Evening star., 1898-08-30
MONTGOMERY COUNTY FAIR
Forty-Fifth Annual Exhibition Opens With
Good Prospects of Success
special pispa.cb TO The Evening Star

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE, Nd, August 30.-The forty
fifth annual, exhibition of the Agricultural
Society of Montgomery County opened here
this morning under favorable auspices. As
is usual, the crowd today is made up to a
large extent of exhibitors. The arrange
ment of articles in the exhibition hall and
the providing of stalls and pens for cattle.
sheep and hogs occupied the entire morning
hours, and kept all hands connected with
the society on the rush. The large number
Of refreshment booths. side shows fakir
stands. all gaily decorated with the national
colors. gave a pleasing aspect TO the
grounds.
Among those who made entries in the ex-
hibition hall were the following:
Mrs. E. Schooley. Thomas Baily, Mrs.
Purdum. Arthur Bouic. Mrs. Nelly. Mrs.
sallie Harrison and Harry Myers, vege-
tables: Mrs. Wells, Mrs. Schooley, Mrs.
Baggery and Miss Maggie Harrison,
fruits: Mrs Henry Copp. rubber plant. af-
CHAN sofa cushion, cotton quilt and piano
cover: Miss Bessie Peter. worsted work,
catsup and soap: Mrs. E. Peters, embroid-
cry; Mrs. Skymaker. patched gar
ment; Miss Marion Boyle of Washington
canned fruits. jellies. embroidery. crochet
work; Mrs s. b. Haney, jellies and potted
plants; Miss Adamson, catsup jellies and
cake; Mrs. c. W. Baggeriy. embroidery,
antique lace, chenille and Kansington
work; Miss Julia Anderson, hemstitching
drawn work and panel sewing; Miss Mary
Granger, embroidery, painting and lemon
tree, in fruit Mrs. Geo. Lamar. panel sew
iEg; Miss Maggie Harrison, butter and
hams; Miss Sallie Harrison, preserves and
canned fruit; Mrs. John Gassaway, cake
and bread; Mrs. II. Bogley. silk embroid-
cry; Mr.. Lee Offutt, century plant; Mrs I.
Groomes, growing plants; Mrs. Gertrude
Ricketts,. oil painting; Forrest Ricketts,,
display of apples; ". w. Welsh, soap and
vegetables; Walter Bogley, peaches. veg
etables. PEARS; ]. Higgins, grapes; Mrs.
c. Dowden, embroidery: Adelaide Dawson.
embroidery; Mamie and Julia Da-hv. en-
broidery: Prof A. s. Dalby, display of
horey; Mr. John Dawson. vegetables; Mr..
Darby, vegetables, melons; Mrs. Clinton
Annutt. quilt, rug, handmade handker-
chief. drawn work; Miss Bessie Fields,
map drawing, Mary Story, candy; Mrs. d.
H. Warfield, cut flowers, pickles
Also these entries: Bessie Sage, crabap-
pies, bread; DR.. Charles Albert, rubber
plant. pineapple plant; Mrs. Waters, cray
on; Mrs. L. P. Watson, Virginia, drawn
work; Miss Minnie Owens, jellies, bread;
Mrs. J. F. Defandorf, oil crayon, pencil
drawings: Mrs. H. Talbot, ferns; Miss An
ME Duyail. crocheting; Mrs. G. E Cooke
preserves and butter; Mrs. Nanni4 Ninson
biscuit; Mildred Offutt. vegetables; Miss
NJ Linthicum, embroidery. pincushion;
Mrs. F. j. Prettyman. Staunton, Va.
cotton darning; Miss Gertrude Cissel
point lace; Joseph Nicholson, vegetables;
Maynard Penn. butter, vegetables; Mrs.
Thomas Da yson, okra; Mrs. T. w. Waters,
cotton sewing, darning; Mrs. John Byrd,
cotton quilt; Mrs Robert AIlnutt embroid
cry, silk quilt; Somerviile Dawson, sweet
corn; Susie Darby, quilt; Nellie Allnutt,
drawnwork; Grace Darby embroidery
knitting; Mrs. Charles Oursler, jelies; Mrs.
George Bennett, vegetables; Miss Annie
Farquhar. cake and caramels; Mrs f. s.
Miller, knitting; j. j. Hutton. crochet quilt:
Montgomery Harriss, lima beans; George
T. Beaver, peaches; Charles A. CIdgett,
vinegar; Miss Maud Heagy, cake; p. o. Ed
nunston, fruit. melons, vegetables; Miss
Lizzie Harvey, cake; Basil Bean. fruit, veg
etables; Mrs. E. V. Magruder, knitting in
cotton; Mrs. ]. w. Enrich, canned fruit:
Mrs. George Dawson, oil painting; Miss
AGdie Foster, waller Colors.