Evening star., 1905-08-22
CROWDS FROM SURROUNDING
COUNTRY IN GALA ATTIRE,
-Four Days Of Fun, Frolicking and
Good Times for the Visitors
and Citizens.


hall the struggling country folk clear sky
overhung the grounds and bright sunshine
streamed through the graceful oak and
chestnut trees which skirt the racing circle.
There was good deal of noise and hustle
during the morning hours and the din was
increased by the Growing Of cocks, the
squealing of pigs and the neighing or
steeds. At 10 O'Clock the Woodsboro Brass
Band of twenty pieces marched into the
grounds playing a martial air, and all
Rockville and vicinity knew that the fair
was on in earnest The exhibition will con-
tinue four days, and If the weather con-
tinues good great outpouring Of visitors
is assured.
The officers and clerks were busy all the
morning receiving entries and arranging
incoming exhibits. Difficulty was expert
enced In finding place for many of the en-
tries received, especially in the cattle der
partment. many would-be exhibitors, COM
ing late, having to be turned away on ac-
count of lack of accommodations.
The display of cattle is of the usual high
order, several herds of Holsteins, Guern-
seys. Jerseys and other varieties being on
exhibition. Mr.. Malcolm FarQuhar is IN
charge of this department Mr.. z. NJ. Wa.
ters has a splendid herd of registered
French Canadians and herd of registered
Guernseys. Mr.. Il. NJ. Cooke is exhibiting
a fine herd of registered Swiss and a herd
of grade Swiss. Mr.. Albert Fields has his
herd of Holsteins on exhibition. and like
wise a herd of grade Holsteins, and Mr..
John E. Muncaster is showing a herd of
registered Jerseys. Among the other ex-
hibtors in this line are the following: Wal
ter c. Platt, Alexander Garrett, l.. l..
Green, Henson Cashell. Charles Veirs, Clay
B. Edwards, Malcolm Farquhar. Fords
estate. Otho B. Williams, Benjamin Bean
and others.
The exhibition of horses has probably
never been surpassed at Rockville fair,
the very finest specimens in the county
being on hand. Among those having horses
on exhibition are the following: Thomas
Hickman james A. Stephens, Frank S.
Ward John H Gassaway, Mrs. ]. Arthur
Kemp. Welsh Brothers, James w. Graft.
Charles Veirs, William H. Rabbit, Irving
Mullican. II. A. Beall. Alexander Garrett,
James Reed, Raymond ]. Ricketts,. W. NJ.
Williams. Augustus G. Flack, Charles r.
Harrss. Rein Qfutt, l.. c. Burns, James
Wordsworth, Frederick Windham, A. G.
Brooke. William H. McCeney. George w.
Gather. Trundle Brothers, David Fl. War
field. William V. Beall. J. F. Windham, Z.
p. Margerum, John E. Muncaster, James
A. Henderson, w. H. Jones' w. j. Umstead,
l.. l.. Green, S. Montgomery. II. c. Faw-
cett. C. A. D. Williams, J. s. Bolton,
Charles G. Holland. Joseph Nicholson, f.
l.. Smith. L. l.. Green, Lee Adamson, AL
bert Fields, Harvey Crown, James A. Selby,
E. C. Davis, F. Hazel Cashell.'
Among the other exhibitors are the fol-
lowing:
Hogs-T r Graft, Frank R. Keys, Charles
Veirs, John E. Muncaster, NJ. Yohn.
Sheep-W. H. Jones. John r. Muncaster.
Musical instrumental. NJ. Birely of Fred
erick, Edward F. Droop and Sanders &
Stayman of Washington.
Teams-James N. Barnesly and James
Nolesworth.
Mules-Enos C. Keys and ]. NJ Howes.
Oxen-Z. NJ. Waters. jr.
Gasoline engines-Fairbanks, Morse &
Co. of New York, c. B. Cropley & Co. of
Washington.
Agricultural implements - Mayfield &
Brown, c. B. Cropley & Co. of Washington,
Willis B. Burdette of Rockville, Gathers
burg Milling and Manufacturing Company,
John H. GasSaway of Germantown, r.
Brooke Gott & Bro of Barnesville-
The Southern Poultry Supply Company
and the Cornell Incubator Company have
interesting displays Of broOders and in
cubatorS
Splendid Poultry Show.
Every available inch OF space in the poul-
try department is occupied. While the
number of each kind on exhibition is small
er than heretofore, the variety is greater
than ever Taken altogether the poultry
surpassed any that has succeeded 1t here.
Among the principal exhibitors in this de-
partment are S. G. Hoge & Son of Spring
Grove, Pa, who have on exhibition no less
than three hundred fowls of infinite va
riety. The Valdoska Poultry Company of
Georgia is also a large exhibitor, with two
hundred specimens, made up of sixty va
rieties. Also among the largest exhibitors
are William Hughes of Linden, Nd; Calvin
Hicks and Washington Waters of Rock
vile; Robert P. Magruder of Goshen, Md;
n. r. Warner of Virginia.
Among the other exhibitors are the fol-
lowing: Charles Albert, r. c. Booth. Albert
Coombs. Alexander Garrett, Russell Hicks.
John NJ Heagy, George P. Henderson. r. P.
Hines, William Johnson, Henry Jacobs,
Harm Jansen. George II. Lamar. A. M.
Lothrop William II. Lamar, William p.
Palmer, Lee Pitchlynn Raymond ]. Rick
Until IN
Arthur Williams, J. II. Shorts A. Z. Bur-
riss
Calvin Hicks is superintendent Of this de-
partment. and he is assisted by Messrs.
Washington Waters and Bache Etchison.
Some Other Exhibitors.
Among the exhibitors in the main exhi-
b!tion hall the following:
Works of art-Mrs. Hervey Brown, Miss
Edna Worthmiller. Elliott Savage. Mrs.
Irving Underhill. Miss Annie E. Vedder.
Emmett Dove, w. Somerville. John F.
Hunt Miss M. d. Drill. A. B. Sloer. Mrs.
Laura c. Beall, Miss NJ. E. Moran.
Flowers-F c. Webb Mrs. Seth Warfield,
Mrs. w. E. Berry. Mrs. Gillespie, D. Ed
wards.
E. W. Horner. E. o. Edmondston.
Farm and garden products-Mrs. William
Reading. John L. Dawson, Mrs. Harry E.
Stratmeyer. Mrs. r. L. Adamson, Miss
w
Ricketts,. Miss Emma Granger. D. Edwards,
Miss Maggie Harrison, Miss Bessie Oden,
Mrs. Harry G. Poss, c. A. Oursler. Emmett
Dove Miss Sadie Penn. William Dove, Mrs.
M. ID. Knight, Miss Sadie Reading, Dorsey
Bean j. w. Garrett, Miss Sallie Harrison,
Miss Ada Warfield. Louis Hobbs, w. L.
Myers, Edward w. Horner c. b. Scherrer,
H. C. Bowie, Mrs A. c. Warthen, Harrison
G. Ward Norman Robertson, Mrs. H. L.
Wells, Miss Ellen Farquhar, Seth w. War
field. Mrs. Thomas c. Keys.
Fancy work-Miss Bliss Edmonston, Mrs.
f. Magruder, Miss Alverda Kingdom, Miss
Claire Williams Miss Beulah White, Mrs.
L. S. White, Mrs. S r. White H. S. Mat
thews. NJ. Williams. Katherine Packard,
Mrs. Thomas c. Keys. Mrs. Thomas J.
Packard. Miss F. w. Fowler, Miss Esther
Sutton. Miss Louise Beail, Miss G. G. La
tham Miss Bessie Green, Miss Gulick, Miss
Mary A. Green. Mrs. c. H. Etchison. Miss
NJ Watkins, Miss Mary l.. Shppert, Mrs.
E. c. Peter Mrs. Shoemaker, Mrs. William
Reading. Miss Lucille Trimble, Miss Eta
Fulks Miss Susie Offutt, Miss Lillian
Dickerson, Miss Annie E. Vedder, Mrs
Charles w. Baggarly. Miss Emma Granger.
Mrs. G. w. Ribble, Miss Ida Dove, Mrs
Irving IJnderhiil M