Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1883-08-31
gufal aud gersnual.
Town and Country.

Geo. Hlnkle, negro boy, was drowned
while bathing at the Great Falls on Friday
last.
We have been requested to notify the
Officers of Registration that they will find
the poll-books in the Clerks office.
The Sunday School connected with the
M. Z. Church at Goshen will hold a picnic
on Tuesday, the 4th of September.
Mr.. M. c. Griffith offers for sale a small
tract of land. 1t will be sold as whole OF
in lots to suit purchasers. See ad.
A large crowd of persons attended the
tournament, near Colesville, on Thursday
last, and everything passed off pleasantly.
The price of anthracite coal will increase
twenty-five cents per ton at the first of Sep
TENDER on the high rate that it is at present
selling.
Died on the Gath instant, in this place,
Maud Estelle, infant daughter of w. NJ.
and Annie A. Fowler, aged II months and
25 days.
Although Mr.. Creswell has achieved a
great victory over the halfbreed Repubi-
cans in Cecil county he declines to be a
candidate for u s. Senator.
The work of constructing fish-ways at
the Great Falls has been indefinitely post
poned on account Of the great distractions
TO such a work at that point.
By reference to Moores column it will be
seen that he has made reduction in the
price OF barbed fence wire. Those who
wish to purchase should give him call
1t is the duty of every Democrat in the
county who is not registered to attend to
that important matter at the next sitting of
the Registrars, which commences on Tues.
day next.
In the statement OF recent losses by the
Live Stock Insurance Company of Fred
erick county we find that James Ganley, of
Boyds Station, has been paid $50 for a cow,
and Charles Wilson, near this place, $3.50
for horse.
Mr.. Edward Stabler, the veteran postmas-
ter at Sandy Spring and President of the
Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Mont
gomery County, is lying dangerously i'll at
his residence and but little hope is enter
tanned of his recovery.
Died, on Wednesday morning last, after
an illness of several months, Mrs. E. E.
Maus, wife Of Oliver S. Maus, of this county,
in the 31st year of her age Her funeral
will take place from the residence of her
husband at 10 O'Clock to-day.
A fair and festival, under the auspices OF
the ladies of st. Bartholomew parish, will
be held at Olney on the 9th and 7th days of
September. On the first day fancy articles
and refreshments will be sold, and ON the
second day there will he in addition music
and tableaux.
There will be Sunday School Pic Mic
at Emory Nj. H. Church South, ON Wcdnes.
day, the 9TH Of September The children
will be addressed by Revs. p. f. Carson, E.
b. Prettyman and others. 1t is desired that
as many children as can come shall be pres
ent. All are invited.
See Mr. John A. Bakers pricc-list of fer
tilizers published in this issue Also his
reference to the Wizard Suky Breaking
Flows and his statement respecting the
Caster or third wheel for drills. This is a
matter of interest He also refers TO Drills,
Seeds, Wagons, &c, needed by our readers.
Drovers' Rest stock sales Tuesday,
August 49, Two hundred head of cattle
offered and sold at: Best, 8 to ST cents !;
good, AZ to cents; medium, A to At cents;
common, 81 10 cents; $50 sheep and
lambs; sheep, Al TO 81 cents; lambs, 81 to
Ct; Is cows and calves at from SIS To $65.
The Baltimore Distrct Conferen ce of the
M. Il. Church South convened ut Freedom,
Carroll county, on Tuesday last. Revs. f.
A. Strother and b. w. Bond were present
This county was represented by Samuel
Higgins, w. ID. Welsh. s. d. Donohue and
c. r. Murphy as lay delegates The session
was of several days duration.
1t will be found to the interest of farmers
to carefully read the advertisement of p II.
Heiskell Jr., IL Co., in this issue, as it con
tains many things of Importance To them.
In the sale Of fertilizers, seeds, implements,
&c, this house is not excelled by any in the
District A call at this establishment will
well repay those who wish to purchase.
The new canning factory recen ty cstab
lished at this place by our enterprising
young friend, Mr. Frank Higgins, we are
pleased TO learn is in successful operation.
During the past month 4 large quantity of
fruits and vegetables have been canned, and
although the enterprise is yet in its infancy
1t promises to attain large proportions
There is no reason why an establishment of
this kind should not succeed here AZ well as
elsewhere, and we have no doubt IL will.
Some impertinent anonymous scribbler in
the Washington Star of Saturday last at.
tempts to injure the good name of this
town for health and cleanliness, and al
though the name of the place is not given
certain localities mentioned leave no doubt
as to the town meant. Such communion
tons do no good and we are surprised to
see that the Star permitted it TO appear in
its columns. II is a well-known fact that
there is not more healthy place In the
State than Rockville, that the streets are
niceyl paved, and we can point with pride
to two of the finest hotels in this section,
besides host of frst-class boarding houses,
which are every summer filled with guests
who come here to enjoy the pure air and
water and escape from the heat and dis.
comforts Of the cities. We have no doubt
but that monuments, in the shape of old
trunks left for board, are 10 be found in
this vicinity to remind creditors Of such
characters as the writer of this anonymous
libel.
Centennial CelebratiOn.-St. Johns
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