The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-21
MONTGOMERY COUNTY FAIR.
Prospects for Good Races and nm At
tractfye Exhibit


ROCKVILLE, Aug. 2O.-one week from
today the forty-eighth annual exhibition
of the Montgomery County Agricultural
Society will begin at this place and last
through August 30. On Tuesday. August
q, the big gates of the fair grounds of
the Agricultural Society will be thrown
open and the beautifully shaded grounds
will be the centre of life and interest for
this county for the three following days.
Judging from indications SO far. Secre-
tary Muncaster expects a large exhibit of
coach horses heavy draft teams, and
saddle horses which will surpass those of
former years. The cattle pens will no
doubt fill up on Tuesday morning with
Holsteins, Jerseys, Attorneys, and other
breeds and graded stock The poultry ex-
hibit promises unusual attractions 1t
will be a large show and the Growing and
cackle will keep things lively about the
poultry building. A Z. Warner, of Balti-
more will be the awarding judge in this
department Tuesday wtil be given up
largely to arranging exhibits. AT $3.50 a.
m. Wednesday there will be a grand cav
alcade, and on Thursday and Friday
crowds from the county and Washington
City are expected to be on hand
The officers for the society for this year
are President Lee Offutt, of Rockville:
Vice President. John II. Gassaway, OF
Germantown; Secretary. John E. Mum
caster, of Norbeck: Treasurer, John ].
Higgins, of Rockville: Board of Directors.
John II. Bogley. d. II. Warfield Charles
Veirs, Lee Offutt, John II. Gassaway,
Samuel E. Eastburn. John c. Bentley. II.
II. Griffith. ]. W. Jones, Charles W
Fields, II. II. Miller, and Arthur VIII
liams; District Advisory Directors, first,
Richard H. Iansdale. Unity; second, j.
T. Deets, Clarksburg; third, Harry NJ
Williams, Poolesville; fourth; Mlliam
Dorsey. Rockville: fifth, A {: TolSon,
Colesville; sixth. w. B. TschiTely. Oar
nestown: seventh. jeremiah p. Harrlng-
ton, Bethesda: eighth. Charles r kirk,
burg; tenth. Frank C. Stone. Cabin John;
eleventh Thomas o. White, Barnesville;
twelfth, ]. VI. Etchison. DarnestoWn;
thirteenth, Hazel w. Cashel. Lay Hill
Cornn1ittee on Races. Lee 0fatt, c. w.
Fields, ana u. Il. warfield; Committee
on Accounts. J. II. Gassaway. s. F. East
burn. ard ]: w: Jones; Committee on
Grounds. c. W Fields. Charles Veirs, j.
H. Bogey. d. RI. Warfield; Committee on
Printing, II. II. Miller. ]. c. Bentley. John
T. Muncaster; Committee on Privileges,
Higgins; Committee on Premium List.
John II. Bogley. Arthur Williams Charles
ments. ]. w Jones, II. II. Miller, II. Fl.
Griffith.
The programme will be as follows:
Tuesday. August 21-Arranging exhibits:
races called at l p. m. hurdle race and
2:50 class trot.
Wednesday. August S-Judging ex-
hibits: $50 a. m. grand cavalcade; races
called at 1890 p. m; 2:30 class trot; open
to all run; 2:25 class pacing; 2:25 trotting;
Thursday August $50 a. m grand
cayalcade; races called at E:SO; 2:l5 trot-
ting: $50 trotting; county trot or pace;
hurdle race. ,o.,o
Friday. August S0-Races called at 1880
d m; PTS class pacing; county running
$40 class trotting; open TO all run
A varied programme of arusements VIII
be provided between the races. Inc en-
tries will close tomorrow evening
A horse of DR.. Z. L. Stonestreet became
frightened at an electric car mere TINS
morning and ran away. He nrst proke
away from the doctor, who was hoiuinS
him having a few moments before un-
tied him from a post. The buggy caught
on the hitching post. The morse prohe
away. and running up the street ran
against a street lamp post IN front OF
DIR E. T. Fearon's drug store, preakihS
IL down From here he ran into MI PoSS
stable. where he was caught.
Mr. Leonard /. Hays. prominent farrn-
er of Barnesville district. this county,
died about O'Clock this morning at his
home. near GAINESVILLE. the cause of his
plexy. Mr. Hays has been engaged ex-
tensively in farming and stoek-raising.
his farm consisting of 500 acres of well
improved land. Mr.. Hays was sixty-three
wears old and leaves surviving him
widow whose maiden name was MISS
Mary E. w White, and three children
Leonard Richard s., and Frederick 5.