Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1880-12-17
gnfal aud gersuual.
Town and Country.


Town and Country.
Wild Turkeys are said to be plentiful in
the Big Pines.
Scarlatina is said to be prevalent in Pooles-
vile and vicinity.
The Circuit Court of Frederick county is
now in session.
The epizootic in this place and vicinity has
nearly disappeared.
1t was muskrats that emptied the ice pond
of Mr.. N. D. Offutt last Saturday night.
The Rockville Lyceum organized glee
club as one ofits auxiliaries last Friday night.
Philemon J. Smith has been appointed
postmaster at Damascus, vice Philo. Smith,
resigned.
The Cinderella Club have in preparation
another literary treat to be given some time
in January.
Look out for chicken and turkey thieves
they want Christmas roast, or to sell some
body else one.
What has become of the Rockville Gun
Club9 Have they "gone up" or is ii because
their barl is empty?
Andrew Small Academy would have been
destroyed by fire on Friday last, but for the
timely discovery of the dreaded element.
The protracted meeting which has been in
session for sometime past, at Poolesville, has
been the means of doing considerable good.
When boy sees a nice round stone lying
on tie ground, he always thinks it is mighty
mean that there isn't yellow dog in the vi
cinity.
4 marriage license was issued in Wash
ington last week to Geo. F. Burrows, of
Tennallytown, D. G., and Mary E. Pyles, of
this county.
A throat disease has been the cause of the
death of many a fine porker in this county
lately but the carcasses have been cured
since they died.
Grant delivered one of his 81 thank you
one and all" speeches to the Boys in Blue
on the occasion of his reception at Wash
ington on Monday.
The insane colored boy, John Jackson,
who has been confined in our Jail for some
time was taken by Sheriff Kelchner, on
Wednesday, to the Maryland Insane Hospi-
tai.
On Monday last Rev. Father Gallen, the
new pastor of st. Marys Church, of this
place, visited Rockville. He returned to
Washington, and it is said he is pleased
with his new charge.
The Editorial Association Of this State
contemplates greeting its President, Hon
George f. Cotton, on his return from Eu-
rope at a banquet, at the Rennert House,
Baltimore, on the 9Th Of January next.
VIM Brewer, Esq, residing near Bealls-
vile, was severely injured last Friday He
was working with a Ratchet and in making
II blow something caught il and the blade
turning struck him on the forehead. Con
siderable blood was lost, but the wound is
not considered dangerous
Mr. II. +. Veirs, it is said, will be rendered
the position of cabinet-maker to the House
of Representatives under the Republican re-
gime that is to dawn upon us on the 4th of
March next. Mr. VIM. T. Dove now fills
the position. If Mr.. Veirs should get the
appointment we would be glad of it, for he
is capabe-and qualified. If FIVE must have
"A Republican to fill that office, he is the man
Babies have become so numerous in Frede-
tick that they are found sitting around in
glass jars. On Wednesday Of last week
Lizzie Valentine, colored girl, found
glass jar containing the body of dead in
FAINT The coroner was notified, but the de-
composition of the body rendered it impos-
sible to give anything like verdict as to
the cause of the infants death.
The thirteenth annual Sunday School
Convention of the State of Maryland con-
vened on Tuesday in the Mount Vernon
Place NJ. +. Church, Baltimore. Thirty
schools have been organized and eighteen
re-organized by the Union during the past
year in the State. The several counties of
the State were well represented, those from
Montgomery were as follows: ID. II. Bouic,
Anna Veirs, G. r. Murphy, w. Benson, j.
II. Zeigler, Richard L. Saunders and Mrs.
Davidson.
On Thursday Of last week the Court of.
Appeals filed its opinion in the case of Felix
Munshower VS.. the State of Maryland. Mum
shower was charged with the killing Of Jas.
l.. Wetzell in woods near Emmittsburg,
Frederick county, on the 9TH of August, 1879
was tried at the December term Of the Cir
cult Court of the same year and found guilty
of murder in the first degree. The opinion
Of Judge Miller of the Court Of Appeals af-
firms the judgment of the Court below.
Messrs. McShery and Urner were counsel
for the prisoner. There is now no more APP
peals and the prisoner must hang, unless
something providential turns upin bis favor
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