Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1883-05-04
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fish a post-office at Derwood, this county.
Mr. VIM. Carr has sold Cedar Grove
Hotel, at GAINESVILLE, to Mr.. N. T. Talbot
for $1,000.
Hon. Robert McLane will please accept
our thanks for a copy of the Compendium
of the tenth census.
The insertion of over three columns of
new advertisements prevents us from Civ
ing our usual amount of reading matter this
week.
Died, in Platte county, Mo-, ON Thursday,
April 26th, 1888, after an illness of six weeks,
Mrs. Kitty, wife OF Charles Beall, late of this
county
There is no foundation for the report that
st. Roses church will be built in Gathers
burg. 1t will be rebuilt upon the same spot
where the old building stood.
About the 18th Of this month another
train will be run over NJ B. railroad from
Baltimore stopping at all stations and fol-
lowing an hour after the Point Of Rocks.
Married, on the Goth Of April, at Liberty
Grove NJ. E. Church, near Spencervillc, by
Rev. O. G. Marriott, Mr.. Frank NJ. Miller
and Miss Emma G. Brashears, both Of this
county.
The peculiar advantages Of the Deering
Self-Binder are plainly set forth in the new
advertisement of Cropley, Boteer & Cramp-
In 10 lae.r
chase should read it carefully.
On Wednesday last Maurice Eglin was
committed TO Jail, charged with an assault
and battery, with intent to kill, upon Dan'l
Riorden. Both parties live in Potomac dis
trict, where the assault was made
The particular attention Of our readers is
called to the advertisement Of New Spring
Goods by w. +. Gibbons, the popular mer-
chant of Georgetown. The assortment of
goods to be found at this house cannot be
excelIed in the District, and the prices are
fully as low as elsewhere. A visit to this
store win amply compensate purchasers
The proprietors Of the Msllt Store, cor
ner Of II and 10th street, Washington, ID. c.,
come TO the front with one Of the most ins.
cinating and largest assortments Of Ready
Made Clothing in the District Of Columbia,
and at such prices as cannot fail to give sat
isfaction. Read his adj. in this issue, take
down the number, and don't fail to call and
examine this splendid stock Of clothing.
A strange light is nightly seen near about
the line between this county and the Dis
irict, says the Washington Critic. The early
part Of the night it is seen very dimly and
later II expands and sheds light equal to
an electric light. Many citizens in the
neighborhood claim that il portends evil.
It cannot I've approached closer than hun
dred yards If closer approach is at.
tempted the light moves OFF to the same
distance
A correspondent of the Washington Star
contends that the Maryland law prohibit
ing the catching Of bass in May Intellectual
in its purpose. The gist Of the article is
that the bass has q ravenous appetite and
will feed upon each other when other species
of fish become scarce. He proves this by a
bass that he caught containing another. II
would be far wiserto permit fishing for bass,
he thinks, and leave the other species Of fish
for food than 10 attempt to increase the
number of bass and 10 bring about des-
trncton of one another.
The examiners made an inspection Of the
crossing over the railroad al the city road,
on Monday last. There will be two re-
ports. The majority report will be favor
able to bnlding bridge between the Bal
e tmore and city roads. The road changed
to pass through the land Of Spencer c..
Jones, Esq, and the land belonging 10 st.
Marys Catholic church, formerly known as
the old Fair Grounds. The minority re-
port favors either flagman or gates at the
present crossing. The minority report has
been received by the Commissioners; the
other will probably be handed in at the
next meeting.