Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1885-12-18
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henry howard mas been appointed Post
master at Brookeville, vice ]. S, Hallowel
resigned.
Mr.. Jas. N. Benton recently killed fine
lot of of hogs, among them one that weighed
4S5 pounds.
Mr.. Chas. Clements has been appointed
teacher of the public school at Knowles
Station.
Mr. j. W. Mcfarland recently killed a
hog, among a number of fine jocks, that
weighed AGO pounds.
The old windows in st. Mary's Catholic
church here, are now being replaced with
modern stained windows.
There will be preaching in Herman Pres
byterian church next Sunday the Goth in
slant, at II O'clock A. NJ.
Mr.. w. H. Carr, of this town, delivered
his horse, "Orphan Boy" on Monday last
on a sale of him at $500 in Baltimore city.
What grand, great country this is with
its vast territory, its big rivers, its pretty
women and its Veni Vidi Vici cure. It's
Salvation Oil.
No cigar on the market ever met with
such an enthusiastic reception as "Tansilrs
Punch" the Havana-filled Sc. cigar. Sold
at Owens Drug Store.
Sheriff Miller has appointed rs his depu-
ties James U. Miles, L. L. Miles, Howard
White, Edgar Vinson, w. L. w. Council
and Howard Bond.
Early Mass at St. Johns Catholic church
will be celebrated on Christmas morning.
At Rockville o'clock, A. NJ At Great
Falls, II o'clock.
Mr.. James L. Magruder will please accept
our thanks for a lot of very large turnips.
From small piece OF ground lie gathered
fifty bushels of these turnips,
From almost every section of the State
comes reports of general improvement of
the health of our people, due no doubt to
the influence of DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup.
A swan was killed on Tuesday last on
the farm of Mr. Jno. L. Wilson by Wesley
Smith, coored, that measured from tip to
tip Of wings feet 9 inches, feet inches
in height, and weighed l64 pounds.
Messrs, &. Oliver Powell and Charles w
Waters, who were hunting between Point
of Rocks and gainesville on Tuesday and
Wednesday last, killed % rabbits 7 ducks,
II squirrels, 3 pheasants, and number of
other birds.-BaEto. San, I'LL instant.
A grand temperance mass meeting will
be held at Potomac Chapel, on Sunday even
ing, December goth, at o'clock, which will
be addressed by Messrs. James A. Clark, oil
Washington, d. c., and Daniel Riodan, of
this county The public are invited to at
tend.
A brakeman named Edward Compton
fell from a B:tS 0. train on the Metropolitan
Branch, near Queenstown, on Sunday last,
and the wheels Of the tender passed over
his arm, necessitatng amputation. He was
removed to Washington City in Il special
car and taken to Providence Hospital
Mr. Thomas Kelly, who resides near here,
is now recovering from severe attack of
pneumonia. On Sunday last his recovery
was doubtful His sickness originated from
exposure in the night air, on the 9th instant,
directly from his bed in the pursuit of a
thief stealing his turkeys, whom he shot at.
Drovers' Rest livestock sales Monday,
December 14lh Two hundred and thirteen
cattle up and sold at: Best, 81 TO 81 cents ;
good, Al to ST cents; medium, to a cents
common, q to 4 cents; sheep and lambs
sheep, 8 to 81 cents; lambs, At to 81 cents
yearings, to Al cents; 10 cows and calves
sold from $25 to $50.
On Thursday night Of last week Charles
w. H. Gordon, colored, was brought to Jail
here by officer Edgar Vnson, charged with
shooting at Mrs Smith, who resides near
Jamestown, this county. The shot was
fired through the window at the home of
Mrs. Smith, breaking the window and a
kerosene lamp Fortunately Mrs Smith
escaped without hurt.
The Washington Post in its account Of
the death of Mrs. Kohlhoss by burning in
her cottage near the Sugar Loaf Mountain,
intimates that she was fouly dealt with.
Upon inquiry, we have learned that no sus-
pcion Of foul play is entertained by the
neghbors. They believe that she was sit
ting near the fire which ignted with her
clothing, in the flames Of which she per.
ished.
Mr. German has introduced bill to refer
to the accounting officers Of the treasury the
claim of j. II. Maddox, growing out of the
seizure of certain tobacco by the United
States military authorities at Richmond
1t is provided in the bill that the amount
paid shall not exceed the value Of the to-
bacco at the time it was captured. Mr.
Maddox was formerly resident Of this
town and resides in Washington, and the
amount that he seeks TO obtain is a large one
Order of Christmas services in Silver
Spring Parish is as follows st. Marks Me
mortal Chapel, Christmas Eve, children's
service; st. Marks Memorial Chapel, Christ
mas morning, at o'clock, holy communion
Grace Church, Christmas Day, at II o'clock
full service; ST. Johns, Norwood, Christ
may Day, at $3.50 p. NJ, sermon; Grace
Church, Saturday, at II o'clock, childreni
service; St. Mary's, Saturday, at p. M.
children's service. Offerings AZ each ser
vice for disabled clergymen.
1t is noted that the advance of $1.50 PEI
ton in the price of pig-iron has set all thu
furnaces of Tennessee and Alabama a-goinl
on full time Indeed, some of the Southern
iron masters are far behind their orders. Thu
difference between North and South in cos
of production is about So per ton in favor o
the latter. There are too many furnace
North and too few South, but it will not b
long ere the latter sections advantages ar
better appreciated, as they must be as the!
become the better known.
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