Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-09-13
ROCKVILLE.
THE AGRICULTURAL FAIR.

TIE Delays Of HaiIread TrIvsi-Landrd Ia
II Mad HoIe-A Ha'ay DRy-Ihs FaIr
t!r, utd- In Te.tib,e CsndItIoa-The
Races 70 tposrd.
The nineteenth annual exhibition Of the Mont
geometry County Agricultural Society," which
| commenced on tho ihir grounds at Rockville on
Wednesday last, was continued yesterday, and
will continue On aud close On saturday. Little
was done gu the hrst day except receiving
stock and articles 10 he placed on exhibition,
| and assigning them places In their respective
| classes. Yesterday was expected to be- the grand
day Of the fie hut the OcGas iOnal showers Uf the
| morning settled Into u steady rain shortly after
8 O'Clock, and destroyed all the charms the eN.
hlbiIon might have previously Possessed With
| tho slippery, marshy ground 10 tread upon, and
| the sltGraGOn VI ones clothes with the rain, a
spectator vas not dispoIed to tarry long within
| the Enclosure, unless fOOt.hUlh could be gained
within the building In winch all the peTishabls
and dacr articles we're placed
For the accUGs mediation Of our citizens II had
! been advertised tnnt two trains would leave here
daily tor Rockville during the continuance OF
| the exhibition. II the Nrtaugemen are as
poorly carried out on the succeeding days Ot tho
uir as thCy were yesterday, those Of our citizens
who own a horse and cufiaEe had better make
the Journey over the road, and they will DO suFo
at least VI a starting hour and Comfortable ride
| such was Tor rom the case yesterday. The B45
| u. m. train went up on time, and ~ tho hour for
the II ibUclOck train to depart drew nigh large
cuncOurse Oi our citizens afsCmbled At the depot
despite tho showers, determined tor unce To see
the Rockville fair. At the hour for the starting
OF the train, not q car was Ia the depot or open
| for the reception OF passengers, and they we're
compelled t. stand until those In power felt die
posed TO provide them with place to be seated.
Three GAYS were finally thrown open for their
| accommodation, but those would moi afford seat.
| Ing capacity for one fourth In waiting. On
| making inquiry as to the cause OF such lndlfsT-
tn1nFia IhR rOmfoFt the "a nal
delaying Of the train, our reporter was Informed
that the train which was due at II o'clock must
nrst arrive ere the other could go Ouii also, that
then there would DO sufficient car room.
while awaiting thor arrival these three cars
were hauled In aud ont the depot, up aud duWn
the track, no less than lsur times.
Al llO D. m. the long lupk ed tor cuAches hove
In sight, much To- the relief Ut the pliieut
watchers who had borne their unlust treatment
gOOl nntufodly, and now expected they Whuld
Immediately speed away ivr tho fair grounds
On, no; not so last.
A still further test Of their amahility was To
come. The l.l5 train must come IN hrst, that n
few cars could 10 detached lrum that tu enable
the passengers to DO accommodated. THIS was
done. Two cars added from that train, and at
l.4J u. M. the ltl5 o. IN. traiu lett the Washing
ton depot Tor Rockville, where, alter making
several stOppages 1T crUss-rCails, 10 corn nolds
aud at slndbanks, they arrived at $40 y. IN. ut
a row d sleepgrs Uu tue suburbs VI Rockville,
which was called a station, but inner mud.
pool could not have been selected, II was bad
enough travelling TOR the men, hut iur the lahies,
with their ttallluK skirts, Il was most horrible,
and, In TACT, u shame that any railroad, supposed
to be nrst .class, should Disgrace tue r,al and
COMPANY by turning their passengers into red
clay mudhank, aud then compel them To climb
over piles Ot sleepers IN order to reach the top
oi the bank and get out va the level ground
In returning home NJ b:3d y. N. three more cars
were added 10 tho tram, and The 80 thirteen we're
expected to convey back all the passengers 10th
trains carried up. So 1t did, but sarilncs In y
buN could not nave been packed lighter
with the seats all occupied, aislos and plat
forms luil, the passengers lad no comfort, and II
was moment ot great fellci when, after ride
ut two hours aud I'VE niuutes, the depot here
was TeachOIi but then thoy we're CON PEELED to
watt Ia the tram on side taos lot how long
goodness know, ~ our reporter gut III In the
rain and lett In disgust
Il Il pretty evident that thuss who ~ tde the
trip Yesterday will not do II s1Un again, At least
until tbs road Il little Depsr managed; and
that viii not 10 until the cumpIny rln to made
10 lVgl tue Consequences VI ihsir tyranny and
dumineOTing IN tho slim receipts Of their treas
uTy. When they understand they are cGettOi
and chartered IS budy To run rUad Tor tho
public accommodation as we'll as Tor their own
aEKrandllement perhaps the public will be Ia.
Clincd to favor ant support thoIu.
Ar nEaRnUSps.
Tho fair grounds were In q terrible condition,
aud II Was exceedingly difticult to move around,
most Of the ladies' combining themselves 10 tho
building or their carriages, and all OF tho trOt-
ting that was 10 have taken place was post.
pOned until to day on accouut OF the hoayiness
Of the track Capt. StaTkwoather was on the
ground, and hred a salute early In the mOrning.
The Corcoran Zouayes, Capt Plant, took tho
morning train, and reached there about 10
O'Clock, and were compelled u land In very
heavy shower. The Governors Mounted HuaTd,
Major Writ commanding, were passed by the
train about one mile hOIOW the fair grounds,
and exchanged salutatiOns with th0lT friends
On the ears. They reached the grounds about
3lj U'cluck, aud we're received by q committee,
aud after marching into the space which the
race course onciuses, and going through a few
eyOlutiDns with The sabre, tho men dismOunted,
and were invited to dlGuur after which they
vent sight-seclng
During the afternoon Jn,. f. Norris, esq,
delivered the ANNUAL addIgss, aud received the
united attention Of hls apdlence.
Consequent on the hnvy rain mugh uf tho
stock amt machinery Hss slthdfaWn tr0h exhl.
bitiUn Tor tho day.
= 10 the large two Story bulldlng were samples
Of grain, tTuit vegetables, sc, said by those
presumed TO lie Iuiges 70 10 the hnest yet pre-.
sonted for exhibition while the specimens OF
nsedlbWUfk, tapestry and other hnndlWOTk ut.
tracted attention. The display Ut handsome
wax hnwsTs, drought by tho hand Of AIRS. All.
SOU NalluT, D., was toe suhlect Of general adu'.
ration She hAh on exhibition a heavy wreath,
. beautiful basket worry handsome Easter
cross aud several bouquets made OF YaTiegatsd
flowers, blended we'll together aud so strongly
TessWbllng natural IWeTs that sOpe Of the I'd.
Greduluus cOlll not bolIoYe them aTtihclal, aud
Il was only by clD9o examination that they
were convinced.
Besides these abe had several specimens Of
her ncoilowurk, which proved her an adept In
that line. Her contributions were worry 1ne and
uniyersall, praised.
As the rata has materially lnieTfCT6l with the
attendance At the grounds, Ibe cummiti CO having
the matter Ia charge have decided 10 continue
the exhibition until Saturday, aud close on that
t'y. II the weather proves favorable, they will
"o'Htless have lArgB Plumbers present each day.
"Hs Mr,T" IHb
Despite the rain Of last eysniDg, tho boys Of
tIHau IL moi llI .. hail