Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1881-08-12
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Town and Country

Town and Country.
Tax Commissioner Woolford was in towr
on yesterday.
The list of premiums for the fair will ap
pear in our next issue.
Camp at Washington Grove commenced
on yesterday. An immense crowd is ex
pected on Sunday.
Comptroller Heating has decided thai
licenses for circuses and other shows mus
be taken out for the whole year.
Great bargains are offered in Dry Goods
by G. M. Towson, of Washington. Read
his card and give him Il call.
The girls at Saratoga call the fresh young
swells who are continually hanging around
and talking, "gas-fixtures.'
There is to be a coored tournament in
st. Mary's county on the 18th inst. "ro
this complexion hath it come at last"
The wheat crop in the neighborhood OF
Unity is turning out better than was ex-
pected and will average about twenty bushels
TO the acre.
The Loudoun County Agricultural Socie-
ty holds its 21st annual exhibition at Lees
burg Va, the present year on September
Goth, Dist, 22nd and 23rd.
The Rockville Lyceum will meet again
on September 18th. 1t is proposed TO In
augurate course of lectures during the
coming winter.
An orange grove in Putnam county, Fla,
which is assessed on the tax books at val
uation of 1900, was sold last week TO a gen
tleman from Washington city for $4,000.
Something like the asking price" for Rock
vile town lots.
Robt Dodson, colored, has been sentenced
TO two months in the House of Correction
by Justice Thompson, of Clarksburg. To
day he will have hearing before Judge
Bouc on writ Of habeas corpus.
We are sorry to announce the sudden
death of an infant twin daughter, aged about
fifteen months, OF our esteemed friend, Mr..
p G. Riley, She died on Monday afternoon
last at the family home, near Norbeck.
Particular attention should be given to
the new advertisement of j. Il. Young, of
Washington, ID. G., who is early in the field
with full supply Of new Fall Goods. En-
tire stock OF Summer Goods offered at prices
below cost.
Drovers' Rest, ID. c., Aug. 0, 1S81.-275
Cattle, up--best ST to SIC; good, Az TO SIC
medium fair, A to Al C thin steers, oxen
and cows, 81 to 4c. 1852 Sheep and Lambs
Lambs, A to &c; Sheep, 3 TO 4c. IS Cows
and Calves, $40 to $45
The superior" Grain Drill, advertised by
Mr. II. A. Dawson, in to-day's issue, is very
highly spoken of by the large number of
our farmers who have used it. 1t is con.
structed of the best material, runs with ease
to the team, and does its work in a thorough
manner Call and examine it at his Store
in this place.
Died at the residence of her brother, Juan
Boyle, Esq, near Gaithersburg, on the 9th
instant, Emily Beae, daughter of the late
Commodore J. j. Boyle, U. S. N, and wife
of u. Potect Esq, of Baltimore county. The
funeral will take place this friday morning
at $50 o'clock, and the remains will he in
tered at Oak Hill Cemetery, Georgetown
The Washington Post of Saturday last
reports that Rev. j. g. Henning, formerly
of this town and for many years Clerk OF
the county, but now of Washington, ID. G..
was stricken with paralysis in his right side
on Monday and is now lying speechless al
his residence. His physicians have grave
doubts Of his recovery.
The vast canvas paralins in which the
exhibitions of the old John Robinson take
place, are brilliantly illuminated by tho
wonderful electric light, with an iluminat-
ing power of 10000 candles. This makes
the darkest, dreariest night bright and cheer
full as noon day sun. The light is kept in
operation both day and night.
Vennor says we may expect great change
in the weather about the time the new
comet is in its perihelion, when it will be
also nearest the earth. This will occur on
the Goth of the present month. During the
time from the 18th to the goth of the present
month instead of being burned up, as We
might expect, we shall be nearly frozen by
frost, and strong, cold northerly winds.
young son of Mr.. Mortimer Griffith had
one Of his fingers nearly cut off on Sunday
evening last. He was climbing the hill be.
tween the dairy and the dwelling with q
crock of milk and slipped upon the ground
breaking the crock and cutting his finger
nearly off with a sharp edge of fragment Of
the crock. DIR. Maddox dressed the wound
at his Office Immediately after the accident
On Thursday last Charles Mobley was ar.
rested and committed TO Jail, in default OF
bail, by Justice Kiger, on charge of cruelty
to animals. The alleged offence consisted
in overdriving horse belonging TO Mr.. w
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of the case will be had on next Thursday
The law in cases of this kind fixes the fine
at not less than five nor more than twenty
dollars This is the first case of the kind in
this vicinity and attracts much attention.
The County Commissioners at their meet
ing on Tuesday passed iavorably upon the
report of the examiners in the case OF The
bridge over Watts branch at BealFs Mill
The matter OF building a bridge over tho
same stream one mile west OF Rockville was
submitted TO the former examiners, Samue
Jones, Gilbert Perry and Darius Clagctt.-