts- Best piano, 500, Mr.
Wild; best display Of musical instruments, sl0,
TO same.
SesrIso Mdchines-Best. IS. Florence. exhibited
by A. j. Milstead; second best, $50, % Wheeler
& Wilton.
In consequC nee of The rain there was but a
small attendance to-day. A number o. fine
homes we've ON the ground for The trial OF speed,
for purses of $500, Si25 and Ss5, but up 20 noon
il had not bSen determined whether tue trial
should 60 on. Z.
The GOVERNMENT LOSES NoTHINs BY THF:
NEW YORK Posi- OFFICE DEFALcATIoN-The
New York SEN, in account yesterday OF the DIT
Office defaicatiOn i'm that city, SAYS Steps were
at once taken - have NOrton's prOperty seized.
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