Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1882-04-21
gofal aud 2ersumal.
Town and Country.

County Grange, No. 7, meets at Onley on
the 9th instant
Fresh Garden and Flower Seeds at Owens
Drug Store
Mr.. Kelchner has commenced the build
ing of a large addition to the rear of the
Montgomery House.
The Rockville Lyceum will give public
entertainment in the Court House on Friday
evening, April 2sth, 1889.
Mr.. George G. Dawson has purchased the
farm of Mr.. s. w. Magruder, situated ON
the old Georgetown road.
The Eureka cases in the Circuit Court for
Prince Georges county against several per-
sons of this county have been continued.
A marriage license was issued in Wash
ington on Monday last to Mr.. Amos West,
of this county, and Miss Marian G.. Gross,
of Georgetown, d. c.
Two hundred acres of DIR. Mannahan's
farmin Clarksburg district have been sold
for $50 per acre and 100 acres for 1928
per acre by Messrs. Talbot & Henderson,
Trustees N
Ernest Davis died Wednesday about 10
o'clock, A. M. The facts of the attempt to
take his own life, as published in the last
issue of the SENTINEL, were substantially
correct. tf-a
Mr. Samuel Ncirs has purchased of the
heirs Of DR.. B. L. Hughes 93f acres OF land,
four miles from Rockville, at $13 per acre.
Mr. N r. Robertson, of same, "a acres at
sl2 per acre.
The residence of the late Jas. A. Allen,
in this town, was offered at trustees sale by
H. w. Talbot, Esq, on Tuesday last, and
bid in at 81, 200 by the trustee. The highest
bid by outside parties was 800.
Monday last was celebrated in Washing
ton by the colored people as emancipation
day. Our little colored band Joined in and
wore their hired uniforms, which were dark
blue caps and coats, light blue pants and
red epaulettes.
A fire occurred in Crisfield, Md, on Sun
day last and destroyed about $4,000 dol
lars worth of property. Two parties were
charged with the origin of the fire, but for
want of evidence to hold them they have
been released.
In this issue will be found a very inter
esting letter from Mr. VIM G.. Hunter writ
ten to friend here and dated Morris,
Stevens county, Minnesota. The fact that
IL. 10 nd
gives additional interest to his letter
Our friends, II. A. Dawson & Co, of this
place, have received their spring stock of
goods and will be pleased to welcome all
their old customers and the public gener
ally. They rely upon low prices, quick
sales and fair dealing for success in business.
Suit has been entered for Gov. Hamilton's
daughter to divorce her from her husband,
John L. Stanhope, in the Circuit Court of
Washington county. The marriage took
place only few months ago against the
Goyernor's will The plea for divorce has
not been made public.
The large number OF our readers who
visit Georgetown for the purchase of Dry
Goods will be pleased to learn that their
wants can be supplied at the popular house
of Benz Miller & Son. The remarkably
low prices asked for goods should induce a
call. See new ad.
e0n Tuesday last we had the pleasure of a
visit from Mr.. VIM. f. Stone, travelling sales
man of G. p. Knight, Sole General Agent
in Baltimore for the celebrated Liquid Enam-
el Paint. Mr.. S. informs US that the sales of
this article are rapidly increasing in the
State and notably in this county, where it
is very popular.
The celebrated Carolina Tou Tonic ad-
vertised this week by the popular wholesale
grocers, Messrs. Barbour g. Hamilton, of
Washington, d. c., is meeting with large
sales in all portions of the county. AS a
specific remedy for diseases of the throat
and lungs, dyspepsia, &c, it cannot be ex-
celled. Try it.
A company of capitalists propose to lease
the water power at Harper's Ferry for the
purpose of generating electricity which will
be conveyed to Washington and Baltimore
and used in lighting those cities. The au-
thorities are considering seriously the dis
pesal of the gas pipes in Rockville to pa
tronize this company.
Ayers Ague Cure is the only medicine in
existence which may be considered an alb
solute antidote for fever and ague, and kin
bred diseases II not only affords immedi-
ate relief, but it eradicates the malarial
poison which produces the disease, with
out leaving any enervating or injurious eff
feet, as is the case with many of the ague
medicines advertised.
Mr.. w. w. Blunt, one of our most prom
inent and respected citizens, died at his resi-
dence, near Goshen on Wednesday last, in
his fifty-third year, and will be buried to.
day at 8 o'clock, z. NJ. Mr.. Blunt was
among our most enterprising farmers, and
took great interest in everything pertaining
to agriculture. He has occupied several i'm
portant public positions in the county and
for some time was engaged as chief-clerk in
the Office of Collector of Tolls of the G. &
y. Canal, IN Georgetown.
The meeting of the members of the Mont
gomery County Agricultural Society will
be held to-day for the consideration Of the
change of the Bylaw excluding race horses
from the Society's track. This question has
commanding importance TO all in the ex
perience of the last several annual exhibi
tons, and it is unnecessary for us to com
ment upon or advise the necessity of thu
change further than in one particular, tina
is, we may say, the exhibitions have beer
shorn TO an entirety of all interests To thu
sporting element, which cannot be ignored
to have a successful exhibition.
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