Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1882-10-20
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Town and Country.
The boys inform us that the chestnut crop
in this section is above the average.
Rev. DR.. Guard, the eminent Methodist
minister, died in Baltimore on Saturday,
Several articles of interest on the pc It'll
cal situation are crowded out of this issue,
but will appear next week.
In order to allow all connected with our
office to visit the Agricultural Fair we this
week print our paper one day in advance
of the usual time.
Although we are now past the middle of
October vegetation is still rank in our fields
and gardens, and the forest trees present
almost the appearance of Summer time.
Gov. Hamilton, in speaking of our Con-
gressional nomination, says "The nomina-
ton is decidedly the strongest one the party
could have made, and we are sure to win"
On Monday last Mr. Nathan Cooke, re-
siding near Gaithersburg, lost several valu-
dbic SiccP ny tHC IhFuScS vi uObS. 1ut
dogs were found and killed on the spot
The public Grange meeting to be held at
the Great Falls on Thursday, the 26th in
slant, at 2 o'clock, will be addressed by
Messrs. VIM. II. Farquhar, Hobart Hutton
and Isaac Young All are invited
The choir of Christ Church, Washington,
will give sacred concert ut Grace Church
on Wednesday evening, October Goth. Pro-
ceeds to improve the burial ground. Oysters
and refreshments will be served by the ladies.
From private letter received here we
learn that Judge Lynch is at present con-
fined to his house in Frederick by sickness.
1t is possible that he may be able to at
tend our Fair ON Friday, where he will no
doubt be met by host of friends
Rev. Mayer Levin, d. D., will preach in
st. Marks Church, Silver Spring Parish,
Saturday evening, October 2Sth; Grace
Church on Sunday morning at II o'clock;
st. Johns, Norwood, Sunday afternoon;
St Mary's Chapel on Monday evening fol-
lowing.
We learn that the Democratic committees
of the various districts of the county have
decided that 1t is unnecessary TO hold pub
lie meetings during the campaign in the
county, but that grand barbecue will be
given at this place on the Saturday before
the election.
On Monday we had the pleasure Of a
visit from w. w. Anderson, ESQ.,, one of
the editors of the Elizabethtown (Ky) Nescs,
who is on short visit to his home in this
new home in Kentucky and represents that
section of the country as in flourshing
condition.
Judge Blair, our candidate for Congress,
assisted by Col. VIM. Kilgour, opened the
canvass at Oakland, Garrett county, on
Tuesday at Westernport, Allegany coun-
ty, on Wednesday; at Mount Savage, in
the same county; on Thursday. To-day
they will visit the Agricultural Fair at Ha-
gerstown, and speak at Cumberland TO-
morrow night.
Rt. Rev. Bishop Pinkney will visit the
churches in st. Bartholomew's Parish, this
county, in December, as follows: Saturday,
the End, II A. NJ, at St. Johns Church,
Mechanicsville; Sunday, the Bird, II A, d.,
at st. Bartholomew church, and 3 p. NJ,
at st. Lukes; Monday, the 4th, II A. NJ,
at Unity. ........ ...
The annual exhibition of the Agricul-
cultural Society opened at this place on
Wednesday under favorable circumstances
The weather was fine and the exhibits were
full in every department Many fine horses
were on the grounds and the various racing
contests promised to be fine. AS we go to
press Wednesday evening we are unable to
give particulars this week, but shall do so
in our next issue.
Much serious sickness and suffering might
be prevented by promptly correcting those
slight arrangements that, otherwise, often
or other cause checks the operation Of the
secretive organs, their natural healthy ac-
ton should be restored, and infiammatory
material removed from the system. Ayers
Pills accomplish this quickly, safely and
surely.
On Monday last the bird season opened,
and already the woods and fields resound
with the discharge of breech-loaders, single
barrels and old muskets. Sports from the
cities are among us, and if their accounts
are reliable are playing sad havoc with the
feathered tribes The trouble with some Of
our sports appears to be that they cannot
distinguish between a partridge and red
bird