Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1883-07-06
FOCAL aud 2ersnnal.
Town and Country,

-. w. Iumohston mas purchased III
Bgelow farm, at $4,500.
Miss M. +. Sellman has been appointe
70 the scholarship in the Baltimore Femal
Institute
The next meeting of the Chesapeake an,
ONO Canal Board of Directors will be held
In Baltimore on the 18th instant.
Mr. b. 4. Rapley, of this county, wa,
granted deploma at the Maryland Agri
cultural College on Thursday of last week
Mr.. Frank Dowd, a native of this COUNTY
died In Washington City, suddenly. on
Friday last He was buried at barnes.
town.
IRVINE service may be expected at Christ
chnrch' GAINESVILLE, on Sunday next, the
9th instant, at 1880, A. NJ, and at st. Peters
chnrch, Poolesyille, at8P.M.
The old Mannskee Camp ,Ground-6O
ores, more or less situated on the Brooke
Tile Turnpike, this county, was sold last
Saturday to Mr.. g. r. Barnesly, for $5OO6
sseg ,cre.
we Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Com.
pay have now paid their employees for all
oflast Year, except the months of March.
My, June and July, and hereafter they
vii inclnde but one of these months on
fch of their paytrips.
The particular attention of our farmers is
allied 10 the card of X. NJ. Belt Il Bro. WIN
ave recently purchased new Thrrsher
ana Engine, and are prepared 10 execute
al WORK u. th'ir .p!e ia. The hest. ,nanncr
and upon, si.tinabrr p,rrns. 81
+ Mr. cins. Ntirs while harvesting wheat
ul"'n his farm, near tins place, last week,
caught his hand ia the binder and two of
his fingers were mutilated and almost cur
on. Several minutes elapsed before his hand
could he released He is now doing very
well.
AT the commencement of the Rockville
Academy, Friday last, John Muncaster was
awarded the West medal, Richard White
one Tor mathematics Geo. b. Farquhar on e |
in intermediate department, and Abby Hen.
derson one in the junior department. Messrs
Lacket, principal, and Prettyman, assistant,
have been elected.
sharper is travelling about the country
collecting silverware, promising To make il
as good as new by taking it through a
cleansing process. He starts away with it
promising TO return the goods in day or
two. That is the last seen of him; he fails
10 put in an appearance. Keep a sharp
lookout for all such tricksters.
On Tuesday last Deputy Sheriff Kings.
bury, of this town, arrested Ann Thomas.
II young colored girl, upon the charge of
stealing Il fine dress and several other arti-
Giles nom Miss Annie Dawson, near this
place. She was taken before Justice Kiger
and sentenced to twelve months in the
House OF Correction She had Just re- !
turned from the House of Correction after {
serving sentence imposed by the Court
Tor stealing clothing from Mrs JOS Thomp. '
son.
A scientific inquiry is to be instituted into
the nature and character of cyclones 1t is
desirable to find out, if possible, where they
come from and where they go, and especi. u
ally what produces them. All the warnings !
and observations regarding them, so far, have
been at fault. They come when least ex- $
pecied and pass so rapidly that the meteor. I
ologists have not time 10 get their spectaclcs
on.before the whzzing intruder has vanished i
In cloud of dust, leaving trail of desola- u
ton behind it. C
new, and what is said 10 be valuable. 2
melle' FOR the protection of growing grapes a
ma ma -e"n snn8unced Paper bags four by :.
.s.sS'sa4ches in size are slipped over each ;,
bunch Of grapes as soon as the grapes attain a
The size of buckshot. They are fastened !
around the stem by a pin made for the pur. a.
pose, small quantity Of -four of sulphur
having first been dropped into the bag. By
passing the blade Of the knife through the
bottom OF the bag, an outlet Is made for the
'nrplns moisture which accumulates
Mr.. John Nealy, accompanied by the
popular clothier of Washington, George G.
Henning, was in town on Wednesday last
% visit his birth place. Mr.. N. was a son
IF John Nealy, who many years ago was
Principal of the Rockville Academy Tn.
Ter his management this institution was
widely known and prosperous When his
on was two months old the father removed
rom here. The son is now located in Ac.
omac county, Va, and very prominent
member OF the Bar The father died several
vears since.
The Right Rev. William Pinkney, d. d..
al. d., bishop Of the diocese of Maryland
Protestant Episcopal Church, died suddenly
IL o'clock, Wednesday morning last, at the
eclory at Cockeysylle, Baltimore county.
ie was native Of Maryland, and for a
lumber of years coadjutor 10 the hrte Bish.
p Nottingham, at whose death he became
ishop Of the diocese. Rev. Dr. Hutton. of
bis county, is named as the probable sue.
essor to the lamented bishop. 1t would
i've us pleasure to ,see DIR. Hutton called
, this high position.
Hereafter no stamps will be required on
ank checks, matches, medical preparations.
eriumery and playing cards. It is said that
ne removal Of the tax benefits dealers and
but would have no effect
n consumers. The duty had been taken
Il quinne. but it could not be obtained any
heaper than before. The tax ON cigars has
sen reduced from 80 to % per thousand,
ut there was no reduction in the price .
lsrged for them. The sum realized last ,;o
ear by the tax on the above articles was ~,
7 500, i0S60. The Government will now aa
e u loser 10 that amount. 80
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