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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1883-08-10
BOyd's Items.

For week or more past this section has
been suffering under spell Of dry weather,
which is having material effect on vegeta.
ton and especially the corn crop; however,
this is somewhat mitigated by cold nights
with which We have been favored. Some
fears are entertained on account of the earlier
planting Of corn, that should the drouth con-
tinue the effect will be detrimental to It's
well-maturing
Mrs. Meigs, widow of the late Captain
Meigs, has just had erected very fine
"Eclipse" wind pump on her property near
the residence, so constructed and equipped
as to supply the entire house and grounds
with water.
Mr.. Jas. E. Williams has commenced the
erection of large hotel in the grove just
west of his residence The object of the
hotel is Tor the accommodation of summer
boarders. 1t is intended TO be large and
commodious building and will be situated
in very elevated and pleasant grove, with
fine commanding view and will be very
attractive sight.
The Presbyterian Sunday School, of this
place, intend holding sociable picnic on
the Goth Of August in the grove near by A
band of music, organ music, singing and
speaking by prominent persons will be the
attractions. All who are interested in Sun
day School work are invited to come, as an
enjoyable day is anticipated
Rev. Mr.. French, who was recently in
stalled as pastor of the Presbyterian churches
of this place and Neelsville, has gone ON n
tour for recreation into New York State,
near Catskill Mountains, where he will spend
nearly month.
Mr.. Arnold Lewis, who has been suffer
ing for a number Of years with cancer on
the neck, is at present lying in very critical
condition and with very slight prospects
of much relief. ffft.'t ft3t
Mr.. Jas. L. Williams, railroad agent of
this place, has been busy since harvest buy
ing and shipping grain to market Those
who have threshed report good yield of
excellent quality of wheat.
August 2, 1883. CORRECT.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1883-08-10
GAINESVILLE Items.

We claim TO have the most extensive cat
tie grazing section in the county. Besides
the large regular shipments Of fat cattle
during the whole year, Mr.. Howard Griffith
and several Baltimore dealers have shipped
within the last four weeks 81 carloads OF
$50 head, amounting to about $4,000.
Mr.. Algernon Poole threshed and sent to
market from an eighty-acre field 5000 BUSH
els Of wheat, over 81 bushels to the acre.
We claim no one in the county can beat
this yield on field of this size.
In the improvement of our lands VIC are
abreast Of the most advanced community OF
our county; for instance the farm Of Mr..
Fred. Bowman | understand sold thirty
years ago for 81 800, and he now refuses
$4,000 cash for it.
The name of ex.Judge Darby for the
Orphans Court seems 10 come in very fifty
among the good things Of this district, and
now is the time we want all voters To be
thinking Of him.
August 8, 1888 VERITAs.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1883-08-10


PFecautiOns.-In view of the prevalence
of cholera in Egypt and other eastern coun.
tries DIR. Chancellor, of the State Board of
Health, has addressed the following to the
Baltimore Sun:
"Your timely editorial concerning Asiatic
cholera meets with hearty response from
the State Board of Health, and il is hoped that
the press generally throughout the State will
make the subject their refrain until every
village, town and city and every individual
household is impressed with the importance
and duty of removing all forms of filth
While there is no cause at this time for
public alarm, yet the disease is known to be
prevailing in the East, and we may, Judging
from the past history of such epidemics, rea-
sonably expect it to reach our shores during
the ensuing year and ito be forewarned"
should make it imperative ito be forearm
ed" Experience has proved that Asiatc
cholera is fostered by filth and repealed by
cleanliness. All measures which secure TO
a community purity of air and water tend
not only to prevent the appearance of this
scourge, but TO diminish the mortality from
other diseases which are always present.
There is, therefore, every reason for Increased
vigilance on the part of health authorities
and individuals TO sec that epidemic cholera
shall not find foothold within our State
To meet this unusual danger we would
advise the removal of all accumulations of
decaying matter in privies, cesspools, drains,
cellars, yards and Streets the free use of
copperas or other equally effective disinfect-
ants in vaults and drains, the guarding OF
all sources Of water supply from defilement,
even in the most remote degree, by human
excrement removing the occupants of cell
lars, and giving TO the whole population the
enjoyment of such safeguards for health as
they are powerless TO secure except by pub
lie authority. Whether the disease will APP
pear with the summer heats of the ensuing
year remains TO be seen; but in view of the
very possibility of such calamity, vigilance
becomes more imperative than ever"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1883-08-10
EXPENSES OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY
FOR THE YEAR 1888.

Published By order Of the County Commission
ers for said County, in pursuance Of Section
Nine Of Article Tsoenty- Eight Of The Code Of
Public General La,cs, vhich provides that
The County Commissioners shall make out
and publish annually, in at least two news
papers published in their respective counties,
If there be two, detailed, minute, and accurate
statement OF the expenses Of their said counties,
specifying therein each particular item Of ex-
penses, and for what and to whom paid and
shall also deliver to the Sheriffs of their re-
spective counties as many copies of said state
ment as there are election districts of said
county at least ten days before such general
election, ard the Sheriff shall, within six days
after the receipt of such copies, set up one of
them at the place of holding elections in each
election district },
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1883-08-10

A dispatch from Hagerstown 10 the Balti-
more San, dated nh instant, says:
Desiring TO learn the developments, il
any, in the threatened strike of the lock
keepers on the lower division Of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Canal, representative Of
the San called upon President Smith, who
said that he had not the slightest apprchen-
sion Of trouble. II any Of the employees
Of the company wanted To quit its service
they could do 50, and their places would be
Immediately filed. There are numerous
applications for the various positions along
the line, and the new appointees would at
once be put in the vacant places. The law
does not contemplate that the canal authori-
ties shall resort 10 the slow process through
which the landowner dispossesses tenant,
but makes provision for a summary pro-
ceeding against all those who refuse TO sur
render the companys property. All that is
necessary is To give five days notice TO quit,
and at the expiration of that time, II the
occupant persists in holding on, the COM
pany does not need jury or the interven-
ton Of the officers of the law TO compel de-
livery. The agents and employees d the
company are empowered TO use such force
as may be necessary to remove the offend
ing parties. No notice whatever is required
to enable the company to acquire posses
sion of the locks, as they are always in pos
session of the company, and any person un-
n Ia H. ....s AZ.
ployes in the discharge Of their duties would
be taught lesson he would not soon forget
President Smith further stated that the ac
ton OF the halfdozen complaining lock
keepers was influenced by designing men
who were simply advancing their own in
terests at the expense Of those they were
thus deceiving."
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1883-08-10


Krusan, Of Sandy Spring, Nd, went into
a restaurant ON Pennsylvania avenue, last
"Wednesday night, and afterwards COM
planned to the police that he had lost his
pocketbook containing over 800. A young
woman named Maggie Roberts was ar
rested, charged with the larceny Of the
pocketbook. Krusan came 10 the city this
morning 10 prosecute the case. He stated
to a STIR reporter that the publication in a
Baltimore paper that he had been robbed
by woman whom he had taken To a res
taurant had caused considerable excitement
in his neighborhood, where he is we'll
known. lie denied that be had gone there
with any woman, and said he did not know
how his money was lost He was told by
waiter that this woman had been seen
hurrying away from the restaurant. Krusen
said he would not go 10 the Police Court,
as he could not swear that any one stole his
pocketbook.- Wasltingt0n Star, 6M instant.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1883-08-10
CommIssIopers AT the regular me

Commissioners AT the regular meet
ing of the County Commissioners, held on
Tuesday, the following business was trans
acted:
The contract for building the "Kemp
BRIDGE for $349, was awarded TO William
4. Whelan.
The report Of the Examiners ON the road
petitioned for by John +. IIoyle and Others
was adopted.
Report OF Examiners on the road peti-
toned for John +. Cooley and Others was
rejected on account of iniormality in the
petition. er
Objections to the Hoyle road having been
filed by Mr.. Richter, the consideration Of
the subject was postponed until the next
meeting ON the 2lst instant
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1883-08-10
Indexing of the Records,-on Tines !

| InueXlnE OF the kecOfds.-On Tues
day last Mr.. Peter appeared before the
County Commissioners to advise them why
they had no power to levy Mr.. Prettyman's
bill for indexing the land records of Mont.
gomery county. Mr. Peters argument was
upon the same points of law and therefore
substantially the same as was reported as
made to the Court when before them.
Judge Bouic was present. and after Mr..
Peters conclusion said that he did not in
tend to take any part in the matter, but de-
sired to explain to the Commissioners few
facts. He then proceeded to argue and ex-
plain to the Commissioners why they should
levy this money for Mr.. Prettyman. To
which argument Mr.. Peter replied, and
then the Commissioners sent for Mr.. Pref
lyman that he might inform them IL the
index for which the present charge was
made was an index to records made since
his entry upon office. He answered that it
was. The Commissioners then asked him
how he expected to be paid for the indexes
hereafter to be made. Mr.. Prcttyman re-
piled that the Court stated to him that while
they would recommend the payment of this
account, hereafter he must charge the par.
ties bringing their deeds for record for in
dexing the same in the general index
Whereupon Judge Bouic said ifhe should
bring deed for record he would refuse to
pay such charge.
The order passed by the Court upon Mr..
Peters petition, directed Mr. Prettyman to
complete the general indexes up to the pre-
sent time, without delay, and that he was
TO be paid for the same as now provided by
law.
Then il the Court directed Mr.. Prettyman
hereafter 10 charge each individual, in their
opinion that is the law. The law Of 1861 is
the law ol to-day, and ii by the law ms it
now stands he must charge the individual,
then there has been no law to the contrary
since he came into Office in 1854. a.
Mr.. Prettyman's account, as fret filed
with the Commissioners, was for 81 900, as
recommended by the Court it is for 5000
The Commissioners reserve their decision.
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Potomac Items.
Ground dry and hard for ALLOWING.

Ground dry and hard for following.
March 1882 and March 1888 were the two
months paid the employees on the c. & o.
canal last week.
Mr. II. II. Jones, of this county, and chief
clerk Of Messrs Cropley Sons has donned
the Potomac Boat Club uniform. From the
progress he has made in aquatic sports the
club has made a valuable acquisition to its
number.
The Tournament on the 9Th instant at
Great Falls was largely attended and much
enjoyed. Ten knights competed for the
prizes, as follows: Il. Shugarue, Knight of
Washington; G. w. Kemp, Knight of My
Maryland; w. ]. Walters, Knight of Mont
gomery; It. F. Thompson, Knight of Coles
vile; Arthur Sullivan, Knight of Do Try
]. L. Kemp, Knight of Charley Boy; M.
Shugarue, knight of Maryland Boy; BENZ.
Oliver, Knight of Prospect Hill F; A. II. Corn
well, knight of Forestville; Jesse Oliver,
Knight of Belleview
The riding was good, several taking all
the rings. Knight of Washington, Il. Shu-
garue, took first prize, fine saddle, and
crowned Miss Harrington Queen of Love
and Beauty. G. w. Kemp took the second
prize, bride, and crowned Miss Julia
Shugarue First Maid of Honor. A. H. Corn.
well won the riding whip and crowned Miss
Linnie Offutt. WI. Walters won the car
rage whip and crowned Miss BERTHE Offutt
Mr.. John Trundle was the efficient marshall,
with Messrs Will Case and Robert Offutt
as AIDS
Alex. Kilgour, Esq., delivered the charge
in his usually graceful manner. Richard r.
Beall, Esq, crowned the royal parties; his
remarks were happy and well received.
Among the many on the grounds we
noticed Messrs. Howard Griffith, w. w.
Poole, A. l.. Graves, II. G. Cornell, David
Griffith, Jas. o. Trundle, Samuel Higgins,
John II. Kelchner, VIM. V. Bouic, Jr, DIR.
A. ii. Sommers, Geo. Peter, Martin Thomp-
son, |. r. Maus and many others. Many
came from the District of Columbia and
Virginia, and beautiful ladies graced the
grounds. Electioneering was INDUCED in
TO great extent and many votes promised
to candidates.
After the tournament dancing was in
dulged in till late hour and everything
was quiet and pleasant, thanks to the mana
gers, Messrs. II. A. Garrett and j. w. Car
roll. 4lHI
James Ricketts, cut Henry Eglin with
knife very severely in the left arm at the
Great Falls ON last Friday evening. 1t APP
pears that Eglin had watermelon put on
ice in u box in the store of II. A. Garrett
and when he went after 1t Ricketts, was sit
ting on the box and was asked to get up /;
words followed and friends tried TO prevent
trouble. When knife was seen in Ricketts,
hand Eglen struck him and knocked him
ON a table, recovering he struck Eglin on
the shoulder with the knife, making an
incision the whole length Of arm and ex-
posing the bone to view. Drs. A. ii. Som
mers and j. " Carraher were on the grounds
and rendered surgical aid in time TO stop the
bleeding and relieve Egln, but he lay in
precarious condition at the residence of Mr.
II. A. Garrett, with some hopes Tor his ulti-
mate recovery Ricketts, was arrested In
Washington and carried to Rockville.
August Z, 1888. PoToMAc.
.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1883-08-10

Choice Cigars.-The best five cent
cigars ever offered in this county can be
found at Owens Drug Store These cigars,
the "FigarO" and stylish" are half Ha-
vana, and give a most delightful smoke.
The opportunity To get these cigars at such
low figure is the result Of the reduction
in the tax on tobacco. Uune 15-3m
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VERITAs.


Fair and Garden Party. The b. s.
$. Society of Bethesda church will give a
Fair and Garden Party, at Hampden, the
residence Of Mr.. George Dunlop, on the
Brookevile road, August the 17th. Admit
lance free; doors open 4 O'Clock, P. M.
Supper 25 cents; confectionery and fancy
articles sold. Proceeds to go to the repair
Of the parsonage.
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HOUSEHOLD g. KITCHEN FURNITURE
ROAD PETITION.

TO M Honorable lie Board of County Com
missioners Of Montgomery County:
WE, the undersigned, citizens and tax
w payers Of The Second Collection Dis
tfict Of Montgomery county, Nd, respresent
that the public conyenience requires the open
ing OF public road beginning al point on
the Georgetown and Frederick road near the
Middlebrook School House, through the lands
OF the heirs Of the late Joshua Dorsey, thence
through the lands OF Solomon Dowden, to the
lands OF John 7. Benson, thence through the
lapdsof John T. Benson to the lands OF tho
heirs OF Joshua Dorsey, to intersect with the
GermaDtown and Nashville road at the mouth
Of John r. Benson's lane, for which your Pc
titioners will ever pray.
.,.ag s. SOLOMON DOWDEN,
Wv 9"" X. n. HUMPHREY, or
w. W. TRAIL,
WIN. 7. ANDREWS,
II. Y. HARRIS,
july 27-5t And twenty-tbree others.
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TAKE NOTICE.

By an Actof the General Assembly OF Ma
ryhnd, passed at January Session, 1875, a
discount OF 1--WE per cent. will be allowed on
oil taxes paid on or before the first OF Septem-
Der, OF four per cent. on all taxes paid on or
before the first Of October, and three per cent.
on all paid on or before the first Of November.
No discounts will be allowed after November
hrst.
JOS. A. TANEY,
aug ll-3t CPk to County Comm'rs
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vennor for August.-.First '

NennOr Tor August.-.Flrst week
warm to sultry entry of month, changing
to cooler, cloudy and stormy weather at
the end Of week, with general rainialls and
storms. Second week-changeabl with fire.
quent rain and wind-storms, abrupt changes
of temperature Close Of week warm to sui
try, with severe thunder and hail storms in
majority Of sections. Third week-sultry
heat, rain and thunder storms Of daily occur
renee. Great deal Of rain 80 far this month
Fourth week-storms continue with intensly
hot and oppressive periods. The month end.
ing cooler, wet and with high winds and
gales. Altogether wet and uniavorable
month. Considerable damage through hail
and wind-storms
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1883-08-10

Farmers Pic-Nic.-The farmers Of the
east end Of Berry's district, this county,
Joined by brother farmers from Prince
Georges and Howard counties, held u basket
picnic near Liberty Grove on Tuesday last.
A large number were present, the music
and dinner were happily suggestive Of full
gamers, while the address Of Rev. Jas. b.
Ayirett, rector Of Silver Spring, was such
as TO elevate the standard Of the profession
Of farming in the estimate Of farmers them
selves. The occasion was all most delight.
full one.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-06-23
Ines JUN % 1888

mt eE peu lie temps ct celia per-
4nettrait aux gems lie Quebec de
faire tout le commerce que les An
glais font sur ces c6tes, ct qui est
assez considerable, paisque tous les
ates il Y Went au moins tro's ou
quatle barQues de Boston, qui ven
dent, & tel prix qu'elles venlent,
toutes leurs denr6es aux habitants
de PAcadie. e...........-..
, 1883-10-18

one i.ci happy-Aa- gone where ti.h
ara plentiful is good Indian now
Som" II the whisky was rescued by
order # the Agent and rmptied on
the ground 70 the aorrow Of the In
dians. Several barrels were taken
and treated thus Most Of the In
dian-. however, We're very joyful. and
even resented the powers that be-: but
they had t. come u time II i now
all quiet on the Potomac Mr-
Lo i closing out his stock of dry
gDoI-. and VIII return To- his old
vocation fishing. hunting, gambling,
etc.
4 school viii soon be in operation
among the QuiIeutes. a. ". Smith.
teacher. H. wa- teacher over four
years at the Neah Bay Reservation.
The Quileutes captured two large
whales in August. Some settlers are
finding good homes III the Quileute
valley. Dr. Price lives on Forks
Prairie, and is engaged in farming.
Two printers recently paid visit to
this country. and We're delighted with
it, one promising TO return aid help
build up the place 10y taking unto
him ranch, Farm products will
soon be cheap in these parts
4. j. SMITH
, 1883-10-18
San Juan Islands.
A FAIRY LAND FOR TOURISTS. CRUISERS.
HUNTERS AND PLEASURE SEEKERS.

FAIRY LAND FOR TOURISTS. CRUISERS.
HUNTERS AND PLEASURE SEEKERS.
A correspondent to the Oregonian
thus gives an account of a months
cruising among the beautiful islands
OF the San Juan Archipelago:
San Juan harbor was reached at
Z p. H., and anchored in a little rock
bound bay,with gravel beacl. and deep
water. We went ashore, built fire,
cooked our supper, consisting of ham
and coffee, and with bread and but
ter besides, made ameal, which with
salt air for sauce, was hard to beat.
We then went on board our schooner
and spent the rest of the long glori-
Gus July twilight enjoying the rest
from the shaking up of the past
twelve hours, the scenery, and our
pipes until bed time, when the ladies
and children sought sleep in the
cabin, and the males stretched out on
deck, rolled up in their blankets and
covered with the mainsail. On the
following morning we sailed up to
Friday harbor, where our host, Hon.
Z. d. Warbass, was on the look out
for us, having, with his well-known
hospitality, invited us to make his
house our headquarters and center
during our vacation. Now began the
active enjoyment of the trip. Pitch
ing our tents around his house, on a
low point, with deep water on three
sides, which projected into the har
Dor, We unpacked our outfit, hung
our guns, fishing tackle, etc, on the
laurels which shaded this beautiful
knoll, went up to the store half
mile off, laid in supply of groceries, |
and returned to camp to find fine
oucks the gift of two boatmen who |
lad passed in our absence, hanging !
, 1883-10-18

though Iowa has no one IurGr- CITY TO
oversway til" Will Of the comuon
wealth by otf-ctting 1t with its cor
rupt politics and its heavy vote of the
vicious classes. Democrats felt sure
of the result and even the Republic
ans We're doubtful. not knowing the
force Of the power they had conjured
up against them The unknown fac
tors IN the problem in Ohio, where
the Germans had also been alienated,
were the scott law, taxing saloons;
the prohibition amendment to the
Constitution, which was an entirely
distinct issue; the reduction by the
last Republican Congress of the tariff
on wool. and 4 labor elem-nt which
had been persuaded by the tariff re
vision that the Republicans were
their enemies. Besides this there
Was, it appears, some trading off of
Republican votes with Democrats
who promised TO vote for the so-calIed
Second Amendment We have as
yet no accurate estimate of the ag
gregate vote. but we may suppose
that the disgruntied Democrats, led
by Thurman, PendletOn and some
other old and staid warehouses; of tie
party. with their followers, staid at
home on election day instead of cast
ing their ballots for the Republican
candidates, as some hoped. The
German detection was partially
compensated by an increased tenn
perance vote in the country, which
was not as large as was expected, and
more of the 10000 votes controlled by
the dissatisfied wool interest were
lost than even the best-informed Re
publican appears to have dreamed of.
The success of the Democrats in
posturinS as protectionists and the
influence of heirhypocritical election
tracts which favored raising the tariff
on wool to the old figures is one of
the most unique facts Of contempo-
rary politics.
, 1883-10-18

"By carefully reading the Port
Townsend ARGUS one might infer
that Chinese smuggling from British
Columbia would entirely cease were
Editor Weir given a fat position in
the Custom service. Let something
be done, anyhow, to check his eternal
howl WhatcOn ReUeiiie
The effeminate grasshopper on the
Receille is evidently SO anxious to
say something mean that he sacri-
fees his sense of justice and right to
do it In the same issue with the
above we find an item referring to a
squad of Chinaman having come
across the line from New Westmin-
ster, and inquiring sarcastically for
Special Agent Evans. That we have
stated only the truth about these
wholesale violations of law, and there
by discharged duty to the public,
the ReUeiiie man knows. He also
had access to our published state
ment that we are not and never have
been an applicant for any position on
the Chinese detail, and that We would
not accept such position Were it
rendered But as We said before,
the fellow gets down contemptibly
low in order to make dirty fling.