Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1873-01-31
NEWS OF THE WEEK,
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coolest winter for many years back.
Old people say tina, snow hanging on the
boughs of trees indicates good fruit year.
Ice has been put away in this county, four
teen inches thick.
The new style of bonnet is cross between a
locomotive smokestack and custard cup.
A strip of land in Boston, six inches wide
and 100 feet long, was sold for $s45 lately.
Mr.. Poole, the London tailor, retires from
business, with 81, 800 900.
An expensive wife makes a pensive hus-
band.
The epizootic is raging in Utah. Every
livery horse and all the cavalry horses at
Camp Douglas arc sick
Mrs. Gwin, of Davenport, Iowa, assisted the
kitchen fire last week with the kerosene can.
A heavy rain the next day kept good many
from attending her funeral.
Some notion Of the amount of tobacco con-
sumed by American smokers is given in the
tories in the United States and that they en-
ploy II, 49l men.
For ten days before the date appointed for
the execution of Stokes and Foster two Depu-
ty Sherifs will be constantly on watch 10
prevent escape or suicide.
Rev. Father Boyle, pastor of St. Peters
Church, Washington, was presented with a
handsome gold watch and chain by the pupils
of st. Peters parochaf school, on Saturday
last.
There were only four miles of track to lay
on the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad on Thurs
day, of last week, to complete the road to the
Ohio river. The engineers were .whistling TO
each other across the gap.
The city physician of Springfield, Mass, is
a woman. 1t is said that she has attended
one hundred more patients than any Of her
predecessors in the same length of time, at
800 less expense.
Louis Napoleon owned nearly ST., 1000, 900
worth Of property in New York city, which
gives rise to :he rumor that Eugenm or the
Prince Imperial will visit America at an early
day.
The report that bottle of poison and re-
volver were found in Stokes's cell is denied BY
him. They found contained nux vomica, pre-
scribed by physician. Stokes says that, be-
ing innocent of criminal intent, he will
await his fate.
The number of hogs slaughtered in Cincn-
natl last week was thrty-lhree thousand six
hundred and fifty-fve total since the begin
ming of the packing season, five hundred and
sixty-one thousand five hundred and seventy
one.
Elizabeth Dixon, whose maiden name was
Ingles, and who was born in Frederick, Nd,
June 9Th, l767, is still living near Kenton-
town, Robertson county, KY, over los years
of age. She is totally blind, but her mental
faculties are unimpaired.
GERMAN EMIGRATION Organized efforts are
in progress in Germany to promote emigration
| to America. 1t is now stated that among those
who propose leaving the Fatherland this year
for the United States are 10, 600 tobacco grow
ers and l2,C0o wine growers.
The smallpox epidemic has reached such
height in Baltimore as to have alarmed the
authorities and the inhabitants generally
There were ll9 deaths for the week ending
January 20, and there are at the present time
l 300 cases.
Gone Shouting Home to Glory. Bill Dem
mis-, (colored, was executed on Friday last, at
New Castle, tDel. for an outrage on Mary
Thompson, in March last He went to the
gallows singing hymn, and said few words
to the sheriff in low tone
The trial of Mrs Wharton is drawing to
close. 1t has now occupied three weeks and
the interest during that time has been unabat-
ed. A feeling of relief comes over court, coun.
sci and jury, as the curtain falls in the second
act of this painful drama. The argument has
begun and we must await the verdict.
The floating ice in the Monocacy did much
damage TO property on its banks. The mill
dam of Anders Reifsnider, on the Lingan-
more, was washed away, involving loss of
$500. They have rs, 900 bushels of wheat
on hand, and have been unable to grind for
several weeks
Ben. Jones' colored boy about or 10
wears old, living with his parents at Dorsey's
Mill, in the upper district, ran away from
home during one of the cold days of last week,
and when found next day his feet and ankles
were so terribly frost-bitten that amputation
may yet be rendered necessary in order to
save his life Calgert Journal
James Fl. Stuart and Eliza j. Hudson, of
Sussex county, Del, were married on the 18th
instant. Both the bride and groom were born
on the same day of the same month of the
same year; both on the same evening at the
same altar professed religion; and both on the
same day joined the same church. And to
complete the phenomena, they were married
on the anniversary of their birthday.
The damages from the water at Port Deposit
will be very great. A crust of hard mud is
deposited on the submerged lumber, which
almost destroys its sale for carpenters use and
therefore greatly impairs its value. Armstrong
L Co., stove dealers, had a stock of fifty or
sixty stoves stored away in Tones warehouse
which were in the water for several days, in
juring them very much and greatly depreci-
ating their value. 1t is probable that the
losses so far in the town and Lapidum will be