Evening star., 1898-08-31
MONTGOMERY COUNTY FAIR
The Second Day Opens Under Most Favora-
ble Auspices
Large Attendance and Fine Line OF
Exhibits - The Schedule of
Races for Tomorrow.

SpScidl biSpdtcH 10 Inc Evening StaI.
ROCKVILLE, Nd, August 31.-Wednes-
day. the second day of the agricultural fair,
opened bright and warm and with every
prospect Of successful program. The at
tendance today was composed in a large
part of country people, who began to ar
rive at an early hour, and at 10 o'clock the
grounds were we'll filed. With the excep
ticn of the display of cut flowers, all the
entries had been closed, and everything
was In shape for the best exhibition ever
given by the society. This honor has not
been accomplished without large amount
OF labor on the rart of the officers and en-
ployes of the society.
The display in all departments is FULL in
some to overlooking. In machinery and
agricultural implements there has been no
better display in any year, and much Of
this is due to the iiberahty and enterprise
of District dealers in these lines. One COM
pany has on exhibition and in opera ton
stone crusher, the first ever seen on the
grounds, which attracts much attention
from all interested in the Improvement of
the country roads.
The principal attractions of the morning
hourS was the display of stock In the
driving circle there We're seen hundreds of
the horses. colts and mules of the county,
ana the display was of such Il character as
to show clearly the great strides made py
Montgomery county f. "meTS in the line of
blooded and improved stock of ali classes.
The list on exhibition includes thorough
breds, saddle horses, standardized quick
draft, hackney and hackney grades, coach
horses, heavy draft horses. six, four and
tWo-borse teams. ard mules.
The later trains during the morning
brought a large number Of visitors from
Nashington, Baltimore Frederick and 9TH
er points, greatly augmenting the crowd
and making 1t much larger than usual ON
the second day during previous years.
The display of flowers was remarkably
nt ri
Ehlip d. Laird, gladeolas, geraniums, roses,
begonias, plate of flowers; Mrs. D. H. War
field, asters; Mrs C. W. Baggarly nastur-
tiums; Mrs Laura Rihl. nasturtiums; VIM.
Graft, asters, nasturtiums and mixed va
rteties, Miss Ellen Farquhar, begonias,
dahlias, asters, clematis hasturtiums: Mrs.
). +, Allen, geraniums, nasturtiums, hang
ing basket: Miss Rosa NJ. Holland carnas;
Miss Mary Lyddane, hydrangia hanging
basket; Miss Ida Dove, nasturtlums; Miss
france frances Harner, hydrangias; Miss Mary
fraii asters; Mrs. NJ. Talbot fuschias;
Miss Emma Warfield dahlias Mrs S. B.
Lyddane, begonia plant.
thursday 0emorrow), usual, will be
the big day of the exhibition, and the races
lows:
= 20 class, trotting-"Lttle Tobe," A.
Merrifield Baltimore; ''Clandon,'' Colin
nfee1e; Ha rdng Norfolk l, VA Happy Eta F. R.
Tom Cannon, Reidsviile, n. c. ''Nelia.r
): j. Z. Van Sickler, North Fork Va;
SestE"oou, w. FL. Albert, Hagerstown,
40 class, trUtting; "Beeswax," H. Cop
Eerthile. Washington; Mary Belle or
Lee Wilkes" A. E. Dorrida, Baltimore;
angela j. G. Larrimore Millersvflle:
Pat, r. C.fBedford, Washington: Scot
tish King Jos. w. Smith, Charlottesville
Va; bertha Baron" or Annie Russell
Z. d. Pendleton, Baltimore; May Bios
scm. D. H Kelly. Baltimore; Dick"
Lansdaie d Smithson, Washington.
LOU class, trotting: Bessie Could W
H. Rabbit Rockville; "Dr. Bill" Thomas
f. Doris, Baltimore: "Cyclops, jr.." j. G.
Larrimore, MillersvIle, Md. "Onycha
Wilkes" R. C. Bedford, Washington: AN
ME Russell" E. d. Pendleton Baltimore:
Lutte Dawson" Tom Cannon, Reidsvile
N. c. '~'
Hurdle nile dassh-Emily Terrell. w L.
TuEstell. Baltimore; Bedford, E NJ Utter
Keys, Linden; Dare Devil, F. W. Page
Forest Glen.
The judges in the several departments
have been busy during the morning and
the awards of premiums are expected this
evening.
Among the visitors who attracted much
attention was Mr.. George B. Bradley of
the celebrated Rough Riders, recently re-
turned from Santiago, who is on short
visit to his home in Potomac district, this
county. He was accorded a warm recep-
ton by his many friends
The Agricultural Society of Loudoun
county, Va. today represented by it's
secretary, Mr.. Henry Sellman.
A coored boy in the employ of the Fields
stock farm was yesterday badly injured
these grounds by being gored by a vicious
bull.
Relics of OIden Times.