Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1880-05-28
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Town and Country

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Owens Drug Store.
The hands in canal employment will all
be paid off in few days.
Andrew Conner, aged about sixty-one
years, died Tuesday evening last in Brooke
vile.
A newborn white infant was found dead
in Rock Creek above Georgetown last Satur-
day evening
The Great Falls will be visited tomorrow
Saturday. by party from Jamestown
and Jacksonville.
Cromein Lodge, No. SO, K. of p. hold a
meeting in the woods near Great Falls on
the 18th proxiino.
Rev. L. II. Green, of the M. L. Church
South, will preach at Goshen on next Sun
day morning at II o'clock.
The attention af all interested is called to
the card of Mr.. ]. H. Gassaway. John is
on the war-path and evidently means all he
says
The boat race at Washington on Wednes-
day between Hanlan and Riley attracted
quite crowd of people. Hanlan won the
race in about SO minutes by quarter of a
mile.
The increase in price, from 25 to 80 cents,
for admission to our next Agricultural Fair
will have the effect of keeping away many
persons who have large families and linn
tied means.
The young ladies of St. Mary's Institute
gave May day party on Saturday evening
last. Miss Lillian L. Deitz was crowned
queen, a good time was had and everything
went merry as marriage bell.
Mr.. Hamilton Peter, a well known gem
tleman in this county, died very suddenly at
his home in Jamestown, on Saturday night
last, at an advanced age He leaves a great
many friends and relatives to mourn his loss.
1t is reported that the cut worm is de-
stroying corn in great quantities in this
county. The potato bug is getting in his
work bravely while the little green bug and
cucumber bug are awaiting their coming
time
A concert will be given by the Darnes-
town choir on Wednesday evening, June
the Both. The musical talent of Washing
ton and Wilmington, Del, will be drawn
upon to assist. An interesting time may
be expected.
From present indications Sharpe, now
confined in Jail at this place, charged with
murder, will receive his trial at the June
Term of Court Summonses for witnesses
have been issued in his behalf within the
past few days. m
Parties who desire to enjoy the luxury Of
nice, clean shave will be pleased to learn
that first-class barber shop has recently
been fitted up few doors east Of the Court
House, by Mr. Albert King His shop will
be open on Tuesdays and Saturdays.
The Methodists of this county are agi-
tating the question OF holding a reunion
about the middle Of July. All thu old
ministers Of the church and all the State
church dignataries are to be invited. Rock
vile will, We are informed, be the place of
meeting.
Saturdays and Sundays rains extended
from Virginia along the seaboard as far north
as New Jersey, and did incalculable good to
the pawhing crops. The drought has been
severe all over the country east of the Rocky
Mountains, particularly in Virginia and por-
tions of New York.
BENZ. II. Miller, Esq, Of this county, has
published a card stating that the intends to
vote for Blaine in the Chicago Convention
This intention of Mr. NJ, while II may not
add materially to the strength of Blaine,
may increase the chances for a nomination
for Judge of the Circuit Court in the family.
The Metropolitan Branch of the b. & o.
road has made changes in its time table and
have added one or two more trains. Trains
going Fast now leave Rockville at sos, 7:33,
S;54, A. NJ, and 3:49, 6:33P M. Going West,
1910, 9:19, 9s54, A. NJ, and scr, Sal, 7:4O
and 1901. Two express trains East do not
stop.
As quite large number of our people
expect to visit Winchester, Va, on the &C.
casion Of the unwilling the statue to Mary
land soldiers buried there, on Saturday, 9th
of June, we can inform them that the price
of round-trip tickets has been fixed at two
dollars from this place The excursion
train will pass here about $50, A. M.
The late Legislature passed law in re-
gard to persons signing petitions, ETC., for
new roads the law providing that in case ex-
aminers are appointed upon road and their
report should be adverse TO granting the road,
expenses incurred for the survey, etc, shall
be paid by the persons applyin for the open
ing of such road, and not by the County
Commissioners.
Should any of our readers desire 70 pro-
cure a suitable monument for departed
relative or friend we advise them to call on
J. n Heagy, of this place, who is at all times
prepared TO fill orders in that line of busi-
ness. He has recently received large
stock of Italian Marble, Brown Stone and
other material. He has already executed
several pieces Of work for persons In this
locality which have given great satisfaction
Thomas Boyd, of Kentucky, who recently
made the fearful leap into the Kentucky
river, on Sunday last, at Cincinnati, jumped
from the middle of the suspension bridge
into the Ohio river, a distance Of ninety
four feet But little publicity was given %
the affair beforehand and not more than
thirty people on the bridge and small mum
Der on shore saw him. He turned twice In
the air and struck the water with his head
and shoulders. Tic was picked up unhurt
by a skih The fools are not all dead yet
The Agricultural seciety.--At =
meeting of the lizard Of MANAGER Of the Ar