Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1881-06-17
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Town and Country


Town and Country.
Candidates and flies are getting numerous
and full of life.
The Lyceum excursion to Occoquan was
indefinitely postponed.
Can lady ornamented with jewelry be
called the "Gilded Age2"
Do not fail to read C. NJ. Towson's new
advertisement in this issue.
Thirty guests constitute the number at
the Washington Grove Hotel.
Sarah V. Bacon, on trial at the time of
our last issue for infanticide, was acquitted.
Some sneak thief stole large number of
cabbage plants from the garden of Mr.. L.
Sadtler one night last week.
Rev. DIR. Graves, Missionary TO China,
preached to large audience in the Baptist
church on Sabbath evening last.
The harvest of grain and grass bid fair to
be full and complete this year and our
granger friends are correspondingly happy
Mrs J. H. Hatcher, of Cumberland county,
Va, delivered lecture in the NJ E. church
of this place on Tuesday night, subject
"The Witch of Endor"
Messrs. Cornelius NJ Bean and William
Cole have the contract for furnishing tele-
graph poles from Rockville 10 Gathers
burg for the Union Mutual Telegraph Com
pany.
Mr.. Cooke D. Luckett, principal of the
Rockville Academy, on the first proximo,
will continue summer session. Young
gentlemen interested will notice his adver-
tisement in another column.
Mr.. Zachary II. Owens, as administrator
of Jas. M. Bean, will offer on Monday next
valuable assortment of personal property.
Those interested will read the advertisement
in another column and attend the sale
The final examination of the students of
Rockville Academy will begin Friday next
and continue through the following week
and public exhibition will take place at
the Fair Grounds on Friday evening of the
first proximo.
A lady on Montgomery avenue was dec
Grating her room with pictures and perched
her husbands photo on the topmost nail !;
then she sat down to admire her work and
quietly remarked: Everything is lovely
and the goose hangs highw
Drovers' Rest, D. c., June IA, 18S1.-120
Cattle up-best to CSC; good to &c !;
medium fair, At TO Be, prime steers, oxen
and cows, 81 to 4ac. $50 Sheep and Lambs
Lambs, 6 TO 74c; Sheep Al to SIC 20
Cows and Calves, 1875 to $45
Deer Park and Oakland, two of the most
delightful mountain resorts in Maryland,
and among the most fashionable in the
country, opened for the season on Wednes-
day The indications are that both hotels
will be crowded with guests
As the time of the primary meetings is at
hand the stentorian voice of the politician,
who happens TO be out and wants to get IN,
is heard upon the street corners, discussing
the financial condition of the State.
AT the commencement of the Columbian
College, Washington, ID. c., June 10th, Lee
Davis Lodge, the fifteen year-old son of Rev.
j. A. Lodge, d. d., was the recipient of four
prize medals, three certificates of proficiency
and other honors of the institution.
The County Commissioners have been in
session during this week, receiving all bills
against the county, preparatory to making
the annual levy. They will adjonrn to-day
and meet again on Monday next, which will
be the last day for the presentation Of bills,
llioo Atlfi w ldJt u lHuldudlOllS, Cudl-
lenges any lady in the world for race In
saddle oftwenty miles, for purse Of So 900.
Relays of twenty horses TO be rode. IL is
probable that a Mrs. Barkley, Of England, a
lady Of considerable steepe chase notoriety,
will accept the challenge.
Ike has remained quiet for some time but
the approach Of warm weather awakens
him and he writes as follows
The risky fly will soon be here
To spread his little wings,
To settle on the fat mans nose
And fall in pies and things.
We acknowledge the receipt of small box
Of the Sharpless Seeding variety of straw
berry from the garden of Mr. John A. Nc
Neal, which for size and flavor is unsurpass-
ed The vines, we are informed, are prolific,
Mr. McNeal and assistant having gathered
seventy-two quarts in one hour.
Mr.. M. Plummer and Miss Alice " Clag-
gett, both of this county, were married on
the 9th instant by Rev II. Il. Tyler at the
residence of the brides mother. Mr.. Chas.
Deepane, of Laural, and Miss Mollie Hop
kins, of Brookeville, were married at Salem
church on thu Sth instant, by Rev. Day, the
brides uncle.
Mr.. John Welsh, aged rs years died at
his home near Jamestown on Monday.
Mr.. Daniel Lightfoot, of Tennallytown,
died at his residence on the same day and
at the same age. Mr. VIM Holmes, son of
the late Richard Holmes, of this county,
died in Baltimore county on the 18th inst,
aged Sc years TA
The Board Of Town Commissioners au-
thorized, at their meeting of Tuesday night,
the construction of a long felt want, viz:
the leveling and macadamizing Of Mont
gomery avenue from Commerce Lane to the
eastern limits of the corporation. Messrs.
Green and Sommers have performed their
part. Now who's the man 10 take the con-
tractp See advertisement for bids.
On Friday last the several Baptist churches
of Baltimore and counties west of that city
comprising the Western Baptist District As
ISOLATION, met with the Germantown con
grcgation. An organization was affected by
electing DIR. j. L. Lodge, president, and
d. H. Bouic, clerk. Reports and speeches
were made of an interesting character on
Sunday Schools, Home Missions, Temper.
ance, etc. A large assembly was present on
Sunday and listened with interest to ser
mons delivered by Drs. Lodge, Graves and
Elder Hatcher, the pastor in charge, at which
time collection was taken up for the China
Mission
ClarksbuPg Items,
Mr., j. s. Leaman, of this place. while at