Evening star., 1911-08-31
FAIR HURT BY RAIN
Bad Weather Causes Gates to
Be Closed Today.
DUAL PROGRAM TOMORROW
Crowds Expected at Rockville as Re.
suit Of Postponement.
PREMIUMS FOR EXHIBITORS
List of Winners in Various Depart
ments Announced and Awards
Made.
PREMIUMS FOR EXHIBITORS
Special Correspondence Of The star.


ROCKVILLE, Md, August 81, 1911.
The weather since the. fair starte"
Tuesday has been a good deal like the
boys stomach ailment. It's been getting
worse and worse. and became so bad
today that the fun had to be called off
entirely. A whole lot is going to be
crowded into tomorrow. however, and.
provided the clouds disperse. a crowd
that will pack the grounds is expected.
While the downpour yesterday after
noon kept the attendance to a minimum,
it did not deter Phillips Lee Goldsbor-
ough, republican candidate for governor.
and his associates on the ticket, Morris
Soper and William s. Cunningham, can
didates for attorney general and con-
troller. respectively. They reached the
grounds in the early afternoon and un-
der the guidance of Thomas Dawson,
Willis B. Burdette and other prominent
county republicans spent several hours
shaking hands and talking to the people,
Aside from the exhibits and sideshows,
about the only thing to entertain the
visitors yesterday was the Rex Smith
airship. The machine was given test
ing in the race track inclosure and every
thing was found to be working satisfac-
torily. 1t was driven by Frank kastory
of Washington, but did nothing more
than to run about the grounds, no as
cension being attempted.
The annual fair ball Of the young men
of Rockville and vicinity will be held at
the Montgomery Country Club this even
ing. large number OF invitations nave
been issued and 1t is expected TO prove
an elaborate affair. The committee OF ar
rangements is composed of Messrs. John
j. Higgins. jr.. Leonard L. Nicholson, jr.,
Osgood Holmes and j. Darby Bowman.
Successful Exhibitors.
The winners of premiums in the
various departments were announced
Yesterday afternoon. Some of the sue
cessful exhibitors are the following:
Garden products-G. w. Bartlett. Miss
Ellen Farquhar. Mrs. Fred Tschiffely,
Urban NJ. Wagner. J. r. Lechlider,
Jacob Poss. Mrs. Dora Ward, J. G. War
field. Seth w. Warfield. r. P. Hines,
Mrs r. Gates, Edwin w. Monday. J.
w. McGraw. Mrs. Henry L. Wells, Mrs.
Wallace E. ricketts,. Mrs. NJ. D. Knight.
Miss Beulah A. Dove, Miss Hattie
Granger. ]. NJ. Etchison. James N1choi-
son. Miss Lavinia Dawson. Francis
Albert p Beall, Samuel X. Bready, II.
Best display Of vegetables-R. p,
Hines, jr.. frst; Seth w. Warfieid' Sec.
ond.
Dairy products-L B. Morrison, first;
Flour-Thomas !. Fulks. first; Hicker-
son Bros, second.
Family f1our-Hickerson Bros, first;
Thomas l. Fulks. second.
Childrens department-Martin Hines,
Mildred Morrison, William Linthicum, 5.
III. Warfield. Palmer Beall. John +. Mum
caster, jr, Helen Muncaster, Marian Jon4-
son, Harold Watkins. Marian shorts
YN~
John Fletcher, Lydia Almoney. Marie
Ward, Eva Burriss, Nellie Hines' Lonia
Robertson.
Works of art-Afiss NJ. E. Moran. Miss
Rose Wagner, Miss E. G. Smith. MISS
Larcomb, Mrs. W. E. Onutt, William Fl.
Talbot, E. Getchner.. J. F. DefandoII,
Miss Agnes Langley, Max Wiltz. Miss
Roberta Higgins. Mrs. Donald Bowie, MRS
Irving Underhill. Mrs. Howard LarcomD'
Miss c. Bradley, f. E. Hall, Mrs. E. r.
Reed, Miss Grace Nash, Miss e. Worman
Preserves. jellies. etc.-Miss Adele Maus
Mrs. Wallace Ricketts,. Mrs George r
| Henderson, Mrs. Charles I. Johnson, MRS
| Alfred C. Warthen. Mrs. c. Scott Duvall
Mrs. A. p. Beall, Mrs. l.. G. Gardiner
Mrs. c. z. Allnutt, Miss Ada Warneid
| Mrs. j. H. Ward, Mrs. Wtber 8. Day
| Miss Anna Hurley. Miss Lena Ricketts,
| Mrs. w. A. Godfrey. Miss Josie Higgins
Mrs. c. L. Hickerson. Miss E. Davis
\ -.
| II. Talbot. Miss Frances Ricketts,, Miss
/! Hattie Robertson. Miss M. Owens. Miss
| L. B. Morrison, Mrs. H. c. Smith. Miss
Addie Mcfarland. Miss Marjorie Hall and
/ Mrs. A. p. Beall.
Women in Fancy Work Contest.
| Fancy work-Miss Ethel Lyddane,
| Mrs. T.. Randolph Hall, Miss Estelle
| Ricketts,, Miss Hattie Granger, Mrs.
Albert P. Beall, Mrs. Lloyd Brewer,
| Mrs. f. C. Smith, Mrs. Beulah Coleman,
| Mrs f. Getchner, Mrs. William II. Tall
bott Mrs. w. T. Trundle, Miss NJ. Black,
Mrs. Clara b. Hall, Mrs. Fred. Ward.
Miss Marie Talbot, Mrs. Norman
Bouic, Mrs. Hervey Brown, Mrs. c. b.
| Nichols. Miss Kate Luhn, Mrs. Irving
| Underhill. Miss II. Renshaw, Mrs. M.
| b. Brooke, Mrs. Calvin Bready. Miss
| Rose Griffith. Mrs. o. NJ. Linthicum,
| Mrs. George p. Henderson, Mrs. w. III.
Crawford, Miss M. l.. Poole, Mrs. II. l..
| Onutt, Miss Daisy MAgruder, Mrs.
James T. Bogely. Miss Anna Hickerson,
Miss Josie Higgins, Mrs. Charles 0.
Beane, Miss Mary Trail. Mrs. Elizabeth
| Peter. Miss Florence Veirs, Mrs. Lewis
| G. Gardiner, Mrs J. w. Bennett, Mrs.