Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1884-08-29
gufal aud gersunal.
Town and Country

INC puulC SCuOOlS Vi ILLS county opel
on the 18th of September next.
The communications received at this sffic,
and not appearing this week, will appear
next. .
Mr.. Geo. H. Bennett, of Spencerville, has
raised Cleveland and Hendricks flag on
his lawn.
Mrs. VIM. L. Dunlop, of Georgetown, D
c., is visiting her father, Hon. Geo. Peter
of this town.
DIR. Grafton Tyler died at his residence in
Georgetown, D. c., on Tuesday afternoon
last, aged 70 years.
Rev. DR.. Simpson is expected to preach
in Hermon Presbyterian Church on Sunday
morning, the Slst instant.
The bridge across Rock creek on the Bal
timore road is considered unsafe to be cross
ed by heavily loaded teams.
Mr.. Samuel I. Stonestreet has again be.
come resident Of our town. We heartily
welcome him to our midst.
Mr.. Irving Weller has returned home
after three months trip in the West and
is much pleased with the country.
Messrs. E. B. Prettyman and Francis Mil
Ter will deliver addresses ON the third day
of the Fair, Friday, September 9th.
Lovers of sport should not fail to read the
notice of Grand Tournament, Base Ball and
Dance at Gaithersburg on September 18th.
Pho Washington Grove Camp broke
Wednesday night The two weeks Of Camp
were very pleasantly aud satisfactorily spent.
The boys who were arrested at Camp on
Sunday last for selling articles Of merchan-
disc, were given hearing on Monday and
fined So and released.
We are informed that Mr.. Martin Con-
nell, formerly of this town, was married
lately. He now resides in Minnesota and
is extensively farming.
One of the many attractive features of the
coming Agricultural Fair will be the Dickey
& Pease "Young Giant Grain Fan" See
advertisement in another column.
Mr.. David Croft, the popular manufatur-
er of Saddles and Harness at Middlelown,
Frederick county, will be at our Fair next
week with fine lot of goods.
Lovers of beef will be glad to learn that
W. s. Crown, this place, is selling prime
rib roast at 15cents, sirlOin, 10 cents; Por
terhouse, IS cents, and good roast at 10 10
1874 cents.
A negro boy about 10 years of age, named
johnson, was recently shot and wounded in
the breast by son of Mr.. Nathan Shaw,
while stealing apples from the orchard of
the latter gentleman.
Died at the residence of her husband, Mr..
VIM. j. Norris, on the old Georgetown
Road, on Friday, the 22nd instant, Mrs
Mary j. Norris, eldest daughter of John
Green, ESQ, aged 30 years.
Among the exhibits of fine goods at the
Fair, next week, will be that of John II.
Nichols, the enterprising Saddle and Har-
ness manufacturer of Gaithersburg. John
always will be at the front.
There will be preaching at the Baptist
Church, In Poolesville, ON Sunday next, the
31st inst, at II o'clock, A. NJ, and at 8 p.
NJ, and at same hour every evening of the
week Rev. John S. Teasdale will preach
The Stars, of this town, defeated the
Sandy Spring nine, of this county, on Satur
day last, by score of % to IL. The Stars
were defeated at Washington on Monday
last by the Peabody nine by score OF 10
to8.
The Star base ball club, of this town, will
play game Of ball with the North End
Stars, of Washington City, on this friday
morning at II O'Clock. This will be an in
teresting game MS the mines are very well
matched.
Jim Cook, colored boy well Unknown in
this community, was arrested at Washing
ton Grove, ON Wednesday night, charged
with stealing a pint of whiskey. After
hearing, he was sent to the House of Cor
rection.
The Republican convention held here last
Saturday to choose delegates to the Cum
berand Congressional Convention was char
terized by the usual bitter contention. The
effort of the young men to elect chairman
was defeated by the old ones.
The contract to furnish coal to the county
for the coming winter was let on Tuesday
to Mr. VIM. Reading at the following prices
Egg coal $3.50 and Furnace 1894. The
contract TO furnish wood was awarded TO
Welsh & Warlleld at $1.95 for pine and
$500 for oak.
Wednesday night at Washington Grove
Camp, Mr.. Frank McGlathery, of Washing
ton, attempted to whip negro. man for
insulting lady friend of his, when the
negro cut him across the abdomen with a
knife. The negro afterward ran and made
his escape. The wound was not serious.
On Monday last the Trustees sf the Rock
vile Academy appointed Mr.. William II
Waters TO the place Of assistant in that in
stitution for the coming scholastic year. All
81 the free scholarships were declared vacant.
The purpose Of this action is To reduce the
number to the original eight from that OF
evolve, which was more recently adopted,
and give all an equal chance for reelection.
These vacancies will be filled next Monday
Meeting OF the Canal Board-Mr
Fawcett Resigns. monthly meeting
OF the board Of directors OF the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal was held on Thursday OF
last week The resignation Of Mr.. Benja.
min Fawcett, Of this county, clerk and
treasurer, who has been connected with the
canal for about twelve years, was presented
and also the resignation Of Mr.. George
Smith, of Howard county, engineer. Thes'
were accepted, to take effect October 1. Mr.
L.,