Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1882-04-07
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Town and Country

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Town and Country.
"The Birthday Ode" will appear in our
next issue.
Fresh Garden and Flower Seeds at Owens
Drug Store.
The Sheriff's License Notice should attract
the attention of business men.
The School Commissioners meet on the
2nd of May to appoint district trustees.
Mr.. VIM. H. Rabbit, of this town, has
purchased 107 acres of what is known as
the Hunter farm, lying on the Frederick
road, for $4,000.
Messrs. Americas Dawson and William
H. Farquhar, of this county, have been
drawn as jurors in the United States District
Court in Baltimore.
The County Commissioners meet on the
oath instant and continue in session until
9th, inclusive, to receive collectors and con-
stables bonds, to make transfers and receive
bids for the county bonds.
We are Informed that Messrs. w. w.
Blunt and Samuel Riggs, of r., are lying
dangerously ill, the former at his residence
and the latter in Baltimore. These estima-
BILE gentlemen have our best wishes for a
speedy recovery.
Mr.. Chapman introduced in the House
Tuesday bill granting compensation to
John G. Jones, of this county, for ware
house destroyed by the British troops in
1914, and for the storageJof tobacco stored
therein. The warehouse was located at
Lower Cedar Point, in Charles county.
Mr.. VIM. M. Fowler, formerly agent for
the Wheeler and Wilson sewing machine,
succeeds Mr.. r. A. Shekell in the green
grocery business in this town. The latter
gentleman has also sold his farm, near this
town, to Col. N. W. Fitzgerald. Mr.. S. has
determined to leave the county.
We take great pleasure in calling the at
tention Of our readers to the advertisement
of the mammoth Boston Shoe Store, at 491
Pennsylvania avenue, Washington, ID. c., a
short distance from the b. & o. depot. The
stock embraces every variety of boots and
shoes at such prices as cannot fail to please.
St. Mary's Catholic church, this town,
narrowly escaped destruction by fire on
Wednesday morning last. The foul chin
ney began to burn, the heat from which set
fire to an adjoining window frame. Mem
bers of the church were present attending
mass at the time and the fire was at once
extinguished.
The several cases which have been pend
ing in this Court for a year or more between
the Ridgeleys and Dorsey for malicious
prosecution and removed from Carroll coun-
ty have been compromised. We understand
that Dorsey is to pay 5000 and cost in each
of the four cases, which will aggregate a con-
siderable sum.
An official statement drawn from the
books of the internal revenue department
in Maryland, shows that in the year 1881,
there were sold in the State 290,787 barrels
of beer. According to our population, if
the quantity was equally divided it would
give each man, women and child eleven
gallons for the year.
The very low prices at which boots and
shoes are offered by Mr.. VIM. Hahn, OF
Washington, d. c., should be a great in
ducement to our readers to give him call.
His two stores rank with the very best in
the city and goods bought there are guaran-
teed to be first-class and are sold at very
reasonable figures.
In the case of Washington It. Nailor and
others against Catharine Comfy, involving
the title to the real estate of the late Allison
Nailor, ST., Justice Hagner on Monday last
ordered writ of assistance in favor of the
complainants, directing the defendant to put
them in possession of the property to be
used for the benefit of the heirs at-law.
The following named gentlemen have
been appointed by the Governor and con-
tirmed by the Senate as Registration officers
for this county: Albert G. Merriwether, ].
H. Gibson, VIM. r. Jones, Reynolds S. Pat
terson, Samuel ] Hopkins, Samuel S. Bos-
well, Clayton Williams, Robert w. Mack
all, James II. Clagett, Oliver S. Maus, Rich
ard T. Pyles.
A beautiful head Of hair is appreciated by
everybody, and how to secure it, interests
everybody. The hair and scalp must be
kept free from scurf and dandruff, and moi
be allowed to get dry and harsh. The root:
must be stimulated to healthy action. Flexi-
bility and a handsome gloss are essential
All these requisites are easily secured by
the use of Ayers Hair Vigor.
On Thursday night of last week the coro-
ner's jury's, in the case of the colored baby
found in this town on the previous Wednes-
day, rendered a verdict that "in accordance
with testimony the child came to its death
by suffocation at the hands of Ann Neale
the mother of the child" The evidence
before the jury was that of DR.. Maddox
after making a thorough examination. Ann
is now in Jail awaiting the action of the
grand jury in her case in November next.