Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1883-12-28
gural aud gersuual.


Town and Country.
The Maryland Legislature meets ON tn
End Of January.
The National Bank stockholders meet q,
the 9TH of January, 1884.
A Christmas tree will be stripped at the
Baptist church. this town, on New Year
night.
Services will be held ut the Episcopal
church, Gaithersburg, at IL O'clock, on sun
day, 3Oth instant
The Farmers Convention will meet at
Sandy Spring Lyceum at IL o'clock, ON
Tuesday, January 10Th.
Mr.. James Neel, one of our best farmers,
raised on one acre of ground 49, barrels of
corn, planted June send, 1888.
Married, on the Goth instant, in Norfolk
Va. MIR. Milton II. Pope, of this county,
to Miss Ella l.. James, Of that city
j. N. Leapley's property, II acres, near
Dickerson's, was sold by the Sheriff on
Saturday last and bid in by VIM. Collier.
The ladies' of this community have done
many charitable acts toward the poor's en-.
joyment of Christmas. God bless the ladies'
The Pope has created Archbishop Glib
bons delegate apostolic to preside at the
Catholic council To be held in Baltimore in
November, 1884.
Mr.. Joshua Offult, an honored citizen of
this county, died suddenly OF rheumatism
Of the heart, at his residence, near Potomac,
on Saturday OF last week, aged 20 years
VIM Moores dwelling house, near IIol-
lands Corner, was destroyed by fire Sun
day night last. The origin of the fire is
not known. Loss about $4,000 Insurance
$4,000
The indexing case between Messrs. Peter
and Prettyman, lately decided by the Cir
cult Court Of this county, has been appealed
upon by Mr. Peter and sent to the Court of
Appeals.
Tie Presbyterian congregations of Rock
vile and Bethesda churches have presented
Rev. A. +. Graham, their pastor, with q
handsome gold watch, overcoat and buffalo
robe as Christmas presents.
Mr.. z. Magruder, who lived here with
Mrs, II. I. Veirs for many years. died in
Washington City, on Monday last, aged 50
years, and was buried in the Episcopal
cemetery, near lhi. p,ac'.
Mr Wn Jones, Jr., has recently, sold for
The heirs OF the late Dr. John W. Ander.
son the tract 0t land Of $50 scres, near
Bradley's mill, to C. ii. Eckstein OF frede-
rick county, Md, for $3.50 per acre.
In the bright autumnal days the tempta.
ton 10 comfortable exposure yields its fruit
in most pernicious cough anil irritation Of
the throat DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup stands
U jvaled rs remedy for throat and lung
.6eases 20 cents u bottle.
The store house and dwelling occupied
by MIS-. Julia Graf, at Colcsville. was con
sumei by fire on Tuesday morning Of last
week The fire originated in Hue. The
stock OF goods was insured in New York
company, but the house was uninsured.
A negro man named Tom Brown was
brought to this place on SUI day last and
committed to Jail, charged with stealing
robe and two blankets ont OF a sleigh at
Damascus on Saturday. The articles stolen
were the property of Mr.. Jas +. Day The
negro was arrested and brought here by Con-
II "a
small specimen of the negro race and at
tributes his thieving procliyities To the fact
Of being drunk at the time.
The approaching visits of Bishops Lyman
and Burgess TO administer the rite Of conr
nation in the Protestant Episcopal churches |
of the Diocese of Maryland has set church
men Specializing again as To who will prob
ably be the successor Of the late Bishop |
Pinkncy. Bishop Lyman presides over the /
Diocese of North Carolina, and Bishop Bur I
CESS over that of Quincy, III. The former /
will come here in January, and the latter
in February and March. Their only duties
will be to confirm and If there are any can |
didatcs to ordain.
Forney's Progress says: liable casters are |
out Of style. They are replaced by an orna-
mental centre piece for fruit, etc, ON each
side Of which stands a small pitcher like .
continuance with stopper, upon glass mat. .
One pitcher is for vinegar, the other for
olive oil. There must he individual salt .
and pepper holders for each person. Mus
tarA is ssldom required, but in case it should /
he, theas should he always ready French /
and American mustard upon the sidebosrd,
and with mustard a small bottle of real I
cayenne pepper"
DarnestOwn Items.
A fatal accident befcl Mr.. John Kirby, a /
gentleman residing in the neighborhood Of /