Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1884-01-04

Town and Country


Town and Country.
The Farmers Convention meets at Sandy
Spring on the 18th instant.
Scarlet fever and measles are prevailing
in the neighborhood Of Sunshine.
Mrs. John Heeter, residing near this place,
died on "Wednesday evening last, ol con
sumption.
The only eclipse visible 10 This country
during the present year will be that of the
moon on the 10th of April next
Irs. Joseph H. Blackian and Miss Josie
Blackfan have taken up their residence at
the "Corcoran," this place, for the winter
Died, on the Goth OF December last, of
scarlet fever, Ridgely Brown Clark, son of
Jno. o. and Maggie A. Clark, aged sixteen
months.
Mr.. Robert Howes, of this county, was
married To Miss Mary Reynolds, of Bati-
more, in that city on December Gath, 1888,
by Rev. Mr.. Lanahan
Conventional services will be held in
the Episcopal church, at this place, some.
s7me Turing rils~sr-wselii- lssl.aslllA bishop
/. Lyman will he in attendance.
An effort will he made at The present
session Of the Legislature to separate the c..
81 0. Canal from politics entirely and maxi
it IA purely business institution of profit.
Those of our readers who desire to take
iirst-class Democratic newspaper are re-
ierred TO the prospectus of The Day, pub
lished at Baltimore, and issued both morn
ing and evening.
The tenement house belonging TO Mr.. J..
i. ID. Magruder, in Cracklin District, was
discovered to be on fire few days ago, but
before much damage was done the fire was
extinguished. Damage, $50.
Charles Hunter, a negro boy charged with
committing rape, at Forest Glen, last Fall,
was dismissed by Justice Kger, on Thurs
day, because none of the witnesses for the
prosecution were present.
On last Friday, the stable, lot of corn and
farming implements belonging to Mr.. Mich
oas Musgrove, living near Crowtown, this
county were destroyed by fire. Loss, $500
The origin of the fire is unknown.
We can, without hesitation, say that DIR.
Bulls Cough Syrup has given the best salts
faction. We have sold an immense amount
of it during the past winter. Wallace, Hill
ton & Co., Druggists, Lock Haven, Pa.
Farmers and Gardeners who desire to
keep posted on all that concerns their bust.
ness, should not fail to read the prospectus
Of the American Farmer, in another col
umn. This is the oldest and best journal Of
the kind in the State
The full official report Of the canal ship
ments for the year show that of the 707, 466
tons OF coal shipped from Cumberland dur
ing that period 500 800 tons wer to George
town, 62,95i tons went to Williamsport, and
the balance to Hancock and other points.
Mr.. G. w. Delawder, State Fish Commits
sioner, Of Garrett county, expects to place
half million trout spawn in the Matching
house in Druid FIN Park, Baltimore, this
winter. He has engaged 100000 from New
Hampshire, and also supply from Caliior.
mia. Last week 10000 were received and
taken to the park. Trout thrive in the sever.
est cold weather, and the spawn are placed
under the Matching process in the winter
season.
The Hagerstown Meas says Between
the 1st day OF April and middle Of Novem.
Der, 1888, there were 100000 worth OF
mortgages recorded in this county This
much money is non.taxable and is exempt
according TO law-but at the same time q
very unjust one that ought 10 be repealed
at this session Of the Maryland Legislature
This would be r genuine reform that would
bear good fruit, and would crafty the popu
lar will"
We are informed that Mr.. 5. s. Cashell
after husking his corn crop of 35 acres, this
season, found that he had raised an average
Of l4t barrels per acre Such crops as this
indicate that Montgomery county lands are
as productive as those Of any other section
of the country, surprising the far-famed
Western bottoms. He used but little fer
tllizer-only 20 pounds per acre Of John A
Bakers corn fertilizer--and the yield is GER
tainly wonderful.