Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1882-06-09
Potomac Items.
Fine growing weather this.

Fine growing weather this.
Hay will be short here, owing to sheep
sorrel having taken possession of the mead
ows during the late and wet Spring. Wheat
is fine.
Mr.. H. A. Garrett has lost another horse,
being four he has lost in six months.
The Potomac Shooting club had pigeon
match on Saturday among themselves
Messrs. II. c. Fawcett, Thomas f. Perry,
II. A. Fawcett and H. Bradley were the
victors.
1t is said that some boats are being loaded
on the canal since the new miners have
gone to work. The Consolidation Compa-
ny has ordered all its boats to Cumberland
to load The canal may yet do fair bust
ness, as there is plenty of water, and it is in
good condition.
Mrs. Ann Garrett, wife of the late Ashton
Garrett, formerly of this vicinity, broke her
arm in two places, last week, at her home
in st. Joseph, Mo and is said to be in
critical condition.
On a late visit TO the Muddy Branch
neighborhood we could not but comment on
the marked improvement of the community
in general-a new church, a well-attended
school. thrifty farmers, productive farms and
fine buildings-altogether it looks like an
other country, so marked are the improve
ments of the past few years. The stately
pines, that few years ago covered the hills
and valleys, have given place to the verdure
of the approaching harvest. No one who
to-day beholds these fine estates, after their
marvellous metamorphosis, after they have
been cultivated, showing their undulating
fields and gentle slopes, can without diff
Guilty realize that they could ever have pre-
sented such a wild appearance. "But the
work of change goes rapidly on" Down
come the trees, tall monarchs of the forest,
that have stood many storm and many
thunder peal; down they come before the
sturdy woodlands AK, and their place is at
once taken up by the cereals. The prospects
are beautiful and pleasing to The eye; the
green fields dotted here and there by white
spots of houses and out-buildings, herds of
fine cattle quietly Illuminating DER the YER
dant hills, large flocks of sheep, with their
tinkling bells, roaming by the murmuring
brooks which fall over the rocks blending
their music and beauty with the scene,
whilst the declining sun in the west gives
to the whole a soft and picturesque appear
ance which is truly imposing and sublime.
Mr.. Jas. II. Byrne, formerly of your town,
is the teacher of the public school in that
section, and has an attendance of over forty
scholars, and strange to say, he is one of the
teachers of this county who pleases every
one.
On Sunday, 2Sth of May, a children's mis-.
sionary society was organized at Potomac
Chapel under the name of Little Workers"
with Miss Salie Kilgour in the chair, Mr..
Charles Higgins, vice-president, and Miss
Lavinia Myers, secretary and treasurer
About forty persons were received into men,
bershp, each one paying five cents initiative
fee and five cents per month thereafter. This
ooCicIy VIII COullHue from the ISL OF June
until December LIST, making six months in
all. On Sunday last the Rev. Mr. Tyler
preached splendid sermon to the society,
after which the sacrament was administered
by that worthy gentleman.
A few days since Mr.. BENZ. Keller, resid-
ing near this place, lost two calves from eat
ing Paris Green from an old tin can which
had been used year ago in applying this
poisonous substance to potatoes as protec-
ton against potato bugs
On our sick list are still Mrs. L. Thrift,
Mrs. Selby, Mrs Elizabeth Clagett and Geo.
Cummings, all very low, and Mr.. Frank
Myers improving
We understand that handsome clerk of
one OF our enterprising storekeepers, after
waiting ON pretty young lady, few days
since, asked her if she would accept nice
green cabbage as present, (he no doubt
thinking it treat,) when she quietly said,
what, your" The clerk was taken sud
denly sick.
June 3, 1882. Potomac.