Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1883-06-29
Iofal aud gersonal.
Town and Country.

IoWn ana Country.
The Washington Monument has attained
height of $40 feet.
Mr. G. w. Offutt offers for sale nice lit
Tie farm near Potomac, this county.
Ex-Gov Carroll, OF Howard county, is
spoken of for the Legislature
More new candidates this week. and
several districts to be heard from.
A desirable piece of land is offered at pri-
vate sale by Mr. NJ. C. Griffith. See ad.
Several persons left here on Wednesday
to attend the Lee Memorial Services at Lex
ington, Va.
The annual exhibition of the Rockville
Academy will be held in the Town Hall
this evening.
A great bargain in Hagerstown Thresher
is offered this week by Mr.. f. l.. Moore. See
advertisement
Married, on the slst instant, near barnes
town, by Rev. DIR. Simpson, Chas. II. Mob.
ley and Lille H. O,lcn.
Communications sent to this office must
have the name of the writer attached, or
they will receive no attention.
DIR. Simmons, OF West Virginia, was at
the Great Falls ON Saturday last preparing
to construct the fish ladders at that point.
The cost of publishing lists of names of
voters and advertising notices of meetings
OF Registrars in Alegany county foots up
$1,05S
Hon. Montgomery Blair, who has been Ill
for some time, is improving, aud his family
think his 10, n,.''Sf u 81, !. question oi
short tin,t.
Al the ;innl.n commencement OF Swarth-
more College held on Tuesday, Guion Mil.
Ter, OF Sandy Spring, this county, graduated
as bachelor of arts
Persons having cuts or bruises ON their
hands or faces should be very careful in
handling phosphates, cases of blood poison-
ing having been caused in this way.
The Crawford county system, under which
our primaries are now conducted, is grow
ing populal in the State The Day says that
its adoption has been suggested for Balii.
more city.
Our welcome exchange, the Marlborough
Gazette, has just entered upon its forty
eighth year, during which time it has been
doing good work fol the Democratic party
Long may it wave.
Messrs. j. Sprgg Poole, of Gaithersburg,
and John H. Gassaway, of Germantown,
have been appointed agents To receive funds
from railroad employees in the savings fea-
ture of the b. Il 0, Relief Association.
The County Commissioners Of Allegany
county have levied the sum of S462 to pay
the bill of expenses for jurors, &c, in the
case of Edwards vs.. Sloan, removed to this
county and tried at last March Term of
Court.
The exercises Of lay ing the cornerstone
OF ST. Roses Church, "A short distance from
Gaithersburg, will take place on Wednesday
next, and should the weather prove favorable
alarge eoneourse ofpeople will doubtless be
present
Jnsiderable improvement has been made
IN lhe grounds of the Washington Grove
Camp, and several families have taken up
their residence there for the summer The
meeting will commence on August 9th and
continue two weeks.
Gen. Sherman's eldest son, who has for
five years been studying for the Jesuit priest
hood, will soon leave Woodstock, Md,
where he has been for some time, and, after
visiting his mother, will go to teach in the
Western province to which he belongs.
The County Commissioners closed their
work of making the annual levy on Thurs
day Of last week. The per cent of county
levy for this year will be S64 cents on the
hundred dollars. This added to the State
tax of 1S4 cents makes the whole amount
$1O5.
Drovers' Rest livestock sales Tuesday,
June 26. One hundred and ninety cattle
offered and sold at: Best, 9 to 81 cents
good, 81 to 6 CENTS medium, Al to cents;
common, 81 to cents; 4s0 sheep and lambs;
sheep, 81 cents; lambs, n; 10 cows and
calves at from 1926 to $50
The world is full of geniuses. One of
them has just discovered that these worth
less little tramps, the English sparrows, are
magnificent substitute for the reed bird as
II toothsome article of diet. Sparrows on
toast may, therefore, be one of the delcacies
OF the present season.
Rev. Father Didier, formerly pastor Of St.
Mary's Church, in this place, celebrated his
Srver Jubilee, in Baltimore on Monday last
That date closed his first twenty-five years
in the priesthood. His many friends in this
county wish that he may be able to devote
many more years in his field of usefulness
Mr.. William Pearre, son Of the late Judge
Pearre, who was appointed executor Of his
fathers estate, has filed nm inventory of the
personal property in the Orphans Court for
Allegany county, Md, amounting to Sl76,-
COSTA. The real estate, Of which no valua.
ton is required by the court, is not included
in this inventory.
A telegram was received here on Sunday
last announcing the death Of Mr.. Charles
Stone, who left this county about twelve
months ago to engage in mining in Colorado.
The disease which caused his death was
rheumatism Of the heart. Deceased was.
son of Mr.. John Stone, near Potomac, and
was a young gentleman highly esteemed in
that community. His bereaved family have
the sympathy Of the public in their great
loss.
A statement having been published that
the Bank of the Republic, Washington, ID.
c., had compromised with its defauting tel
Ter, b. F. Bigelow, the cashier of that in
stitution is out in card in which he says
that the report is untrue, and that the officers
of the Bank will use all means in their pow
er 10 secure his conviction. II will be re.
membered that Bgelow purchased farm
near this place short time before his ar