Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-17
ROCKVILLE, AND VICINITY.
Fiftieth Annual Fair to Open Tomor
row-Large Racing Schedule.

Special Correspondence, o. The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLEs' Md, August IT, 1908.
The fiftieth annual exhibition Of the
Montgomery County Agricultural Society
begins here tomorrow and will continue
four days. The indications are that the
exhibits in all departments will be much
larger than usual, the list of race entries
being the longest In the history of the So
ciety. One hundred ana ten horses are
scheduled to start III the various speed
contests. The buildings have been placed
In thorough repair and the grounds never
looked more beautiful.
The officers Of the society this year are
as follows: Lee Ofutt, president: John H.
Gassaway. vice president: James T. Bog.
ley. secretary; John j. Higgins, treasurer;
Lee eOffutt John H. Bogley, Charles veirs
Henry H. Griffith, Josiah w. Jones, Henry
III. Miller, John H. Gassaway. David H.
Warfeld, Benjamin G. Colt, John C. Bent
ley, Charles w. Fields and Harry C. Hur-
ley board of directors. Mr.. Leonard Weer
will act as chief marshal and Mr.. Artemus
Sullivan as chief Of police. There is also
an advisory board, composed of one mem
Der from each election district of the
county and one from the District of Column
bia, as follows: Uriah H. w. Griffith, Dr.
James E. Deets, Richard Poole, William
Dorsey, Alfred C. Tolson, Frederick ALI
mutt, M. Wilson offutt. Charles F. Kirk
Thomas o. White, j. M. Etchison, Hazel
". Cashell, Gist Blair. 49,
The early hours of the opening day will
be devoted to arranging the exhibits hut
by noon everything will be in place and the
lair Will be on in earnest. But two races
are scheduled for the afternoon-a six-fur-
long run and special match race with
live Washington horses entered.
The entries for the two events are as fol-
lows:
Match race. trot or pace, purse $780,
Domino. j. w. Hunter, Washington, D. c.:
Joe D., John Dugan, Washington, D. C.:
Little Pearl, Gus Morgan, Washington, D.
e; Nellie r., w. Rackey, Washington, D.
c.; Mamie D.. c. Chick, Washington D. c.
to all. purse $50. His Sister, Charles P.
Cassidy, Washington, d. c.; Danger R. p
Watts, Marlboro, Md; Maize ", George
Shei6orn, Washington, D. c.; Mollie Rozier
Tho Batches, c. Jones, Washington, D. c.;
McFonso and Sappho, F. r. Keys, Linden,
Md; Flat Denial, J. w. Bradshaw, Dublin,
Va. f.,t' ~
Mr. Henry W. Burriss of Pokomoke Citv
Will act as race starter. Mr.. Burriss has
served in similar capacity at the Rock
vihe fairs for several years past and has
given general satisfaction.
Republican primaries were held through
out Montgomery county Saturday after
noon to select delegates to the county con-
vention, which meets here today and
to choose district committee for each
election district of the county. 1t is UNI
derstood that the delegates chosen are all
In favor of the nomination of Stevenson A.
Wllliams for governor, and will vote for
nominees for the house of delegates who
favor the reelection of Senator McComas
In several districts there were contests the
control of the district committees being the
bone OF contention. Two tickets were in
the field In Rockville district the one
backed by MessrsaTThomas Dawson and
Willis 3. Burdette winning without diff
Guilty.
1t Is believed IN Ia ractical,v carto;.
Mr.. Thomas Dawson; for clerk of the cir
cult court and Mn Gst Blair for states
attorney. 1t is not known what action will
be taken In regard 40 the other places on
the ticket, but there, Is every indication that
harmony will prevail. n
mittees Will meet here today and choose
county chairman. There are two aspi-
rants fol, the henor, Mr., Willis B. -Burdette
Olney. %
Mr.. Brandie Hefndon1 White and Miss
Efie May. Willians., both of Fredericks-
burg. Va. yisitea Rockville Saturday
Rev, Thomas H. camp5bell. pastor of the
Baptist church. The ceremony was per-
formed at the home of ffe minister, with a
young lady friend OF the contracting par
ties as witness. Immediately after the
ceremony the newly married couple left for
Washington.
Miss Mamie Matlack of this place 10
sojourning at st. Georges Island, Md.
Mr. Marion E. Monkey and Miss Mamie
e. Magaha, both Of the lower section of
the county. were married Saturday after
noon by Rev. MahlOn Austin, the ceremony
taAing place at the home OF the bride IL,
the presence of a few friends.