Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1873-05-02


TnE New PosrAGE LAW TO give our read
ers better idea Of the new postage law, which
goes into effect on the LIST Of July, we will
state that onnll newspapers whether circulated
in the county where printed, or elsewhere
Five cts quarter, or 30 cts. a year must be
paid
Six times week. ....,..........,.........3O cents
Tri-weeklies... ......."......l3 cents
Semi wccklcs ................ 10 cents
Neeklies...... cents
Semi-monthy, not over ozs.....". cents
Mon,hlies not over ozs................ cents.
Qlarcrlies, not over ozs......,...... cent.
The postage 10 be paid by the subscriber. All
publishers have TO pay the same rates Of post
age upon their exchanges. We have no idea
that this law will continue in force for more
than one year, before it is repealed. The mem
her Of Congress who votes against its repeal
will wish he had never been born.
BUILDING Association IL MARTlNsBURG The
Martinsburg Building Association, No | paid
out its last share Of $3.50 to Louis Delhi. March
18Th, 1873 1t was organized January 29ih,
1861 The whole amount Of funds received in
The six years and nearly two months of exist
encc, amounted to eghty-two thousand sixty
two dollars and ffty-one cents The amount
disbursed 10 shareholders, officers and expen-
SEES, amounted to eighty-two thousand aud If
ty-three dollars and niDetv-one cents, leaving
a balance in the treasury of eight dollars and
ffty-one cents, which on motion, was appro-
priated TO help pay for an oyster supper
treasury UaShiaVontm.
Here is practical Illustration of the benefit
TO be derived from associations OF this chlrac-
Ter. Over eighty-two thousand dollars expcn-
ded in six years in the erection of buildings
in a town must have added largely to the bu-
siuess OF that place and given employment TO
alarge number OF workmen, and just so it viii
be III Rockville, when the association in this
place gets fairly under way. 1t has not yet
reached lis maximum, and already three hou-
ses are under contract and will be put up dur
ing the Summer and Fall--tlus three houses
will have been erected which otherwise would
not be but for the Rockville Association, and
MS the sphere of its usefulness enlarges-a it
surely will-morc buildings will he erected
each successive year until the expiration Of
the association, when it will he seen that some
thirty or forty houses have been added to the
taxable basis and furnished homes to as many
families. Is not this prize worthy of the
struggle And should it not indace every
man to lend bis aid TO this organization p
Here, too, is an opportunity afforded 10 Young
men TO acquire habits Of economy. There is
not single individual who could not take a
share and promptly meet his payments Of
dollar month, from savings of money that
would otherwise be fooishly expended, and
which in seven or eight years would amount
TO n considerable sum, and let it be remember
ed that these small sums would draw their
proportional share of the profits and would
iiud a ready sale in the market.
The ''closing OUT ofthc Marlnsburg AS
ISOLATION should encourage the members of the
Rockville Association TO redouble their ener-
gies, so that they may make as good an exhibit;
and if they do not get an oyster supper they
will at least be entitled to the thanks Of the
people.