Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-28
Rain Brings Up Question Of
Adding a Day to the
Program.
POLITICAL CANDIDATES
SHAKE VOTERS HANDS
Another Long List of Prize Win
ners Announced in Va
rious Glasses.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, August 2S.-Rain
was falling so steadily this morning,
with no signs of letting up. that the
prospects were that the program ar
ranged for the remainder of today at
the county fair being held here would
have to be called off. If such action is
found necessary. the directors will con-
slider the feasibility of prolonging the
fair through tomorrow.
The annual fair ball was held in the
opera house last evening. and was at
tended by a very large number of guests
from this county, Washington, Balti-
more and other places. 1t was in charge
of a committee consisting of Robert l..
Warfield. Thomas L. Dawson and Crit
fifth Warfield. The patronesses were Mrs.
Edward C. Peter Mrs. Willis L. Moore.
Mrs. William Dorsey and Miss Mamie
Hogg.
Prominent among those at the fair yes
terday afternoon were Senator john
Walter Smith and Isaac Lobe Straus,
rival candidates for the democratic
nomination of United States senator TO
succeed Senator Smith. and Edward G..
Darlington and Frederick n Zihiman.
republican candidates. respectively, TOT
the United States Senate and Congress
They came by special invitation OF the
fair officials. and spent several hours on
the grounds shaking hands with the
voters.
Poultry Winners.
Poultry premium winners were an
ncunced today as follows:
Rose comb Rhode Island red-Mrs. r
p. Hines, second cock, second and third
hen. second cockerel. third puIlet, sec
ond pen; e. W. Monday, third cock. first
hen, first cockerel. first and second pull
let: Lewis r. Watson, first cock, third
cockerel. first pen.
silver penciled wyandotte-R. c. Drum
Hunt. first and second hen, first pen
Partridge Wyandotte = Easterbrooke
first cock; s. E. Ferran. third hen. first
cockerel. first pullet. first and SECOND
pen: Henry J. Hunt, Sd, first and second
Black wyandotte-George c. Gorsuch,
first cock
Buff Observation-Disclosures P. Hines. 1r..
first and second cockerel. first and sec
ond pullet.
white orpington-R. D. Lilly. first hen.
first cOckerel
Jubilee OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES c. Gorsuch,
first cock. first hen.
Buff Orpington-George C. Gorsuch.
first and second cock.
Model JayasJ H. Shorts, first cock,
first, second and third hen, first and sec
ond cockerel; first and second puiiet, nrst
pen.
Black Orpingttons-J. H. Shorts. first.
second and third cock. first, second and
third hem second cockerel, third pullet,
first pen; r. D. Lilly. first cockerel; first
and second pullet-
Rose Comb White Leghorn-George {.
Gorsuch, first hen.
Butt Leghorns-George C. Gorsuch.
first and second cock: first hen; first
and second cockerel; first and second
pullet. ]. H. Shorts, third cock; second
hen.
Black Leghorns-George c. Gorsuch.
first, second and third hen; first and
second cockerel; first pullet.
P. Hines, jr.. second pen: C. J. Hei-t
muller first, second and third pullets:
first pen; D. P. Smith. first and second
cockerel
silver Campine-Enoch G. johnson,
White Polish-George c. Gorsuch.
first cock; first and second hen.
Blue Andaiusian-George c. Gorsuch.
Light brahmas-Mrs- C. Norman
Boeic, first hen and second cock; sec
ond pen; C. Norman Bouisc. first cock;
first pullet: A. E. Burriss & Sons, first
cock: second and third pullet; first pen.
George C. Gorsuch, second hen
Dark Brahmas-George C. Gorsuch.
first cock. first hen.
Black Cochin-A. E. Burriss & Sons.
first hen.
White cochin-George c. Gorsuch,
Bun Cochin-George c. Gorsuch. first
White Langhams-J. NJ. Shorts, first
cock; first hen; first cockerel; first pull
let; first pen: first. second and third hen.
Black Langshans-A. E.. Burriss &
IL.
hen: irst. second and third, cockerel;
first, second and third, pullet:- first, sec
ond and third, pen.
Barred Plymouth Rocks-william S.
Becker. third, cock: first, second and
third. pullet: second. pen. DR.. c. N.
Etchison, first, cock: second hen. Enoch
G. johnson. second, cock: first and third.
hen
Buff Plymouth Rocks-Mrs r. P.
Hines. first, second and third. hen; first
and second. cockerel; first and second.
pullet; first. pen.
dorff. first and second. cock: first. sec
ond and third. hen: first, second and
third. cockerel Pine Grove Poultry
Farm; third. cock; second and third: pull
let; first pen; R. E. Lee, first, pullet.
Single Comb Rhode Island Reds-J.
NJ. Heagy. first and third. cock; second,
hen: third pullet. E. W. Monday. third.
second. pullet: first second and third,
pen. Lewis R. Watson, second, cock;
first. hen: second. cockerel.
Silver Duckling Leghorns-George c.
Gorsuch. first, cock; first and second.
hen.
Pit Games-George c. Gorsuch. second
and third. cock: first. hen. R. c. Drum
Hunt, first, cock; second. hen: first cock
erel: first, second and third. pullet
Silver duckling. standard game
George c. Gorsuch. first and second.
hen.
Houdans-Georse c. Gorsuch, first,
cock
White Indian gamer. c. Drum Hunt,
first, hen
Cornish Indian game-C Norman
Bouic, second and third, hen: first and
second. pullet- George c. Gorsuch, first,
cock: first hen
Frizzles-George c. Gorsuch. first hen:
r. C. Drum Hunt. second and third, hen
Ancona-George C. Gorsuch, first, cock
Buttercups- George C. Gorsuch. first
cock.
Silver-sray dorkins-F1rst cock; first
second and third. cockerel: first. pullet
White-crested black Polsh-George G.
Gorsuch. first, cock: first hen. r. f.
Lee, second. cock; second, hen; first AND
second. pullet.
White-face black Spanish-George C.