Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1883-10-19
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Town and Country.

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with DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup.
The trial of B. F.'Bigelow, defaulting tel.
Ter, at Washington. has been assigned for
the Goth instant.
The entertainment advertised by the Co
mus Club, to take place this evening, ha.
been postponed indefinitely.
We learn that Mr. w. w. Rapley lost on
Wednesday night of last week his valuable
stallion, Anglc-Saxon by King William
He was valued at $4,000.
While tying shock of fodder, recently
MIR. Henson Ricketts,, residing near Ounce
Orchard, accidently cut the ball of his eve
with a corn stalk, destroying the sight of
which entirely.
Rev. Jesse Higgins, son of Mr.. Jesse 7.
Higgins, formerly merchant at Poolesville,
this county, was married on the 9th instant,
at Lincoln, Illinois, to Miss Agnes Stuart, of
London, England.
The nuptials of Miss Kate fancy, eldest
daughter of Jos. A. fancy, of this county,
and Mr.. James Wilcox, of Philadelphia,
will be celebrated at the residence of Mr..
fancy on the 25th inst
Capt. John H. Russell, U. S. N, formerly
OF this place, is about being promoted to
the rank of Commander and has been or
dered to the command of the navy-yard at
Mare Island, California.
The Potomac Orchestra, under the direc-
ton of Mr.. Glen Poole, will give concert
at Wayside School House, about 3 miles
from Rockville, on the Potomac road, on
Friday, November ID, 1888.
Among the marriage licenses granted in
Washington on Tuesday was one to James
II. Lawson and Lizzie Gloyd, both of this
county, and one to John H. Veirs, of Wash
ington, and Laura V. Gingell, of this county.
The Howard House, at Washington, d.
e., has recently been thoroughly renovated
and supplied with all the modern improve
ments, and is now equal in all respects to
any hotel in the city. See card in another
column.
Mr.. John H. Nichols, the popular manu-
iacturer of Saddles and Harness at Gathers
burg, this county, will be at the next Agri-
cultural Fair with full stock of goods in
his line. He extends cordial invitation to
his numerous friends and customers to call
and examine his goods.
npOuarci Past liua 10,
Oct. 16. Three hundred and fifteen cattle
offered and sold at: Best, 8 to ST cents ;
good, AZ To 5 cents; medium, 4 to AZ cents
common, To 81 cents; 500 sheep and
lambs; sheep, AZ TO cents; lambs, 8 to
81 25 cows and calves at from $50 to
$55.
On the first page of our paper to-day will
be found a new ad. from the popular dry
goods house of Benz Miller s. Son, of George
town, ID. G. The remarkable bargains in
goods offered by this house should induce
call from any of our readers visiting the
District cities. Read the al. and go and
see for yourselves.
civilian j." and peanuts" two fast trot-
tiers of Gettysburg, Pa, and Deck" owned
by Mr.. Smith, of Damascus, this county,
and "Fannie r." of this town, have been
entered for the races at the Fair next week.
A number of letters have been received
relative to other horses and they will most
probably be entered, which will make the
racing feature of the Fair far more interest
ing than for several years past.
Mr.. Alva H. Doan, clerk in The Pension
Office at Washington, has suggested sys-
tenn of weather signals in the country for
the benefit of farmers. 1t consists of signal
flags to be known as farmers signal fags,
The flags will signal information as follows
A white flag meaning clear weather; blue
flag, fair weather; red, doubtful weather,
and black, stormy weather or high winds.
Tom Harding, negro, was arrested by
officer King at Brooke Grove church, this
county, on Sunday last, having in his pos
Nelson Myers, of Carroll county. After a
hearing before a Justice of the Peace he
was brought here Sunday nightfor commit
ment to Jail, but when within a short dis
lance OF that institution he managed to free
himself from the rope with which he was
tied, and leaping from the wagon made his
escape In the darkness.
There was partial eclipse of the moon
on Monday night last, which was visible
throughout the United States and on the
Pacific ocean. 1t commenced about three
minutes before 1 o'clock, and reached its
greatest extent las, when twenty-eight one
hundredths of the moons diameter was OBJ
scured. It began to lessen and ended at
2:4O in the morning. Itappears as shadow
across one side of the moon, and was moi
very distinctly marked But little import
ance was attached to il by astronomers, II
is the only lunar eclipse visible in this lati
tude during the year.
A Delightful Eyening.-The select
reading given at the Town Hall on Tuesday
evening last by Misses Ida Perry Dawes and