Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1911-08-04
The Great County Fair.
Press Bureau of the Fair

Press Bureau of the Fair.
The true lover of country life has con
tlnually renewed interest in things which
happen every year, the coming of the robin
the visit of the blackbird the first pea,
from the garden, and this annual visitation
is one of the principal ties which binds oul
County Fair to our farmers. For more thar
a half century its dates have been mari
OF events for county people, things happen
before the Fair" or after the Fair.
children work all summer for money to
spend at the Fair and the whole panorama
OF country life has turned on the Fair.
Small beginnings grew to great exhibi-
ton. In olden times bad weather brought
it low at one time, but progressive man
agement took hold and by perseverance,
brought it to its present state of perfection.
Twenty years ago, the Fair of 1890, the
premium list for all classes of stock
amounted to 5000, purses $745, and we
thought we had grand exhibition. For
the Fair of 1910 premiums awarded
amounted to over 81 900 and purses were
$4,000. This year, for the Fair of 1911,
on August 20. 80, 81 and September 1,
premiums offered amount to about 5000
and purses about the same. Now, most of
this is for county people, and the support
OF the county folks so cheerfully given in
past years is needed for a successful Fair.
The stock departments, under the capable
direction of the director in charge, have
promises of being well filed, but one de-
partment does not make Fair, and every
one who has some one vegetable or fruit
in perfection must look up few specimens
and bring them in. No one should hold
back because he has only a little or
because it does not pay. No pic mic given
this year has ever paid those who made
them successful. No engagement in public
service ever pays in dollars and cents the
man giving his time to it, but there is
scarcely ever dearth of aspirants. Let
us do the same for the Fair, help make it
a success regardless of personal cost No
Fair nowadays is a Fair without some
side shows and other amusements and for
1911 ferris wheel, -go-round and
several respectable shows have already
been booked. Great care is being taken
this year to have only decent shows that
will offend no ones feeling and the amuse-
ment privileges have been let to man
who has never run crooked game. No
boys morals have ever been injured by
ringing a knife or cane at the knife or cane
board, and the ball throwers reward of a
cigar that retails at 10 for cents ought
never tempt him to extravaganza. The
first requisite of good farmer is the gam
ing instinct. He games all the time, bet
ting his pluck, perseverance, good judy
ment and hard work against the vicissitude
of the weather. the pests of insects, blights
and all the diseases known to plants and
animals. He is usually cheerful loser
and good winner. The farmers boy has
this trained into him from early childhood
and consequently no Fair is complete with
out some games where there is an element
of chance. These have been confined for
1911 to cane board, knife board and several
base ball games. Fortune tellers for the
girls will be found on the hill and the tin
type will be found in the hollow.
There will be horse show exhibition
every day, beginning at 10 o'clock. and the
long loaf-around waiting for the races is a
thing of the past. Every man who has
anything eligible for these classes should
study the premium list, as some horses
can show for four or five premiums in the
show Classes.