Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1883-05-25
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Town and COuntry.

IoWn ana country.
Three inches OF snow at Toledo, Ohio, Oh
Monday last.
The regular Equity Term of Court will
begin on the 4th of June.
The arain leaving Washington at $40 P
Nj. now stops at this place.
Agricultural Society meeting on the Stl
OF June to fix time of holding the nexI
Fair.
Rev. E. II. Cumpston will preach in thu
Presbyterian church at Jamestown or
Sunday next.
Mr.. Isaac w. Moxley and Miss Mary NJ
Brown, Of this county, were married on the
18th instant
MIR. Andrew ]. Hoskinson, formerly OF
this county, is serving on the present grand
jury in Washington.
The school at Shady Grove will close on
Friday next with picnic by tire pupils
. and distribution of premiums.
Joseph Beard, proprietor of gambling
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six months in Jail and fine of 5000
An excursion from Washington to Har-
per's Ferry will he given on next Wednes-
day, Both inst. Train will leave Washing
ton at $50 A. NJ.
Notwithstanding the immense quantity
Of agricultural lime used in this county for
io frhk hot tI,a
will be doubled this year.
Mr.. II. NJ. Musser this week advertises
Graphing Hay Forks, for which he is agent
at Boyds Station. They appear TO give
general satisfaction where they have been
used.
Rev. p. p. Flournoy, the former pastor,
will hold communion services in Bethesda
and Rockville Presbyterian churches on
Sunday next. Bethesda at 1890 A. NJ, and
Rockville at $3.50 p. NJ.
Information has been received here that
VIM l.. Claggett, son of John H. Cagett,
of this county, who has been an inmate of
Spring Grove Asylum for several years, died
in that institution on Wednesday last.
Peters pence collected IN the Catholic
churches last Sunday proves to have fallen
far short of its usual amount, and it is said
TO be so on account of the Irish Americans
dissatisfaction with the Pope's circular dis
proving any aid TO the Parnell fund.
On Friday evening of last week the meat
tI,n 81
Gaithersburg, caught fire and was entirely
destroyed. 1t was situated in close prOx-
unity to the dwelling and it was by the
most untring exertion that the latter was
saved, the paint upon which was blistered
very much.
A lady was in Peabody, Mass, recently
with twins, and an odd thing about them is
that their birthdays come on different days
of the week, in different months and in
different years. One was born just before
midnight on December 81, 1882, and the
other just after the clock struck ~, so that
the birthday came January 1, 1888 The
mother does not know which is the older.
Drovers' Rest livestock sales Tuesday,
May 80 One hundred and ten cattle Of
iered and sold at: Best, 6 to 81 cents;
good, 81 TO 6 cents; medium, At to 5! cents;
common, 81 to A. cents; 800 sheep and
lambs; sheep, Al to 81 cents; lambs, 81 to 3;
10 cows and calves from $25 to $50 The
sale-day of this market has been changed to
Tuesday.
The attention of our readers rs called to
the card of G. l.. Wild & Bro, of Washing
ton, d. c., who warn the public against
parties protesting to act for them in tuning
and repairing pianos and organs. This
house has been established for many years,
enjoys a good reputation, and shonld be
patronZed by those who desire TO have mu-
steal instruments tuned or repaired in the
hest manner.
The Frederick Union, of this week, gives
the following: A runaway and general
smash up occurred at Thurston last week.
It appears that Mr. Arthur Williams,
young drummer, drove up about noon in q
buggy, and htched his horse at the black
smith shop. While he was IN the store the
horse took fright and broke loose. The
horse was stopped near Hyattstown, but the
buggy was completely demolished and the
harness badly torn. The conveyance was
hired and belonged to Rockville"
The Georgetown correspondent Of the
Washington Critic says: 1.-THE Rockville
Turnpike Company is making efforts to Sc
cure from the State of Maryland charter
for new company with $4,000 stock The
company agreeing to put in their road for
$4,000 in stock of the new company. II is
believed that stock will be readily taken by
by citizens of the District and Montgomery
county, and this added to the appropriation
10 he made by Congress, will insure first
class pike from here to the suburban farm
ing districts"