Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-05
THE ROCKVILLE FAIR.
The Award OF Premiums and the Ath-
1etic Games Yesterday.

Correspondence Of TIE EVENING STA.
RocKvrLLk, September l.
The crowd in attendance at the agricultural
fair was much increased during the after.
noon, and about one thousand persons
witnessed the athletic sports. A large
number OF biooded horses and CATTLE sheer
and hogs were entered during the day and
the display is pronounced by far the best
ever seen in the county. The fine herds OF
cattle Of Col. VIM. J. Thompson, Frank Hut
ton, W. E. Muncaster, J. E. Wilson, J. W. AL
baugh, j. II. Bogley, W. R. Gather and R. H.
Miller attracted much attention, showing con-
clusively that Montgomery is rapidly improv.
ing in the line of improv ed stock. Tomorrow
promises TO be the big day and . large crowd
Is expected There will be one running and
three trotting races in the afternoon.
THE ATHLETIC SPORTS.
The following is a list Of those taking part In
the athletic sports: Putting 16-pound shot
Guion Miller, winner, 32.4 feet; w. E. Crist
second, 30.4 feet; John Erwin and +. N. Halo
well, third, 80 feet; s. J. King, l. Harlan.
One hundred yards foot races. j. King
winner, in 10 seconds; w. b. Chichester, Sec
ond; Vim. Ballantyne, third; p. King, Guion
Miller. Two hundred and twenty yards foot
race-P. King, winner, In n seconds; w. Il.
Chichester, second; 3. ]. King, third -Four
hundred and forty yards foot races. j. King
winner, in 81 seconds: w. b. Chichester, sec
ond; VIM. Balldntyne, third. Pole Wanting
r. II. Brooke. first. 9 feet; q. II. Brooke, Sec
ond, 8 feet inches; r. J. Beail. Throwing 10
pound hammer-Guion Miller, winner 10 feet
IL inces; F. VI. Hallowell, second. One hum
dred and twenty yards foot and hurdle race
w. Chichester, l71I seconds; T. Brooke, second
Bicycle race. one mile-First heat won by W.
Z. Crist, 1854; l.. J. Barbour, second, 4:08
third. w. Z. Crist 4s54. One mile foot race
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Running high jump-R. Brooke, first, feet
~ inches; W. E. Buell., second. Throwing
base ball-Guion Miller, first, 299 feet: Spring.
man, 2s9 $40; Hallowell, 245 feet. Running
broad jumps. J. King, winner; W. E. Buell.
second; Guion Miller, third.
silver medal was awarded to the winner in
each class and a gold medal to s. ]. King al
winner In majority Of the games.
AWARD OF PREMIUMS.
The following premiums were awarded this
afternoon:
Durham Cattle-w. P. Griffith, B. p Reilly
]. e. Wilson. ]. H. Bagley, Saml. Cooper, W.
X. Gather, r. b. Farquhar, X. II. Miller.
Fat Cattle-Asa NJ. Stabler, William Um.
stead.
working o1en-J. E. Wilson, G. n. Brooke
John C. Bentley.
Guernsey Cattle--W. J. Thomson.
Hams-3irs. Anna r. Brooke, R. B. Farqu-
har.
Fruits-Best display; Adele Maus, Mrs. P. d.
Laird, H. W. Page. j. W. Reyes, Geo. Shaw,
e. X. Hartshorne, Jas. E. Leamon, Fred
Stabler. Mrs. n. ID. Offutt A. Baker.
Musical Instruments-Best piano, Steiff q
Co., Baltimore; I'd, Thomas & Co., Washing
ton. Shoninger piano.
Jersey Cattle, registered-W. ]. Thomson, F..
c. Hutton, ]. W. Albaugh. W. E. Muncaster.
Grade-W. ]. Thomson, Ralph Jones, John
Mullican, r. Watkins
Channel Island Cattle-w. J. Thomson,
Frank Hutton W. Z. Muncaster, j. L. Dawson.
BRILLIANT WEDDING
took place ON Tuesday at the residence
of Mr.. Benz. White, at Poolesville, Mont
gomery county, Md, the contracting par
ties being Miss Mary E. White and Mr..
d. vi. Clagett, a great-grandson of the first
Episcopal bishop of Maryland. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. Elijah V. White. for
merry colonel of the thirty-ffth Virginia cav
airy, C.S.A. The attendants were Misses Lucy
and Bette Williams, Mamie Hilleary and Inez
White, accompanied by Messrs. Vim. Gross,
Jackson Hilleary, Harvey White and Vim.
Clagett- Misses Annie Dade and Mamie Bote-
Ter acted as ushers. sam.