Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1881-02-18
Iofal aud gersoual.
Town and Country.

Ao"h anu country.
1t is good time to advertise valentines
Another cold "blizzard" on Wednesda,
evening.
Our thanks are due Hon. M G.. Urner fol
valuable public documents.
Get your Spring Poetry ready now anc
and avoid the rush few weeks hence.
There is now some prospect Of a brass
band being organized in Rockville.
Rev. II. L. Hatcher will preach in the
Baptist church of this place on Sabbath
next at II A. NJ. and n IN.
On Tuesday next the Gaithersbure Grange
will meet at their hall. A full attendance
is requested.
1t is said that concert for the benefit Of
the M. E. church of this place, is proposed
for some time next month.
On Monday marriage license was issued
in Washington TO Mr. James Harper and
Miss Matilda Thomas, both of this county.
Mr.. c. Newton Trundle, of Frederick
county, has purchased the Davis farm o.
2074 acres, near Derwood station, Montgom
cry county, for $500 cash.
After all the talk about the defects in the
system of counting the Electoral vote, Gar.
field went in on Wednesday of last week
without ripple.
Georgia did not count this year. The
National Committees, will no doubt, give
the State politicians some valuable and i'm
portant advice in 1894.
The donation party held at St. Mary's
Institute on Thursday evening of last week
was well attended and the donations numer
Gus. 1t was very pleasant affair
The difference between H. A. Dawson,
fruitful arch" and the fruitful arch pos.
sessed by all other successful merchants is
that the former makes tasteful exhibition
On Monday last, valuable colt, the prop
ty Of Mr. Zach. Williams, living near Beth.
esda, attempted to jump paling fence but
failed in doing so and was fatally impaled
on aspicket
Since the disappearance of the snow til,
ugly looking stone piles in front of the
Court House have again put in an appear
ance. Why is il that the Town Commits
sioners do not have them removed.
The stable and cow-shed on the property
of Col. James b. Gather, near Gaithersburg
the house and lot being occupied by Mr.. Johl
Smith, were destroyed by fire, originating
from spark from the pipe of the occupant
on Monday morning last
John j. Suman, printer, died at hi.
fathers residence, in Frederick City, on Sat
urday last, aged twenty-four years, tel
months and three days. He was a younl
man universally esteemed by all who knew
him. He learned his trade in the Eramine
office in that city.
On Tuesday last Mr. VIM. T. Grimes, a
mortgage, sold the Robertson Mill propert,
to Mr. S. T. Mullican, of this place, for tn,
sum of 1915. It's the intention of the pur
chaser, as soon as the sale is ratified by tn
Court to put the mill and its surrounding
in perfect order and transact regular mill
ing business We wish Mr. Mullican sue
cess in his new enterprise.
John Duffy, aged about eighteen years
was lodged in Jail on Monday last on tn
charge of horse stealing He had taken
"a horse from colored man named Edward
f. Clark, who is said to reside near Sandy
Spring, and rode it to Washington, bu
alleges that he did not offer it for sale Of
had any intention of doing so. He says he
had hitched the horse to IL tree-box when
two policemen arrested and lodged him in
the Central Station, from whence word wal
sent to the owner who, upon recovering hii
horse, brought the above charge agains
him. He will probably get his trial at tn
March term of our Circuit Court.
About fifteen years ago Mr.. John Orn
dorff, son of Mr.. VIM. Orndorff, deceased
left his home near this place for the ia
west, and during all this time nothing hat
been heard of him until last week, when hi
Washington, received letter from him il
which he states that after leaving here h,
went to the Hot Springs of Arkansas, wher
he was thoroughly cured of rheumatism
Sic afterwards married, has two children
and is now extensively engaged in stool
growing.and farming. During his absenc
his father died and in the settlement Of hi
estate the Orphans Court decided that tn
absentee was dead, and the property wa
accordingly divided among the remaining
heirs.