Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-09-13
The Rockville Fair.

The Rockville Fair.
CLOSING DAY; ADDRESSES; PRIZES RACES, ETC
The fair of the Agricultural Society Of Mont,
gomery county, Nd, was concluded On saturday
Win large attendance. In the NOR ming the
new president of the society,
Mr.. W. S. Brooke, delivered the annual address
IN winch he said the display surpassed their eX-
pect2tlonS. The county Is making more rand
S.Iloes IN The reclamation of WORKOUT lands,
tne Improvement of stock, and in fact, every.
th1ng that pertains to the scientific and success.
1ul prosecution or the calling of agriculture,
IMAM 3n, any other county In the state.
Ju0ge BOu1c followed Mr.. Brooke remarkinp:
THE trouble in agriculture is that YOU do not
take enough care of the farm babies. They
grow up In the idea that the sooner they get
away from the farm the better. Farmers think
Ing OF tnelr own struggles In farm life imagine
lney Will give their children an easy way of get
Ilhg living. That is wrong. Impress UPON
SGur chi!dren liking for farmers life and a
city and political life. Why, everything ppr-
tanning to farming is Intellectually agreeable.
ara 10 the Industrious farmer there is more hap
Ihe soil OF Montgomery county is rich In all the
clements OF plant food. anG we have excellent
water and timber land"
Hon. Montgomery Blair made few remarks
IN the course OF which he remarked: s.Gen.
Washington said this would be the garden SPOT
or America. 1t is attractive. To make IL mora
so we must use brain work. This ought not to
be grain growing county. Let the west take
care OF that. Make grass king here. But moth
ing to which the soil OF this county has baan
applled Dut has yielded fair returns for fair
treatment. our people make but little proyi-
sion for the amusement OF the young people
Amusement is essential to youth. Young peo.
PIE want to leave the country because there is
no society. They long for the artificial life OF
the CITY. But there Is often meagre fare In the
basement OF the brOwnStOne front and skele-
IONS In the upper closets unknown to the cOun-
Try home do not know yet whether am for
or against local option l am candidate they.
OF course, have no opinions; but the true solu'
ton OF drunkenness Is to substitute something
10 ILL up the time devoted 10 drink"
THE PREMIUMS
were awarded as follows:-For best plow team,
InOmaS BarneSley: second, M. w. Saunders.
Best pillow, Wizard, exhibited by John A. Baker;
second best, Syracuse chilled, by Geo. c.. Dun
Top. Best plowman, g w. Johnson; second,
Perry SnoWden. Mrs. Brooke on the discre-
uonary committee, gave special attention to the
work OF the little children exhibitors. Among
those receiving premiums were Miss A. Farqla-
her own work, from pairing the potatoes for the
yeast until its exhibition; ginger pound cake
MISS sane a Jahney also nine years OLD; neatly
little miss; and samples OF patchwork by Miss
Annie Stabler, six years old
Sheep.-Cotswold best ram, r. H. Miller best
buck lamb, W. s. Brooke; Southdown, best ram,
w r. Brooke, 81. II. Miller; buck lamb, w. 4.
Hutton; lot of ewes, same; LOT OF lambs, same.
Hogs.17Berkshire, best boar, X. j. Bowie;
second, X. j. Kelly.
y,
6 Heagy, MiddletOwn, Md. second, same, Dark
Brahh as, same; Buff Cochin, same; Partridge
COCHIN, same; second, Eddie Peter; trio OF game,
George Patterson; second same; Bantams. Boi,
leau Heagy; second, same trio OF d omniuues.
same; White LeghOrnS. same: second same:
BroWD LeghornS. II. II. Miller; ducks Muscoyy'
I: *. HaItshorne: second, F. z. Moore. Geese
=: }. Wagner; second, X. II. Ricketts,: turkeys,
Edward M. Neirs; second, Mrs. r. j. Bowie:
guinea fowls, John W. Keys: second. NJ. Wac
ner; Gest display OF poultry, Bolleau q Heagy.
tegetaDleS-Class SecOnd-Lina beans John
T. Dodge. Mrs. G. Kline. Satisfy, r. NJ StabIer,
Mrs. Fred. Stabler. Parsnips, Mrs A. N. Stab
Ier, MIS-. ). A Janey. Carrots, Mrs. Fred. Stab
ner, j. c. Holland. Sweet potatoes, Mary J.
Wagner Mrs: f. NJ. stabler, Ii. c. Halloween and
J. Z: Holland Tomatoes. II. c. Hallowell, Mrs.
II. c: HALLOWEEN. Mrs. A. NJ. StabIer. Onions
Mrs. u. ID. Waters Mrs. A. NJ. Srabler. Cucum
bers. May j. Wa ner, Mrs. Joseph T. Bailey
Waters
Culinary Department.-Third Class-Wines
Grape wine, Mrs. c. Kline; blackberry wine
Thomas " -
Discretionary premiums outside of hall va
rlous agricultural implements not embraced In
Catalogues: John A. Baker, stump puller; Geo
Dawson, BibDS new Baltimore and the Excelsior
stoves; pest exhibition of boys horsemanshio
Master Washington Bowie jr Black COcnin
chlchens, Boileau &c Heagy; Plymouth Rock,
sWeepstake premiums s15.-Best display OF
articles In the household department, Mrs. A.
NJ. Stabler.
THERE WERE THREE RACES
on ire program Saturday. which came off IN
the AFTERNOON. The first was q running race.
dash OF oneth1rd mile and repeat, the entities
nelng Z. .. Hicknan's Jake, Hazel Hiekman's
b< lie and X. W. Hardesty's Stampede. Jake
! won both heats. Stampede second Belle being
dlstaneed III the second heat. Molly, White
Cloud ard BERTHE then entered into a pacing
race BERTHE winning, The county race wOuni
up the trials OF speed OF the fair, Dr. O. s.
Graves Lady Richmond carrying of the prize
defeating w. W. Wade's Mamie, W. IL. RAD
bits Fanny r. and ID. w. Offutt'S Sallie.
The fair more than paid its expenses an d was
! the best held by the society Tor several years