The Washington times., 1906-08-22
ROCKVILLE FAIR
IN FULL SWING
Attractive Offerings Draw
Thousands to Montgomery
County'S Great Event
INTEREST IN THE RACING
Fine Exhibits of Farm and Garden
Products, Stock, and Manu-
features.

ROCKVILLE. Nd. Aug Mont
gOmery c0uHty's greatest and what VIII
probably prove its most successful fair
is now on and everything is ia Iul
swing. Yesterday the gates Of the falr
grounds were thrown open 20 the public
and all day a steady stream Of gayly
bedecked humanity poured into the res
ervation. Today's cloudy weather did
not keep away the crowd. Residents Of
the surrounding country drove 10 the
fair grounds in their buggies. surreys.
spring wagons and other vehicles They
were attlred in their best and all had
well filed pocketbooks with which they
viii be able 10 take in" everything on
the grounds.
Never before in the history OF the as
ISOLATION has such a display Of domestic
manufacture. farm and garden products,
poultry. cattle, pigeons, thoroughbred
and draught horses. sheep. hogs and
other fair exhibits been seen AZ Rock
Vile More interest has been taken in
the exhibits than ever, showing that the
country people appreciate things raised
and manufactured al home Yesterday
afternoon the management and corps
of clerks stated that all the exhibit
houses were crowded 10 overlooking, but
they expected more before the ribbons
were awarded.
The racing. which is the chief feature
OF the Rockville fair VIII IN all hkeli-
hood be the best ever seen here. The
half mile course is fast and bids fair
TO remain so until the races are run
The rain yesterday afternoon laid the
dust and the spectators were more COM
Portable today. The water also put the
track IN fine condition for speedy work
on the part OF the horses and il viii
DE kept as IL is now by constant water
ing with wagons.
Are Many Side Attractions.
The Woodsboro. Nd, Silver Cornet
Band is furnishing the music for gath
ering.
As is usual with all up-to-date coun-
ty fairs. there are numbers Of side
shows. takers. games OF all kinds, for
tune teIlers. and the ike on the grounds.
Among the exhibitors OF vehicles. wag-
ous and general farm utensils are 10
be found such men and -..ms as the
Farmers supply Company. of Silver
Spring. this county; Jacob Poss & Son,
OF Rockville. the Gaithersburg Mllins
and Manufacturing Company. Of Gath
ersburgi the Empire Drill Company. and
the Superior DILL Company
In the main exhibiti5H Aau St seems
that all Of the leading farmers wives
OF this country have contributed some
thing in the way OF cookery or domestic
manufacturers, so fun is this depart.
ment. The exhibits Of manufactures iB
far above the average.
The horse show is excellent Some Of
the exhibitors in the large class are
such men as Fields Rrothe-s, - =. Hol-
land r. &. Davis. Robert Welsh F.
GartreU. Frank Casheu. 5. p. CasheH
u. @. KEYS. II. Crown, H c. FaWsett.
w @. Riggs, Charles +. Kirk, ". W.
Poole. J. @. Reading, w r Ricketts,.
" Vernon BeaU, COlesvILIe Breeding
Association. John L. Lewis, William
Dove. C.. 7. Nicholson, Lee Adamson,
Alfred R.y, y r. Matthews Welsh
Brothers. Frank 6 Ward. Rein Onutt,
E. 9. Groomes. A. + Prescott, s NJ.
Montgomery. Bernard MONDAY, ana
Charles NeiTs.
Prominent Breeders Present.
In the sheep. hogs and cattle classes
are To he found such prominent farmers
and breeders as c. T. Byers. G. NJ. Hal
lowell. Shorb Brothers, Fields Brothers
James a. Kemp. J. Frank Lewis. 7. T
Gran. c. J. Maddox. 0tha B. Williams.
4. s. worden, James A Kemp, r B.
Bean ]. F. Muncascer, T. NJ Cooke.
IT. f. Weaver. c. B. Edwards, and D
g. Martin
Dassed By none of previous years. In
II are to be found more county birds
than ever before. In this list are more
exhibitors Of high-bred birds than the
county has ever induced 20 show
before The list includes John AndeT-
son. Charles Albert r. G. Booth w. 2.
Reck. IT., Leslie W. Baker. Benjamin
Bean A T. Burriss, Albert Coombs.
r q ChrIscadeu, &. T. COTnman. Alice
CasheI. Emmett Dove. r. +. Davis.
/ G. R. Edwards, James n. English
lanes Francisans, Albert Fields, 5ohn
l Heqgy. s G. Hoke & Son, Mrs. r p
I Hines. Mrs r. l. Harmon, H. \. Hen
man. Calvin Hicks, Lewis Johnson.
/ Henry Jacob. II. Jansenn, r, J.. Lea.
/ Cussie Lamar. J.. Lewis, J. IL Mehrlng'
Joseph s Mccoy, Mrs. William {
NiuiCh. G. J. Orwig. W p Palmer. J.
Y. Peter George Peter, Mrs Elizabeth
peter. Mrs r. Philip. q. H. Robertson,
Morgan StinemetZ. B. F. Shenberger. j.
n. Shorts Joseph Selby, Thomas shan
non. Edward Viett n. i. Warner.
washington Waters, " V WILSON.