The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-09-07
FARMERS HAVE BIG TIME.
People From Four Counties Gather
at Mt. Airy.

The farmers of four counties of Maryland,
| together with their wives, daughters, sweet
| hearts and friends. to the number of 1000,
gathered last Saturday at Wildwood Park,
Mount Airy, in the expectation of hearing
addresses by Governor Warfeld, Gen. Victor
| l.. Baughman, Congressman Sydney E. Mudd,
j. Fred. c. Talbot and George A. Pearre.
| They counted without their host, however,
| for the Governor was at Cape May, General
Baughman was at Atlantic City and the three
Congressman were supposedly browsing about
their respective districts, for they all failed to
put in an appearance at the park.
The occasion was the fourth annual fair
and farmers picnic of Carroll. Howard, Fred
erick and Montgomery counties, and despite
the fact that the program went wrong in more
than one particular. the huge crowd made
merry and had good time.
Residents of the different counties, who had
not seen one another for years, met upon the
fair grounds and hobnobbed while waiting for
the tournament, the feature of the day, to be.
gin. The occasion was one for the renewing
| of old friendships and for general sport and
| sightseeing.
And such sightseeing it was! There were
two balloon ascensions during the day which
thrilled the little folks, and some of their ell
ders as we'll, who had never seen anything of
the kind before. They were the first ascen-
sions ever made at Mount Airy, and when the
canvas bag filling and swaying and Juggling at
its ropes many were the curious expressions of
opinion about the proceeding.
| SIS he in there now ?" one venerable, white.
bearded man of 10 anxiousy inquired, and
| his question has not been answered yet, for
just at that moment there went up great
shout of "Let 60 !" and up sailed the balloon,
with the aeronaut clinging to the horizontal
| bar. The first ascension was in every way
| successful. but the second one was spoiled by
some of the men and boys who had been
pressed into service to hold the ropes letting
| go too soon.
For the first time in its history Mount Airy
had electric lights Saturday night. The grove
was lighted by power generated by gasoline
engine provided by Baltimore concern.
THE TOURNAMENT.
The tournament was in every way success
| full. There was but one class, cash prizes
and the privilege of crowniug the Queen of
Love and Beauty being awarded to the sue
cessful contestants. Mr.. j. Gordon Hobbs,
''Knight of Rocky Gen," who won the tour
nament after fine exhibition of spirited rid
| ing in the ties, crowned Miss Sadie Hobbs as
queen. Miss Bessie Cauk, of Baltimore, was
chosen by Mr.. Asbury P. Hobbs, Jr., first
maid of honor, and Miss BERTHE Flowers and
Mrs. r. H. Mercer were named second and
Hobbs and R. H. Mercer, respectively.
Mr.. Caleb Hobbs, who has been an official
at more than 300 tournaments, was the mar
shall of the day.
THE CHARGE AND THE SCORE.
The charge to the knights was delivered by
Mr.. Charles o. Clemson, of Westminster, who
babe the knights take for their emblem ''The
Courage of Manhood" He made a strong
appeal for manly individuality and strict hon
esiy of purpose. and took occasion to pay
several neatly turned tributes to the ladies.
He was roundly applauded.
Mr.. D. Princeton Buckley, of Frederick
county, delivered the coronation address. He
insisted that there exists today chvalry as
fine and pure as that of the feudal period. and
cited notable examples of it from literature
and from current life. He left with his hearers
the adage that the truth must prevail.
The judges were DR.. R. A. Williams, Messrs.
F. Albert Crawford, Abram Fisher. Marshall
Warfeld, David Roop and Sydney Sapping.
ton.