Montgomery County sentinel., 1881-09-02
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Town and Country.


Town and Country.
County Commissioners meet on Tuesday
next.
Rockville Lyceum is to be reorganized on
the 10th of September.
Beall & Laird, law firm of this town
have dissolved partnership.
Forrest Prettyman takes charge of pub
lie school at Hyattstown, this year.
The Domestic Sewing Machine will be
exhibited at the Fair. Read ad.
Another grand hop at Summit Hotel, ON
Saturday night.
The organization of brass and string
band combined, for this town, is talked of
at this time.
Mr.. Walter NJ Haney, of this vicinity, is
visiting his parents at Asbury Park, N ].
We wish him a pleasant time.
The local option weather of the past few
weeks has been hard on the gardens and
corn fields.
The new Fall Goods advertised by G. M.
Towson this week are of superior quality
and at low prices.
Mr.. Magruder Ricketts, gathered this sea-
son from an apple tree, on the Julius West
farm, thirty-four bushels of apples.
Capt. Strains new Gothic barn and gran
ary, near Brookeville, are finished, and the
style and finish render them ornamental as
well as useful
Although the Hebrews could not make
bricks for the Egyptians without straw, yet
in this country we can put up neat fire
proof chimney without bricks in few hours.
You can examine the drawing in another
column.
Drovers' Rest, d. c., Aug. 80, 1S81.-475
Cattle, up-best, 8 to 5tc; good, At to DC;
medium fair, to Al C; thin steers, oxen
Z and cows, 3 to 3ic. 1000 Sheep and Lambs
Lambs, 8 to 64c; Sheep, 2t to 4ic. is
Cows and Calves, $40 to $45.
We learn that extensive preparations for
the Fair are going on in Brookeville and
among the various articles to be exhibited
by the fair ladies of that place is an article
in the crochet line that is very beautiful
Look out for it when you visit Agricultural
Hall next week.
The Thirteenth Annual Reunion of the
surviving members of company A, First
Maryland Cavalry, G. S. A., will be held at
Rockville, on September 22nd, instead of Sep
tember 9th, as heretofore announced. Roll
call at s o'clock, p. NJ, and the address of
welcome to be delivered by S. c. Jones, Esq.
Attention is called to the sale of personal
property on the 18th instant, at the residence
of the late Mrs. Bib, near Gaithersburg.-
A very rare opportunity is presented to all
who wish to purchase fine furniture of the
latest and most approved style, valuable
stock and farming utensils.
Mr. James F. Byrne, who was student
al the Rockville Academy last year, will
teach at Harriss' school house this year. Mr.
B. is a sprightly young man of fine morals
and the patrons of that school are fortunate
in having him stationed in their midst
The Baltimore County Fair will open at
Timonium on the 9th instant and close on
the 9th. The display promises to be one Of
more than usual interest, particularly in the
cattle department An interesting feature
of the occasion will be the address, which
will be delivered by Speaker Randall of the
House of Representatives.
Messrs. II. j. and A. p. Bancroft, who are
at present engaged in securing material for
Col. Scharf's History Of Western Maryland,
called at our office on Tuesday last They
expect to remain in the county for some
time and will be pleased to get any informa-
ton from our people that can be used in the
preparation of the book. We hope they
may meet with that success which so i'm
portant an enterprise deserves.