Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1880-08-20
Town and Country.

Town and Country.
The foliage is getting mad that is to say,
it's on the sere
Those interested are informed that the
School Commissioners meet ON Tuesday
next.
Rev. Dr. Guard, of Baltimore, it is said,
will preach at the Washington Grove Camp
Ground on Sabbath next
Enthusiastic Democratic meetings were
held last Saturday at Knowles Station,
Montrose and several other points in this
county.
Delightful weather for camp meetings,
moonlight walks and star gazing have been
given the people of this locality the last ten
days or two weeks
The sales, at cost began by Mr.. John G.
England last week still continue Read
his advertisement, give him call and see if
you cannot be suited in what you desire.
Grand Ratification Meeting at Washing
ton City, on Thursday night next. A big
time is expected and everybody is invited to
participate Do not forget the day and
date.
Reader, it will pay you to watch the new
wrinkle" in advertising, adopted by one Of
our prominent business men. just watch
and see how often he will change his lad"
within the next few months
1t is said that the celebrated flyers Maud
S. and st. Julien will be present and parti-
cipate i'll the races of the National Fair in
October. The latter, at Rochester last week
made the astonishing record of 2:1la.
Rev. J. McKendree Reilly, d. d., has
promised to be one of the speakers at the
Temperance Mass Meeting and Basket Pic
Mic to be held at the Fair grounds, at Rock
vile, on Tuesday, September End.
A traveller says it is true that many young
Russians will eat candles. The average
American youth would see the Russian and
go the candlesticll better if he could be
permitted to spark" their 'gurl' in the dark
Arrangements are being made to erect
large, commodious hotel at Boyd's Station,
long felt want in that section of the county.
Mr.. James Williams is the prime mover in
this undertaking and is the right man in the
right place.
Stickney's circus exhibited here yesterday,
Barnum is in New York with his museum
and menagerie, Fourpaugh is travelling by
rail with his mammoth show and the Gar
field hippodrome is laid up for repairs at
Mentor, Ohio
1t is reported that Miss Agnes Dehart, of
Mariners IIarbor, Staten Island, N. Y, has
completed fast Of thirty-one days, under
taken with the purpose of curing ulcers in
the stomach, and that the experiment has
proved entirely successful
On Sunday evening last, Rev Father
Cunningham delivered an able and eloquent
lecture on temperance in st. Mary's church,
to Il large and apprcciativc audience The
mastery manner in which he handled his
subject will, We doubt not, be productive of
much good
The ola and reliable boot and shoe house
of l.. IIeiibrn, Esq, 402 Seventh Street, N.
W, is advertised in to-days issue The
reputation of this establishment is SO well
known to our readers that anything said in
its favor would be but waste Of time
Read his card
VIM. Spence was brought before Justice
Morgan on Monday last charged with rob
| bling the store of Mr. John 4. Belt at Cal
thersburg, mention Of which was made u
few weeks ago. The accused was held 10
| the sum of $500 for court. Jas. b. HcnderI
son, Esq, appeared for the State and Hon
George Peter for the defendant
The little son of Mr. T. w. Stonestreet
of whom mention was made last week as
having been severely injured by falling from
a straw rick, died from his injuries on Tues
day evening last at $50. He was apparently
recovering rapidly, but at the time mention
cd, suddenly complained that his head was
bursting with pain, and expired in about
five minutes. Congestion Of the brain is the
supposed cause.
A few days ago we had the pleasure Of Il
visit from John w. Vcitch, Esq. formerly a
citizen of this county, but now resident of
Garrett. It is understood that the name Of
this gentleman will be presented for the nom
nation for Congress in this District, and
from what we can learn by conversation
with leading Democrats from all sections of
the county we are convinced that our dele
gates to the Hagerstown Convention will
carry out the wishes of a majority Of the
party by giving him their votes