Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1881-12-23
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Town and Country

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MIs ex-President Grant is to preside at
the White House New Years Day.
The Rockville Lyceum will have its next
public meeting on Friday evening, Decem-
Der 30th.
1t is all canard about Rev. Father Boyle
leaving Washington to accept a passionate in
Maryland.
Mr.. William b. Veirs, who has been trav-
cling through the Wess, returned home on
Thursday last
Holiday goods can be obtained at Z. u.
Towson's by the foot, yard or cord. Any
thing and in any quantity to suit purchasers
1t is reported by those who are supposed
to know whereof they speak, that several
weddings are in the near future hereabouts.
Do not forget the oyster supper and dance
at Summit Hotel, GaitheIsburg, on We'd
nesday night next. A good time is ex-
pected.
On the first proximo the work of length
ening the locks on the canal will begin.
The materials are, it is said, about all de.
livered.
1t is rumored that Mr.. VIM. T. Jones has
leased his farm in Medley's District, to
gentleman named Yingling, from Frederick
county
The law Of 1880, reducing the boardi ng of
prisoners in Jail from 40 to 80 cents per day,
took effect with the beginning of Sheriff
Clements term.
Mrs Bergfeld has sold her farm of 1919
acres, in Berry's District, for 5000, to Mr..
j. w. Albaugh, manager of the Holiday
Street Theatre of Baltimore.
Mr.. A. p. Farley, of Washington, ID. c.,
has a small advertisement of interest to the
farmers Of Montgomery county. Be sure
and read his advertisement
The well known firm of Rasin & Co., of
Baltimore, manufacturers of fertilizers, have
made an assignment The assets will il is
said fail to cover their liabilities.
A colored shucker from Oxford has made
quite sensation in Annapolis the last two
or three days, by shocking gallon and
pint OF oysters in nine minutes. He is at
work with Josiah Russell & Co.
Mr. German introduced in the Senate on
Tuesday, a bill To reimburse III $40 to John
II. Huyett, or Hagcrstown, Nd, value of
goods taken by the Federal troops during
the war. 1t was referred TO the Committee
on Claims.
The attention of our readers is directed TO
the advertisement Of r. Harriss q Co., 432
Seventh street, Washington, ID. C. This firm
offer rare inducements to purchasers of holi-
day goods. Give them call after you have
read their notice.
Albert +. Fox and John w. Simms, trus-
tees, sold at auction in front of the Court
House on Tuesday farm Of 1874 acres on
the Metropolitan Branch of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad, near Knowles Station, TO
Mr.. Augustus Burgdorf, at $3.50 per acre
Ten hundred and fifty head of stock cattle
is the number bought and sold by Howard
season, and 1860 is about the amount of fat
cattle handled for the same time. Their
purchases were made mostly in West Vir-
GINA.
RcA G. I. Tper, pastor of the M. Il.
Church South, of this place, was unable TO
fill his appointments on Sabbath last on ac-
count of a severe attack of pneumonia. AT
present writing We are informed that the
Reverend gentleman has made little if any
progress by way of recovery.
Mr. George G. Sickles, father of General
Daniel E. Sickles, aged ninety.two years,
and said to be worth about $12000,000, was
married on "Wednesday in New York TO
Mrs. Mary Sheridan Sawyer, aged forty
years. 1t is supposed the youthful u groom
with his wife will take voyage to Europe
At an election he'd by the members of the
Rockville Lyceum, the following officers
were elected: President, p ID. Laird, Esq;
Vice President, j. w. Warner; Secretary,
A. II. Fletcher; Treasurer, L. G. Peter |;
General Committee, A. J. Almony, Thomas
Dawson, b. b. Owens, Misses Lizzie Her.
bert and Agnes J. Matlack.
The recount last week of the vote at the
late election for Messrs. Henderson. Dem
ocrat, and Purdum, Republican, to rep
resent this county in the lower House
of the Legislature, resulted in one vote
more for Mr.. Henderson than his oppo-
nent The official returns gave Henderson
two votes more than Mr.. Purdum.
Postoffice Inspector Henderson informed
the warden of the Baltimore Jail that pris-
oners confined in any Jail and not yet con
victed OF any crime, are entitled TO their
mail matter and officials have no right to
tamper with it under penalty of the law.
With convicts it is different; their letters
may be examined by the warden should he
deem IL necessary TO further the cause OF
justice
Glen Brooks, colored man of this place,
died on Monday evening last His life was
insured to the amount Of about $1,000 in
some Of the "wild cat" concerns of Pennsyl.
vania and Maryland. Had the Pennsylva-
mia authorities not meddled with number
Of" insurance companies within the limits
Of that State, there would have consid
cradle money come into the Golfers of some
of our venturesome citizens. But alas for
human expectations, there is "many a slip
between the cup and the lip"
Vennor ventures another prediction il
general, the details to be filled out in du,
time He saws othe Snrinp will no fairly
early, hot and dry, and the mid-Summe
cool and wet The Autumn promises to b.
open, dry and fine. There is likely to be
great deal of sickness during the year, bu
the weather, except in a few isolated sec
tons, will be favorable TO agricultural pur
suits. The Winter of 1882 bids fair to b.
open and generally mild, with but few, AM
those short-lived, storm periods"
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