Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1882-11-24
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Town and Country.

Town and Country.
The Mozart Society, of Laytonsville, will
meet this evening.
The late train from Washington now stops
here regularly at 1923, p. M.
Samuel Spencer, Esq, has been recently
elected President of the Washington county
railroad.
Court reconvened on Thursday, and up
to the hour Of going to press no cases Of
Importance had been tried.
A meeting of the Teachers Association
will be held in the Town Hail, in this town,
on December list, at 10 o'clock, A. NJ.
In Washington on Saturday marriage
licenses were issued to J. H. Harper and
Susie Stearn; w. W. johnson and Victoria
Stearn, Of this county.
Rev. DIR. DuLaney, of Washington, will
preach ID. W in the Methodist church of
this town, next Sunday morning and at
Emory in the afternoon
Mrs. ]. Maury Dove, daughteS of Robert
w. Carter, Esq, has so far recovered from
severe spell of sickness of three weeks dura-
ton as TO be able to sit up in her room.
The combined ages of four old gentlemen
who voted at Mochanicsville at the late
election aggregated $40 years. The respec-
tive ages were 90, SO, 81 and SO.
Messrs. Diamond and Monroe, of Gathers.
burg, recently purchased in Philadelphia
three blooded colts, for one of which they
paid $500 and $1,000 for the other two
Since our last issue the following mar
riage licenses have been issued: VIM. j.
Lewis and May Belle Watkins; John w.
Magaha and Manzella Smith; Charles G.
Davis and Laura A. Warfield.
Judge Lynch was sworn in as Associate
Judge on Saturday last The Chief Judge
receives $500 and the Associate Judges
$500 per year. The State tax on the COM
mission of each $50. Would not the one
Judge system better suit the taxpayers?
The piking of Montgomery Avenue and
Commerce street, this town, wac completed
on Wednesday last and accepted by the Com
missioners as satisfactory Mr.. Carr has the
thanks of the town for the rapidity and per
lection that he has completed his work
with.
A new style of postal card, with flap TO
cover the message, is strongly recommended
for adoption by the Postoffice department
Mr.. Halstead approves it on high moral and
industrial grounds. He thinks "the job of
lifting the flap will employ the leisure hours
of country postmasters"
The Grand Jury was discharged on Fri
day of last week, after session OF five days,
which is the shortest ever held in this
county within our knowledge. They found
II indictments. These were for violation
of local option law, assaults, rape, larceny,
house-burning, horse stealing, house break
ing and abortion.
While Mrs. Elizabeth Garrett and her
family were at church Sunday last her
dwelling house, at Hunting Hill, was con-
sumed by fire. 1t was first discovered upon
the roof, and it is thought the fire originated
from spark from the chimney. A small
lot Of furnitur .was saved The insurance
amounted to $1,000
A double wedding occurred at Emory
Church, this county, on wednesday of last
week, the contracting parties being Mr..
Jonathan G. Williams and Miss George A.
Umpssead Mr.. Theodore L. Chlds and
Miss Emma w. Umpstead. A large crowd
of friends were in attendance and the church
was beautifully decorated.
Mrs. Joanna E. Boyle, formerly OF this
county died in Washington ON Monday last
in the tifth-fifth year Of her age. Her re-
mains were inferred in st. Mary's cemetery,
at this place, on Wednesday. Deceased was
a daughter of the late Turner Ball, of this
county: Her funeral was attended by many
sorrowing relatives and friends.
If people who are troubled with colds
would make use Of Ayers Cherry Pectoral
before attending church or public lectures,
they would avoid coughing, and the com-
fort of hearers and speaker would be greatly
promoted. The Pectoral enables public
speakers to speak clearly and without
fatigue, having an immediate and wonder
full effect in increasing the power and fexi-
bility Of the voice.