Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1882-08-18
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Town and Country.

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Town and Country.
Meeting of County Commissioners next
Tuesday.
The Rockville Academy opens on the 4th
of September
A postoff1ce has been established at Mount
Ephraim, this county.
A Teachers Institute will be held here
commencing September 9th.
Mr.. Julius Bohrer, Jr., has been appointed
to clerkship in the Pension office
Valuable agricultural implements are of
tered for sale by F. l.. Moore. See ads
Rev. E. o. Simpson, formerly resident
of this county, died at Roxborough, Pa, last
week.
Farmers who look to their own interests
should not fail to read the new advertise
ment of Welsh & Warfield.
The Union Turnpike Company has de-
cared dividend of three per cent. paya-
BILE after the 1st of September.
Saturday, the Goth instant, has been des-
ignated as the day for holding the Repub-
lican primary meetings in this county
On Thursday, Hon. Lewis Cass Smith,
of Washington county, was elected Presi-
dent of the G. g. o. Canal to succeed Hon.
A. P. German.
The public school at Emory will be opened
on September 18th, and remain open as
long as the average number of pupils re-
quired by law are obtained.
The ladies of Christ Church (Episcopal)
held successful and finished fair at the
Town Hall on Tuesday last The occasion
was one of decided success. The attend
ance was tlattering TO the energy and taste
displayed and the evening was full of en-
joyment.
At a meeting of the Trustees of Rockville
Academy, on Monday last, Calhoun Patter-
son, G. G. Bonifant and Bruce Flack were
appointed to vacant scholarships. 1t was
also determined not to purchase the life es-
tate of Mrs McCahil in the West farm,
near this town.
The bail of Bigelow, deiaulting teller of
the National Bank of the Republic, has
been increased from $37, 900 To $55,0O0 The
government has taken the precauton of
issuing warrants for each of the several
items of cmbeZzlement, making twenty
seven warrants. Bail has not been given.
A AL 4. nl 4
two days ago stated that woman claiming
to be a sister Of the late Chief Justice fancy
was an inmate of the amshousc at Albany, N.
Y. Inquiry develops the fact that no brother
nor sister of the late Chief Justice is living
and that there are no relatives of the family
residing in Troy, where the dispatch came
from.
We can vouch for it that Halls Hair Re
newer restores gray hair 10 its youthful
color, prevents badness, makes the hair soft
and glossy, does not stain the skin, and is
altogether the best known remedy for al
hair and scalp diseases. We therefore take
great pleasure in recommending Halls Hail
Remover to our readers.
Estclle, little daughter of John Cooley
of GAINESVILLE, this county, aged about eigh
wears, met with sudden and painful death
on Monday last by fire, caused by the explo'
sion of a coal oil can which she was hand
ling. A little brother, eleven years of age
was severely burned in attempting TO ex
tinguish the flames.
Cabbage worms can he kept within bound:
if not completely destroyed by the use o
tansy Make strong decoction of the
plant and add a small quantity of saltpetrt
and sprinkle the cabbage plants when you
find the worm has commenced its work
Try this and save your cabbage. The ad
dition of saltpetre will prove II good icrLili'
ger as well as a destroyer of the worm.
By reference TO the advertisement of Jas
S. Topham it will be seen that he proposes
to make reduction of 10 per cent. in thu
prices of all goods sold by him previous Il
sSeptember list, when he will remove To his
new Store 1881 Pennsylvania avenue, Wash
ington, ID. G. AT this establishment can nj
ways be found such variety Of goods a
to please the tastes and purses of all classes
of buyers.
AS the two daughters of J. Mort. Kilgour
accompanied by Miss Hattie Russell, wer'
returning from Harper's Ferry, on Sunda,
last, in going down a steep hill the horse at
tached to the vehicle became unconirollabl'