Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1885-04-03
BOyd's lite ms.

bOyu>S ltcmS.
AS a reminder that Boyd's is still engaged
in warfare of every day life, send You the
following items:
Farmers are invigorated by the genial re-
turn OF spring, sunny days and chirps of the
birds, and are hard ut work preparing for
the early spring seeding and planting, which
will soon be upon them.
Roads muddy, but drying.
1.-THE voice Of the turtle is heard in the
land"
Mr.. Jas Darby has restarte1 his large
portable saw mill with vigor that means
business, and the wooded acres of Mr.. III. J j..
Stottlemyer, on whose lands the mill is
located, are fast fading away.
! Mr. JAS McAttee has located his engine
and saw mill on the farm of Mr.. William
! Thompson, who is also clearing up an estate
OF its wooded originality, preparatory to
bringing 1t under cultivation. While write
the shrek of the engine comes to me across
the hills, telling me that the work goes
bravely on.
Messrs. Jas. A. Darby, Eugene McAttee,
VIM. Waters, John A. Darby and J II.
Peploe all have cut down bodies of timber
and OF pines, so as to bring the land under
of the pine groves especially, as this pine
timber is OF no earthly use, and the sooner
the land Is brought under cultivation the
better for the county as well as the owners
What the county needs Just now very badly
Is less wooded area, all the large farms and
estates divided up into smaller ones for
special cultivation, and large barns where
the live stock may be protected, products of
the farm garnered and secured from the eff
tects of the weather and waste and as place
TO preserve and save the machinery and i'm.
PIGMENTS of farm work.
On Monday last Mr.. Robert Young, son
OF Mr.. Crawford Young, accidently cut his
foot with an axe, producing a very severe
wound in the instep of his right foot. Sur
gical dressing was applied and the wound
is doing we'll.
Rumor is again out with the prospects
of the building Of a Town Hall at this place,
early this summer.
Rev. J. l.. French will preach at tho
Presbyterian church, here, on Sunday next,
the 9Th instant, at IL O'clock. Easter ser.
vice will be the feature OF the day,
An effort is being made to have II post.
office established At Buck Lodge Station,
just west of Boyd's, and the mail to be ex.
changed from the train.
Mr.. J. II. Webb Peploe, who left here for
England on the 4th Of March, starts about
April It'll on his return 10 America and to
Montgomery county.
The Longfeilow Literary society gave
another very entertaining meeting al the
Presbyterian church here on Wednesday,
the 25th OF March The Society was called
to order by the President at 7:45 O'Clock.
The roll being called and minutes read by
| the Secretary, the following programme was
rendered
Organ Voluntary by Miss Cora l.. Will
liams MIR. Jason Hoyle rendered an origi-
nal essay entitled, "Pernicious Thoughts :"
"Lenonchent's Downfall" by Miss Grace
Etchison "a Woman's Question by Miss
Lulu Williams; "Peck's Bad Boy off for
Florida" by Mr., w. w. Harvey
Then followed short intermission dur
ing which the company engaged IN social
chat. Alter the recess solo, "Oh How
Delightful, was sung by Miss Lulu b. viii
liams, with accompaniment on the organ by
Miss Cora l.. Williams. The applause was
loud and was prolonged into an encore and
Miss Williams again returned to the organ
Miss Fannie Hergishelmer then read battle
of Linden" Look Aloft" by Mr.. viii
Sibley ale Never Smiled Again. a poem
from Mrs. Heman's was effectively rendered
by Miss Cora l.. Williams. Mr. John o.
Pace then followed in selection from
Dickens "Pickwick Papers" speech from
Bordel vs.. Pckwick. The exercises were
then concluded by Mr.. VIM. Ii. Pace read.
ing poetical selection, Lift Little"
which he prefaced by some appropriate re-
marks.
The following programme for the next
meeting to be given on April the Sth w.
| II. Pace, defamation; Mrs. FAC. Green, reci-
tation; Miss Jennie Allen, recitation; Dr.
j. J. Coffman, essay Mr.. Jason Hoyle, Mas
ter John Williams, Mr. Robert Hickerson,
Master JAS Williams and Miss Sallie Hoyle,
reading Miss Laura Hammond essay Mr..
ID. III. Baker, recitation. The Society then
ad journed to meet at the same place.
April /, 1885. CORRECT