Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1875-05-07
Letter from Cracklin District.

UNITY, MD May 3, 1873.
Mr.. EorToR If you will pardon my pre-
sumption, will give you my idea of what
constitutes a county newspaper, instructive
and interesting. Local news is the pabunm
which it should supply mostly. Extracts and
clippings from your exchanges have been read
generally by your subscribers, the majority
of whom are patrons of the daily papers, and
those who are not do not seek the county
journal for the latest news. When locals are
scarce in your columns, the reader lays the
paper aside with yawn, having read during
the week the major part of its contents.
have frequently picked up county organ,
and If its first page had not announced its
place of publication, its identity could not be
established, AS all it's available space was
filed with a double-leaded editorial, groan-
ing with jaw-breaking Latin and Greek der-
vations on squatter sovereignty or some 9TH
er irrelevant issue, together with rehash of
the news of the week, thus clearly making il
n secondhand newspaper. which is about as
attractive AS a secondhand coffin.
Our county is composed of FIVE districts, and
in each Of these districts You could easily
procure some individual to send you an &C
count Of all that transpires from week to
week. Even if he did not give il in ship
shape; even if his photography was not
strictly la mode (see spelling becs) or bis
e
Smiths hest, he could supply the puh and
you add the garb Thus would the SENTINEL
become more thorough vehicle of commu-
MON, from the poverty-siricken hills of
Clarksburg to the pine clad deserts Of Berry's.
and from the rocky and sterile confines Of
Rockville and Medleys to the grass-capped
mounds Of old Cracklin. If | thought you
were vain glorious and egotistic, would not
write in this strain, but am fully aware Of
the broad and tolerant platform upon which
you stand.
The many friends of r NJ Williams. Esq,
in this district, are rejoiced to hear of his res
toration to health and resumption of his pro-
fession
The mania for spelling matches does not
seem to have reach ed here, bnt The season has
been very prolific ofdehnting societies. wherent
everything has been discussed from the laws
Of the Modes and Persians, to the dog law of
the county
The Grange organized at Unity has been
dishanded, most of the members joining the
Olney and Brighton Oranges.
A son of Dr. Ridglcy, residing near Unity,
was bitten few days ago by dog, supposed
to be mad
Mr. John F D. Magruder is prominently
mentioned as the next Commissioner from
Crackin.
If can arrange some statistics in addition
to the news next week | will give Won a short
disposition on our public schools. They are
the well-springs Of our educational system,
cost Il round sum Of money and their conduct
is justly subject Of public concern and dis
cussion. G.
Our correspondent is right in the assertion
that local news is the most interesting depart
ment ola paper, and if intelligent ladies and
gentlemen in different parts of the county
would take as much trouble in furnishing them
10 their county paper, as they do in sending
get up much more interesting paper each
week. We again call upon any and all who
feel an interest in the matter to give us the
county news.