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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1878-06-14
NOTICE
~ TO MERCHANTS AND FARMERS

THE undersigned wishes TO inform his
friends and customers that he has on hand
a large lot Of very fine COPPER DoUBL n
DISTILLED RYE WHISKEY, also lot of
CORN WHiSKEY for harvest purposes, which
he is offering at very low rates. | would
invite all merchants dealing in whiskey as
well as farmers TO call and examine my stock
before purchasing their harvest whiskey. II
Is all of my own manufacture of pure grain
and free from olson or adulteration. Thank
ing you for past fayors, solicit continuance
OF the same. LEVI PRICE.
Hyatistown, Nd.
Distillery near Monrovia, b. q o. r. r.
may 24-3m
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1878-06-14
ROAD PETITION.
To The Honorable Board of Commission
ers for Montgomery County.

THE undersigned, citizens and taxpayers
4 Of Montgomery county, respectfully rep
resent to your Honorable Body that the hill,
known as Pearce's hill, on the road leading
from Rockville 10 Mitchelrs Cross Roads, Is
at present and has been for several years in
very bad condition and needs grading on the
bed of the road changed so as TO avoid the
hill or as much thereof as possible.
A l. GRAEvES,
EDW. Rabbit,
CHAS GRAEVES,
L L BRUNETT,
EDWARD CISSELL,
SAMUEL N. CISSELL,
WM b WELLER,
WIN BOHMEN,
HENRY N0LTE.
FRANK FlDLER,
GEORGE N BEALE,
JAMES FENWICK,
MARY G GREAYES,
A G GREANES.
june 7-5w
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1878-06-14
EDW ARD NJ. VEIRS.

GEORGETOWN, D. c., Mar. %, '7S.
Z L. MOORE, Dear Sir:
Yours of 18th instant at hand asking
my opinion of the Champion Six-Foot
Reaper, bought last year In reply say,
you cannot recommend it too highly. =
1t is the best machine | have ever seen.
Respectfully, yours,
G. A. G.. HIGGINS.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1878-06-14
PooLEsvILLE, Md, March 26, '7S.

f. L. MOORE, Georgetown, d. G.
Dear Sir: In reply to yours of 25th
instant, inquiring how | liked the Cham
pion Six-Foot Reaper bought last sea-
son. say that am perfectly satisfied
with it and believe it to be the best
Reaper made. used Dorsey Reaper
for great many years and always con-
sidered it the best until tried the
Champion.
The Light Mower I bought several
years ago is still running to my entire
satisfaction.
The Reaper and Mower have given me
entire satisfaction. Wishing you sue
cess in your sales this season, l remain
Truly yours.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1878-06-14

II is current here that the Hon. r. ]. Bowie
Is to be the next Republican nominee for Con-
gress from the Sixth District, though we
have never heard him express himself on the
subject. The Republican party could not select
from among the many aspirants better man
as its s,andard-bearer. lie has popularity
to bring out his party's vote and ability sur
passing that Of any of his party contestants
to represent the district in congress should he
be elected. II is no detraction from the ability
Of the other aspirants to make it secondary to
that of the Judges.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1878-06-14

in Baltimore during last week the brewers
OF the different cities held their annual con-
gress' and the event unwillingly gave impe-
tus to movement which, we are sorry to
say, is trying to develop into a political party,
the Temperance party. II is an ill-advised eff
fort and mast bling stumbling blocks in the
path Of virtue that should command the re-
spect Of every man rs long as il is itself tenn
peiatei but when It leaves kind deeds and
cheering illustrations for tie political field /,
leaves behind It's pure and graceful vestmen,s
for the gaudy colors OF conceit.
BY its very nature temperance can never be.
come power in politics. A party mus, TAX,
an intelligent stand upon each and every is.
sue that may arise, aud though temperance il
abroad question Il does not cover everything
10 social science; still IL Its creed is enlarged
II is no longer the humane effort to redeem the
fallen, but miserable attempt TO gain place
Again, its membership would be very limited
not even the number Of its present member
ship, for they now have both Democrats and
Republicans, who are hard workers in the
attempt TO relieve the thousands tortured I'M
der The curse, but who would NOT leave their
"hrss love" for what must OF necessity be
crude political faith.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1878-06-14
R. WALTER WILLIAMS.
SANDY SpR1Na, 3rd Month. 1s'

SANDY SPRING, Bird Month, 1878.
+. l.. MOORE, Respected Friend:
Before saying anything about the
Haymaker, will refer briefly to my ex-
perience with Agricultural Machinery.
| have owned three different Threshers
and Horse Powers, two combined Reap
ers and Mowers, one Hubbard Mower
for sixteen years, and the Haymaker
has been the most satisfactory piece of
machinery l have had on my farm. On
its introduction here was induced to
try one, notwithstanding my repugnance
to its mysterious o.ion, and the result
was my utter surprise at the ease with
which heavy and even weedy grass falls
before so tiny machine, and as Lawn
Mower, | have not seen its equal, cut
ting as it does close under trees and
up to shrubs and plants The expenses
so far have been one bolt for track
cleaner, half-a-dozen sections, which are
still on hand. My man says he has one
fault with the Haymaker, it does not
make noise enough to keep him awake
when riding on the seat, hence he has to
walk behind his team.
Thine, &C.,
WM mo THOMAS
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1878-06-14

1t will be seen by the call of the County
Central committee that primary meetings will
be held at the usual places Of holding them in
the several districts on the l3th of July ,and a
county convention on the 23rd of same month,
10 revise the plan for the government of future
political meetings held in the county.
The present unpopular plan is one that is
too intricate for the government of par ty in
making its nominations, which are equiva lent
to elections. 1t does not carry out the end
which its adoption contempla,ed-ihat the
popular voice should govern justified, Under
ME present plan there has been case where
gentleman receiving the popular vote was de-
seated for the nomination because he had not
greater number of delegates. This unjust
ness arose from the consideration of district
voting instead Of casting up the mans whole
county vote. 1t contains several other objec.
items that are not necessary to he mentioned,
but should and will be corrected at the con-
vention.
We advise every man in the county 10 turn
out at the primaries, tina, every district may
be well represented. 1t is Of the highest i'm
Portance that we should in this county have a
plan simple and unobjectonabe TO the letter.
The only way to get il is from the wisdom of
numbers the fruit will par,ake of the nature of
the seed cast. good plan governing nomins-
tons is the primary step in making good
economical government.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1878-06-14
: PRIMARY MEETINGS.

The members Of the Democratic Conserva-
tive Party of Montgomery county are respect
fully requested 10 meet at their respective
voting places
On SATURDAY, July the 18th, 1878,
at 2 o'clock P. NJ, and appoint fifteen dele
gates from each election district to the
County Convention to be held at Rockville
On TUESDAY, July the 23rd, 1878.
at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, to change, amend or
perfect The system conducting the future.
primaries. e. W. OWEN,
J. W. MAeRUDER, Chairman.
Secretary.
The above call was agreed upon at q con-
joint meeting of the Central Committee and
the County Committee in pursuance of a reso-
ton adopted at the last County Convention.
It applies to the whole eight districts, and a
full attendance is earnestly recommended.
it was deemed best to ask that only fifteen
delegates from each district be sent, because
of the increase in the number of districts, and
because il is a near approximation to the
number which up to this time has customarly
been present. The 9Th district to meet at
Darnestown, 18th district at Bethesda and the
Sch district at Mechanicsville.
J. W. MAGRUDER,
Secretary.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1878-06-14

Kaiser William on Friday last passed the
anniversary OF bis faiter's death. and on
Tuesday the anniversary Of his marriage
The probabilities are that he will feel encour-
aged 10 The hope, in spite Of attempted assas-
sination, that be will recover aud live 10
celebrate his golden wedding in 1879.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1878-06-14

The Ohio Republicans nominated on We'd
nesday by reclamation Hon. VIM. White for
Supreme Court Judge and Hon. Milton Barnes
for Secretary of State.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1878-06-14

For replying to parcel Of indignant females
Judge Hilton is called a bigger fool than
Matthews. Stanley knows better than to have
his feelings hurt by that means.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1878-06-14
Local Law.
CHAPTER 303.

AN ACT 10 repeal section thirty-six of arli-
Gle fifteen of the Code of Public Local
Laws, title "Montgomery county," SUBJ
title "Ju:ors," as the same was repealed
and re-enacted by the acts of 1876, chapter
1877.
SECTION l. Be ii enacted Jy the General
assembly Of Maryland, That section thirty
six OF article fifteen of the Code OF Public
Local Laws, title Montgomery county -
subtitle "Jurors," as the same was repealed
and re-enactcd by the acts of eighteen hun
dred and seveniy-six, chapter one hundred
and eighty-seven, be and the same is hereby
repealed and re-enacted so as to read as fol-
lows:
SEC. SO. The County Commissioners of
Montgomery county shall annually levy such
sum of mouey as they deem sufficient 10 pay
the expenses which may be incurred the then
succeeding year by the attendance of Jurors,
States witnesses, criers and bailiffs at the
Circuit Court, and shall apportion and place
the same in the hands of the collectors of the
several election districts in which it is to be
collected, for collection, and the amounts,
when collected, shall be paid over to the col
lector of the fourth election district, to be by
HIM disbursed as hereinafter provided, any
OF said collectors failing 10 pay over to the
said collector OF the fourth election district one
half of the amount so levied and placed in
their hands, on or before the first day of
November, and one-half on or before the first
day OF March, succeeding the levy as afore-
said, for any such failure, forfeit and pay to
the collector Of said fourth election district
the sum of fifty dollars, to be recovered by
the said collector, in his own name, as other
small debts are recovered, before Justice of
the Peace, together with the costs of suit !;
and such penalty, when recovered, shall be
paid TO the County Commissioners.
We hereby certify that the aforegoing is a
correct copy of an act of Assembly passed
January Session, 1878.
Approved April s. 1878.
AUGUSTUS GASSAWAY,
Secretary of the Senate.
MILTON KIDD,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.
June 7-3t
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1878-06-14
ENSTRAY COW.

INSTRAY cow. 4
STATE OF MARYLAND, Montgomery county, SCI.
HEREBY CERTIFY that Green0ury Gar
trell, of said county, brought before me-
the subscriber, Justice of the Peace in and
for said county on the lth day of June, 1878,
as an estray trespassng upon his enclosures,
DARK-BRINDLE, BUFFALO COW, with
small star in forehead, medium size, came
to his place on or about the 18th day of April,
1878. JOHN T. WARFIED. ]. p
The owner Of said property is requested to
come forward, prove property, pay charges
and take her away
GREENRTRY GARTREJT
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1878-06-14

VIM. Cullen Bryant, the distinguished poet
and journalist, died in New York early on
Wednesday morning, in the Saith year of his
age.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1878-06-14
ROAD PETITION.
To the Honorable Board Of Commission
ers Of Montgomery County.

~ u ~
INHE undersigned citizens and Taxpayers
Il of Rockville District, Montgomery coun-
ty, believing that there should be a change
in the road petitioned for by William Collins
and others to avoid bad, watery piece of
road in the present location, the change will
take place at or near the dividing lines of
Priscilla Jones' heirs land and the dividing
lines of William 0rndorff's heirs land, leav-
ing the present location to the left; thence
running through the lands of said Orndorfs
heirs land still for to continue with said JAS
GingelPs lines as called for in the petition
heretofore, still running south crossing a
small spring branch, still running south with
said Gingell's line up to his gate or near
by turning east TO intersect the present loca-
ton at or near forked white oak tree.
WIN. o. ORND0RFF,
THOMAS R. CLAGETT,
HENRY BRADLEY,
JAMES II HARRISS,
JOHN G. TRUNDLE,
SYLVESTER G. JONES,
WIN. COLLINS,
JAMES GlNGELL.
June lA-5t
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1878-06-14

Last week five negroes were lyuched in Lon.
lsiana Tor attempting to kill DR.. Archer by
shooting him from ambush. He was only
wounded from volley. One Of the parties
made confession before he was lynched lie
said there was murderous club in the neigh
borhood, and named the officers. He also
named many prominent citizens they had de-
cided to Kill, that nation Of their own might
be established
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1878-06-14
WIN. JNO. THOMAS.

MONTGOMERY Co., March 81, '7S.
4. L. MooRE, Georgetown, ID. G.
Dear Sir: Yours of tho 18th insant
at hand asking my opinion of the Cham
pion Six foot Reaper bought last year.
In reply say it is everything I desire in
Reaper. do not think it can be
excelled.
Truly Yours.
CHARLES II. BROOKE.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1878-06-14

Republican journals are attempting TO apol-
ogise for Stanley Matthews present ungrace-
ful position BY saying that he is green That
means that the said Matthews is a good Re-
publican and has done some very naughty
things, but has not cuieness enough to con-
eeal them-in Republican parlance be is ridic-
ulously green A man is good until found
out just like the inscription on railroad tickets
''good until used" but happily for the pub
lie COED neither the ticket nor the Republican
journals are taken at their word.
The Cumberland AHyanian has not given
Hs reasons why Mr.. Walsh should be renomi-
mated as 1t said 1t would do in case the papers
of this county bad no man to put up. We
defined our position by telling il we could not
particuarize further than n county man, and
invited the publication Of the Alleganian's
reasons. Why is il the Allyanidn hasn't Civ
en- them? We suspect it is because Mr. Walshs
attention was attracted by other business at
Washington and the editor indisposed 10 do
other peoples fighting; more especially is be
unwilling when ammunition is scarce.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1878-06-14
CHAS. 6. PORTER
ROCKVILLE, MD. March 27. 1877

ROCKVILLE, MD, March 27, 1878.
f. l.. MooRE, Dear Sir:
In reply to your inquiry whether
am as much pleased with my Reaper's
work in 1877 ''as | was in 1867 am
glad to say that I am fully as well sat-
is6ed with it, after two years use, as I
was after the 6rst season, and feel that I
am doing the farming community SER
vice when | recommend it as the best
Reaper have ever seen.
Trnlv yours.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1878-06-14

Butler hasn't compeer that he hasn't beer
with on some issue, politics unexcepted.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1878-06-14

HIGHEST CASH PRICE paid for wool
Il at the Store of
SD. HIGGINS & SON.
may lift Rockville. Md.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1878-06-14

to get Mower w4lg91Qlel sd respects
satisfactory. After using Several ma
chimes and seeing several others at work,
| came across the Champion Haymaker,
was so much pleased with its simplicity,
almost noiseless motion, easy drops, &C.,
that | determined to purchase one, which
| used the past season in heavy grass,
and can say with an easy conscience that
| believe it is the nearest to perfect Of
any Mower in the market.
Yours, &C.,
CHAS. g. PORTER.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1878-06-14

the county road ~
Redland to where then
western branch of Rock
formerly known as Rickett'sN
ing up and with said western b.
creek 10 where it crosses the rOM
from Rockville to Unity, near the D.
Walter NJ. Talbot then following said H.
TO its intersection with the road leading FROM
Mechanicsvlle to Laytonsville, near the resi-
deuce of Fletcher r. Veitch, then following
the road leading from Laytonsvlle 10 Brooke
vile to the crossing of the public road near
the Catholic church and the village of Mount
Zion then with said public road TO Hawiug S
river, near the residence OF Thomas d. Gather,
then down Rawlings river TO Westminster
road, near Allen Bowie Davis mill, then with
the said Westminster road to the intersection
of the road leading to Triadelphia, north OF
the store of Frederick q. Gather, then with
said road TO the bridge across the Patuxuent
river al the village OF Triadelphia, then down
and with said Patuxent river to Browns
bridge, the place of beginning.
SEC. 2. And be ii enacted, That the voting
place OF polls in said district shall lie held al
Mechanicsville
SEC. 3. And be il enacted, That the Gov
ernor OF Maryland and County Commissioners
OF Montgomery county be and they are re-
for said new district two justices of the
peace, two constables, one registration officer,
for the registration of voters, and all other
officers as they may now be authorized by
law to appoint for other election districts of
Montgomery county, and also to do whatever
else within the scope of their authority may
be necessary TO carry out the objects of this
act.
= Sec. 4. And be IL enacted, That the regis-
tration officer for said new district shall make
out and prepare new lists OF voters for said
new districts in the manner now prescribed
by law, which said new lists shall he returned
to the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court
for said county, and shall be used for the
first time in the November election of eighteen
hundred and seventy-eight.
Sec. 5. And be ii enacted, That this act
shall take effect from the date of its passage
We do hereby certify that the aforegoing
is correct copy of an act of the General As
sembly of Maryland passed at the January
session, 1878.
AUGUSTUS GASSAWAY,
Secretary of the Senate.
MILTON Y. KIDD,
Chief Clerk of the House Of Delegates.
june 7-3t
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1878-06-14

CHAPTER 81.
AN ACT TO create new election district in
Montgomery county, to be known as Be-
thesda district, number seven, or the sew
enth election district of Montgomery coun-
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-12-26
Bank RObberies of the Period.

We do not, as may be imagined at first
blush, here refer to the ordinary robbery
of bank by its cashier or paying teller
or any of its regular functionaries, but to
the characteristics of recent raids upon
banks by people having no official CON
nection with them-by professional
thieves, in fact. They are of two kinds
the night and the day entrance. The
oldfashioned sapping of the walls, re-
moval Of stones, with siege operations
upon the safe, in the quiet of the Sabbath
Burglars Day. and the disappearance of
plumber and thieves through the hole in
the wall, is not applicable to banks in
villages and country towns, where the
buildings are frequently isolated, and, if
not, generally tlanked by houses wherein
the burglar could not work effectively
without being discovered. Hence two
The night method is to call melodramat-
ically with masks and pistols at the house
Of whoever keeps the keys and ask him
to step over to the bank and show the
thieves how to get the money out of the
safe, first having gagged and bound the
bank officer and his household. The day
method is to watch until there is only one
person in the bank, to lure him out on
some pretense, and, having previously
ascertained where the money and valu-
ables are, to step brisk!y in and carry
them off before the deluded bank officer
returns. We need net refer to the num-
Der of times the first plan has been put
into operation, but the second has been
successfully illustrated Of late in Penn
sylvania, New York city, and now near
Boston. 1t is surprising, in view of the
prompt publicity given to these methods
through the press, that bank officials do
not, when such a case is reported, at once
take the necessary precautions. Every
predatory improvement is at once adopted
by the keen-witted thicve., but the bank
people sit like geese in a crate geese,
too, with the golden eggs of the people -
and simply wait and wonder whose neck
will next be wruug. Why cannot the
banks organize a system OF warnings by
which to every mine of the burglar they
will all at once oppose IL counter mine.
Let the bank authorities take this subject
into consideration. \ system of warn
ings which would amount 20 prevention
would be inestimably cheaper than the
cowardly compromise, by which these
daring crimes are generally compounded,
putting a premium on burglary and leay-
ing the personal risk almost wholly to
the faithful officials here and there who
may choose, who have chosen, to die at
the hands of the thieves rather than hand
over the money of their employers. Ne@
York Herald.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-12-26
Fun in the Witness Box.

In recent trial at Winchester, wit
ness, failing to make his version of a con-
versation Ineligible by reasons Of his
fondness for "says l" and "says he" was
taken in hand by Baron Martin with the
following result: "My man, tell us now
exactly what passed." eyes, my lord, l
said 1 would not have the pig" "And
what was his answer?" "He said he had
been keeping it for me, and that he"
"No, no; he could not have said that !;
he spoke in the first person. "No, my
lord, was the first person that spoke"
81 mean, don't bring in the third person 4;
repeat his exact words" "There was no
third person, my lord, only him and me-"
MY good fellow, he did not say he had
been keeping the pig; he said 4 have
been keeping it." Il assure you, my
lord, there was no mention of your lord
ship at all. We are on different stories.
There was no third person there, and if
anything had been said about your lord
ship must have heard it, The baron
gave in. Nothing pleases your fun-lov-
ing Irishman better than to bother law
yer, and the Irish courts have known
many dialogue like this: "Iou are n
Roman Catholic?" Am r. "Are you
not2" "You say l am" "Come, sir;
what's your religion?" The true re-
ligion." "What religions thatl" "My
religion" "And what is your religion?"
My mothers religion "What was
your mothers religion?" "She TUX whls-
ky in her tay." "You bless yourself,
don't you" "When I'm done with you
will" "What place of worship do you
go tor "Thc most conyaynient." "Ot
what persuasion are you" My persua-
sion is that you won't find OUT "What
is your belief?' THAT you are puzzled"
"Do you confess" Not to you "Who
would you write to if you we're likely to
dieI' The doctor" II insist upon your
answering me, sir Are you a Roman
Catholic!" Il am And why don't
you say so at once" You never axed
me. You said was great many things,
but yod never aXed me; you We're drivin'
Grass words and crooked questions at me,
and thought it was manners to cut my
behaviour on your own pattern. - -Althe
Year Round.