Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1884-08-08
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Town and Country .


MIR. Newton Trunde is now preparing t.
erect new dwelling on his farm near here
The laws of 1884 have been received al
the Clerks office, and will be delivered t.
those entitled to receive them.
Mr.. H. Clay England was attacked by a
savage dog and severely bitten on his return
home on Monday night last.
The foundation for the new Episcepa
church will be completed in few days
when it will be ready for the bricklayers
The contractor, MIR. Jno. b. EdmOnston, is
now having the heavy timbers prepared for
the first floor.
Farmers and all others who raise hogs
should not fail to read the advertisement of
Groomes' Hog Cholera Remedy in another
column. This REMEDY has been tried for
some time both in this county and in the
West with unfailing results.
Jay-Eye-See trotted his mile in 210, last
week, the best time on record at the time
it was made and surpassed Maud s. by 4 of
second. The latter has made an effort
since her time was beaten, beating her only
close antagonists of second, or scoring
the Heat in 800.
Eliza Baker, colored, was committed to
Jail at this place on Wednesday last on
charge of having set fire to the barn, stable
and corn house of Mr. John Currier, in Po-
tomac district. All the property was de-
stroyed, the loss being estimated at $1,000.
No insurance.
Drovers' Rest livestock sales Tuesday.
Aug. s. Hundred and twenty-clght cattle
offered and sold at: Best, 535 to 81 cents /;
good, to $50 cents; medium, Al to 8 cents ;
common, 3! 10 At cents; $50 sheep and
!ambs-sheep, 10 Al cents; lambs, 81 to
Ct cents; 10 cows and calves at from 1876
$50.
The b. 81 o. company have again made
great reduction in rates, and with their in
creased facilities cheap telegraphng is an
assured fact. Rates to New York are now
% cents, formerly so; to points in Pennsyl-
vania, Delaware, Virginia and West Vir-
ginia, 25 cents, formerly 40, and a cores
ponding reduction everywhere
pile of lumber at Derwood Station fell
upon Frank Crown, boy eight years Of
age, and son of Mr. Geo. Crown, Oh Wednes-
day last and broke his thigh He was play
ing on the pile of lumber when it fell and
caught him underneath of it. Other chill
dren who were with him give an alarm by
their screams, and the little boy was soon
extrcated.
Those who had the pleasure of listening
to the lecture Of Rev. II. M Wharton, at
the Town Hall, on Monday evening last,
came away pleased and edited His subject,
"TraveIs in Europe" was handled with an
ease and grace that charmed all hearers
The ludicrous scenes were portrayed in such
manner as TO convulse the audience with
laughter, while the pathetic and descriptive
portions were portrayed with master hand
Jerry Neal, a brakeman on the through
freight on the Metropolitan Branch railroad,
met with an accident at the depot, at this
place on Monday evening last In shift
ing some cars frsm the siding to the main
track, by means of a rope attached to the
engine, he was caught between the rope and
the car and badly bruised DIR. Stonestreet,
who was called to attend him, thought he
was not seriously hurt, and he was sent
back to his home in Washington on the
next express passing in that direction
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Cleveland and Hendricks Club On
Saturday night last an adjourned meeting
of Democrats favorable to the formation of
a Cleveland and Hendricks Campaign Club
for Rockville district was held at the Court
House The committee on permanent or
ganization, appointed at a previous meeting,
made their report recommending Philip d.
Laird for President, E. G. Peter for Secre-
tary, and A. j. Almoney for Treasurer. The
report of the committee was adopted and
the officers entered upon their duties
About one hundred names were entered
upon the roll. An executive committee,
composed of Messrs. Ii. w. Talbot, Jas. b.
Henderson and Rudolph Watkins, was APP
pointed.
Stirring speeches were delivered by w.
Pearce Bell, of Washington, George Peter,
e. b. Prettyman and Spencer c. Jones, of
this place. The meeting was very enthusi-
astic, and the several speakers were often
applauded.
The club adjourned to meet on Wednes-
day evening at the Town Hall 10 hold a
ratification meeting, and an invitation was
extended TO the Democratic organizations
of Washington city to join them at that
time.