Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-14
NEWS FROM ROCKVILLE.
Preparations for the Coming Fair-Program
for the Different Days-NOteA

Preparations Tor the Coming Fa1r-PrOGrom
for the Different Days-NOteA
Correspondence Of The Evening Star
ROCKVILLE. August Is. 1891.
Preparationsfort the thirty -eig hth annual Air
of the Agricultural Society of this county are
rapidly going on. The board Of management
promises to have everything in order for the
event The rules of the National Trotting As
ISOLATION. OF which the society is 9 member,
will be used in all trotting races. The running
races will be under the American racing rules,
weight for age to be carried Entries close on
the 10Th instant, and there must be good day
and track or no race.
The first day, September 2, at 2 o'clock PM.
will be devoted to athletic sports, as follows:
100 yards dash. go yards dash, 40 yards dash,
120 yards hurdle race, throwing sixteen-pound
hammer, putting the shot, pole vault, running
high jump, running broad jump, throwing base
ball, one mile bicycle race, best two in three.
Second day-Sweepstakes of SO each, $50
added, S25 to second horse; running one lap
and repeat. Trot-open to all. purse $3.50, d.
vided, s125. SIS and $50. Running-purse $75
one lap AND repeat. Open to all horses foaed
and owned IN Montgomery county. Trotting,
2 so class, purse S120.
Third day-Running race, purse S75; open to
all horses which have been owned in Montgom-
cry county since May 1, 1891. One lap and re-
Running race, open to all, purse 500. Two
laps and repeat. County trotting race, purse
800. Open to all horses foaled and owned in
Montgomery county.
In the athletic sports there viii be an entrance
fee OF % cents for each event, Q gold medal for
winner OF each event and a large gold medal
for the highest percentage made.
In the races an entrance fee of 10 per cent OF
purse will be required and should accompany
nomination.
Misses Maggie and Kate Lyddane of West
Washington are visiting Miss Mary Lyddane at
this place.
Mr. George Stone, q former resident Of this
place, who has for several years been employed
as clerk at Grow Greek Indian Agency, Dakota,
returned here this week.
Messrs. W. p. Hickman, formerly Of Wash
lngton, and Zadoc Cooke of this county have
purchased the store of Mr.. /. T. Fulks of
Gaithersburg and will in future conduct the
business
Rev. Father Henry T. Newey Of the New
York Cathedral will conduct the services at st.
Rose Catholic Church, Choppers station. on the
18th and 10th instants
The white public schools Of this county will
open Tor the scholastic year on September
and the colored schools on the 9Th Of October
The school board will meet on the 25th instant
to confirm appointments of teachers.
Rein Offut. colored, of this place, charged
with shooting and killing Lewis Brown at
GAINESVILLE station on Sunday evening last, has
given bail in the sum OF $500 for his appearance
at November term Of court.
MIR. A E. Morningstar Of Poolesville district
has natural curiosity consisting of q chicken
with three legs.
In the orphans court yesterday the will Of
the late NJ. Virginia Talbot was filed; invento-
RES OF the personal property Of Edwin McCor-
rick and John Matthews were also filed. The
final release Of wards to Martha l.. Brown,
guardian to Mary A. Brown and others, was
filed, as was also the rental value of the real
estate of the late n. d. Offutt. Spencer G.
Jones filed his bond in the sum of SIS, 900 as
guardian of Anderson Offutt Richard I. Bur-
dette, executor of Vim. NJ. Burdette passed his
second and final account. Levi C. Zeigler,
guardian to Chas E. Harris, passed first and
final account and filed final release of ward.
The prohibition meeting and picnic at the
Fair grounds at this place today was attended
by quite crowd of people from different Sec
lions of the county, the majority of the au-
dience being ladies. Several interesting
speeches were delivered and the occasion was
enlivened by tine music by the Browningsviiie
Cornet Band.
The heated term Of several days, which closed
last night, is reported to have caused consid-
cradle sickness ia various parts Of the county.
Mr.. Henry Raft of the Washington police de-
partment, who has for some time been living
on his farm in this county, will in a short time
return TO his former residence in the District
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