Montgomery County sentinel., 1877-12-07
MARYLAND NEWS.

BY the telephone the Agricultural College,
Prince Georges county, is connected with
College Station, distant about three-quarters
of mile.
The coal mine lately opened in Frederick
county has made poor return as The coal ism
coal at present. but will be, perhaps, after il
has remained in the ground few more thou
sand years.
The Thanksgiving Day fox hunt, which took
place few miles from Frederick city, was
a very fine affair, and much enjoyed by all
| except the owners of certain wheat fields who
swear eternal vengeance on the sportsmen.
The Grand Jury for Talbot county ad-
! journed on Tuesday last, after a very laborious
session. The Fiiziarre murder case was
thoroughly investigated, but the horrible affair
is still mystery, there being no evidence
to faslen conviction upon any one.
The Denton Journal and Union have been
engaged for some weeks in a bitter personal
quarrel between the editors. The editor of
the Journal terminates the discussion in its
issue OF the lst inst. by informing The editor
Of the Union that he can be found at his office
any time between sunrise and 8 P. NJ.
On Tuesday last the body of Miss Henrietta
Watson, daughter of Mr.. William Watson.
residing about seven miles from Newton Wor-
cester, was found in well with her head
downward. 1t is supposed that the young
lady committed suicide, having been in deli
cate health and despondent for some time
The Marlborough Gozette says, on Wednes-
day night, the 2sh inst, as Mr. Chas Berry,
Of the Geneva, n. Y nursery, was returning
from canvass he was attack By three negroes.
and struck over the head with club Berry
fired upon them bringing one to the ground
The assailant arose and lodged bullet in
Berry S neck, knocking him senseless When
he recovered he found he had been robbed of
Sl0S S5. The negroes escaped
The lease held by the Baltimore and Ohio on
the Washington County Railroad expires
January l. 1878, and the Baltimore and Ohio
Company has given notice that ii will not
continue to work the road upon the present
terms, which include The payment of six per
cent. interest on the stock. The Washington
County Company desire a continuance of the
lease, and has appointed committee to confer
with President Garrett upon the matter.
A shooting ARRAY occurred on Tuesday last
in Garrett county, near Locaconng between
John Spencer aud his stepson VIM Barnes.
resulting in the slight wounding OF both -
Barnes, ii appears, laid in wait behind a hay
NOW, aud began firing at Spencer with a pis-
tol, one shot taking effect in his neck He
promptly drew revolver and returned the
fire with vigor and Barnes received ball in
the hip The wound of neither is considered
serious.
Last week, SAYS, the Tagerstown Mrl, a
woman cauvassed the town to sell patent
garters TO the ladies'. These garters had to
be made or altered to suit individual limbs,
and so the canvasser found il necessary in
In
The patent garter was considered frsl-raie
article, and the canvasser or canvassseress
drove lively trade here, sold many garters
and measured many limbs She left here to
| ply her trade in Pennsylvania town There
a combination of circumstances, which it is
not necessary or, indeed, judcous to relate
here, led TO certain inquiries and the measur-
ing canvasseer stood confessed-a man. lie
now languishes in Jail.
Ed. Cosiley, alias Dorsey, the negro mur-
derer in Jail in this city, awaiting sentence,
made mn attempt to escape from prison several
days since. By some means a cane came into
his possession, which he split up, making a
bow out of a part of it aud an arrow of the
remainder. lie then wrote a note folded it
in the centre Of piece of tin, making OF that
| barb for the arrow. When the little CON
trivance was completed Cosllev strung his
bow and shot the arrow through one Of the iail
windows into an alley way. Upon the war
den going into the prisoner S cell he discovered
the bow aud after threats and persuasions he
succeeded in elieiting from Costey the sub
stance OF the above. II was ascerlained that
the note inclosed in the barb of the arrow was
addressed to his mother, requesting her to
hurry up with them little small saws and
he concluded by begging her TO be on hand
by certain day in the coming month The
prisoners mother may come by certain day,
but her arrival will avail him no thing, as we
are informed that he is kept heavily ironed
and under a strict surveillance. - Frederick
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