Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1881-12-02
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Town and Country.

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Fresh cows are selling in this commu nifty
for from $45 to $50.
The Comus Club has fixed Tuesday, 3rd
of January, for their entertainment.
Many people are now butchering their
p9fkk,~>Me have not heard of any large ones
On Wednesday Of last week Mr. William
Shaw died at GAINESVILLE, in the 79,h year
of his age.
There will be grand rush for holiday
goods to C. M. Towson's. See advertise
ment in another column.
Nathan w. Allnutt has been appointed
postmaster at Dawsonsyille, in this county,
vice Arthur Williams, resigned
A marriage license was issued in Wash
ington on Tuesday to John G. Dyer, of Fair
fax county, Va, and Sarah II. Conway, of
this county.
Mr. Nicholas NJ. Howes, of this county,
and Miss Bette NJ Walker, of Alexandria,
Va, were married in Washington Thanks
giving day.
A plain gold ring lost on the streets of
Rockville is advertised in another column.
The finder will be rewarded by leaving the
same at this office
A protracted meeting is in progress at the
Baptist charch in this place The meetings
at the Christian church still continue with
marked success.
A neat monument the handiwork of our
townsman, Mr.. ]. NJ. Hagey, has been erect
ed over the remains ofthe late Judge Bowie,
in the Episcopal burying- ground.
The line of the Baltimore, Cincinnati and
Western Central railroad, as just surveyed,
will run about three miles north of Gathers
burg and divides the granary of Mr.. Geo.
Ray. E
The attention of those desiring to pur-
chase cheap clothing, boots, shoes, hats, guns,
revolvers, &c, is called TO the card of G.
Goldberg, Washington, d. c., in our paper
to-day.
Composition and letter writing by school
children are far more instructive and useful
than any other branch Of study, and yet it
is not adopted 10y one school ont of fifty
nowadays.
A protracted meeting of the NJ. f. Church
has been in progress at Clarksburg for sew
eral days and nights. Several prominent
citizens of that vicinity have united with
the church.
Jacob Kelchner, of Nantcoke Pa, father
of Sheriff Kelchner, died at the above place
ON Sunday last, aged SO years. Court being
in session it was impossible for the Sheriff
to attend the funeral.
Collector Bailey has paid out over $l,10O
for witnesses and jury certificates for the
present Term of Court. Fourteen hundred
dollars was the amount levied. for the ex-
penses of the present term Of court
In the election of Phil. Smith to take the
place of Mr.. Dowden, who made splendid
officer, Carksburg Collection District is
without representation in the Board of
County Commissioners and Rockville Dis
trict has two representatives.
George S. Huff's Black Goods Store, No.
7l3, Seventh street, Washington, is the only
store making a speciality of Black Dress
Goods, Trimmings, Mornings, &c, in the
city. Double-width, all-wool Cashmeres
selling for IS cents per yard. Try Them
The Board of Health, of this district, have
invited Henry G. Hallowell, Esq, of this
county, to deliver lecture upon SANITARY
measures" in the Court House this evening
at n o'clock. He has accepted the invita-
ton. All persons are invited to attend
Messrs. Scheler & Stevens, pharmacists,
sos Pennsylvania avenue, Washington, ID.
c., certainly have as neat and well arranged
drug store as can be found in the city. Their
stock is always fresh, and as chemists they
occupy the front rank OF their profession.
AS the holidays are rapidly approaching
it becomes question with great many as
to the best place to procure the necessary
ingredients for egg-nog, apple-toddy, mince
pies, &c, and that question can be easily
solved by reference to the card of Mr.. VIM.
Muehleisen, in our paper to-day
The Directors of the Town Hall, at q
meeting held Wednesday evening, determ-
ined to build the entire walls of the struc-
ture of brick instead of the roofing which
was originally intended to fill up the Zach
ing void" of the sides. The Hall will pre-
sent very creditable appearance when fin
ished under the proposed plan.
Rev. E. II. Cumpston for many years the
minister in charge of the Presbyterian church
in this place, and his amiable wife are at
present on visit to their numerous friends
in this vicinity. They are both in good
health, and we have no doubt their limited
time among us will be spent pleasantly,
both to themselves and acquaintance.
We are in receipt of an unique List
of Members of the Forty-Seventh Con
gress, session of 1912, published by II.
o. Polkinhorn, 632 ID street, Washington,
ID. c. Within its pages will also be found
the residences of the members, by States,
and table of distances from Washington
10 the principal cities of the United States.
Nothing adds more to the beauty and
comfort of home than to have the rooms
tastefully carpeted and this can be accom-
plshed at small expense by visit to the
popular house of Julius Lansburgh, 315
Seventh street, Washington, ID. c., where
at all times can be found an immense as
sortment to select from. See new adver-
tisement
Mr.. Joseph Cropsey, of Washington, ID.
c., had two Of his children, aged respective
ly nine and thirteen years, stolen a few
weeks since by man named Bob Sanford,
who is about forty years Of age, five feet, ten
inches high, black moustachc and chin
whiskers, and his wife is deaf and dumb
They travel in a covered wagon, and were
traced TO this place.
The late Charles Prout, Of Charles county,