Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-18
FlfTIETH YEAR FAIR
ANNUAL EXHIBITION By MONT
ooMERY COUNTY ASSOCIATION.
Big Attendance the Opening Day-List
Of Exhibitors - Racing
Tomorrow.


Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md. August Is. 1908.
Fine weather greeted the opening Of the
hftieth annual exhibition of the Montgom-
cry County Agricultural Society. which be-
gan here this morning and will continue
through Friday. There is 1very prospect
that the fair will be one of the most sue
cessful ever held at Rockville and the
managers are confident that with continu-
ance Of good weather record-breaking
crowds will be in attendance. Already the
hotels Of the town are filled and many of
the families of the town have guests who
will remain during the four days Of the
fair.
As is usual during the early hours Of
the opening day. the grounds and buildings
presented a decidedly lively appearance,
this morning. Secretary Bogley and his
assistants were kept busy receiving entries
Of various kinds while other employees were
busily engaged in arranging the exhibits.
By noon nearly everything was in place
and the fair started In earnest. The man
ayers Of the society have refused to allow
fakirs privileges and the skin games usual
ly seen at county fairs and which have
been the occasion Of much unfavora.ble
comment are this time conspicuous by their
absence.
The exhibits in the various departments
are very fine and more numerous than ever
before. This is especially SO of the exhibit
ton Of poultry. 1t is estimated that fully
six thousand chickens, pigeons and other
of this class are on exhibition. Among the
principal exhibitors are A. G. Oliver of Val
doski. Ga: G. e. Williams OF Anacostia, D.
c.; J. H. Mehring of Lttlestown. Pa; Mrs.
R. p. Hines of Olney; H. A. Shelter of Car
Isle, Pa; ]. H. White of Anacostia, d. c.;
]. K. Birely & Co. Of Frederick Nd; G. w.
A. Beall of Baltimore; F. G.. Bean of Col
d. MI r
ark. Del. Others who have exhibits in this
department are Cecil Allnut, Edward An
derson Charles F. Brooke, Mrs. 8. K.
Bready. Miss Emma Carr, Norman ORA
Calvin Hicks. Mrs. M. w. Gill. J. M. Heagy,
]. H. Janney, Frank Johnson, Simon Mills,
Minor Offutt. George Poole, b. C. Waters,
William v. Wilson. Seth w. Warfeld
All Space Taken.
All available space set apart for horses
is taken and many applications for room
had to be refused because Of lack OF space.
Among the exhibitors in this class are:
Lee Dorsey, o. B. Williams. J. H. Ofrutt.
]. w. Dorsey. Charles Ford estate. Lee
Offutt. Joseph v. Selby, Pearl Holland, w.
w. Hutchinson, David H. Warfield, c. q.
| Adamson. M. w. Belt. John H. Gassaway.
r. c. Drumhunt. J. W. Bradshaw. J. H.
Gassaway. Jr.: Walter Bogley. T. B.
Brookes. Albert Harsett, w. T. Griffith.
George H. Trail. Martin Broadneck. James
NJ Barnesley. Samuel Montgomery. Mrs.
M. A. Beard. Leonidas Ricketts,. T. M.
Gather. Albert Fields. H. H. Fraley e.
B. Prescott.
The display Of cattle is also fine. some Of
the finest specimens ever seen at Rock
Vile fair being on exhibition. The ex-
hibitors in this department include Mrs. M.
A. Beard, T. M. Waters. John p. Wilson,
c. B. Edwards. Charles Maddox. R. c.
Drumhunt. Zadoc M. Cooke. o. B. Williams,
]. E. Poole, Charles Ford's estate.
Among those who have hogs and shoals
Smith, M Yohn. George F. Hull. Reubin
Hill, jr.; William E. Muncaster, II. IL.
Fraley.
In the main exhibition hall there can be
found farm products of different kinds do
nestle manufactures. dairy products. works
of art. preserves, canned fruits, jellies and
| many other things. Among the exhibitors
in the hall are the following: Miss Mar
geret d. Waters, Thomas w. Waters, Miss
BERTHE Higgins, William v. Robertson Al
bert Bouic, Mrs. Florence Pratt Miss Mary
v. Fawcett. Miss Odelia Reisinger. Mrs.
Calvin Hicks. David H. Horner. A. M. Ish-
Thomas, Norman Draper. Miss ]. Ulmstead,
Miss NJ. Dwyer. Fred Reading. Mrs. George
Henderson. Miss Mary Granger, James N.
Barnesley Miss Beulah Sage, Mrs. R. G.
Carter. Miss Mabel Haney. Miss Lillian
Sage. Miss Viola Fowler. Miss Rose Arm
strong. Urban Wagner. Mrs. James War
field. Norman Peter: Miss Louise TAYLOR.
lam Reading. Mrs. A. c. Warthen. Miss
Susie Offutt, Miss Ida Offutt Mrs William
Fitzhugh. Miss NJ. E. Pickett. Mrs. T. H.
Campbell Mrs s B. Haney: Miss Grace
TIMBER. Mrs. J. E. West. Mrs. J. A. Spencer,
Mrs. Spencer Watkins William Stalnaker
Horton Lewis. A. D. v: Burr, Mrs. R. G.
Hines. Miss Agnes Plummer, Miss Anna
Owens, Mrs G. w. Owens Mrs C.
v: Baggarly, Miss Carrie Smith.
Mrs. R. W. g. Dawson. Mrs. A. B.
Etchison. Miss Rose Williams. J. E. Stay
maker. Miss E. Slaymaker. Miss Ethel
Poss, Mrs. Irving UnderhiIi. Mrs. M. W.
Gin. Miss B. Peters. Mrs. A. L. Dowden.
Priscilla Dawson. N. E. Bohrer. Mrs. Rob-
ert Admunson. J. L. Bohrer. Mrs. @. B.
Wade. Miss Mary e. Hodges. Mrs. H C.
Hogan. Lee Kemp. Mrs J. A. Meredith. W.
G. w. Grouse. Gertie Wood. Miss N. E.
McGregor. Mrs. G. H. Trail. Mrs. F. Shaw,
Miss Mary Griffith. c. F. johnson. Mrs. c.
F. johnson. Miss M. E. Mason. H. jackson,
A. e. Sheppard. Miss Lucy Beall. G. w.
Powell. Mrs. c. w. Fields. Seth w War
field. Albert s. Dalbey. Mrs. H. 8. Wells, F.
A. Saffell. Theodore Gates. Mrs. Emma
Gates. James T. Bogely.
Household Department.
Among the noticeable exhibits in the
household department are displays of vege-
tables by Seth w. Warfield and James T.
Bogley, works of art by A. B. Sloor Of
Trenton. N. J.: white clover honey, by A.
8. Dalbey of Rockville.
The program for tomorrow promises to be
a fine one. At half-past there will be
81 and cavalcade Of all stock on the grounds.
This will be worth seeing, as the very finest
specimens of the county will be in the pa
rade around the race track. Later in the
day there will be two jumping contests.
The first will be a contest among green
hunters, conformation to count 30 per cent
and performance so per cent. The second
event will be a contest among qualified
hunters. performance only to count. A $50
purse Is offered for each event.
The races will begin promptly at half-past
II. The entries are follows:
Races Scheduled for Tomorrow.
Firse race. 2.22 class. pace; purse, 1900
Harry c., T. Shugrue. Washington. D. c.:
Gray Jim, r. NJ. Chambers Washington.
D. c.; Pluto. r. H. Kelly, Hagerstown,
Md: Steed, Thomas Cannon. Baltimore,
Md: Lottie L., Thomas c. Johnson, Han
over Pa: Abby, w. r. Steele, Hampton.
Va; Patuxent r. A. Fraley, Frederick Md.
Second race. 218 class. trot: purse. 800