Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1873-05-23
NEWS OF THE WEEK.



It's farm and PRESSURE.
Judge Pierrpoint, of New York, declines the
mission to Russia. Plenty that want it.
Senator Sumner was divorced from his wife
on Saturday last.
You can buy FIVE strawberries and a saucer
of milk at Louisville for forty cents.
A thousand medical students have gradua-
ted in the United States this spring.
The Baltimore Fifth Regiment will go into
camp at Cape May during this summer.
The Adyentists have set down the end Of the
world for November next. Get ready.
II is said there are twenty persons in Geor-
gia under sentence of death, all to be executed
within the next sixty days.
1t only costs $40 to lounge ON the street
corners in 0swego. N. Y. 1t does mt cost any
thing in Rockville.
VIM. NJ. Butler, the recently elected colored
| Alderman in Annapolis, is a candidate for the
next Legislature.
"Bummerhayen" is the euphonious pet
name bestowed by the western press upon
Dayton, o., on account Of its $50 bar rooms.
The man who wrote this has been scratched
to death "When a woman gets a letter she
carries it in both hands, bat couple of
pounds of sausage she manages to squeeze into
her pocket"
young gentleman was upset from row.
-, A. Al,
cued by two young ladies, who pulled TO the
spot and hauled him in their boat. lie says
he will upset again.
The Court, in General Term, on Saturday
last, decided against the petition of Tom
Wright the murderer of The jew peddler. lie
will therefore be hung in Washington on Fri
day, the 30th inst The writ of srror not be-
ing granted.
The Church of the Ascension, (Episcopal)
in Baltimore, was destroyed on Monday
night the 18th inst, by fire which broke
out in the roof the organ loft. The church
was built in 1871, at a cost Of $4,000, and
was a model of architectural beauty Loss
$50, 900, insurance $50, 900.
In the Circuit Court at Annapolis on the
18th inst, Davis was convicted of rnarslaugh-
ter for the murder ofthe colored man Perry
The crime was committed ten years ago on q
farm in the northern part of Anne Arundle co.
| The criminal fed and the affair was forgotten
until month or SO ago, when accident led TO
his arrest Ifjustice was slow in his case, it
! has been sure, and he will now take turn in
| the penitentiary.
The com crop in Dorchester county is COM
ing up very poorly. Many of the farmers are
recrossing their fields over again. This will
make these crons very late. The wheat pros
poets have greatly improved in the last thirty
days, and more than average crop is ex-
pected. The Strawberries are promising an
abundant yield and in ten days or two weeks
! will be in market.
On Saturday Mr.. S. D. S:raub, on his farm
in Washington county had cut down in one
| of bis pasture fields wild cherry tree fine
steer grazing in the field ate pretty freely of
the green leaves and in a few hours later was
found dead in the field, short distance from
the tree, poisoned, no doubt, by eating the
wild cherry, which said to contain Qnan-
tity of prussic acid. The leaves of the peach
tree are also said to contain large amount Of
the same poison.
The N. Y. STIR notices with regret and in
dignation ''the expulsion Of a number ofyoung
ladies from the Pennsylvania Dental College
Notwithstanding the fact that they regularly
matriculated and paid the fee demanded. y
| The editor is glad to learn however, that the
parties aggravated have determined to pro-
secute their cause in the courts with view
of obtaining legal redress. These ladies 1--WE
are further told, were expelled at the request
of majority of the male students. Shame on
them. They deserve to have all the teeth in
their heads pulled out by vigilance commit
tee of feminine dentists. But what right had
the professors to exclude them because ma
jority of the male students desired their expul.
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