Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1882-01-06
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Town and Country.


Town and Country.
Finest and best cigars at Owens DR. ug
Store.
Arrangements are being made for meet
ing of fox hunters at Redland at an early
day.
G. M. Towson is still offering such bar
gains in dry goods as should induce pur-
chasers to visit him.
The entertainment of the Comus Club
will take place at the Court House on Mon
day evening next
Samuel Ryder, lock keeper ON the upper
division Of the canal, was drowned on FRI
day last. tA
VIM. Brewer and p d. Laird, Esqs., of
this place, have formed partnership in the
practice of law.
1t is reported that the Mutual Union
Telegraph Company will soon establish an
office at the Summit Hotel, Gaithersburg.
Persons in this vicinity are engaged in
cutting ice, which up to this time has at
tanned thickness of about four inches
Miss Rose Hayden, for some years teach
er at Rockland School, in thiscounty, was
married in Baltimore On the 27th ultimo to
Cor Hess, u-S-A
On Saturday last Mr., Jas. B. Henderson,
Trustee, sold Mr.. r. J. Owens store house
and the adjoining lot, at Gaithersburg, to
Harry d. Cooke, for $3,505.
On Saturday last Mr.. H. W. Talbot, Trus-
tee, sold 81 acres of the Ecclestone property
on the Seventh street pike, to Mrs. Wind
ham, for $3.50 per acre.
Several communications were received too
late for this issue. We hope correspondents
will send their letters earlier in the week
hereafter
Southern wheat-Fultz, $1.3S % $1.4O;
Long Berry, S1.41 a $1.45. Corn white,
70 q 70; yellow, 673 q SO cents. Oats,
40 a so cents. Rye, 95 a 800.
The public entertainment of the Lyceum
on Friday night last was attended by the
usual large crowd. The exercises were
short, owing to the fact that large number
on the programme failed TO appear.
Mr.. G. +. Purdum has served a notice ON
Capt Jno Mcdonald that he will contest
the right to his seat in the Legislature. They
were both candidates on the Republican
ticket at the late election.
On Saturday last Mr.. Frank Kigour met
with quite serious accident by his horse
falling with him on one of the streets of our
town. AT latest accounts he was recovering
from his injuries.
w. w. Mccullough, prominent lumber
merchant of Washington, d. c., has taken
into business with him partner, and in the
future the firm name will be w. w. Nc
Cullough & Co. We wish them prosper
Gus New Year.
The Directors of the Maryland Peniten-
tiary will accept our thanks for a copy OF
the annual report of that institution, which
is conducted with great economy, showing
balance in the treasury of $4,000.
Josiah Bellows, negro boy about ten
years old, was brought from the House of
Reformation and placed iPthe Aims House
on, Monday last. R1isak~ nom the neigh
bofhood of Sandy Spring. J.
The Board of County School Commission
ers having been reappointed, met in their
office on Tuesday last, and after qualifying
before the Clerk of the Circuit Court, or
gained by the election of A. b. Davis as
President and S. r. White as Secretary,
Treasurer and Examiner.
Mr.. w. b. Green, of this place, has been
appointed one of the clerks to the Com
mittee on Accounts of the House of Repre-
sentatives, of which Mr.. Urner is chairman.
We congratulate Mr.. G. on his appointment,
knowing that he will render satisfaction in
his new position.
A son of Mr.. John G. Bohrer met with
quite painful accident some days ago by
the discharge of his gun while out hunting.
He placed the weapon against tree and
was engaged in trying TO get squirrel out
of an aperture in the same when the gun
was knocked down by dog and discharged,
the load passing through his hand and TAX
ing off one of his fingers.
Mrs. Martha Anderson, wife of Thomas
Anderson, Esq, died in this place Wednes-
day afternoon last, after long and painful
illness. She leaves large circle of rela-
tives and devoted friends to mourn her loss
The funeral will take place from her late
residence to-day friday at II O'Clock.
Many thousands of people yearly are saved
from dangerous fevers by the exercise of a
little timely care in the matter of properly
cleansing the system in the spring season
from the accumulated impurities, which, il
left undisturbed, breed disease. AS a puri-
fer Ayers sarsaparilla acts promptly. A
single bottle will prove its merits.
A very handsome Christmas tree was
stripped at the Baptist church In this place
on Thursday night OF last week. The Sun
day school scholars were addressed by sew
rfal persons present. ID. H. Bouic, Esq.
superintendent of the school, was presented
by the scholars with costly and hand
somely bound copy of the Pilgrims Pro-
gress.",
poson.oe Ifems