Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1882-06-16
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Town and Country.


is spoken of as State Insurance Commits
siOner.
Misses Agnes and Mamie Matlack, of this
place, left last week for visit to friends in
Ohio
The amount of the old school debt paid
up to the present time amounts to the sum
of $166O396.
DIR. Lenay delivered an interesting lee
ture at Sandy Spring on Thursday of last
week on the diseases of cattle.
Applications for the position of principal
of the Rockville public school will be re-
ceived by the Trustees up TO July 10th.
Married on May 31st, in Lewistown, by
Rev. S. A. Hedges, David W. Lambert, of
Frederick, to Miss Sallie E. Broadly, of this
county.
Mr. J. L. Armstrong, principal of the
public school at this place, was presented
with handsome copy of Longfellow's po-
ems by his pupils on Friday last.
Bills have been introduced in Congress
to pay Jas. +. Poole $1347, and Philip
Shearer $409 for property taken from their
farms in this county during the war.
BY reference to our advertising columns it
w,il beseen that another pleasant excursion
will be given to Harper's Ferry on the 4th
of July. If you wish to spend delightful
day, do not fail to CO.
Rev. J. L. Lodge, of Gaithersburg, has
been appointed to supply the pastoral offices
of the Baptist congregation at Hagerstown
until October, when regular charge will
be established and pastor assigned.
Henry Minor, colored, was fined 81 and
cost by Justice Harriss for beating woman
and on last Friday committed to Jail in de-
fault of the payment of the fine. Monday
he settled with the county and was dis
missed
county, was driving in Washington Sunday
evening, his horse ran away, throwing him
out of the buggy and injuring him about
the head and face. The vehicle was de-
molished.
Two of the lads who escaped from the
MARYLAND Reform School a short time since
were captured by the police in Georgetown
Wednesday. Three Others have been cap
tured in this county. All have been sent to
Baltimore.
Mr.. Fayette V. Sommers, native of this
place, and until recently resident of Hart
county, KY, has removed to Miles City,
Montana, to take position on a. daily paper
there. He has our best wishes for success
in his new home.
The wheat and rye are covered with a
green midget, similar to that which infested
the grain in this county about four years
ago Upon the former visit their damage
was inconsequential and none is appre-
hended this time
1t is very important that an organized
effort be made To have every Democratic
voter in the county registered at the ap-
preaching sitting" We suggest that the
leaders of the party in this county move in
this direction at once.
At the annual commencement of the law
department of Columbian University, in
Washington, on Tuesday last, the degree of
Bachelor of Laws was conferred upon the
following young gentlemen of this county
Gist Blair, Blair Lee and II. Bradley Da.
wilson.
A very pleasant and entertaining exhibi
ton was given on last Friday evening by
the pupils of the public school at Laytons-
Vile Fine vocal and instrumental music
enlivened the occasion. The whole affair
was grand success and reflects great credit
upon all engaged.
A young colored woman named Ella
Williams was knocked down and killed on
the Metropolitan Branch Of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad, near Queenstown, Oh
Saturday morning last. She was walking
on the track and paid no attention TO the
alarms of the whistle.
The Board of Directors of the Nationa
Fair Association of Washington, ID. c., hav'
dtCiuCu HOb W iOfi idii ~
the fall. A trotting meeting will be held il
September. The trotting committee has beef
directed to give, June Goth, a "trotting matt
nee" with one trotting and one pacing race
Ayers Sarsaparila is the proper remed,
to take in the spring of the year to purif.
the blood, invigorate the system, excite tn
liver to action, and restore the healthy ton
and vigor of the whole. physical mechanism
which often becomes impaired during III
winter, by lack of open air exercise, and tn
want of sufficient care in the matter Of die
All Maryland growers of tobacco, win
met with losses by the destruction of th
Tobacco Warehouses in 1876, are notifies
by the Comptroller to present their bills
accompanied by proper vouchers, and re
ceive pay for the same, law to that efec
having been passed by the last Legislature
These bills must be presented on or befor
the Bird day Of July next.
The Yest-bound express train on the
81 o. railroad, which passed here at 1912 o
Saturday night last, ran off the track fror
some as yet unexplained cause at Opeyno
station, near Martinsburg, West Virgins
There were a number of passengers on th
train, four or five of whom together wit
the engineer were slightly injured. The Ell
CINE, baggage car, two express cars and on
passenger coach lett the track and were a
more or less damaged. The passengers wei
transferred to another train and proceede
on their journey, the injured persons recei'
ing prompt medical attention.
Here is a snake story from the Warrento
Vngnian: "Mr. Peter Reid, Of Fauqui'
county says that few days ago, as he wi
talking TO a friend, he noticed little snak
about foot long, and before killing 1t !
turned il over with the muzzle Of his gu
To his surprise the snake ran mp the gul
barrel and he could not get 1t 10 come ou
so he let it remain. As he was going hon