National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-09-14
THEM0NTGOMERY CO.FAIR.
RREMTU1rS OF TIE DISCRETIONARY
CO1EHIETEE.


CLOSING sCENEs-AN OLD FOLKS CON
cERT-DIsTIE6UIsHED PECPLE PRESENT
In consequence Of the pressure on the columns {
IEE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN Saturday last,
was impossible to publish the entire list OF DIT
niums awarded By the various committees VIII
had charge Of the examination Of the articles O.
exhibition At the twenty first annual fair Of IA
Montgomery County Agricultural Society. he'll
Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, ct Rockville
Maryland, and the following remaining award
are submitted;
REPORT OF TEE ooNAITTEE or pIsoEETToxARl
PREMIUMS.
The Committee on Discretionary Premiums
would respectfully report, that 9 responsible apC
Gelicate duty has been deTolved upon them, ant
in the discharge Of It they have endeayored 70 ex
creise their Judgment in accordance with the OBJ
jeels and IN terests Of the society.
The objects Of the society, as stated IN our char
TER, are ito promote the adVapeement Of agricul
pended On Or connected thereWitE, the irnproTe
menf Of the breeds Of all domestic animals assoc
ated with farming, and for encouraging the de-
FelOpment Of the resources Of the country"
In SINE Of the articles submitted 70 our tudg.
mpnt we have not considered that the parties ex'
hlbitfng them desired 90 much moneyed pre-
MUM (Which would necessarily be comparatively
fnsignineant,) as the hOnorablef OF eommenoatory
mention Of them; in sact, we would have preferred
10 have given q certincate premium OF comments
tory mention in all cases worthy Of It rather
than awards Of money. In most not All,
cases where We have made awards Of money
We have been induced to Il by the premiums
offered BY the society for articles Of q similar
class. In certain classes Of cases We have taken
into consideration the advantages afforded to par.
ties BY our exhibition as an advertising medium.
and deem such notice as We have made amply suE
heient
pure Devon breed, Of very fair size and perfectly
matched, TIE property Of Mr.. Samuel Stonestreet-
mr.. Stonestreet also exhibited very fne brood
mare, ten years old, Of Hyder Ali stock with q
well grown colt Of one year old, premium IS.
Mr.. Richard Kirk exhibited three grade ewes,
Of SouthdoWn stock, the remains Of flock Of thir-
teen, the rest having been destroyed BY dogs. As
the premiums offered by the society for not less
than ave Of such sheep Is g. or q per sheep, the
committee award a premium Of S.
For pollard China" SOW, the property Of
Frederick Stabler, we award premium Of 81
For 3 remarkably me three-year-oid mule,
about fifteen hands high, belonging 70 Thomas
]. Lea, and raised in the county, We award q pre-
10 M VIM. H. Manakee, for mule colt, two
years and three months old, fifteen hands high,
and raised In the county, e.
To Mr. John g. Trundle, for mule colt three
and half months old, Of me size and well made,
GT. zschSriah D. Waters exhibited patented
eOrn-coTerer, which seems TO be q very perfect
machine .or its purposes, and spoken Of as very
satisfactory by those who have used IL or have
seen & operate. It marks out the furroW, drops
the corn ffrom four TO i've grains) and the fertil-
izer only IN the hill and covers and Is worked by
one man and two horses; or TO drill and drop corn
20 be worked both ways, tive hands are required,
the ground being first laid OF one way only and
tSe dropping done by check-strap-e10
Mr.. John II. GassaWay exhibited a steam
threshing machine the engine made by Mesgrs .
C. and g. Cooper & Co, Of Mount Vernon, Ohio
which appeared 70 do excellent W0rk.
Mr. John Q. DurborToW Kirby reaper with
. Baltimore self-rake attachment Your COM
Dittee saw this machine in full motion, with
horses attached, bat with no standing crop 20 eX-
pertinent on. Il appeared 70 be capable Of doing
excellent work, and is recommended by the OK
hibltor ana guaranteed by him TO cut fallen oats
without any loss. Your COMMITTEES have been in
ferested also, and the same time perplexed BY
their inspection Of the Champion Reaper and
Mower, exhibited BY Ar. z. J.. Moore. As there
has been no opportunity for testing the compare
tive merits Of the two machines. whose good
qualities seem very nearly equal, It is impossible
70 make any distinctive award between them.
We can justly DO no more than mention them a.
admirable machines, and Well worthy OF trial By
those who need them.
A sEeetpotsto plant in bloom was exhibited BY
Capt Strain, and considered very remarkable BY
The committee, none Of them having seen such
bloom before.
You committee make favorable mention ofsome
blaek-eye1 peas, peppers, sage, nops e1o sam
Die Of large eugaF cane exhibited By ]. r. White,
and recommend premium Of e.
A bundle Of Dent corn on the stalk, exhibited
hy Mr. John Higgins, was very good considering
the unfavorable season. We were also shown
some very fne snd large corn In the ear, also ex-
hibited By Mr. John Higgins, and IL deem 1t
worthy Of complimentary notice.
There was also shown Us bundle Of EultE
wheat in the straw, exhibited BY E. q. Belt
lemons rsised in the county were exhibited By
Mrs. Zachariah d. Waters, and were equal 10
Imported lemons or those in our own country fur
ther south. Your committee award premium
IL BENJAMIN A. Buck your committee award
premium Of e. for eighteen varieties OF grapes al
good, and some Of them very hne.
For the Clarke Seeding Prolific, from the Ohio
CataWba, raised 10 Washington, ID. O., and cut
from vine nine years old, gour committee award
markabie grape. II is Of very fne favor; the
bubehes are Of fair size. remarkably compact and
sound, and We should think capable Of bearing
a basket Of remarkably hne perfect fruit, con-
sisting Of apples. pears, peaches and grapes, was
exhibited 81 Mrs. Fred. Stabler, TO whom We
Werecomnend certificate premium to kessrs.
Jewell 3 Ostrander for straw brooms Of appar-
eniy excellent quality and make.
]. G. Baum, for the Emerald Polish Company,
Of " Arlington city, exhibited polish and bur
nisbe- for cleaning and polishing glass and all
netalne arue7ss, seen ~ sliVsI. plase, sutiety'
tthcate premium. This polish is claimed not to
contain acid or mercury. A liquid glue was also
tee had no opportunity Of testing the durability
OF It's adhesive quality.
ME-. I Vanderbilt s1hibiteda "Wagon jack,
compact and portable, for raising wagon, car
rage, or buggy It could also Be used as post
LITTER, and your committee deem It worthy Of at-
tention.
l.
exhibited many and various specimens Of dyeing
and securing, equal to, and in some cases sur
passing, any work Of the kind your committee
has ever seen. Your committee award him GER
Your eommittee were Interested in the exhibit
ton, BY Mr.. william H. Chase, Of Wash
fngtOn, Of his sewer trap" and "hOuse
and sewer TentilatOr,n and also in his sewer
cleaner and inspector. They all appeared simple
and effective for the purpose intended, and your
committee deem them worthy Of premiums.
To Mrs. Addie Magruder your committee
award q premium Of e. for neletOnized flowers.
To Mrs. Edward @. GIpin, for basket painted
10 Mrs. B. ]. Hayes, for pyramid Of flowers, g.
To Mrs i. q. GIlpin, eor delicious specimen OF
MSgntsn o,s P5s9 p5a, q ,sa:s
three cases were referred 70 rs, with favorable
recommendation, BY the committee on flowers.
To J. ". Hendley, for very handsome display
To Martha Holland, for 5 white knit bed guilt,
70 Hrs. OatharlDs Richards, for Whits knit bed
Quilt, with crochet border, q.
To Hrs. VIM. H. Chase for very large and
beautiful crochet scarf, premium Of e.
TO Misl Anna Holland, for handsome bead
10 Mis- Jennie Holland, for handsome hair
10 MiSS Elizabeth Martin, for beautiful
TOrsted flower wreath, q.
To Miss Q, Slower, for handsome Worsted
worked ottoman, e.
To Mrs. Edward Sts5ler, aged seVsnty-seYen
years home made carpet, q
To Mrs. J. P. Dodge, for pantalOOns. coat and
II Mr. John W. whitssde, for two sheep skins
tanned with the wool OF, BY newly discovered
prteess which be has invented, which occupies but
three hours, premium Of d. Your committee
sohsideE this very remarkable and ulef1l dis
10 ). J. George, Of Washington, u. O., for
display Of boots and shoes Of his OWE make, OF
very hpe quality, premium Of q.
To J.. HeilbuTn, o. Washington, d. O., for n dis
MAY VI boots and thOee, q premium Of 81.
To Mrs. n. J. Hunt, Of Washington, d. O., for
> handsome display Of Donnets, e.
10 Charles A. Eed, Of York, Pennsylvania, for
handsome display Of apparently well made car
10 Samuel II. Russell, premium Of q for q
ssDashaEay" washer with Hringer attachment.
The attention Of your committee was called 70 .
grain drill with grass and grass seed attachment,
called the farmers FavOfite" (Biekford HUI
mani Other drills also we're inspected. While
each seemed TO possess some distinctive merit,
your committee can only recommend that here
amer they be referred TO the committee on ma
ehlnery and agricultural implements, ron whose
List they hGFe. BY some strange oversight, been
omitted with the reapers snd mowers.
We concur IN Recommendation made 70 rs BY
ne proper committee, IN suggesting that second
premium be awarded 70 Mr.. Ed. W. " ateRs. for
lsHm Of hne draught horses.
hespectfully submitted, By
CHARLES ALERT,
Chairman.
CLOSING SCENES OF THE FA1R.
On the conclusion Of making the awards the
lev remarks returned thanks for the patfonaoe
given the society IN their efforts to promote the
interests Of Agriculture and said the tWenty-drgt
ANIMAL exhibition Of the Montgomery County