Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1880-04-16
Condensed Locals.
Snow fell in Rockville April II, $780,

county.
Women very naturally take to hanging
clothes, and some men naturally take to
hanging-around grog-shops.
The pavements in front of our public
buildings need repairing badly, or, still bet
ter, new ones laid down.
The Montgomery County Grange will
hold its regular quarterly meeting in Rock
vile, ON Thursday, April 29th, at 10 o'clock
in the forenoon.
Hon. George Peter on Monday last sold
his "Robert Dick farm, containing 1872 acres,
to Mr. VIM. Orndorff for thirty seven dol
lars per acre.
Our exchanges from the Eastern Shore
report that the cold and wind of late has to
some extent injured, but not entirely de-
stroyed the fruit of that section.
Mr.. Harry p. Goodwin, associate editor of
the Washington Republican, and Miss Annie
f. Stoppard, of Binghamton, New York,
were married last week at the residence of
the brides parents.
Several of our farmers have informed us
that the peach buds have been entirely de-
stroyed by the cold weather. and one gentle
man informed us that his apple crop had
been injured to a slight degree.
Mr. James A. Gary had tenement house
destroyed by fire near Guilford, Howard
county, ON Sunday afternoon last Loss
about 81 600, II defective tlue the cause, and
was insured in the Montgomery County In
surance company.
A story comes from Jerusalem, by way of
Rome, of the finding in Il hermits grotto at
the foot Of the hill of Gethsemane of man
uscript in the handwriting of the Apostle
Peter Hannibal llamIn and Susan b.
Anthony have baen sent for to identify the
document.
Col Bob Ingersoll delivered one Of his
characteristic lectures in w ashington on
Sabbath evening last, taking for the base of
his remarks, What shall do to be saved ?"
The first step for Bob to make toward that
desired end would be for him to leave the
Republican party. We don't charge for this
advice. however
Diphtheria is prevalent and in rather a
malignant form at Greenwood Mills and
vicinity, this county A Mr. BoAzcl lost
two children aged respectively twelve and
four years old, and his next youngest daughs
ter is confined with the same disease Mr..
Bowman of the same place lost u daughter
three years old from the same cause.
The man who was approached from the
rear by goat and went over a sX-foot wall
and rooted up the ground for three rods, on
being revived told the doctor that he hadn't
at the time of the accident the least notion
in the world that he had been standing on n
railroad track
On Friday morning last, Samuel j. Rob
inson was executed at Leesburg, Va, for the
murder of a man named Thomas, his uncle.
The trap was sprung by Sheriff Carruthers
at G;37 A. NJ and after hanging twenty-One
minutes was pronounced dead by the physi-
clans in attendance. His neck was broken.
The foi lowing named persons are repre-
sentalives for this county in the State Ten
perance Convention now in session in Balti-
more: G. G. Lawson, Miss A. L. Walker,
r. p Hays, w. G. Selman, $. Darby j. W.
Kemp, John Wilson, Jas. lIalowell, John
Mcdonald, Revs. Amy and 5 II. White, f.
NJ. Neirs, ID. H. BUuic and John w. llorner.
Mr. Ii. G. Fawcett has sold the mineral
right of one field for one thousand dollars,
the parties purchasing the same having the
privilege of purchasing the farm at twenty
thousand dollars at any time within year.
This land is but short distance from the
Montgomery Gold Mining Company.
Washingtor Adams, Madison and Mon
roe, served AS justices Of the peace after re-
firing from the Presidency. But those were
the good old days of pure republicanism
before JOVes beard was grown and when
Saturn regned ON earth Now ex-Presidents
travel three years, return home and ask IA
third-term. That's the way they do it in the
year Of grace, 1880
Mr.. Samuel f. Vcirs was engaged in burn
ing brush ON his farm, ON Tuesday last, and
high wind raging at the time carried the
flames beyond control and the fire was conf
muncated 10 the inc-fence Of Mr. Veirs and
Judge Bouie About fifty cords of wood
with two hundred panels of fencing were
destroyed b'!ora the flames were extin-
guiShel
A Mr.. Griffith, Of Cumberland has tried
intimidation on our County Commissioners
He started seyera boats for Washington
aud informed our officials that if the boats
were stopped on Montgomery county soil
by strikers or other disordeFly bodies Of
men he would hold the county responsible
for the damage done. Our Commissioners
did not lose much sleep in anticipation Oi
/ this threatened dire event
/ On Thursday night last, Mr. Fayette Som
\ incrs lett this, his native place, to embark in
The drug business at MunfordsviIle, Hart
( county, Kentucky. It Il with regret that
" y
/ but we hope what we lose by his absence
/ will bc the gain OF the locality in which he
has determined Ia settle The well wishes
/ Of his hosts Of friends went with him, and
/ al desire him qnboundcd success in his new
/ home.
/ We call the attention 81 oar reqdefs "
/ the professional card of Messrs. Albert 4
/ Warner, Attorneys-at Law and Solicitors o
/ PATENT, 10 another column Of to-day's issue
/ John ". Warner, E-q, the junior Of tho
/ irnl, is a resident d Rockville, and Charle'
/ Albert, Esq, an old citizen Of our county
We advise our friends who get caught in
the meshes Of the law 10 employ these gen
/ tlemcn Ia cXtricnie them. They give espe
] cial attention ~ securing letters patent fol
I those who desire them
On Tuesday and Wednesday evenings
next the ladies Of st. Roses church will
/ give two entertainments at Diamond Hall