Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-09-09
The Rockville Fair.

OPENING DaY-THE DISPLAY, THG RACE ETC.
Tie 1aif OF the Agricultural Society OF M2at-
gomery county, hid. was opened YESTERDAY or
the fair grounds at Rockville. There were no
formal exercises, and IN consequence OF ths
threatening weather the ATTENDANCE was not
large. The display is very complete, each d..
partment being cutie full
HE EXHIBITION OF LIVE STOCK
VII, VIII attract more attention than usual. Bloo1ed
horSeS are entered by Frank Gather; sad lie
horses BY K II. klcketts, n. NJ. Halloween. Il. H
Miller j. Ii. GaSsaway and n f. Baker: uutcE
1Tait % Joan NJ Veal, c. F. Kirk. r. c. ke ser,
Charles W. Walker, w w. WOda ". W. OfTV5f
and Capt. Mcdonald; horses OF general utility
10y joseph L. Bailey, John II. Gassaway, ". ".
0nllt; heavF draft by f. c. Belt, Anne, icds
Dawson, Mm, Z. Muncaster, Walker Moore c.
u. " ilS0n. Thomas ". Waters, j. L. B)5laY
and x. ii. Miller; teams By q. ". Dorsey, Il ger
FarQuhar. Il. II. Miller, Roger Brooke ana n J.
mead or Durham and DeTon, registered: JohG
IT, GasSaWay, Attorneys: 10 eph Il. Dymoa, :.
I. SIonestregt. VIM. Muncas1er E. c. Belt. N
O. Baker. Thomas Kelly, James Croft. c. +.
Kirk, X. Il. Ricketts,, r. Farquhlr c. wilson
sad VIZ. Ofutt. Sheep-CofsWoid Wan. :
Brooke, k. Fl. Miller; Soufhdown, Wm X. Hut.
, .C, Johu H. Gassaway, VIM. S. Broke II. II.
Miller, y. X. Baker; grade sheep, WIn. e. Mua-
caster, Moses b. Montgomery aud j. H. Ga53I-
way.
OTHER DEPARTMENTS.
flne displays O. agricultural Implements arc
made by Johl A. Baker, or this city; George T.
dunlop, OF Georgetown; II. A. Dawsol. S. b.
lyndane aud \. ". Saunder5. Carriages, sal
dies and harness by Dayii GroI. OF M:(ilieioEn
Frederick county; j. Ii. Nichols, K. j. Fasaa'
John \. Baker, Hopkins Il Dorsey. Mantz "
CO., w. Staub q Co. There are fine displays oI
vegetables, fruits, handiwoTk OF the lads me,n-
berS Oh the society, etc
DAIRY AWARDS
The dairy committee made It's report yester
Cay, a"aruIng premiums for best pound u
fresh butter u Mrs. John Sanders; ssc01 nd do
Mrs Il. 7. Thomas; third DO. Mrs. Dr. 1honas:
fourth DO, Lewis q. Mackall; fifth do. Ai5an
s~GF, a.
less than two mouths OLD, Mary j. Wagner best
lot OF homemade cheese, Mrs. Mary J. Wagner;
hest lot OF honey. Mrs. n. y. Olutt; second d..
Mrs. Z. ID. Waters.
There was but one trial OF speed yesterday.
and that for the fastest stallion, mare or geld
ing not over four years Old last spring, troCJlng
IN harness, mile heats, best tTo in tarea, pred.
raised and owned by a resident or MOlJ5omers
county or or the District or Columbia ana IL
bis possession on or before August l. 1881
Griffith; Monte Gould, by Jessup Blair, ami
Belle or Gaithersburg, by C. w. Walker. Two
straight heats were easily won by SIC. B!air's
horse, Belle OF Gaithersburg taking second
money. Col. Jas. A. Boyd, John A. Baker a1&
Washington Bowie acted as judges. with AIc.
Harvey Z. Fawcett as starter.
DELAY IN STARTING SOME OF THs PUBATC
SCHOoLS.-It Will be some days before the exact
number of pupils entering the pubic schools
for the present year can be ascertain ID o Wing
10 delay IN getting the new buildings turnl shea
for reception OF pupils. This is not the fault of
the trustees, for the requi5tti0n for desks ana
seats was drawn June goth, allowing two whole
months for furnishing the required articles
which were not dell yered In all that time In the
new Force building In the first district, the
pupils are all upright ones being forced 10 stand
While the furniture Is being put In, and In the
Peabody building, third district. the doors have
lot been opened TO pupils yet. The high schools
ton Miss Lane's) have not received their furnt-
ture yet.