Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1881-02-11
gofal aud gersuual.
Town and Country

Town and Country
The citizens Of Spencerville have organ
lied brass band
The snow and ice have played sad havoc
with spouting in this locality.
The County School Teachers Association
meets in this place tomorrow.
The "beautiful" still fingers with US al
though "old sol" is doing his level best to
set it running.
Who, in this locality, cannot repeat in
glowing earnestness: "Come gentle Spring,
ethereal mildness, Gomez"
On Monday last Deputy Sheriff Jones, of
Berry's District, took to. the Aims House a
colored pauper named Gibson.
On account of the illness of Rev. Mr..
Tourney, Rev. Mr. Simpson officiated at the
Presbyterian church on Sabbath last
The Town Commissioners have deter
mined to purchase lot of fire ladders to be
placed at convenient points in our town.
The springs of water are so low and wells
dry in some localities that farmers are melt
ing snow with which to water their stock.
After suspension of months duration
the Rockville Monthly Visitor again puts in
an appearance, this time with back to it.
More wood has been brought to town dur
ing the past eight weeks than during any
previous winter we have had for a long
time.
Frank Schley, Of Cumberland, has been
investigating the condition of the little "Bob
Whites" and reports them still alive and
healthy.
Camp Meetings and Agricultural Fairs
are already being talked Of in this State
Would it not be better to wait until the snow
has disappearedf
"Hen fruit" demands extravagant prices,
and unless warm weather soon intervenes,
somebody will have to suspend the manu-
facture of egg-nog.
A marriage license was issued since our
last issue, in Washington, to Mr.. Lloyd Hill,
of this county, and Catharine b. Littleford,
of Prince Georges county.
Valentines ore flying about thick, and it
is an amusing study of nature to watch the
varied emotions exhibited under the bangs
of the average young lady when she re-
ceives one.
The Ladies' Underwear Mandatory at
Elicott city is now in successful operation.
Its hot air engine drives eighty sewing ma
chimes. Why cannot Rockville enterprise
start some similar mandatory.
1t is with pleasure that we state that Mr.
Joseph Baily, of whom mention was made
in our last issue as being very sick, is i'm
proving rapidly. and we hope to see him
among us soon again.
If you desire us to furnish you good
local newspaper contribute your mite. There
is something transpiring in every locality
which will interest almost every reader OF
our journal. Please send us the items
Mrs. James, wife of the late Horatio James
who was accidentally burned to death in
1861, died at her residence about one mile
from this place, on "Wednesday evening last
She was well known and much respected in
this community.
- The English Sparrows do not wait to
choose their mates till the 14th of Febru-
airy, according to the old tradition, but upon
any pleasant day, for week or two past
their noisy uproar indicated that they were
anticipating that time. If there are any
police regulations among them, the staff
must have their hands full, for their contests
are of very fierce character.
Tuesday, A. b. Davis, the School Board,
so he has designated himself by signing
1.-The Board" to communication in his own
handwriting and written in Baltimore, which
interested that Board and without the pre-
sentation of which to the other two members
for rejection or approval to our positive
N0owledge. came over from Baltimore city
70 order another entry in his account book
kept over Owens drug store, this town
ofhis per diem.
st Valentines Day comes on Monday
next Shrove-Tuesday viii be on the LIST OF
March and AshW ednesday on the I'd OF
March; st. Patrick's Day will be on Thurs
day, March 18th. Palm-Sunday will be on
the 10th of April. Easter-Sunday falls on
April nth. Ascension Day comes on May
26th. Whit-Sunday will be along on June
9Th; Trinity-Sunday June 18th, and Corpus
Christi, Thursday, June 10th.
The benefits ofadvertising was fairly illus
trated last week by the finding of the revolt
yer advertised in last Fridays SENTINEL
and its return to this office. for its owner, on
Saturday. If you have found or lost any
article of value, or have anything for sale
the columns of our paper is just the place tc
tell the people of it, as it is read by nearly
every intelligent man, woman and child in
the county.