Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1885-07-10
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Have you tried "Tansilrs Punch" the
Havana filled cent cigar, sold at Owens
Drug Store?
Died, at Gaithersburg, on the Sd instant,
Francis James Barry. aged six months and
twelve days.
Mr.. H. W. Talbot. of this town, has de-
clined to accept the call to become o candi-
date for State Senator.
Mr. A. NJ. Saxton, of Missouri, has sold
his farm, near Glen, containing $40 Acres,
to Henry Chick for 5000.
Harry Warren, a colored man, died near
this town on Monday last His age Il re-
ported by reliable authority to be lis years
Mr.. Hezekiah Leaman, a prominent farm
er of the neighborhood of Germantown,
died on Monday last in the 50th year of his
age.
Persons wishing to visit Luray next
Wednesday must leave their fare of $3.50
on Saturday with ]. j. Higgins or w. ID.
knight.
A rumor prevails IN Catholic circles in
Baltimore that before the end of the year
Archbishop Gibbons will receive Csrdi-
nails hat.
Charles Nye and J. ]. Weed, of Wash.
ington, will be among the speakers at the
temperance celebration at Potomac on the
LIST of August.
Mr. Francis Miller, of this county, As.
sistant Attorney for the District of Colum.
bia, has resigned and Mr.. H. E. Davis has
been appointed TO the position.
Ats meeting of the Trustees of the Rock
Vile Academy, held on Monday, Mr.. Cooke
ID. Luckett was elected Principal and Mr..
VIM. Waters Assistant teacher Of that in
sttution.
Commencing July 18th, the Baltimore
and Ohio Telegraph will reduce the rates to
New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburg and all
the larger cities North and Fast, to IS cents
for ten words.
j. p Mulfnger, of this town, has pur.
chased the lot Of thirty acres belonging Mrs.
Rose Williams. This lot adjoins the home
place The price paid was 81 800.
The Summit Hotel, Il popular summer re-
sort at Gaithersburg, which has been unoc-
cupied for some time, has been rented for
the season by Mr.. Wash. B. Williams, of
Washington, and will be opened this week
At a meeting of the Town Commissioners
on Monday night, c. w. PrettYmAn was re-
elected Treasurer and Secretary, and NJ.
Green, Collector and Bailiff. At this meet
ing Mr. Green made settlement in full
with the Board. -
The Western Union Telegraph Company
will establish an office in the Montgomery
House, at this place in short time, with NJ
j. Matlack as operator. Being centrally To-
Gated 1t will be quite an accommodation to
the people of the town.
The second Quarterly Meeting of Rock
vile Circuit of the M. f. Church South will
be held at Emory Church, on Saturday and
Sunday, 18th and 10Th inst. Rev. Thomas
E. Carson, P. E., will ne present during the
meeting. The public are invited.
On the 4th instant, Mr.. Henry Bradley's
Blanche entered race with the best OF
Washington horses. She scored first. The
Judges refused to give her the heat over
Tackey, AS they claimed she did some run
ming For this Blanche was Withdrawn.
To most children the bare suggestion Of
dose of castor oil is nauseating. Why not,
then, when physic is necessary for the little
ones, use Ayers Cathartc Pills? They COM
bine every essential and valuable principle
of cathartic medicine, and being sugar
coated arc easily taken.
There were flfty-six applicants present
before the examiner at the recent examina-
ton for teachers certificates in the public
schools, thirty-fve white and twenty-one
colored. The result will not be known for
a month, the examiner having to examine
the written reply of each applicant
The joint discussion between the Goshen
and Gathersburg debating societies, hereto
fore announced, has been postponed until
Thursday, the 10Th instant. It will take
piseein the grove near the Goshen store, at
Q o'clock, p. NJ The music will be furn-
ished by the Laytonsville Brass Band.
The wel.known and popular house Of
W. w. Burdette & Co. this wcek announce
their great semi-annual sale of dry goods,
which is a rare opportunity of securing bar
gains. The goods offered are Of the best
makes and purchasers who desires TO save
money should not fail to read their new ad
and give them an early call.
The Trustees of Columbian University,
Washington, d. c., have elected Mr.. Lee
Davis Lodge, native of this county, In
structor in Latin and English in the Pre-
paratory Department Of the Universally
As the curriculum of this department is
very high, the appointment is regarded ss
quite fattering TO so young man.
Droyers' Rest livestock sales Monday,
July Twenty five cattle up and sold at:
Best, 81 TO 81 cents; good, 8 to 81 cents;
medium, Al TO cents; common, 81 to A
cents; 245 sheep and lambs-lambs, 81 to-
81 cents; yearlings, 8 to 4 cents; old sheep,
$40 81 cents; cows and calves sold from
s25 to $45 Hereafter the sale-day at this
yard will be on Monday.
The great dry goods house of Lansburgh
& Bro, Washington, is again 10 be enlarged
In order 10 accommodate the immense Gus
tom. A recent purchase OF large stock Of
goods in New York, al so cents on the dol
lar enables them to offer these goods at sach
prices as will be an inducement 10 all who
desire bargains. Remember the time Of this
sale is limited and go at once.
Mr.. G. c. Rhodes, native OF this county,
conquered Bonaparte in Baltimore, on
Tuesday last The fight grew out Of some
law business. Mr. Rhodes like gentlenisn
accepted Mr.. Bonaparte's apology for ss-
rsaulting him. When they thoroughly IN