Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1881-03-25
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Town and Country.
March will march out ON Thursday next
Ifa man asks the loan of your umbrella,
tell him it's Lent.
A roller skating mania has seized the ju-
veniles of Baltimore.
About the only force some people have is
the force of habit.
The County Commissioners will meet on
the first Teusday in April.
Mr.. c. Brashears has just completed his
residence on his farm near Burtonsville.
Large flocks of wild geese have been pass
ing Northward during the past week.
Mr.. E. H. Burton has commenced the
erection Of fine residence in Burtonsville.
1t now turns out that there are 100000
more males than females in the United
States.
Five hundred tons of Rock Oak Bark are
advertised for by Baker & Son, of Frede-
rick county. See ad.
c. NJ. Towson advertises new Spring car
pets at very low figures. See advertisement
under obituary notice.
-Four suits for malicious prosecution have
been removed here for trial from the Supe-
rior Court of Baltimore city.
Mr.. H. II. Carter, formerly O: this town,
has been elected Vice-President of the
Frederick and Pennsylvania railroad.
On the 9th inst, Rev. w. Goodrich said o
few words to Mr.. VIM. S. Ditto and Mag
gle G. Pettinger, of Washington county, and
now she's Ditto.
There are men who have denied the COM
ing of the judgement, but never one who
felt skeptical enough to say the tax collector
will not call on them.
Rev. +. M. Strother will preach next Sun
day at Potomac Chapel in the morning !;
Harriss' school house in the afternoon and
Rockville at night
The vacancy in the Board OF Trustees Of
the Academy, occasioned by the death of
Judge Bowie, will be filled at the next regu-
lar meeting of that body.
The Trustees of the Poor have been au.
thorized by the County Commissioners to
purchase fifty acres OF land from J. W..
Wagner at $50 per acre.
Mr.. J. Sprigg Poole has been elected Pres
ident of the Board of Directors of the hotel
corporation of Gaithersburg; p. II. Smith,
treasurer, and J. b. Diamond, secretary.
The Rockville Lyceum has decided to
postpone the public exhibition, which was
advertised for the 26th instant, on account
of the court house being draped in mourn
ing.
About this time last year we were the re-
cipients of fine lot of Strawberries and
"lived high" this year, however, we are
worrying along on short cake and molasses
and signing for Spring
The oldest son of Mr.. John g. Bohrer cut
one of his feet very badly few days since.
The wound is healing finely, we are inform
ed, and we hope the the young lad is not
permanently injured.
Thos. Brooks, colored, attended gather.
ing of negroes in house on the farm Of Mr..
Spencer Watkins, ON Friday night last, and
in fracas cut several of the parties, one
seriously He was lodged in Jail here on
Wednesday.
Mr. S. Il. Mullican is thoroughly repair
ing the old John T. Robertson mill, situated
on Watts Branch, which he lately pur-
chaser This will be an indispensable con-
venience to the community, when 1t is put
in working order.
Gov Hamilton has withdrawn the death
warrant of Felix Munshower, caused by tn G
case going to the Court of Appeals on a
writ of error from Frederick county. The
prisoner is cheerful and is taking life easy
so to speak, and carries the belief that be
will secure new trial and eventually BIZ
cleared. His execution had been fixed for
to-day.
An exchange says that small as may ap-
pear the resources of typography, they can
nevertheless lay claim to the following
graphic" attempt at portrait painting-ex'
pressive of