Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1880-03-19
Condensed Locals.

divorce from MS Vile, the latter part OF last
week, in our court, alleging adultery.
On account of sickness Mr.. Frank Will
liams was excused from serving on the
Grand Jury, after the first day of the session.
E. A. Gittingar, Esq, of Frederick, has
been nominated by the President for Census
of this district
The Republican State Convention will
meet in Frederick City, May 9th, to appoint
delegates to Chicago Convention.
The subsidized press of this State are dom
ing new dresses since they began the advo-
cacy of the Hamilton Capitalization power.
Toll charges on the canal for the present
season are 81 cents per ton, an increase of
Is cents over last year; and wharfage at
Cumberland four cents per ton.
The advertisement of Mr.. Benjamin Miller,
the dry goods dealer of Georgetown, d. c.,
was received too late to appear in this issue.
Look out for it next week.
An inmate Of the Soldiers Home, named
John McCarty, was found dead from intoxi-
cation and exposure, near Rock Creek
church, on Saturday morning last
We regret to learn that Mr.. Thomas H.
Ohutt, living near Hunting Hill, in this
county, is lying in critical condition from
a stroke of paralysis.
After the cuss law goes into effect our
Rockville youths will have to go to the eel
lar, up to the attic or out to the woods to
give vent to their proiane language
Petitions are now in the hands of Con-
gresham Urner to establish daily mail line
from Sligo to Spencerville. 1t is hoped to
have it in operation by the first of April
The Sultan of Turkey, like our Sultan
Hamilton, has materially reduced the sal
aries of his ministers, but neglects to have
his own lowered in proportionate ratio
The attention of farmers is directed to the
new advertisement headed Notice to Farm
ers," from Mr.. Joshua Davis, Clerk of the
Rhode Island Avenue Market, Washington
The farm of the late Richard Magruder,
situated on the old Georgetown Road, was
sold at public sale-Jas. w. Boswell, auc-
tioneer-to S. c. Veers, Esq, on Wednesday,
for $500 per acre-93 acres.
BY the breaking of step in his stairway,
Mr. Jas. p. Bays acerated one of his toes
very badly-seyere enough to contine him
within doors for several days Dr. Amber
son rendered surgical assistance.
r." Uneasy lies the head that wears u crown"
was written by some fellow who knew no
more about it than Ute Indian does of the
shorter catechism. Amy sensible king would
take his crown off and hang it on the back
of chair with his breeches.
Whilst burning II chimney few days
since, the roofof Washington Bouics house
caught fire Through the active exertion
and presence of mind of his little daughter,
the flames were arrested before much dam
age was done.
Mr. G. Hog is now sat down upon as IA
swindle, and it is supposed that the lit
tie frogs, upon the strength of his weather
began tuning their pipes some
time ago, but during the past week were
locked up in the icy embrace of winter.
During the present term of our court Mrs.
Belva Lockwood, the lady lawyer of Wash
ington, ID. c., will, it is said, be admitted to
practice at the bar of this county. She will
appear as counsel for the negroes who are
charged with larceny by Messrs. McQuade
and Stcarne.
Mr. N. ID. Offutt, Jr., Of this place, was
ordered TO halt" one night last week by
two men supposed to be tramps, but Mr. O.
kindly replied To their pressing invitation by
a few shots from revolver, when his would
be ASSISTANTS had important business in some
other quarter.
Application has been made to Judge Bond
by the counsel of Daniel Stewart, one OF
the parties to the canal suit, TO have re-
ceiver of the canal appointed during the
pending Of the suit for the purpose OF stop
ping, as Is alleged, useless expenditure
of canal funds. The court will reply in a
few days.
On Saturday fourteen railroad cars were
loaded at IIagerstown with cattle for the
Baltimore and Washington markets There
were $50 head of cattle, 81 sheep, 70 hogs,
II horses and mules. Thirty head of the
cattle We're from Governor Hamlton's farm,
which were purchased by Mr.. Howard
Griffith, of this county.
In the canal investigation at Annapolis
on Tuesday last, Mr.. |. X. Maus, of this
town, and former superintendent on the
canal, denied the charge that men had been
employed ON the canal in the fall Of 1878
for the purpose Of carrying Montgomery
county for Mr.. Peter, the candidate for Con
gress, and that the company did not inter
lerc with employees, and let them vote as
they pleased. A large number OF men were
discharged before the prinmries
Mr.. Waters, Of the firm Of Newly d Wa
tiers was in town Monday, en- roate to Fred
rick county with their wonderful method Of
horse eating. They are dog men.
They have canvassed Montgomery county,
and have been very successful ia the sale Of
their method, have given universal satisfac-
ton and are endorsed by all the horsemen Of
the county. Our readers would do we'll to
see these gentlemen and obtain their method
of dog-trotting. 1t is common sense; any
one can use il, and we speak I'll what we
know, having witnessed them eating hofes
in our town.
March, lick .cas the affections Ola cDquette,
is upon Us in all it, glory, AMI while every
bodys' spirits went down below zero during
the late cold snap, our boy Ike, rs he rat by
the stove cracking peanuts, relieved his bur
dened mind in the following poetic strain:
At first il blew
And then IL snew,
We thought we were gOncr,
But il changed 10 thew,
While we turned blue,
As we sat in our chimney corner.