Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1882-04-28
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Fown and Country

New Spring goods at Bouic's Call and
see them.
Fresh Garden and Flower Seeds at Owens
Drug Store.
Mr.. II. A. Dawson, now engaged in Wash
ington, visited this town Monday.
Several local laws for this county have
not yet been signed by the Governor.
Rev. S. B. Fowler, of Washington county,
is now holding protracted meeting at
Redland.
Officers who receive their commissions
from the State will please read notice in an
other column.
Wheat-mixed, $1.45; Long Berry, $3.50
a $1.52. Corn-white, 91i cts; yellow, 81
cts. Rye, 95 a 90 cts.
The bonds of the newly appointed Col
lectors of Taxes were approved by the Com
missioners on Tuesday last.
The firm of Welsh & Warfield, at the
Depot, this town, is buying calves, and are
paying the highest prices for this stock.
L. b. Prettyman has been elected Presi-
dent of the Town Hall Company in place
of N. d. Offutt, Esq, who resigned the posi-
ton.
Mr.. VIM. B. Veirs left here few days
ago having been employed in the Agricu-
tural Machine Works of w. A. Wood, New
York.
The war claims Of Mary A. V. Clagett for
$442.25, and Isaac Renner for 349.10, both
of this county, were presented in Congress
this week.
The great, pressing and urgent need of
Rockville at the present time is good bar
ber A sober and industrious one can make
a good living here
At the recent meeting of the State Tenn
perance Alliance this county was represent
ed by Messrs. N. J. Wagner, D. H. Bouic
and A. b. Davis.
Mr.. Cassell, who purchased the Seneca
Quarry property on Saturday last, is said
to be the private secretary of Ben Butler,
who intends with the eastern capitalists to
reopen tne quarrleS.
The public entertainment of the Rockville
Lyceum at the Court House this evening
promises to be fully as interesting as previ-
GUS exhibitions, and the members will no
doubt be greeted by large and appreciative
audience.
George Immich, who married his wife in
the Jail at this place some years ago, and
from whence he was sent to the penitentiary
and afterwards pardoned, has been convict
ed of assault with intent to kill her by the
Criminal Court Of Washington, ID. C.
The weather remains exceptionally cold
in this section for the advanced period of the
year. Several farmers finished planting
corn week ago, but the majority, many of
whom are ready to plant contend that it is
too cold yet and are awaiting better sea-
son.
1t is rumored that the second regiment of
U. S. artillery will encamp near Gathers
burg during the summer. The news of re-
cent Indian atrocities in the Far West would
suggest to a practical mind that perhaps some
appropriate camping ground might be found
in that locality.
About forty teachers OF the public schools
have signifed their intention to contest for
the prizes for the best readers on the 9th of
May next The committee having the mat
ter in charge held meeting on Saturday
last and adopted rules by which the contest
is to be decided.
The work of the plasterers in the Town
Hall is nearing completion, and it is now
supposed that the entire building will be
ready for occupation by the first of June
Several applications have been received from
parties at a distance for the use of the Hall
as soon as completed.
The Rev. Father Phean, of the Archdio-
cese of Boston, Mass, who is guest of
Rev. Father Gallen, will celebrate mass on
next Sunday, the Both instant, at 10 o'clock,
A. NJ, in ST. Mary's church of this town.
The members of the congregation are in
vited to be present.
The new Maryland Directory, published
by j. Frank Lewis & Co., Baltimore, has
been received at this Office The work is
handsomely printed and, despite its incom-
pleteness and number of errors in regard
to matters in this vicinity, is a book that will
possess interest for the general public.
Hon. A. p. German, Mr. Moore, Senator
from this county, and Lewis G.. Stanhope,
Ia, h.. 81
as witnesses for the plaintiff in the SANDER
suit of State Senator Farrow, of Washing
ton county, against the proprietors of the
Herald and Torch, which is expected to come
up at the May Term of the Court.
Ayers Ague Cure is the only medicine in
existence which may be considered an alb
solute antidote for fever and ague, and kin
dred diseases. 1t not only affords immedi-
ate relief, but it eradicates the malarial
poison which produces the disease, with
out leaving any enervating or injurious ef-
feet, as is the case with many of the ague
medicines advertised.
At the time Of going to press Thursday
evening the bids for the county bonds have
not been disclosed. 1t is thought that they
will sell for two cents above par. We are
informed that il these bonds had not been
taxed 100000 worth could have been sold
if they were upon the market, developing
the fact that there is immense wealth in the
county seeking investment.
The new comet will be visible to the
naked eye, it is said, in few days, just
after midnight, and will remain in sight un
ill dawn. The comet is travelling about
north northeast at the rate Of about a mil
lion of miles day. 1t will approach within
100000 miles of the earth. 1t is an un
usually large comet, but it will be seen tc
its best advantage only in the Southern
hemisphere. The comet of 1912 is expected