Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1883-04-06
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Town and Country.

dette, aged 40 years, died at his home near
Boyds Station.
The attention of business men is called to
the Sherif's License Notice, to be found in
another column.
Local option was defeated in six districts
in Worcester county, Nd, on Tuesday last,
at special election.
A meeting Of the Maryland Presbytery
will be held in the Presbyterian church at
this place on the 18th instant
The centennial celebration OF the Prot
estant Episcopal church in this State will be
held in Baltimore on May 29th.
A meeting of the Rockville Lyceum will
be held this evening, and all those desiring
to become members should attend.
Mrs. Fannie Stubs, wife of Mr. Neal
Stubs, died at her residence, near Sligo, on
Saturday last, in the ed year of her age.
The attention of those desiring to pur-
chase stock, implements OF household goods
is called to the two new sales in this issue.
Rev. R. 7. Brown will hold services in
the Protestant Episcopal Church at CATH
ersburg, on Sunday next at II o'clock, A.
M.
Eleven colored men have been drawn
upon the jury for Prince Georges county,
Md, which was the number placed in the
box.
Special dispatches from the principal
points Of the entire Western wheat-growing
section are not encouraging for an abund
ant harvest.
Mr. Samuel Jarboe, one of the oldest and
bestknown citizens of Medley's District,
died on the I'd instant, near Pcolesville,
aged Sugars.
"Exhilarating" fish are the LATEST in new
varieties brought to this market. They are
said to grow from the size of a pop-bottle up
to that of two-gallon jug.
Mr.. Lafayette F. Griffith, formerly Of this
county, but now a resident of Dallas, Texas,
was married to Miss Ada L. Beard, of Chris
tiansburg, Kentucky, on the 18th Of March,
1888.
Rev. ]. B. Averitt, of this county, de-
livered an interesting lecture on Jackson
and Ashby in Baltimore on Tuesday night
last 1t is highly spoken of by the city
press.
Virginia's monument to Robert +. Lee
will be unveiled at Lexington, June 5. On
this occasion jefferson Davis will preside,
Gen. Jos. E. johnson will be chief marshal
and Major John w. Daniel orator.
A goodly number of ladies and gentle
man were in attendance upon the Hop at
Diamond Hall, Gaithersburg, Wednesday
evening. Everybody was much delighted
with the reception accorded them.
We have been informed that the ladies of
Christ p E. Church, of this place, assisted
by musical talent from Washington city,
will give concert and supper at the Town
Hall about the middle of this month.
Rev. &. T. Tyler lett here for Winchester,
Va, on Wednesday last While stationed
here Rev. Mr.. II. has made host Of friends
by his pleasant address, kindness to all
classes and strict attention to the duties of
his calling.
Mr.. Theophilus Talbot, an old and high
ly respected citizen of this county, died at
his home, in the neighborhood Of Bethesda,
on Friday last, in the Goth year Of his age.
His funeral took place at Mt. Zion church
on Sunday last.
Messrs. G. F. Brooke, Francis Thomas and
Benz d. Palmer have been appointed a
committee by the Montgomery Farmers
Club to devise plan for constructing mar
row-guage railroad from Laurel, on the
Washington Branch, to Mechanicsville.
Right Rev. Bishop Keane, of Richmond,
Va, accompanied by Rev. Father Jas, +.
Mackin, formerly of this place, sailed from
New York yesterday for London. They
expect to be absent for five months, visiting
all prominent modern and ancient cities.
Rev. B. w. Bond, recently appointed to
this circuit by the Conference Of the M. E.
Church South, preached here on Sunday
last. Mr. Bond was stationed at this place
when quite young man, and his return
is warmly welcomed by his congregation.
Among the large sales made by our
enterprising harness-maker, Mr.. John II.
Nichols, of Gaithersburg, during Court
were two sets of nickel-plated double har-
ness, one to Mr.. Rob't Lyddane and the
other to Mr.. Jacob Poss, Of this town.
They are fine specimens of this class of
work.
Col s. L. Sommers, who has long been
resident of Macomb, McDonough county,
ILL.,, and a brother of DIR. A. Fl. Sommers,
of this town, was recently visited by an
assemblage of persons, of his town, upon
the twentieth anniversary Of his happy we'd
ded life and presented with many rare and
valuable presents.
A correspondent OF the Baltimore Sun
writing from Westminster, Carroll county,
under date of March 30th, gives the follow
ing in regard to the soldiers encamped at
Gaithersburg during last summer: "Col.
AyTtS, Ol tHC bCSouu Chftcu obatCS uthi-
lery, whose command has been camping at
Gaithersburg, Montgomery county, was here
recently, looking about for convenient place
TO camp this summer. The old fair grounds
have been offered him,and ii is quite probable
the grounds will be accepted. The CON-
mand contains six batteries and about six
hundred officers and men,"
Mr. Geo. w. Spates, of Medley's District,
died at his home at Edwards Ferry, on
Friday last, after an illness Of several days
Perhaps no man in our county was better
known or more respected than Mr.. Spates.
His home was at all times open to his hosts
of friends and none have ever visited him
who were not impressed with his hospitality
and kindness. He was for several years
connected with the management of the @.
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