Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1872-09-13
The Montgomery County Fair.

The nineteenth Annual Fair of this Society
opened on Wednesday morning last, and at an
early hour the grounds were ihronRcd with
visitors The weather was inauspicious, but
the day cleared of and the sun beamcd forth
pleasantly. The attendance the first day was
not unusually large, many waiting for the SCI
cond day, which has always been considered
the most attractive, but unfortunately, on
Thursday, the rain poured down in torrents,
rendering trials Of speed impossible but not
outstanding the weather visitors came in BY
hundreds, the road being thronged with carri-
ages, buggies, wagons and persons on horse
back and on foot, so that by noon the grounds
presented lively appearance--the crowd mum
bering some three or four thousand pcrsoEs.--
The train from Washington brought The first
day some three or four hundred persons and
on Thursday it was estimated that between
eight hundred and thousand persons came
from the city. This being the first passenger
train over the Metropolitan Branch II. Il. Ia
special train being put on the purpose) it was
an occasion of much interest and the novelty
Of the sight, to many, drew crowds from the
grounds when they heard the whistle of The
iron horse. As the road is entirely new, eau
ton is necessary in running the trains and the
time slower than on roads ia fine running or
der--the distance, s or lG miles, being made
in an hour. The trains are under the man
agement Of Maj. George S. Koontz, the wash
;nf
supervisor.
The Fair, the first day, was regularly open
ed by the President, Joseph Il Bradley, Esq,
in few appropriate remarks setting forth the
objects and aims Of the Society, after which he
introduced 10 the audience, John F.. Norris,
Esq, of Washington who delivered the annual
Address (Gen. Latrobe who had been invited
having failed to attend
SECOND DAY.
The programme for the second day was seri-
ously disarranged by the torrents of rain which
fell, with but little intermission, during almost
the entire day, causing postponement of the
trials fspeed, until to-day Friday, and re-
questing the exhibitors of stock to allow their
stock to remain until the afternoon OF the same
day, and the programme for Friday postponed
nnt Saturday. The Mounted Guards of Gov.
Cooke, Of the District, and the Corcoan
Zouaves are in attendance by invitation, and
brought with them two feld-pieces, &c pound
ers) with which they have fred several spank
ing fri de joies.
THIRD DAY-FRIDAY.
The day opened auspicousy, and if it con-
tinue fair the programme for Thursday, (trials
ofspeed, &C., will be filed The main fea-
ture of the morning is the Address of Benja-
min Halowell Esq., Of Sandy Spring-Sub-
iect, Fruit Culture. AT this early hour of the
day, 70 CLOCK, J nothing bcyord the exhibi-
lion of stock, vegetables, &C., has taken place,
and to save the Issue Of our paper, we must 60
to press. A much fuller and more extended
account of the exciting scenes could and would
have been given, but for the disarrangenent in
the programme. Saturdays exercises will be
interesting and exciting. Two purses Of $500
to be contended for, and Ia grand Mule Race
To n correspondent Of The Baltimore Sun we
are indebted for the following
The entrance 10 the fair grounds OF the
Montgomery County Agricultural! Society is
exactly opposite the railroad about three hun-
dred yards distant from the track at the point
where the cars stop at Rockville. The Mont
gomery County Agricultural Society is up
wards Of twenty-four years DID, the present
being the nineteenth annual exhibition, the
four years Of the war causing a suspension Of
competitions of this kind in the county Dur
ing the war the fencing, ontbuildings, stables,
&C., were very badly used by both the Union
and Confederate soldiers, necesstating consd-
cradle expenditure to restore the grounds to
their ante bellum appearance. The improve
ments are now durable, however, aud the ac-
commodation is ample comprising within
mile long stables for fifty horses, a two story
frame building for The exhibition of field, gar
den and orchard products, household indus
tries &c, commodious speakers stand, long
ranges OF cattle and stock pens, stalls, &c.
The exhibition Of cattle, it is claimed, is
larger than in any previous year. The exhi-
billion Of Dcvons is very fine, the chief exhibi-
tors Of this class Of cattle being s. T. Stone
street and Edward Belt. OF Attorneys the
next finest lot Of cattle, the chief exhibitors
are W. w Blunt, w. r. Hutton, w f. Nun
caster and Nelson Baker 0fDurham cattle,
Messrs. John Saunders, R. ~ Stabler and
Frederick Stablcr are the leading exhibitors.
There is a large show Of grade and native
cattle, J w Graf, John Saunders. John u
Dawson, R, B. Farquhar, w. E. Muncaster,
and Edward Belt being the leading compet-
tors. The largest show Of sheep is made by
Mahon King Charles Wilson, W n. Hutton,
3. G Gilpin, Thos. Kelley, and G. NJ Watkins.
Hogs are exhibited principally by Willie Of
futt, r. B. Farquhar, Frederick Stahler, DR..
+. Thomas, john T. Robertson, aud G.. W.
Gather. Blooded horses are exhibited by II.
]. Hoyle, G. f. SnouFer, B. j. Snonffer Dr.
N, S. White, and G. II. Watkins. Saddle
horses by D. A. penison, Col. G. W. Paxson,
s. Dowden, w Il. Gather, and Capt. w. O.
Sellman. Quick draft horses by J. W. Hol-
land, John G. Trundle Frank Horner, S.
Wilson, John T. Warfeld, and Col. Wash.
Bowie.
The agricultural grounds are very neatly
kept, and all the buildings are in order equally
tidy. A number of private tents were scat
tered through the grove on the west side of
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