Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-31
AT ROCKVILLE FAIR
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Opening Of the Forty-Fourth Annual
Exhibition.
DISPLAY OF VARIED INDUSTRIES
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Montgomery County Farmers Keep
Well to the Front.
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THE PROGlRAM'o ARRANGED
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Special Dispatch 10 the Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE, Nd, August 31.-The for
| ty-fourth annual exhibition CT the Agricul-
tural Society of Montgomery county opened
| mere this morning under favorable circum-
| stances AS usual on the first day, exhibits
| We're in rather chaotic state, and the
clerks and superintendent in the several
departments had to bestir themselves lively
| in order to accommodate the host of ex-
| hibitors.
On the grounds everything was push and
| hustle, especially among those who had Sc
cured space for the numerous side shows,
| fakirs, stands and booths for refreshments.
| Carpenters and lumber were in de,nand,
and in few hours the handsome grounds
wore the appearance of q busy mart of
| trade.
The exhibits in all departm ents are of a
class much superior to those of previous
years, showing that Montgomery farmers,
their wives and daughters are fully abreast
| Oh the times in agriculture, stock raising
ana all that constitutes woman's work in
making home attractive and pleasant.
Attractive Exhibition Hall.
The exhibition hall presents a beautiful
appearance. with it's decorations Of flags
and bunting, and displays of flowers, plants
! and works of art. In the art department
| Mrs. W. F. Elgin has a fine display of
crayon and Gil paintings and decorated
china: Miss Estelle Talbot oil painting;
| derhill, PEDESTAL Miss Gertrude Ricketts,,
| water colors; Miss Sadie Reading oil paint
| ing; Mrs. J. F. Defender, crayon, water
| colors, oil and pencil.
| The display of honey made by A. S. Daily
| Is very fine pounds of white clover honey
| in glass cases with glass jars of strained
honey for decorations with the pyramids
| topped with cases of beeswax.
Canned fruits and jellies exhibits are
| made by Mrs. d. II. Warfield Mrs. Harry
Hurley Mr.. Frey, Mrs. P. H. Laird, Miss
s. Adamson, Mrs. VIII Talbot. Mrs.
| Owens, Miss Kate Carr, Mrs. W. Ricketts,.
The cake and bread display is most tempt
| ing to the appetite, and consist of every va
| riety made by skillful hands.
The century, plant exhibited by Lee Of
| futt and palm by VIM. Granger are I'M
| surpassed. Miss Wagner has a century and
palm; Mr.. c. w. Prettyman exhibits palms,
rubber plants foliage, begonias and ferns
| of every variety, besides orange and Jeru-
| salem cherry trees
| Miss Lizzie HaEey ruby begonia of i'm
mense size and century plant; Miss Nellie
| Lowry, drawnwork, darned net hemstitch-
| irg, embroiderng on satin, Miss Marie AL
| brecht. embroidering on linen, sofa cush-
ion; Mrs. c. w. Baggertys embroidering;
| Miss Marion Boyle handsome silk en-
| broidered quilt and sofa cushion Of the
hand sewing. silk crocheting; Mrs. G. La
mar, pin cushion. silk quilt, plain sewing.
| The children's department Is represented
by vegetables, canned fruit jellies, cake
needlework and decorations of china.
] There are fine exhibits made by the En-
| erson Shoe Company, Miller organs, Singer
| sewing machines, Sanders S;aman
| musical II struments. The fruits are the
finest for years. S. Gather exhibits thir-
ty-four varieties of apples. pears. damsons;
]. J. Higgins, grapes, damsons and plums;
Mr.. Frey apples; Edw. Peter, grapes; Jno.
Wilson. apples. peaches; A. S. Galloway,
| sixteen varieties of grapes, grown at Gar
| rett Park.
The exhibits are rapidly coming in. and
| every inch of available space Is occupied.
Implements and Cattle.
| Among those who have notable displays
of farming implements are w. l. Brooks
& Co., Washington, d. c., represented by
| R. r Moffitt, wagons. drills, binders, now
ers, etc; Gaithersburg Milling and Manu-
| featuring Co, Gaithersburg, Nd, full line
| of implements; Orendorff Il TrIXton. Wash
| ngton, u. c.. wagons, etc; p. Fl. Heiskell,
| jr., & Co., Washington, d. C., plows, bind
ers, etc; Jacob Poss and 5. Il. Haney.
! both of Rockville. Nd, have fine exhibits
| of carriages, buggies and light vehicles;
| Maytield & Brown. Washington, D. c.,
| farming Implements; Cropley q Boteler,
Washington, ID. c., wagons, drills, etc.
| the display of cattle is unusually fine.
| Among those with fine herds are J. H. Gas
| saway, Germantown, Md, registered
| Devons and thoroughbred Holste;ns; w. e.
Muncaster & Son, Norbeck, Nd, registered
Jerseys, Charles Farquhar, Olney, Md,
Jerseys; L. NJ. Waters, jr., Goshen, Md,
Jerseys; Albert Fields, Rockville. Md, fine
| herd registered Hosteins. Poultry-N. b.
Warner, Hamilton. Va, general display;
| j. II. Mering Washington, d. c., pigeons;
]. l.. Waggamdn, Hyattsviiie, Md, light
| brahmas; /. c. Meyers, Leesburs, Va, pea
| fowls and Hong-Kong geese; J. F. Bordroff.
| Washington, d. c., light brahmas; Adolph
Thiele Silver Hill, Md, pigeons, silver and
| golden pheasants; W. f. Phelps, Upland
| Md, fine display of barred Plymouth Rocks;
| w. X. Birely & Co., Frederick, Md, general
| display; Allie Hawkins, Farm Grove, Pa,
| barred Plymouth Rocks.
The following is the program for We'd
| nesday, September 1: Adjudging exhibits,
| ~ am; grand cavalcade; races called at
| 12:3O pm. The entries are: 40 class (pac-
ing) purse s3O0-Princess Eulalia, G. Med.
| Clark Richmond, Va; Maud Hunter Jos.
l.. Hunter, Jno. Mariner, Norfolk, Va; E.
H. s., or Elite Wells, T. Shugrue. Wash
ington, d. G; Trixie, Lee r. Hentschel,
napolis, Md: Belle of Frostburg, F. Brad
| ford, Washington, d. c. go class (trot-
ting purse s150-Lee Edwards, W. H.
Wormley, Colesville. Nd: Bertha Boran
Md; Viola M. or May R., J. H. Morrow.
Brightwood, d. c.; Electrigue, C. W.
Fields, Rockville, Md; Hayfield, Albert
| tleluS, Rockville. Mo-, raj, JOnn Mariner,
| Norfolk, Va: Gould E., c. 2. Smith &
Bro, Hagerstown. Nd: Mamie c., J. c.
Clark. Burnt Mills. Nd; DIR. Bill, ]. G.
Larrimore, Millersville, Md.
| Hurdle race, six furlongs and repeat
purse. s75-Dare Devil, A. Page, Forest
Glen, Md; Nickel Plate. ]. c. Benton, Good
Hope, D. c.; Cutalong,. c. w. Stewart
Fender. Va; Mabel F., B. Whiting, Airing
ton. Va: Consolation, J. P. Roman. Cum
berland. Nd; Trump. J. 7. White, Pooles-
vile. Md; Brock, c. H. Hurkamp Fred
ercksburg, Va: Clansman, Ernest Utter
| back, Watson, Va: McFonso, E. c. Keys
| Nd dS -
| Open-to-all run, six furlongs and repeat;
purse. s100-Dora H. Lamar. Phil Sheridan,
| Patuxent, Nd; Rhymster, S. S. Tracey,
| Arlington. Md: Dare Devil. F. M. Page,
Forest Glen. Md Hazlet Harry Williams.
| Baltimore, Md; Harry Golden, T. E. Aud
| Herndon, Va; Avon. T.. c. Keys, Garrett
| Park. Md: Royal Rover, C. H. Hurkamp,
| Fredericksburg, Va: Clansman, Ernest
| Utterback, Watson, Va.
Trot or pace, three years old and under