Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-08
MONTGOMERY COUNTY NEWS.
The Next Rockville Fair Program-The Town
Council Meeting.

The Next Rockville Fair Program-The Town
Council Meeting.
Correspondence of The Evening Star
ROCKVILLE, April 8, 1891.
The board Of management of the Agricultural
Society have adopted the following program
for the races at the agricultural fair on Sep
TENDER 2, and 4, 1891: First day, athletic
sports. Second day, at q pm, running race
No. l, sweepstakes Of $40 each, with { so added;
s25 to second horse; No. 2, purse $3.50, open to
all; must be made in 2.35 or less or no money
viii be paid; No. 8, purse SIS, for running
horses foaled, raised and owned in Montgomery
county; No. 4, purse S120, for 2.40 trotting
class. Third day, at IL am, purse S15, run
ming race for horses which have been owned in
Montgomery county before May 1, 1897 at 2
pm, purse s120, for trotters of $50 class; run
ming race. open to all. purse SlOO: county trot-
ting race for purse of 500 for horses foaled
raised and owned In Montgomery county; two
meats must be made in $40 or no money paid.
The following committees have been ap-
pointed: On grounds. II. Bogley. Frank c.
Hutton and VIM. Dorsey; on obtaining adver-
tisements-H. ]. Gray, the president and sec
Rotary; on privileges and printing-the presi-
dent, secretary and treasurer.
Work on the new track has been somewhat
delayed by the bad weather, but will be fin
ished, together with all the other improve
ments, in ample time for the exhibition
The following order of exercises vii, be OBJ
served in the Arbor day celebration by the
public school at this place today: Singing. tree
planting, by the school; speech, by Master
Fenton Collins; planting the tree, Reeves Brad
dock; reading governors proclamation by the
principal, c. W. Baggerly; dialogue, by Lizzie
Haney, Anola Ray, Lone Gloyd, Daisy Hege,
Byron Kingdom, Lottie Davis, Roger Shaw,
Clifford Robertson, Julia Moulden, Irene Fowler
Winnie Owens, Hattie Thomas: address by Mrs
B. ID. Higgins; reading, by Lottie Davis: plant
ing the oak tree, by Virgil Poole; recitation. by
Winnie Valiant; dialogue, Rena Braddock and
Sadie Reading; singing. "Woodman, Spare that
Tree" by the school.
The regular monthly meeting Of the town
council was held last night, at which a large
amount OF routine business was transacted.
Mayor Bouic and Mr.. Lee Ofutt of the council,
were appointed a committee to purchase the
necessary amount Of tagging stone to Law
down crossings on several of the main streets
and at several other points the crossings were
ordered to be repaired. A petition signed by
number OF persons living near the outskirts
OF the corporation and others was presented to
the council asking for the privilege Of keeping
hogs in that part of the town, and after some
discussion of the subject the privilege was re-
fused. Several propositions for regarding and
piking the road i'll front of the fair grounds
were received, but no definite action was taken
In the matter. The subject of piking that por-
ton OF the Baltimore road lying within the
corporate limits was also considered. During
the past ten days considerable amount Of
work has been done in the corpora ton consist
ing in removing the mud from the streets, re-
pairing the piking, pavements and crossings
and trimming up the shade trees. Should the
weather prove favorable in a short time the
town will be in q good condition for the re-
ception of the large number of visitors who
usually spend the summer at this place.
s. A. II.