Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1879-10-10
MARYLAND NEWS.

The old Washington House, at Hagerstown,
that was lately destroyed by fire, is being re-
built TO four stories.
Mr.. A. B. Roe, the fusion nominee for
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Caroline coun-
ty, declines 10 be candidate.
Washington Bishop, Queen Anne farmer
has cured and housed this season III tons oil
excellent hay. for which he expects to realize
an average SIT per ton.
The trial of John W. Lnthicum, at Fred
erick, for the killing OF Lucretia Sands, the
little colored domestic in his family, come TO
conclusion on Tuesday, by the jury render
ing verdict of not guilty.
On Sunday night last, the caboose of a
Baltimore and Ohio train was cut loose near
Mount Airy, in Carroll county. Tramps are
charged with the offence, as a new suit of
clothing, belonging to the brakeman, was
carried off, besides two coats belonging to the
conductor.
Mr.. Benjamin Hance, of Calvert county,
Md, from 30 sheep kept on his farm on the
Patuxent this year realized the handsome sum
of 254 so. The lambs, 40 in number, sold
tor in average of 81, making $l96. The old
sheep sheared y pounds of wool each, which,
at rs cents per pound, made $3.50.
lis said that in the year 1864 two domestic
goats left the neighborhood of Harpers
Ferry and ran away to Maryland Heights.
Since then they have gradually increased until
the flock numbers about 300. They are in every
respect wild goats, without the least trace of
domestic habits. AT night they shelter under
n projecting cliff near Harper's Ferry Some
OF the sportsmen of the vicinity occasionally
shoot then"
The receipts of the Directors of tie Agricul-
tural Society since the last exhibition are
$4,000; seven hundred from contribution of
members, 81 500 from the State and $500
from the sale Of privileges. About eight hum
dred dollars have been appropriated to the
payment of the remnant of the socety's in
debtedness and a thousand or twelve hundred
for improvements. Out of debt, Improvements
paid for and about n thousand dollars in the
treausry, the society enters on its real work
next week and with a fair prospect for good
dividend to the stockholders in the near future.
The coming exhibition spoken of above is
the sixth annual exhibition by the Hartford
County Agricultural Society
AT Fort Washington, Prince Georges
county, on the q tn of September, a quarrel
arose between Thomas W. Adams and John
Spencer, the husband of Adam wife daugh-
ter, by previous marriage, with regard TO
certain articles of clothing at the house of
Adams, which the latter prohibited Spencer
from removing, whereupon Spencer drew n
revolver and shot Adams the ball taking
effect in the lower jaw, passing through the
tongue and lodging low down in the throat,
thus inticting dangerous and perhaps fatal
wound. Adams then closed upon Spencer
when he again fired upon him, the bali enter
ing the left shoulder, and passing on found
in st tba onin H.,
been arrested
difficulty, which came near resulting in
the shooting of VIM. NJ. Price, n promising
lawyer, and also one of the editors of the
Times, took place at Cumberland on Wednes-
day, in front OF the postoffice in that city
Price had words with John and David Lynn,
sons of John Galloway Lynn, the defeated
Democratic candidate for sheriff. John struck
Price, and pushed him in the street. when
Price drew II revolver at which the Lynns
drew theirs No shots were fired, as Henry
J. Johnson, editor of the NeOs, rushed in be-
tween the parties and prevented bloodshed
The Mayor bad all the parties arrested and
fined $50 and COSTS, and h3aRd over To-. keep
the peace for carrying concealed weapons.
The affair grew out of the action of tie late
Democratic Convention, and caused consider
able excitement.
There is three year-old boy in Lancaster
county, Pa, who may some day rival Jesse
Pomeroy. On Tuesday he attempted 10 am
putate the arm OF an infant with a penknfe
but fortunately its screams brought other
members of the family to the rescne lie was
not able to get through the bone with his
pocket knife, but the arm was sadly matt
lated, and il n surgeon had not been near by,
the baby would have bled to death
When Sir Garnet Wolseey was in Natal a
few years ago, he called together IL meeting
of all the great chiefs of the country, send |
ing special invitation 10 Cctewayo. The |
Zulu monarch did not come but instead sent
Sir Garnet bag of wheat, notifying him |
that the Zulu warriors were rs numerous as the |
grains in the sack. Sir Garnet, wishing to re-
ply in the same sort of speech, had the wheat |