Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1881-10-28
goeal aud gersnnal.
Town and Country.

The new school house at Knowles Sta
ton has been completed.
On Wednesday last workmen commence
laying brick on the new Town Hail.
Mr.. John Adamson and bride, of Staun-
ton, Va, are visiting friends in this place.
Master Walter Morgan has been employed
as messenger at the railroad depot in this
place.
A series of meetings commenced at the
Baptist church in this place on Wednesday
night last
Monday and Tuesday night last copious
rains fell, which will help the wheat to no
little extent
The wheat in the neighborhood of Sandy
Spring is looking fine and much better than
in this locality.
c. NJ Towson is on hand this week with
full supply of first-class dry goods at
prices to please ALL
A cryptogramic headstone; 90. L. D.;
S. o. l.. D.; c. o. L. D.; NJ, o. L. D." For
particulars, see small bills.
A trainman named Stupe was badly in
jured by being caught between two cars at
Gaithersburg one day last week.
The Comus Club will give their first en-
tertainment of the season on Wednesday
evening next at the Court House.
Mr.. S. L. Mulican is now placing in his
mill on Watts Branch Il corn crusher, which
will be ready for work in a short time.
The French and German guests of the ma
ton visited Rockville on Wednesday last
They were received by the usual crowd at
the depot and remained about one minute,
while the train stopped.
The annual meeting of the Association Of
Public School Commissioners of the State
of Maryland will be held at the office of the
State Board Of Education, Baltimore city
ON Tuesday, November 22d next.
Mr.. Jos. r. Rabbit, of this town, caught
eleven bass at Muddy Branch on Wednes
day last. Two of the number weighed
pounds-one A pounds and II ounces, and
the other pounds and ounces
Married in Georgetown, ID. c., at Trinity
church on Tuesday, the 18th instant, by
Rev. Father Gallen, Miss Maggie, daughter
of Thomas Lyddane, Esq, of this county, tc
Mr. II. j. Varnell, Of Georgetown, ID. c.
On Saturday last Singleton Franklin
colored, was committed to Jail on charge
of cutting colored man and woman witt
Il knife in the neighborhood of Spencer
vile. The wound inflicted upon the man is
said to be dangerous.
Drovers' Rest, D. G., Oct. 20, 1S8l.-55(
Cattle, up--best, 5 to Ole; good Az to Sc
medium fair, to Al C; thin steers, oxer
and cows, "a to 3lc. $50 Sheep and Lambs
Lambs, 5 to &c; Sheep, 81 to Ate. II
Cows and Calves, $25 to $50.
Martha Warren, negro woman, aged
about twenty years, was arrested and com
mitted to Jail on Monday last for setting fir
to the hay stack of Mr. Hart Richtor, nea
Germantown, last week. She has confessed
the crime, but claims that "the devil made
her do IT,"
Col Charles r. Belt, perhaps the oldest
resident of the District, and highly es
tccmed gentleman, died at his residence a
Chevy Chase, above Tennallytown, on Sun
day, after short illness. Col. Belt was
aged ninety years, after a residence Of eighty
years in the District-POst.
Thos. l.. Hume, a prominent merchant 0
Washington, and wcl-known in this coun
ty, died at his place of business in the above
city, on Sunday morning last, Having beer
stricken with apoplexy on the previous
evening and remaining unconscious during
the night. lie was forty-three years Of age
and leaves a wife and six children.
On Tuesday last Judge Bouic granted {
writ of ha6eas corpus to bring before the
Court the body of Cranmer G. Griffin, now
prisoner in the House of Correction
Griffin was sentenced to imprisonment in
that institution for an offence committed in
Frederick city. He is native of this coun'
ty and resided in this place for several years
Messrs. Dawson and Bouc are counsel fol
the prisoner, and the case will be tried here
on Monday next.
Pending our stay at the Yorktown Cen
tennial we were the guests Of the "Monu
mental" kept by our enterprising friends
Messrs Offutt, Maus & Garrett, of this coun
ty, who did not forget to extend every cour
tesy We sincerely hope their enterprise
was financial success. On our way NJ
the bay, we made the acquaintance Of Mr.
S. A. Cunningham, Esq, of Atlanta, Ga, al
accomplished gentleman and editor of thu
South We acknowledge an exchange thi
week.