Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1881-08-05
gnfal aud gerspual.
Town and Country.

The National Fair Association, of Wash
ington, will give its exhibition from the 10th
to the 18th of October.
MIR. Jas. Connell has purchased the house
and lot of Mr.. VIM. H. Rabbit, on the Great
Falls road, for $500.
The Summit Hotel at Gaithersburg has
been leased by Mr.. Juan Boyle for five years
and will be conducted by him.
G. nj. Towson is on hand with new fall
goods. Do not fail to read his advertise
ment in this issue.
A liberal collection was taken up Sunday
in the Christian Church of this place to aid
in the erection of the new edifice in Wash
ington.
A camp meeting, excursion and circus
will fill the desire of almost every man,
woman and child Of this county week after
next.
If you wish TO have a pleasant time, visit
the Tournament and Fete Champetre at
Carroll Chapel, on next Tuesday and We'd
nesday.
We are glad to be able to report that Col.
Alfred Spates has entirely recovered from
his late sickness. He will return to his
home in Cumberland in few days.
The School Board on Tuesday examined
teachers for second grade and on We'd
nesday those for the first. In the new school
districts trustees were appointed.
About five hundred people attended the
basket picnic at Jacksonville on Tuesday
Of this week. The occasion will long be
remembered as one of the most pleasant
gatherings at that place.
On Saturday Mr. Erasmus West, father-in-
law of the late Nathan Jones, died at his
residence near Jamestown, in the S7th year
of his age He leaves large circle of friends
and acquaintance to mourn his loss.
On Thursday next the Camp Meeting at
Washington Grove will commence and con-
tinue until the Gath instant From present
indications it will be more generally at
tended than ever before.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad will
bring to Rockville the material necessary
for the construction of the Town Hall at
half the usual freight rates This is GER
tainly kind on the part of the railroad Off
Gals.
Drovers' Rest, d. c., Aug. 2, 18S1.-290
Cattle, up-best, 81 to SIC; good, 5 10 54c !;
medium fair, Az to 5 &c; thin steers, oxen
and cows, 81 TO 4c. 1919 Sheep and Lambs
Lambs, 81 to &c; Sheep, 81 to 44c. 15
Cows and Calves, $40 to SAB.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Com
pany has adopted n new patent lock gate,
with six paddles the invention of Mr. S.
d. Young. These gates will be used by
this company in the lengthening of the locks.
The officers and members of the Rock
vile Christian Sabbath School will attend a
reunion of the institutions OF the same de-
nomination at Harper's Ferry, on Wednes-
day, the 18th instant, to which they invite
all their friends. Round trip tickets from
Rockville will be sold at 81, children half
price.
Our correspondent at Germantown in
forms us that that locality was visited by
severe storm of rain, thunder and lghSAng
on the night of the 1st instant. Lightning
struck the barn of Mr.. Jacob +. Snyder.
There was ten tons of hay stored in the
building at the time Very little damage
was done.
The dwelling house of Mr.. Luther King,
near Clarksburg, was struck by lightning
on Monday night last The roof, weather
boarding, plastering, etc, was injured and
the nerves of the inmates badly unstrung.
A lamp was upset, but the flames were
quickly eXtinguished
The following appointments for the Fair
were made by the Executive Committee OF
the Agricultural Society on Wednesday last;
Assistant secretary, J. L. Armstrong; assist
ant treasurer, VIM. b. Veirs; clerk in the
hall, A. ID. Green; gate keepers, j. w. Graf,
NJ Green, J. J. W. Day, Frank Burroughs,
Eli Moulden; ticket sellers, z. T. Clagett,
Jno Heeter, Jr. The amount to be paid
each official has been fixed at $3.50.
Capt Thos Griffith and Mr.. Geo. II. Rice
were in town on Tuesday making arrange
ments for the coming reunion of the First
Maryland Cavalry, G. S. A. The time fixed
upon is during the Fair and the members
will no doubt have a pleasant time and find
themselves rightroyally entertained by our
citizens.
Wash. b. Williams, Esq, the gentlemanly
proprietor of the Washington Grove hotel,
gave an entertainment of music, reading,
etc, on Monday evening last by Washing
ton talent, mostly guests Of the hotel. The
interior of the building was handsomely
decorated, and everything was done TO rem
der the evenings entertainment one of unal-
loyed pleasure.