Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1882-11-03
Potomac Items
Elegant weather for farm work,

Elegant weather Tor farm work.
The Potomac Orchestra, under the tute-
lage of Prof Poole, is progressing rapidly.
Instructions have only been given for about
nine weeks, and some fair music is rendered.
Messrs. l.. f. McComus and +. Miller
were down last Friday night and INDUCED
in a howl 10 their colOred adherents. You
would have supposed that Hon. Montgomery
Blair was political mendicant 10 have heard
them. The conclusion was that any cand-
date who could not say good word for his
opponent, when that opponent is meritori
Gus, is in bad taste and presentsa weak cause.
Hon. M. Blair is too well known here 10 be-
lieve such talk.
IL is said that an old Democrat here has
been offered a situation il Mr.. McComas is
elected. That might pay those who richly
deserve the reward, but am under the i'm
preston that he wont get the office. II is
said that renegade has been promised the
place so faithfully and intelligently filled by
Mr.. Thomas Sullivan, the gate-keeper at
Great Falls. This is civil service reform
with vengeance, but nothing is promised
TO the poor negro, who forms four-fifths of
the Republican party. Not one cent of the
hundreds of thousands of Jay Hubbell's
assessments do they see. They belong TO
these deserving few white leading Repub-
licans.
II will be remembered that about six
weeks ago the Montgomery Gold Mine
Office was robbed Of money and other valu-
ables and burnt down one night by sup
posed incendiary. At the sale of the late Mrs.
Olivia Stone, a colored man, Henry Tim
bers, bought horse for which he paid in
part cash. Supt Fletcher thinking he was
the burglar asked that he might see the
money paid on the horse, which he identi-
fed by his initials on the notes left in the
office the night of the burning. Timbers
was arrested and carried before Justice X.
g. Davidson, and while Constable Higgins
was looking up witnesses Timbers ran out
Of the room and made his escape.
Mr.. Ed. Hall, of Poocsville, had his buggy
upset and demolished. Mr.. Hall had taken
lady home and on returning, it being very
dark, ran down in a gully made by the late
heavy rains, threw his horse down and de-
molshed the buggy; the horse was unin-
juitG.
The County Grange met at the Knights
of Pythias' Hall, Great Falls. on Thursday.
October Goth, large attendance present
Matters pertaining to the Grange were dis
enssed, after which sumptuous repast was
partaken Of A vote of thanks was ex-
tended 10 the proprietor Of Cromelin Hotel
and to the Great Falls Grange for thier hos
pitality, g.. After the banquet, which was
free TO all, speech making was INDUCED in
and sweet music, under the leadership Of
Professor Walker, was discoursed. A list
Of eight names OF persons In this county
who hold United States licenses for the sale
of intoxicating liquors was given, and the
members Of the Grange were urged, as the
respectable element Of the county, 10 use
every means In their power to have our pro-
hibiuon law strictly maintained. Messrs.
Hobart Hutton and Isaac Young made in
teresting and instructive addresses after
which all repaired 70 their respective homes
well pleased with the days enjoyment.
Rally for Blair, Peter and Lynch. There
are no factions in this fight. II is right
against corruption. Remember the Judi
ciary which gave the Presidency to Ruther-
fraud b. Hayes tot.
Oct. Both, 1882. PoToMAc.