Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1885-12-25
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Town and Country

January 9Th, 1886.
The road petitioned for by A. B. Thomp
son was passed by the County Commission
ers on Tuesday last.
Nineteen children, of both sexes, will
make their first communion at st. Mary
Catholic church, this place, to-day.
Mr.. f. B. Prettyman, of this county, i
favorably spoken of as the next Chief Clerl
OF the House of Delegates of this State.
Mr. H. NJ. Talbot has purchased lot in
the western portion of this town, with the
intention of building upon it next Spring.
Messrs. s. T. Mullican, John West, Gler
Poole and Dathan Broome are candidates
for the Collectorship in the Fourth District.
The Christmas Sunday School entertain
ment at the Methodist church, this town
will take place on Thursday evening, De.
cember 31st.
The Rev. DIR. Simpson was yesterday made
the recipient of u very handsome Christmas
present from the members of the congrega-
ton of Hermon Presbyterian church
The Christmas entertainment for the chill
dren of the Baptist Sunday School will. take
place on Friday evening, January LIST, at Z
o'clock.
The Judges of the Circuit Court for this
Judicial Circuit have reappointed Messrs.
A. b. Davis, Richard T. White and Henry
Renshaw as School Commissioners for this
county.
Mr.. p. w. Avirett, editor of the daily
n NJ cumberland, has been presented by
.h10lfal associates and employees with
an alligator skin writing case as Christ
mas gift.
+. Il. Moore, OF Georgetown, has pr esented
his patrons with a neat calendar for 1886,
and invites orders for articles in his line to
be written on the blank leaves contained in
the calendar
There will be lecture at the German
town Baptist church on Monday night, De-
cember 2Sth, at o'clock, by Rev. w. S. O..
Thomas, for the benefit of the church. =
Admission, rs cents.
Cards are out for the marriage, on next
Wednesday, of Miss Mamie, daughter of r.
A. Bogley, ESQ.,, of this place, and Mr.. John
d. Simpson, formerly OF Washington city,
now of Chicago.
Monday was the shortest day of the year,
the sun rising at TIT and and setting at
4:40. The sun entered the constellation Cap.
ricornus and winter begun. The length of
the day was hours and 80 minutes.
Mrs. VIM. Graft died at the residence of
her husband, near this town, on Monday
last, of pneumonia, aged 81 years. She was
the daughter of Mr.. Thomas Trundle, Of
Germantown, and leaves two small chill
dren.
For cure of rheumatism, neuralgia, in its
various phases of sciatica, tic douloureux,
semi crania, &C., and govt, use Salvation
Oil, the greatest pain cure on earth. 1t is a
specific for the above disease. Price rs cts
bottle
Our neighbor, the Prince Georges En-
qairer, last week entered upon its fourth
volume under its present management. 1t
i handsomely printed, enjoys a large ad-
yertising patronage, and is one of the best
papers in the State.
Keeping diary is not what it is cracked
up to he. Thirty days Of accuracy is about
the limit Of the endurance; but DIR. Bulls
Cough Syrup has never yet disappointed
any one who has used it; secure bottle
for that awful cold.
The tableaux and dance given by the
young ladies and gentlemen of this place at
the Town Hall, on Friday night last, was
pleasant and successful affair. The different
characters were well taken and the music
was of the finest description.
Drovers' Rest livestock sales Monday,
December 21st. Two hundred and fourteen
cattle up and sold at: Best, 5 to st cents !;
good, AZ TO 5 cents; medium, TO Al cents /;
common, 2i to 81 cents; 317 sheep and
lambs-sheep, % to 81 cts; lambs, Al 10 st
cents.
On Friday last horse attached To a sulky
belonging TO Mr.. Robert Miller, of Sandy
Spring, this county, became frightened on VI
street near 31st street, West Washington, ID.
c., and ran away, collding with country
wagon with such force as to break his right
fore leg.
On Tuesday last several prominent farm
ers of this county among whom were Messrs.
John +. Wilson, Chas r. Hartshorne and
Capt Mcdonald, waited upon Senator Peter
and requested him TO draft sheep law and
present it at the next session of the State
Senate for passage.
The memorial window contributed to the
new Episcopal church at this place by Mrs
Bowie, relict of the late Justice II. j. Bowie,
has been received at the church and will
soon be put into position in the west end OF
the building. 1t s beautiful in design and
will add much to the attractiveness Of the
new church building
The Vice-President Of the State Farmers
Association for Montgomery county is
authorized to call meeting Of the citizens
to appoint delegates to the convention to
be held in Baltimore, on January the 18th,
1886. Mr. II. G. Hallowel, the Vice Presi-
dent for this county, wishes us 10 announce
that the delegates will be chosen by the
farmers assembled at the convention at
Sandy Spring, on January the 9TH.
Mr.. VIM. NJ Sutton, formerly promi-
snent banker Of Richmond and member Of
the Richmond ambulance corps during the
late war, died at the Montgomery House,
this place, Sunday evening in the 9th year
Of bis age. He had been residing there for
three months. The fatal disease was cancer OF
the stomach. Deceased leaves wife and
two daughters. His remains were taken TO
Richmond on Tuesday last for interment.
Sheriff Miller lodged in Jail last Saturday
Luther Claggett, coored, charged with an