Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1878-01-25
MARYLAND NEWS.

II requires ifty-one spittoons in one church
in Kent county, to supply the Suuday-go-to-
meeting tobacco chewers.
The ad vocates of local option bill propose
holding a mass meeting and convention in
Annapolis on the last Wednesday of The pres
ent month. The meeting is to be held under
The auspices OF the Mary land State temperance
alliance.
As the tramp business seems to be on the in
crease, and as adequate remedy has yet been
adopted by which the nuisance can be abated,
we would suggest that everybody join the fra
lernity and thus make the business so had as
to drive the concern into bankruptcy .-Hdgers-
torn Daily News.
Charles England % Years old, a cabinet
maker, residing near Brick Meeting House,
Cecil county committed suicide on Wednes-
day of last week by shooting himself through
The heart. He left letter to his brother in
which he disposed of his property and gave d.
rections about bis funeral.
They had genuine thunder and lightning at
Port Tobacco on Sunday night, and the natives
are undecided whether the affair is an indica-
ton of the last lingering summer, or herald
of approach of another sumner. In conse-
quence of which doubt we make this summary
of the unusual occurrence.
The Crisfeld Leader says "Tbe early sown
wheat in many parts of the peninsusr is suf-
fering terrible ravages from the Hessian fy
The warm weather has been so favorable TO
them that many fields sown as late as usual,
with view of escaping this pest, have been
attacked, aud the destruction has continued
almost up TO the present time. Some fields in
part of the PENINSULA are reported as totally
destroyed"
local option convention was held in West
minister Monday, and committee selected TO
draft bill for the Legislature asking for local
option in Carroll county. Committee Of We
from Westminster and two from each Of the
other districts Of the county were appointed,
and the 23rd of April is the day suggested on
which the question is to be submitted to the
people for vote. The meeting was largely at
tended, and much interest manifested in the
proceedings.
The 81. Mary's Beacon has the folow wing re-
garding the fly in wheat: compliant of the
fly in wheat is very general among wheat
growers of our county at this time and we
have heard of many instances in which sheep
and even other stock have been turned upon
the fields TO arrest or mitigate its ravages-
This treatment belongs to the heroic class and
the reason of the thing is not very apparent,
but we have been assured by several success
full wheat raisers that they have tried it before
with satisfactory results"
The Baltimore Kennel Club have chartered
special car from Baltimore to ST. Louis and
return, to take the dogs that will be sent to the
st Louis show from this State The show be-
gins Feb 10, and continues four days Some
of the finest animals in the State will be entered
at the show. Premiums are also 10 be given
for sportsmen's goods, and the exhibition will
be fine, The Baltimore show will come on
April 81 when the West will be large exhibit
tors, and New York show will follow later
The sporlsmen in different parts Of the coun-
try are interested in all these exhibitions.
Mr. Levi Wing. of Chicago, has purchased
a country seat OF IA acres, near the Relay
House, paying for the same $500 per acre.
The land adjons Judge Dobbins and is of
great natural beauty. Improvements will be
commenced Immediately, and Mr.. W. contem-
plates erecting manufacturing establishments
in Baltimore for the purpose of manufacturing
acids. Mr.. Wing visited New York and
Philadelphia but upon full discussion OF
the advantages OF Baltimore with City Libra
rian John s. Brown. he concluded to locate
here. He has named his country seat "Silver