Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1883-07-13
Focal aud Personal.
Town and Country.


Town and Country.
Friday last was the hottest day of the
year.
Don't forget the concert at the Town
Hall this evening.
June last is said to have been the hottest
one since that of 1875
Mr.. Upton Darby has been commissioned
as Postmaster at Seneca, this county.
A new post route is now in operation be-
tween Monrovia and Damascus
We regret to learn that Col James B.
Gather has been quite i'll since Sunday last.
Miss Emma Griffith has been appointed
to the vacant scholarship in St. Mary's col
lege,
A meeting will be held at Gaithersburg
on the 18th instant to start new building
association.
On Thursday, 10Th inst, a family basket
pic mic will he held near Browningsyille,
this county.
Farmers looking for fertilizers for grain or
grass should read the new advertisement of
Orchilla Guano.
The white public schools of the county
will be opened on the 10th Of September;
colored on October LIST.
Spectacles will not be required to read the
new ad. of A. Saks & Co If you want
bargain give them a call.
You can save $500 ton on bone by pur-
chasing from Joshua Homer, Jr & Co., of
Baltimore. See ad. on this page.
Rev. Mr. Bonds horse runaway on Friday
of last week with his buggy and broke it up.
The gentleman escaped unhurt.
The new Kon-Go Tea, sold by Kiger Il
Dawson, appears to give general satislac-
ton, Judging from the amount used
The Corporation of Rockville will receive
this year from the county S133240. The
amount received last year was $1274.40.
A marriage license was issued in Wash
ington on Wednesday to Jos. L. Smothers,
of Richmond, Va. and Alice Brown al this
county.
Married, on the 18th of May last, by Rev.
Father Leonard, at Woodlands, Mr.. Joseph
r. Stang to Miss Mary Hartman, both of
this county.
The Orphans Court on Tuesday last APP
pointed Miss Molle B. White, daughter Of
j. c. White, to fill the vacancy in the Bal
timore Female College.
Bishop Purcell, d. d., died on the 4th in
slant, in Brown county, Ohio. The funeral
service took place in the Cathedral, Gin
cinnati, which he built
Addison Washington and his son, both
colored, were committed TO Jail, Tuesday, in
default of bail, upon peace warrant sworn
ont by Mr.. w. g. Robertson.
The many friends of Mr. VIM. Thomas
Poole will regret to learn that he has been
dangerously i'll for several days at his resi-
dence near GAINESVILLE Station.
Several of our exchanges note the num-
Der of announcements In ourcolumns. Hold
on, friends, don't count too soon, there are
several districts yet to hear from.
A great reduction in the price Of fine
shoes and slippers will be observed by ref
erence 10 the new advertisement of WIN.
Hahn & Co, In another column.
Biglows case was called last Monday, but
he plead indisposition and the Court ordered
that the many cases be combined into one
and tried at the next term Of court
AT the latter part of last week two negro
men were committed to Jail here TO await
Court, upon the charge Of assaulting the
conductor on the u express train, bound
east.
Mr. w. w. Corcoran, Of Washington, has
asked permission 10 erect a monument over
the remains of the late Bishop Pinkney at
Oak Hill Cemetery. In life they were warm
friends.
A grand tournament will be held near
Coesvile on the 10Th instant, the proceeds
10 be devoted to building Town Hall at
that place. Eminent orators will deliver
the addresses
The improvements on the hotel of Mr..
Jno. H. Kelchner, Of this place, have been
completed and is now one OF the largest and
most comfortable public houses in this Sec
ton of the State The work has been done
in such maner as to reflect great credit on
all concerned.
During the thunder storm Thursday OF
last week tree was struck by lightning in
the yard of VIM Higgins, of Potomac dis
trct. The tree was in close proximity to
the front door of the dwelling house where
the family was sitting at the time Of the
stroke, which startled themvery much.
Mr. Rich'd Barnhouses stable was struck
by lightning on the 9th instant and entirely
consumed by fire with fine horse and
large lot Of hay. Before the storm APP
preached he was prepared to leave home
but the threatening weather compelled him
10 return his horses to the stable, where they
were tied under shed without being dis
engaged from the wagon. When the stable
took fire, the loud struggles of the horses
were heard They were Immediately re-
leased Had few more minutes elapsed
these two horses would have persisted with
the third.