Montgomery County sentinel., 1880-06-18
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Town and Country.

VIM. B. Green arrived home from the
West Tuesday.
The County Commissioners have pro-
missed to levy $4,000 for the schools.
Mr.. David Thompson, farmer residing
near Martinsburg, West Virginia, was gored
to death by an infuriated bull on Saturday
last
Bishop Andrews, of the M. E. Church, it
is said, will deliver sermon on the second
Sunday at Washington Grove camp meet
ing, in August next
Mr.. Clagett Pyles, son of Thos. Pyles,
Esq, will accept our thanks for an invita-
ton to the celebration at st. Johns College
on the 29th instant
Harvey G. Fawcett, Esq, has disposed of
two Bashaw colts of his own raising, three
years old and unbroken, to Mr.. Asbury
Fawcett, of Baltimore, for $500.
While Mr.. Peter Schliekcer was prospect
ing upon the farm of Edward G. Belt, Esq,
near Rockville, he discovered a burrow con-
tanning several young animals, resembling
lons.-Adoocate Li-onill
If prize fighters really wanted to fight it
would be easy enough to find a place where
they would not be interrupted. For instance,
they could meet in the store of merchant
who does not believe in advertising
The closing exercises of Andrew Small
Acsd my will take place at Jamestown on
Thursday evening, the Gath instant, COM
lAenring at o'clock. This promises to be
a very interesting occasion, and the public
are invited to attend 3F2
We are glad to hear that Miss M. B. Albert
has not left our neighborheod, as was her
intention. We are sorry for those at Old
Point Comfort, where she intended visiting,
but their loss is our gain. She has already
been too much of an absentee.
A gentleman in Kent county has invented
plan to kill the army worm. He digs
ditch about eighteen inches deep and sprin-
kes the bottom with salt. The worms fall
into the ditch and the salt makes short work
of them. II is said that the gentleman has
saved his wheat and corn crops this year by
this simple remedy.
The answer of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal Company to the bills of w. H. Tenney
and A. Ross Ray g. Bro, millers in George
town, was filed Tuesday. The company
says that it ought not to be decreed to re-
new the leases in dispute otherwise than
upon terms of the original leases; also that
the existing restraining order against them
should be removed.
The storm of rain, hail and wind on
Saturday last was very general throughout
this county and did considerable damage.
Judge Bowie had several chimneys blown
from his house, and Mr.. VIM. f. Muncas-
ter had the same misfortune. Trees, fences
and wheat crops were blown down in all
sections of the county. The latter being en-
trely ripe, it is thought, is seriously injured.
W. W. Russell and Robt Higgins, our
popular young friends of this place in the
Naval Academy, at Annapolis, arrived at
home on Saturday last, on a short leave of
absence. They left again on Tuesday to re-
port for duty on the regular Summer cruise.
They carry with them the best wishes of
their many friends. With Anderson at
West Point, and Russell and Higgins at An
uarolis, in few years Rockville will be
abba to run an army and navy of her own.
The fine country residence of Mr.. August
Burgdorff, of Washington, d. c., situated
in Berry's District, in this county, was struck
by lightning on last Saturday evening and
burned to the ground. The flames envel-
oped the building SO rapidly that but little
of the household goods were saved. Fortu
nately, none of the members Of the family
were injured. This is the third loss by fire
that Mr.. Burgdorff has sustained recently,
his barn having been destroyed about six
months ago, and his livery stable, in Wash
ington, about year ago.
In the United States Senate on the 10th
instant, the following joint resolution was
adopted: "That the Attorney General of the
United States be, and he is hereby, directed
to take such steps as may he necessary for
the condemnation Of the land upon which
the dam across the Maryland channel Of the
Potomac at the Great Falls rests, and such
other lands as the engineer in charge of the
aqueduct may report to him as necessary
for the extension Of the dam across Conn's
Island to the Virginia shore. And that he
investigate and report to Congress whether
the United States is legally liable to the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company for
the repairs Of any Of the dams of said COM
pany, or legally liable to said canal compa-
ny on any other account by reason of the
construction of the aqueduct and the dam
at Great Falls"
Colonel r. II. S. Boyd, the Bancroft of
Montgomery county, arrived in town a day
or two ago with bag full of geological spe-
cimens, picked up in prospecting tour
made by the historian in company with
Western miner. The Colonel says that they
traced distinctly mineral vein running
across the county from the Great Falls to
the Frederick county line. He is highly
elated with the results Of the survey, claim
ing that they establish the iact tilat Mont
gomery county is richer in mineral wealth
than any Of the regions of the West. The
specimens in the bag, it is claimed, repre-
sent gold, silver, iron and lead. Already
the enthusiastic prospector has formulated
scheme to organize company, with So
100000 capital to develop the vast mineral
resources Of the county. He will, ii Is un-
derstood, take million of the stock him
self, and place the other millions on the
market Within year, he says, there will
be rush to the county from every part Of
the country WASH Capital.
Baptist Association. On last Friday
the Western District Baptist Association
met in this town with quite a large delega-