The Washington times., 1903-08-19
ROCKYILLE'S BIG FAIR
OPENS AUSPICIOUSLY
Overflow of Exhibits in All
the Departments.
AN EXCELLENT RACE CARD
Large Crowd Revels in Viewing the
Agricultural and Live Stock Show
Now on Exhibition.


ROCKVILLE. Nd. Aug. 19.-The ff-
tieth annual exhibition of the Montgom-
cry County Agricultural Society opened
at the Fair Grounds here yesterday
morning with prospects of a most sue
cessfuI fair. President Lee Offutt is
pleased with the outlook The society
has labored long and hard for the pres
ent condition OF things. This year finds
the society in the possession OF one of
the prettiest fair grounds in the State
of Maryland The new half mile race
track Is in first class condition for the
races. More and better horses than have
eyer been here before are now stabbed
on the grounds and entered for the races
as well as for premium contests.
The superintendents are busy at the
main exhibition hall. They say that all
departments are full. A most satisfying
fact has been shown there, namely, the
domestic manufacture exhibits are fa9
in excess in number and quality than at
any year heretofore. This applies also
to the farm produce exhibits.
Chickens Galore.
The superintendents at the poultry
house found they could not accommodate
all the exhibitors. and had to arrange
for an overflow exhibit on the outside
of the building.
The Woodsboro. Nd, cornet band is
furnishing the music for the occasion
AS usual there are the allotted number
of lunch stands, fakirs. sideshows. and
| the like, which generally follow a county
fair. This year there is an unusual at
y traction in a Ferris wheel on ths
grounds.
The first thing on the program yester
day morning was the arranging of ex
hibits. All the morning. herds of cattl'
and farm wagons. bringing exhibits
have been passing through town to tn,
grounds. The exhibitors are not onl,
o residents OF this county. but many ar
u from outside of the State
In running over the horse exhibit tn
following names are found: T. T. Graf
Oh Leonidas Ricketts,, T NJ Gather, P. r
J Hershey, E. B. Prescott. T. B. Brooks
Albert Hargett. W. T. Griffith. Mart:
Broadnick, james n. BarnesIey, Samue
Montgomery, Joseph Selby, Lee Dorsey
es Pearl Holland. Walter Bogley, W. "
he Hutchinson, D. H. Warfeld. c. s
Mt Adamson, NJ. w. Belt, ]. W. Graft. job
a H. Gassaway. Walter Coll, ]. w. Brad
m shaw. c. F. Smith, Seth w Grifitl
Ia James E. Howes.
he Hogs, Cattle, and Sheep.
.er Chief exhibitors in hogs are George ]
Il Hull. Reuben Hill, W. E. Muncaste
,-e James II. Offutt, and other farmers
lot like prominence in the county.
its In the cattle exhibit one finds the 70
ite lowing: Albert Fields. II. A. Beard.
= NJ Waters, c. B. Edwards, Charles MAJ
Ter dox, R. 1. d. Hunt. 2. NJ. Cooke, o.
ION Williams. H. H. Fraley. ]. W. Dorse
Id j. e. Poole, ]. E. Wilson. and Charl
luy Ford.
the J. t. Muncaster mas gooo exhit
of sheep. There are a number of lar
exhibits in this class.
In the farming implements, machi
is' cry. wagons. buggies and the like, a
al to be found large exhibits by S
for Waters & Son, of Silver Spring; G.
as Cropley, Washington, d. c.; the Thorn
ted E. W. Ross Company, Springfield, Obi
to Southern Fertilizer Company, York, Pi
j. c. Lamar & Son, Tuscarora, Nd, a
en-. S. A. Smith. Frederick, Md.
OF Musical Exhibit.
Is-
los. Two music firms of Washington G
fol- have a large and beautiful display
ced pianos and other musical Instruments
lse@ the main exhibition hall. They are
,'.r. F. Droop & Sons and Sanders & Sta
me- man Co. The Standard Sewing Mach
to Company. Of Cleveland, Ohio, has lai
yer line of machines on exhibit.
.he . In the main exhibition, other II
those already mentioned, are to
,inz found the following among many othe
.oon Jesse Magruder, Hattie Griffith. Rob
the MagTuder, l.. r. Mason, B. Bean. NJ. II
ovn ton Lutte Grifith Gertrude Benson,
,oN Bean, Della Young. Mrs. F. Higgins,
lar B. Magruder. II. Howes. Mrs. NJ. A.
,nre pleby S. c. Howes, NJ. Kefauver, N
cred r. Haney, Ella Rabbit He!en Gassa"
the w. V. Robertson, Robert Bayles, /.
thar Warfield, Mrs. J. B. Nicholson, G. Jo
son, Mrs. H. L. Wells, Miss Mae Sm
f. H. Saffell A. S. Dalby, Miss Brubal
Shaw