Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1883-06-01
Iufal aud gersoual.
Town and Country.

The public schools of the county will b.
closed from this date until next September
No doubt crowd will be present at The
public school exhibition at the Town Hal
tonight.
Rev. Father Rabbia, of Baltimore, has
been appointed pastor of ST. Mary's church
at this place.
little son of Mr. Hobart Hutton, neal
Norbeck, fell from tree on Sunday last
and broke his arm.
Services will be held in Rockville and
Bethesda Presbyterian churches on next
Sunday by Rev. E. II. Cumpston.
Rev: DR.. Simpson isexpected to preach in
the Jamestown Presbyterian Church ON
next Sunday morning, Sd instant
The School Commissioners meet on next
Tuesday The annual examination of the
teachers will commence on the Goth inst.
The G. & 0. Canal Company are dredg.
ing Rock creek, AZ Georgetown, in order to
deepen the water from the outlet lock to
the river.
Mr. Geo Bean, an old and much respected
citizen of this county, died at his residence,
near this place, on Wednesday last, in the
10th year of his age.
Rev. Father Chapelle, of st. Matthews
Church, Washington, d. c., will conduct
the services at st. Mary's Catholic Church,
this place, on Sunday next
The b. & o. railroad viii. run special trains
10 the Luray Caverns on every Wednesday
during the summer season, commencing on
the 18th instant, at half rates.
Ii you have any bills against the county
they must be presented next week to the
Commissioners, as they will then be in SEES
sion for the purpose of receiving the same.
The Virginia Democrats, so far us the re-
turns of the recent elections show, have
gained twenty counties and lost two by COM
parison with the Massey and Wise vote of
last November.
: Mr. Walter Mansfield, a former resident
of this county, and for several years con-
ductor of Black Rock Mills, near Darnes-
town, died in Georgetown on Tuesday last
His remains were inferred at Jamestown.
According to the statement of Judge
Owen, of the Orphans Court, the old negro
woman of Cumberland, of whom we pub
lished on account last week, is only ninety
years old. She was his nurse in childhood.
Davis, one of the colored men who is
charged with robbing the store of Post
master England in this place, has been dis
charged from custody at Washington ON
account of defective warrant and commit
ment.
A party of colored people from Washing
ton have purchased ten acres of ground a.
half mile from Washington Grove rs
camp-ground, and will hold their first camp
meeting this tall. They are also negotiating
for land owned by heirs Of the late Uriah
Bowman.
AT this season Of the year the mind of
the average female appears to be solely
absorbed in new styles of hats, flowers, rib
bons, &c, and at no place in Washington
can the desire for these articles be more
cheaply gratified than at the "New Idea
Store" See ad.
Drovers' Rest livestock sales Tuesday,
May 30. One hundred and twenty cat
tie up and sold at: Best, 6 to g. cents
good, st to 81 cents; medium, A. to cents;
common, 81 to A cents; 900 sheep and
lambs sheep, A. to St cents; lambs, O. to u
20 cows and calves from $25 to $50.
The Postmaster General has issued an
order, to take effect July 1st, which makes
it the duty of postmasters to apprise any
one to whom letter or malable package is
addressed, on which full rate of postage has
not been paid, that the same will be for
warded if the amount necessary to complete
the prepayment is RENTED. Where the letter
or package held for postage bears the card or
address OF the sender it is to be returned to
him forthwith.
The Baltimore Sun of Monday says
"Mr. VIM. +. Dorsey, Of Triadelphia, Mont
gomery county, visited Baltimore on Satur-
Al'lN III MS tittNNlo uN iliOb Nlii
Briggs, who keeps a stable on Cowpen alley,
and was persuaded to buy horse for 1856.
He was not gone far when he discovered
that his new purchase was almost worth
less. The difficulties Of his situation were
greatly increased when he discovered that
$50 in cash, all the money he had, was miss
ing. In his perplexity he applied to those
friends of the unfortunate the police and
Sergeant O'Nell, of the western district,
undertook to unraye the case. The officer
soon found Briggs and arrested him. Owen
Sedgwick, colored, testified at the hearing
before Justice Rhodes that he saw the ac-
cused take the money from Dorseys pocket.
Briggs was held for court None of the
money was recovered.
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