Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1881-01-07
gueal aud gersumal.
Town and Country.

The young folks of Gaithersburg propose
giving dance in the near future
Rev. Father Gallen, on Sunday last, began
his ministerial labors in St. Marys church
Of this place.
The roof of large wood-house belong
ing to Mr.. NJ. Green fell yesterday morning
from the weight of snow lying upon it.
The beautiful" continues to fall at inter-
walls to the disgust of pedestrians and the in
finite delight of the rrepressible small boy.
A telephone line between Baltimore and
Washington has been erected and put in
operation by the Baltimore & Ohio railroad.
When our farmer friends of the county
visit Rockville, drop into the SENTINEL Of
flee and tell us the news of your neighbor-
hood.
The State appropriation of the school fund
for this county, on the 25th inst, is $3,676.A
-$2,63220 to the white and $104424 to the
colored schools
An adjourned meeting Of the Trustees of
= the Poor will be held Tuesday February list.
This time is desired to prepare their accounts
for the past year.
Mr.. Samuel M. Buzzard, one of the Fred
erick County Commissioners, was paral-
yzed few days ago, and is lying in q very
critical condition.
tits now cautiously remarked that "a liar
can tire out u fact quicker than any news
paper writer now living, by the simple pro-
cess of Harvesting it up in his imagination"
The lady friends of DR.. +. E. Stonestreet
has thrown around him, not the cold mantle
of charity, but good warm overcoat, as a
token of their appreciation and esteem. 1t
was Christmas gift.
A little child of Mr.. Pierce, residing at
or near Bethesda, this county, on Saturday
last, fell against red hot stove badly burn
ing one side of its face, neck and arms. The
injuries are not considered fatal
We have passed through the shortest after
moons of the season and they have now be-
gun to lengthen The mornings will con-
tnye TO shorten until tomorrow and then
commence lengthening gradually.
On the Both ult Mr. A. 5. Abel, the VEN
cradle editor and proprietor of the Baltimore
ISun, sent to Marshall Gray six one hundred
dollar checks to be dispensed by the various
police captains to the needy poor of Balti-
more on New Years day.
- twenty-five head of fine CATTLE fattened
and owned by Messrs. H. ID. Cooke and Jas.
b. Gather, passed through this town Tues
day onward to the farm of Mr.. VIM. Brooke,
who purchased them. They were as fine as
we have seen pass here for sometime.
Esquire Morgan, on Saturday last inter
viewed Thomas Davis and Benjamin Cook,
both gentlemen of African descent, about
disturbing religious meeting the night
previous They appeased outraged justice
by contributing $3.50 to the public funds
by way of fines and costs.
The Union School in Medley's District
was closed last week on account of the prev
alence of scarlet fever in that neighborhood.
The disease is not of malignant form
however, but two deaths have occurred,
two little children of Mr.. John II. Lynch,
have died.
Hons. VIM. Myers, of Indiana, and Jesse
Caldwell, of Kentucky, members of the
lower branch of Congress, spent their New
sear's Day with Mr. VIM b. Green, of this
town. This was their first appearance in
Rockville and they expressed themselves as
- 81 uch pleased with their visit.
The two cattle thieves mentioned in the
SESIINEL of last week, named Robert Jones
and Jerry Miles, and who escaped from the
Officers of Frederick have been arrested in
i'm Virginia. A requisition has been made
for the rascals, and they will probably have
an~0pportunity to learn a trade in the peni
tertiary.
Mr.. Amos West, of Jamestown neighbor-
hood, this county, lost fine mare by per-
ishing in snow-drift. Mr.. West had turned
herout of the stable, to feed from strawrick
in field in which there was deep wash
cat drifted full of snow, and in wandering
abo0t she walked into it, and, powerles'
to extricate herself therefrom, froze to death
The Episcopal Church fair held at Gath
burg last week, for the benefit OF theii
church fund, we are glad to learn, proved {
Success notwithstanding the extreme colo
weather at that time. The tables groanet
beneath the weight of the good things o.
life, and everything passed off pleasantly Il
all concerned. The youngsters kept up the
dancing exercises until an early hour of thu
morning.
Mr. VIM. b. Miller, coachmaker at Brooke
vile, this county, we understand sustained
collapse, from the great weight of snow, o
an old roof under which he had stored his car
riages, entirely demolshing them In thi
loss Mr.. NJ has our heartiest sympathy, bu
the last issue of the SENTINEL contained {
warning upon this very point, and we nov
briefly renew it--there is danger in leaving
the snow lie on roof, more especially
rain should fall on it, absorbing the waite
and doubling its weight.
The St Marys Beacon advises that W
send a committee 10 Leonardtown TO inves
tigate the plan and workings of the Tow
Hall there, before building ours in Port TO
bacco. We second the motion and woul'
like TO be on that COMMUNICATION Iotdcc
Independent. We would amend that sug
geston by inserting Rockville and that an
other man be placed ON that COMMITTEES
We're not selfish, however, but will saeritic
our time talent, etc, to investigate the aboy
matter if the "dear people, whose servan
we are" will pay our expenses!
The Board of County School Commission
.ers, on Tuesday last, presented the Count
Commissioners with communication of tn
formers own Matching. 1t pretends to as
for an appropriation by the County Con
imissioners of $l2O7 93. To defray some e1
.nanaaa an,ong which IL tho avnanae of x20