Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1877-09-28
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

LOCAL AFFAIRS
The Circus is COming-The Great
Pacific Circus of billiard & Hunting, which has
met with SO much success throughout the
country during the present season, will ex-
hibit at this place on Thursday, October the
4th. This is ole of the best shows now
travelling and all who visit it will no doubt
get the worth of their money Among the
many attractive features of this exhibition are
the following:
Mr.. VI. NJ. billiard with his highly trained
Arabian steed, "White Hawk" The sensa-
ton gymnasts, Cordela and Yictoreli in their
astonishing evolutions on the horizontal bar
during which they will, in conjunction with
other marvellous feats, actually turn complete
double somersaults after relaxing their holds
from giant swing. The tried and world
renowned favorite Mile Clearance Hunting,
the daring gymnast, lately arrived from
Astleys Royal Amphitheatre, London, Eng
land, assisted by Mr.. Robert Hunting, in their
wonderful mid-air evolutions Mr. Alex.
Greenwood, the one-legged wizard horseman,
who is Justly distinguished as the embodiment
of skill and manly grace. He is without doubt
the most daring hurdle rider in the profession.
Charles Taylor, the California wonder, sur
named the man of many forms. "Antonish-
ing ~ "Can he be human ~ are exclaima
tans that come from the audience as he
performs his almost incredible frats Mr.
RohI HuntinO : ]
clown, modest, but brilliant, wit and repartee
without vulgarty, satirical without offense.
a veritable genius in the tented Temple of
Menus. Golden Dragon Chariot containing
Mr.. Dayton Gibbs cornet band, drawn by
ten beautiful Arabian horses, will parade the
principal streets, previous to the afternoon
performance The performers are not charac-
terized by low vulgarty, but are chaste, re-
fined and elegant, and it has the most gentle
manly and best dressed company, in and ont
of the ring in America Doors open and
o o'clock, P. NJ Performance commences one
hour later. Price Of admission, so cents;
children under nine years, 25 cents.
Death of Judge MOOre.-Judge j. W.
Moore, late of the Bar of the of the District of
Columbia and who repeatedly delivered eo-
quent political and Temperance addresses,
interarded with admirable wit, in this town
during the last few years, died on the l4th inst,
at the residence Of his nephew, in Mount Ser
ling, Ky. He was in the ffty-ninth year Of
his age. He was twenty years Judge of
the Circuit Court, embracinl Montgomery and
Mountain counties, and afterwards member,
in 1861, of the Confederate Congress He
entered on the practice of law in Washington
City after the war and was employed in
number Of very important cases. Judge Moore
was well-known for his geniality of manners
and his eloquencc, and during the late polii-
cal campaigns in the District he obtained the
soubriquet of "The Old War Horse of the
Democracy" Some time ago he was stricken
with paralysis, from which he never recovered,
and he went home TO his native State to die
He was generous man, and his death will be
regretted by all who knew him.
County Atlas During the past few
weeks Mr. G. NJ Hopkins has been engaged
in making survey Of our county prepara,o-
~ to publication of the same
This map will contain an outline plan Of
the county, showing the relation Of towns dis
tricts, cities, or villages to each other, with
the roads and principal streams properly To-
Gated thereon seperate plans, on large scale
of each district showing tie Ice ltou Of he
dwellings, with owners names stores and
public buildings designated by names the
public roads, with their measured length in
rods from careful surveys, with the rivers
streams, &c. seperate plans, on still larger
scale, of each town or village; a liable of dis
tances, giving in miles and tenths of miles the
nearest distance from any one to all the other
towns or villages in the county a table Of
population, giving the population Of each dis
trict in the county, each comfy in the State
and each State in the United States for 1910 !;
patrons directory, with name, post-ofrce
address, occupation nativity, &c. map Of
the State; an outline railroad map of the
United States an Ontline map Of the Eastern
and Western Hemisphere; the whole to make
volume l4xl6 inches, substantially bound
with cloth sides and leather back; ana embel-
lished with handsome gilt title on front cover
making neat, substantial and useful work
for reference.
Having seen n specimen copy of a part Of
the county we can cordially recommended the
enterprise to our readers.
Fine Display.-Our old friend, Juo. A d.
Baker, the popular dealer in Agricultural
Machinery, Fertilizers, &c, who received the
premium for the best display of goods in bis
line at our late Agricultural Fair had or ex-
hbitoE the following articles;
Buckeye Reaper and Mower, Laurel Hill
side Flows, assortment of Minor & Horton
Flows, Loudon Three Horse Plows-right and
left the celebrated Rockford Steel Flows,
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