Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1882-02-10
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Town and Country.

The teachers of the public schools will be
paid on Friday next
u M. Towson is still offering great bar
gains in embroidery. See ad.
A divorce has been granted in the case of
Walter F, Magruder vs. Helen w. Magruder.
Mrs. j. W, Howard, a former resident of
this place, died in Washington ON Tuesday
last
Mr. BENZ. Candy, of this county, and Miss
Ida Hynson, of Kent, were married on the
3lst ult.
Mr., Jno. Norris, aged so years, and David
oden, aged is years, died last week near
Jacksonville.
The Town Hall is progressing finely, the
roof being completed the floors laid and the
windows in.
The new advertisements of F. L. Moore
should be read carefully by our farmers He
performs all he promises.
A marriage license was issued in Wash
ington last week to N. + Miles and Julia
Lahidr, DOIn Oh TINS county.
Married by Rev. S. II. White, on the 9Th
instant, Mr. Samuel p. Reed to Miss Matilda
W. Lydard, both of this county.
Col Jas B. Gather and Mr.. John Bur
riss, of Gaithersburg, we are pleased to
learned, are recovering from recent illness
Mr.. John A. McNeal, OF this county, and
agent for the sale of the Empire Reaper, OBJ
tanned patent on a clamp for pillow beams
on Tuesday last.
Mccullough will play the Gladiator at
to-morrow's Matinee, with another power
full bill at night. The mounting in both
pieces is simply superb.
A bill has been introduced in the House
OF Representatives to make that portion of
the Georgetown and Rockville turnpike ly-
ing within the District of Columbia free
public highway.
Sam'l Ensinger, the man who shot Rob't
Bentley at Seven Locks about two months
ago, was recently arrested in Washington
county and held to bail for his appearance
at the next Term of our Circuit Court.
The snow storm which occurred on Sat
urday last was the most violent we have
had for number of years, and almost put
stop to all business Snow fell to the
depth of two feetand was badly drifted
The Comus Club will give an entertain
ment on the Goth instant, at which time
brittle Pipkin's Retreat" will be presented.
The Club will be again assisted by the gem
tlemen from Brookeville and Sandy Spring.
Drovers' Rest, D. c., Feb. Z, 1SS2-26O
Cattle, up-best, st to Ggc; good, 81 to &c ;
medium fair, Al to C; thin steers, oxen
and cows, 81 to 4c. 200 Sheep and Lambs
Lambs, 81 to &c; Sheep, 5! to &c. Is
Cows and Calves, $25 to $50.
At meeting of the stockholders of the
Town Hall Company on Tuesday evening
the old board of directors-N. d. Offutt, E.
B. Prettyman, S. G. Jones, w. V. Bouic, Jr.,
H. W. Talbot, John J. Higgins and VIM.
Ii. Rabbitt-were reelected
We neglected last week to call the atten-
ton of the tax payers Of the Fourth Col
lection District of this county to the notice
of Mr.. Jos. N. Bailey, Collector. A refer
ence to it in another column may save some
trouble to those indebted for taxes.
Susan Green, colored, employed at Mont
rose, in this county, lett home on Saturday
night last to attend dance some miles dis
rant, and during the fierce snow storm pre-
vailing at the time got lost in the woods and
remained until Monday morning. When
rescued she was almost frozen to death.
Those of our readers desiring to secure
bargains in Dry Goods and Notions should
read the new advertisement of II. A. Daw-
son g. Co., in our columns to-day. In order
to make room for a large stock of Spring
Goods they have determined to close out the
old stock at remarkably low figures Give
them call and see for yourself
A good purgative medicine is one of the
absolute necessities of the age. This want
has been supplied by DR.. j. G. Aver Co.,
whose celebrated Cathartic Pills are known
Ito be the safest, surest and best purgative
medicine ever offered to the public. They
are mild but certain in their effects, and
keep the system in good condition.
On Thursday evening OF last week the
dwelling house of Mr. William A. Cooke
near Gaithersburg, this county, caught fire
from the explosion of Il cOal-oil lamp in
the kitchen and was burned to the ground.
The larger portion Of the furniture was
saved from the dwelling. There was no in
surance on the building and the loss is esti-
mated at about $1,000.
The meeting of the Great Falls Manufac-
turing Company, J. w. Tremble, of George
town presiding, was held in Alexandria, Va.
on Monday last. Over $500 shares were
represented. 1t was proposed to consider a
proposition made by Northern capitalists to
lease from the company number of mill
sites at the Great Falls. Owing to the alb
pany, nothing was finally agreed upon.
Rev. p. l.. Chapelle, the pastor Of st. Jo-
seph's Catholic Church, Baltimore, sailed OF
Wednesday last from New York TO Europe
proposing to pay visit to his old home in
the south of France He will be gone sew
eral months, and during his absence Rev
james F. Donohue will have pastoral charge
of the church. He takes with him the bes
wishes of his former congregations in thi,
county for pleasant voyage and SAT-
return.
The corps Of engineers surveying the line
of road through this county for the Balt
more, Cincinnati and Western Railroad
abandoned further survey by authority 0
the company on Monday last. This com
pany has purchased the Loudoun and Hamp
shire (Va.) Railroad. 1t is now very proba
BILE that this line will never pass through
this county, as was predicted in our presenc
by an old railroader when the survey wa
first begun, il the Virginia road could b