Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1883-03-16
gofal aud gersumal,
To n and Country.
Court commences next Monday.

diWT July Isl.
Navigation will be resumed on the canal
on the Goth inst.
Easter Cards and Dyes for Easter Eggs al
Owens Drug Store.
The building boom in this place will be
fully in molten after Court
Mr.. r. B. Higgins, Cadet Engineer, U. s.
N, is at present on visit to his home near
this place
Rev. l.. II. Green occupied the pulpit at
NJ. Z. Church South, this place, on Sunday
evening last.
Rev. J. M. Mccormick will preach at
Goshen on Sunday next, 18th instant, at II
o'clock, A. NJ.
Mr. A. ]. Smith, of Virginia, has been
elected President of the Maryland Agricul-
tural College.
1t is singular what an interest is taken in
patent medicines by the local editors of some
of our exchanges.
Mr. Edw. p. Hays has been appointed by
Gov. Hamilton magistrate in Jamestown
district to succeed the late Edw l.. Hays
Mr. Hayward NJ Hutchinson, of this
county, who has recently been dangerously
i'll in Washington, is now considered ont of
danger.
Senator Germans private secretary re-
Gently forged his name for $1,000. The
honorable gentleman has declined to prose-
cute the forger.
Comptroller Heating has notified the tax
collectors of the State that unless the taxes
due the State are promptly paid he will at
once bring suit for the same.
The Maryland Presbytery, which en-
braces all the churches of Maryland, will
hold its next session in the Presbyterian
church of this town, on April II.
Attention is called to the card of Baugh-
mans Medicated Meat Sacks. They have
been used in this section for several years
and have given entire satisfaction.
President Smith, of the G. & o. Canal,
was in Baltimore on Wednesday. He had
just returned from New York, where he
made satisfactory arrangements with the
coal operators for the season.
The Baltimore Conference of the NJ. Il.
Church has made the following appoint
ments for this vicinity; Montgomery Cir
cult, Revs w. r. Gwinn and E. l.. Watson;
Rockville, T. A. Morgan; Tennallytown,
G. NJ. Berry.
The new NJ. f. Church South, AT Darnes-
town, will be dedicated on the 25th instant
at II o'clock, A. NJ, by Bishop Wilson, as
sisted by Rev. Thos f. Carson, p. E. Revs. !
g. r. Tyler and f b. Prettyman. The pub
lie are invited to attend.
During the past week marriage licenses
have been issued TO the following persons
VIM. w. Ricketts, and Laura V. Ricketts,
John Rounds and Charlotte A. Hill Alex. |
S. Soper and Roberta Chick. During last !
month fourteen licenses were issued.
The improbable story of general strike
of the employees of the G. & o. Canal, which /,
originated in the fertile Imagination of
correspondent of the Radical organ OF this |
county, has been noticed by some of the |
Washington papers. There is nothing in it.
Mr.. w. w. Russell, of this place, left here |
on Tuesday evening for New York, where
he will take steamer for Vera Cruz, Mexico. !
Mr.. II. has lucrative engagement with a
corps Of engineers in the survey and con-
struction Of railroad in the southern part |
,,f MavioA ha -u;ohao Of
friends go with him.
The Secretary of the Treasury having di-
rected that the word 'cents" be added to
the new fiye-cent piece, the Superintendent
of the Philadelphia mint, who designed the
original coin, is engaged in preparing de-
vice for the back of the proposed coin,
which will include the denomination Of its
value in unmstakable terms.
One day last week, Mr.. Chas. Geogler's
horses ran away on his way from Washing
ton. He was dragged from the wagon in
the attempt to hold the horses after they
had broken loose from the wagon, and re-
ceived a SCARED face. The horses succeed
ed in getting away, and were not found until
the next day at Mr.. Nelson Bakers
James S. King, who, it is alleged, re-
Gently by threats Of shooting forced DIR.
A. Roth, of Frederick City, to sign a five
thousand dollar note in satisfaction for al
legged adultery with his wife, was indicted
on Saturday by the grand jury for assault
with intent to kill. After getting possession
of the note King gave it up, and is now
suing Roth for ten thousand dollars dam
ages
On Wednesday last II boy named Patrick
McCarty, about IS years Of age, riding Mr..
Codwse's horse, met wagon on the Fred
erick road, near this place, and in passing
the wagon curtain was blown out. The
horse took fright, ran away, throwing the
boy and disabling him. His injuries proved
SO serious that his physician ordered his i'm
mediate removal to Baltimore under the
care of DIR. Tiffany.
The Chief of Secret Service Division of
Treasury Department has been advised that
dangerous counterfeit of the standard sill
yer dollar has made its appearance in Ohio
and Indiana. The base coin has the exact
weight, ring and appearance of the genuine,
and resists the acid test unless the outer coat
Of silver is penetrated 1t would readily be
accepted as genuine by merchants. Several
Of the pieces have only been discovered upon
reaching a sub.treasury.
This morning " $50 O'Clock, Mr.. A. fl.
Magruder, a farmer living at Bethesda post.
Office, Montgomery county, Nd, reported at
the Third Precinct Station that valuable
horse belonging to him had been stolen and
brought to the city for sale The matter
was Immediately investigated by the West
Washington police, and shortly afterward
Sergeant Trunnell discovered the animal in
possession Of a colored man named Dan
NUahotar and rafurnad II 10 tho far,,a.