Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1880-03-12
MARYLAND NEWS.

David Best, aged 4S years died near Frede-
rick, last week.
Washington county contemplates turn
piking its principle roads.
The iron lurnace ut Knoxville, Frederick
county, il soon to bc put in operation.
The postollice in Annapolis was robbed
ON Sunday night Of $4,000 worth ol stamps.
The bill appropriating $5500O0 for new
postoificc in Baltimore, has passed both
houses Of Congress.
On the 81 of March the wheat on the farm
of DIR. Il. X. Trippe, Talbot county, measured
II inches in height.
Governor Hamilton il the iortieth chief
executive who has been formally inducted
into office in the present Senate chamber
The Ford Guards, of Centrevile, Queen
Anncs county, have disbanded and returned
their arms and equipments to Adjutant Gen
cral Bond.
T. |. Thomas, Of North East received by
mail Il few days ago an envelope containing
a $50 greenhack, and scrap Of paper, on
which was written This belongs To you"
Miss Alice Price, of Frederick, was fatally
burned on Wednesday, Sd inst, by a coal oil
lamp falling through II pipe hole from the
room above on the stove where she was en-
gagged at work.
In Boonsboro,' Washington county, there
are three persons whose average age is over
50 years Harry Miller is 30, his wife 49,
and his sister, Mr.. Catharine NicUdcmus,
will soon he 81.
Wheat in Somerset county is looking re-
markedly will. Ex-senator Geo X. Dennis
is said to have the most promising crop boz
dering on the railroad, between Crsfield and
Wilmington.
Hon Daniel NJ. Henry, Representative in
Congress from the First district, has pre-
scented in the House memorial OF sixty
citizens Of Easton for an appropriation Of
Of $4,000 for the improvement Of Tired
Avon creek.
The taxable basis OF property in the State
Is $47G ,466, 600 and IL tax rate of 49, cents
will produce $574,0O0 The State receives
about 100000 revenue from licenses, in
spcctions, &c.
Michael sullivan and Michael Collins
were snothered to death by II slight fire, on
the oyster sloOp Josephine, at Baltimore
early Tuesday morning. They went on
board drunk, and accidently set the vessel
ON fire.
The zinc mines near Unionyile are still
Dd1lulIlB Oul Wtll. LADOuI lDO NDIls vi ore
have been taken out and sent To the smct-
ing works in Pennsylvania, and there il about
the same quantity on the surface all ready
10 be shipped.
Mr.. A. Leo Knott, late States attorney
for Baltimore city, ON "Wednesday paid over
To Comptroller Heating 81 .:ISi.72 in settle
ment Of his accounts rs States attorney.
| During his twelve years ~ States attorney
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The Weyerton mill has been purchased
| 10y David liinehart for $1,000. Mr.. llinc
hart has been milling for several years IN
Jefferson county, W. Va, where b: luDved
from Frederick county several years ago.
The Wcysrion mill Is IA fine structure aud ~
large capacity
| In tearing down the old Nicholson man
! sion ia Baltimore, on Thursday the 4th inst,
! la make rp.In Tor the new Gcrinanis savings
| bank Yca.cd vault was found containing
! the Skeletons OF II woman and child. They
are supposed 30 have been loully dcad with
Whist returning ir1m church near
Baekcy stown, ON friday evening of last
Week, two c.,iorcd micn namcl John GOwans
anl George Wade, bccanic involved ia AN
altorcaiiOn which resulted IN the former
boing kicked 80 severely in the stomach that
death n,-ult,,1 from tbs effects of hi injuries.
David Gibl,-, colored. residing near Mary
del, who hal bean subjsct 10 opiiep'y ior
,onlc year, gh up aud went down stairs
lew NIGHTS slI,c,, ahd whie sitting IA "a chair
was s,nh,d with a III and fsli ia the fire
/ burning himself hDrrib.y before he was dir.
covered. When taken from the fire he was
| inscnsibc, and death resulted from lOck jaw.
A co0rcI wood chopper employed in the
woods of Johm s. Smith, Deer creek, last
week got caught ia tight place. One Of
the trees Ia falling struck against the bOughs
Of tree he had previously felled and was
diverted from IL course The man hastily
stepped backwards % avoid being crushed,
aud stumbled over the trunk Of tho tree that
WAS lying upon the ground. Az the same
/ instant the body Of the falling tree lodged
against the other ia such Il manner ~ ~
/ hold the mans legs a. fast ~ though In a
wise, but not injuring them. lie was en-
/ tirely alone, and be was forced 10 remain
until his shouts brought people 10 his as
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