Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-21
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
Montgomery County Fair Opens To-
morrow.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, August 81, 1905
After several weeks Of hard work tho
managers Of the Montgomery County Agri-
cultural Society has everything in readi
ness for the f1ftysecond annual exhibition,
which begins tomorrow morning, to con-
tinue four days. The buildings and grounds
have been placed in excellent shape, every
vestage of dirt having been removed. The
frequent rains have kept everything fresh
and green and the naturally pretty grounds
never appeared to better advantage. The
list of race entries shows higher class
horses and more of them than ever at
tended a Rockville fair while the entries
in the various other departments are com
ing in at a rate to insure full and inter-
esting exhibits all along the line. All that
is needed to make the fair great success
is good weather
But two racing events are scheduled for
the opening day-the $50 class trot for
purse of $500, and running event, a half
mile and repeat for purse of 500. In
the first entered the following. Walton
Boy, Albert s.. Rabbit Derwood, Md;
Bird. George Kelchner, Rockville, Md;
Captain, Charles Veirs, Rockville, Md. In
bener. Bladensburg, Md; Fish Hook. NJ.
c. Cummings, Chevy Chase, Md; Kite, H.
B. Mizpah. Washington, ID. c.; Seagate,
John Seeley, Ashburn, Va; Hilarity, H. o.
way. Duff Green, Fredericksburg, Va; DR..
Lynch and Ethelbertha, A. B. Slye, Bene-
dict, Md; Florence Creigie A. F. Prescott,
Norbeck, Md; Desio and Sky Runner, Thos.
Hickman, Maryinsburg, Md; Kentucky
Rose, James S. Cotton, Washington. Be
cause of the small field it is thought prob
able that the first race will be declared off
and another substituted.
The race committee has given it out that
the first race will be called each day
promptly at 1890 o'clock, and that the
not be tolerated this year Notices to this
effect will be posted conspicuously about
the grounds and those disregarding these
instructions will be fined. Mr.. Robert
Hough of Baltimore will act starter.
A feature of tomorrow afternoon that
promises to be interesting is base ball
game between the Rockville and PooleS-
Vile teams. This is expected to be a bat
ty championship.
The Post Office Department has decided
to establish number of additional rural
delivery routes in this county October l.
Rockville is to be the distributing point
for six routes These will cover an area
of 1oS square milees and will serve $500
persons and about 800 homes. From
Gaithersborg four routes will go out and
will serve $500 persons and 525 homes and
will cover an area of about seventy square
miles. A route win also be- established
in the Olney eighborhood, to serve 600 per-
sons and 100 homes. The surveys for
these routes have already been made and
the examinations Tor carriers Will De neIQ
within the near future.
DR.. William H. Trail and Messrs. Roger
Shaw and Ralph E. Jones have returned to
their homes here after spending about two
weeks at Ocean City, Md.
Mr. Richard Fl. Stokes has returned to
Rockville after a visit to Winchester, Va.
He is much improved in health and has
resumed his duties as cashier of the Mont
gomery County National Bank at this
place.
AT a special meeting of the council held
last evening an ordinance was adopted
making the penalty for disorderly conduct
on or near any of the streets public
places of Rockville from So to $50. 1t was
discovered some days ago that the ordi-
nance supposed to cover this offense was
defective.
Permission was granted the Washington
and Rockville Railway Company to run it's
cars to the main entrance of the fair
grounds for the purposes of the fair this
week.
Dr. J. A. Bethune has returned to his
home in Washington after spending about
ten days in Rockville.
Rev and Mrs. Theron Outwater of Wash
ington. who have been guests at the Cor
coran Hotel here for some time past, have
returned to the city.