Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1873-07-11
NEWS OF THE WEEK.


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John W. Garrett has gone TO Europe for thu
benefit OF his health.
Large quantities Of new potatoes are being
shipped from Salisbury to Northern markets
Ohio girls answer 'you bet % when mar
rage isproposed.
It Is said the California wheat crop this year
win yield over 5000, 900 ccntals.
The degree of LII. d. was conferred upon
Rt. Rev. William Pinkney, Assistant Bishop
of Maryland, by the Columbian University.
A peg in Milwaukee's man boot caused hi:
death in few hours last week. We cannot
be TOO careful in matters pertaining to our
soles
| A Georgia Judge married a runaway couple
| from Alabama, the other day, and at the con.
clusion of the ceremony the groom whispered
Judge, be as light as you can; haven
much money and am far from home"
W. Il. Arthur, member of Congress from
Kentucky, voted against the "salary grab
but pockets his back pay for the reason that il
is his solemn duty to obey all laws passed by
Congress.
| A Pennsylvania preacher while holding SER
vice recently gave thanks in fervent prayer
for the prosperous condition of their crops,
excepting, D Lord, the corn which is back
ward, and the oats, which are mighty thin in
spots"
Says the St. Louis Journal, we take pleasure
in pointing TO Councilman Pauley as model
for ambitious young men to initiate; he does
a larger business in expressing his opinions,
on smaller amount of intellectual capital,
than any other man in seven States.
An Ungrateful Thief. man named John
| Wopple, who lives three miles beyond Fairfax
G. H., reported at police headquarters last
| night that man named Josiah Kenrick, hail
ing from Washington, and to whom be had
given dinner yesterday, had robbed his cabin
of $50 and two suits of clothes, while he was
harvesting in field short distance off, Ga
zette, 5tA inst.
Killed by Fall from Balloon. Prof La
fontaine, of Brooklyn, Mich, was instantly
killed at Ionia on the 4th by falling from
balloon. He had assembled 500 or GOO feet
when the balloon collapsed. The ropes passed
from under the basket, and the professor came
down, striking the ground about one hundred
feet from where he assembled, to the horror of
ten or twelve thousand spectators, who saw
him dashed to pieces.
AS two drunken butchers were together in
their shop in Dubuque, Iowa, one OF them ban
tered the other to chop his head off, and at the
same time laying it on the block. The other
gleefully seized tleayer, ard made pass at
him, intending to see how near he could come
without hitting Unhappily, his uusteadi-
ness of hand prevented a very satisfactory re-
suit of the experiment, as he cut off one of his
ears.
Women's Raid on Liquor Saloons. The la
dies of Remington, Ind, made raid on the
saloons there last week for the benefit Of the
families Of few habituaI drunkards. They
proceeded in body, armed with hatchets to
L. Ford's saloon, which they entered and COM
pletely cleaned it of all intoxicating liquors
not leaving barrel or bottle unempiied-
From there they marched to the Fountain sa-
loon, and partly destroyed his stock, when he
promised to clear out in thirty days and never
sell another drop in the place. Gin. Com.