Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1877-06-29
Condensed Locals.

Note new announcements of candidates.
Sun strokes are now in order. Some fam
lilies are much afflicted in this respect
The corporation authorities are getting
quite dogmatic.
The Misses Thompson, of Alexandria, Va,
will spend the summer in our village.
Mrs. Sommerville has been visiting in town
at her daughters, Mrs. Jno. L. Dawson
Thos. Anderson, Esq, wife and Miss Ella
Wootton, Of this town, left for Boston on the
25th.
sou Of Mr.. Isaac Shoemaker, of Tenally-
town, had one of his legs broken on Sunday
last by wheel ofa wagon running over it.
The houseof VIM. Piling at Brighiwood in
the county was struck by lightning on yesler-
day week duriag The storm.
J. Mortimer Kilgour has been appointed
financial agent and solicitor, by the build
ing committee OF Hamilton, Va, Protestant
Episcopal church.
The daughters OF Rev j. c. Dice returned
to his residence in this town on Thursday of
last week from the seminary at Staunton, Va
The copious rain of Thursday night of last
week washed GU; the vas,eway at orndorTs
mill.
Mr.. Levi Watkins bought the Snyder mill,
situated near Gaithersburg, for 1850, on
Saturday last, at Trustee sale.
The Academy commencement exercises viii
close tonight with dance in the Fair Ground
Hall, at which the public are invited to be
present
Mr.. VIM p. Pumphrcy has purchased the
large lot belonging to the Busey heirs, situated
on the main street in town, for the Low sum
of five hundred dollars.
| The site of the postofiice at PoolesVille is
changed to a more central location, and Thos,
lioskinson appointed postmaster, vice Samuel
Gator, superseded by the change.
Among the many improvements in our town
we notice the beautiful flower garden recently
laid out by our enterprising felow-ciizen,
Mr. r. A Bosely, adjoining his new residence
near the railroad depot. Much taste is dis
played in the arrangement of the grounds and
the selection OF rare exotics.
George I. Dunlop, Esq, the wel-known
dealer in fertilizers AID agricultural machi-
merry, Of Georgetown, D. c., accompanied BY
! D. NJ. Osborn, manufacturer Of the celebrated
Self-binding Harvester paid visit to our
county during the past week. Their object
was TO inspect the working of said machine,
They report that the machine works admira-
bly, aud is so much an object of interest 10 our
people that the fields of J. w. Boyd and
Americas Dawson, who have purchased the
same, were filled with interested spectators TO
see this wonderful machine work
Mr. C. D. Luckett, formerly of this town
has been requested through the press OF
Loudon county, Va, where be resides, to be-
come a candidate for seat in the next House
OF Representatives of the State for that county
We hope he may become candidate as The
people Of that county could not have n better
man to represent hem. We concur in the opin.
ion OF tho correspondent who has made tht
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which'is above and beyond suspicion--a mau
of superior talent and thorough education.
The Cumberland papers Of Tuesday las
give different versions of the alleged strike Of
boatman on the Chesapeake and Ohio canal
The Netos says the boats of the strikers had
been moved from The eight-mile level up t.
Point Of Rocks, and drawn up in line acros.
the canal, and that while they allowed loaded
boats to pass down on Monday they are de
termned that no others shall DO so. President
German visited the locality on Monday and
had an interview With the boatmen, urging
them to go TO work. Nearly three hundred
uuloaded boats are tied up on the canal Th'
1Heganian, on the other hand, says that Presi.
dent Germans interview with the boatmer
resulted ia their agreeing TO go 10 work, whei
an appeal will be made to coal companies 4
advance shipping freights.