Montgomery County sentinel., 1885-04-17
gafal aud gersuual.
Town and C0unfrY

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Town and Country.
Divine Service may be expected in AS.
,cension Church, Gaithersburg, on Sunday
April 10th, at II A. NJ
Housekeepers should not fail to read the
advertisement of new brand Of -four sold
by s. d. Higgins &c Son.
The present demand for Tansill's Punch
cent cigar is greater than ever before
Sold at Owens Drug Store.
Rev. Il. w. Il. holland will preach in the
Baptist Church, at Germantown, on Sun.
day, April 18th, at II A. NJ. The ordinance
of baptism deferred until the first Sunday in
May.
Mr.. VIM. Benson, residing near this town,
has invented hay press, which he is now
building. Its capacity to bale more hay
than any other like machine is the merit
claimed for it.
A small son of Mr.. Glover, near this place,
while riding slicls-horse with some knots
on 1t, on Sunday evening last, fell down
and one Of the knots entered his body, in
tlicting an ugly wound which was dressed
by Dr. G. J. Maddox.
Mrs. Elizabeth Waters, wife of Zachsrish
Waters, Esq, of Brookeville, and daugh-
ter of the late DR.. VIM. Magruder, died at
her home, near Brookeville, on Sunday last.
Mrs. Waters was we'll known aud highly
esteem in the community.
Drovers' Rest livestock sales Tuesday,
April IA. One hundred cattle offered and
sold at: Best, S to 81 cents; good, Al to
cents; medium, to Al cents; common, 81
TO A cents; l5O sheep and lambs; sheep, A
to st cents; lambs, Z to II cents; 10 cows
and calves at $25 to $50
Perfect soundness of body and mind is
possible only with pure blood. Leading
medical authorities Of all civilized countries
endorse Ayers Sarsaparlla as the best
hlood'purifying medicine in existence. 1t
vastly increases the working and prodnc-
tive powers Of both hand and brain.
The real estate of the late VIM. O. Sell
man, situate at Barnesvlle Station, was sold
at public sale on Tuesday last The home
place Of 2l5 acres was bid in at $50 per
acre. One hundred and sixteen acres ad.
joining, and opposite the depot station, was
sold to w. W. Darby at $6S.0l per acre.
Ayers Cathartic Pills arc suited to every
age. Being sugar-coated, they are easy To
take, and though mild and pleasant in ac-
tion, are thorough and searching in effect
Their efficacy in all disorders of the stomach
and bowels is certified to by eminent ply.
sicians, prominent clergymen, and many OF
our best citizens
The Sacrament OF the Lords Supper will
be administered in Bethesda Presbyterian
Church next Sunday week, April 25th, al
IL o'clock, a. NJ. Services will begin on
Friday night previous at 1880 O'Clock and
continue until Sunday. night Rev. p. p
Flournoy, the former pastor, will conduct
the services
The donation party on Friday evening last
given by the pupils of st. Mary's Institute
to their teachers, was most enjoyable affair
The parlors of the Institute were fitted up in
a tasty manner for the occasion and by
O'Clock were crowded with those who had
received invitations to be present The do
nations were numerous and embraced both
the useful and ornamental After an ex.
change of pleasant greetings the floor was
cleared and all who desired to do 80 were
was kept up until late hour. This wal
decidedly the most pleasant affair Of the
kind ever given at the Institute, and the
young ladies who originated and carried i
out so successfully deserve the thanks of al
those who spent 50 charming an evening.
Quid nuncs have been favored with quitt
piece of gossip. Henry Edwards, of Mont
gomery county, prominent in mercantile cir
cies and church matters, postmaster at Da
mascus, etc, skipped" the ecountry last week
Having secured quite sum of money from
citizen Of Montgomery county, he went tt
baltimore ostensibly for the purpose Of lay
ing in his spring stock Of goods. In a few
days II letter was received at Damascu,
announcing the pleasant intelligence tha
when these few lines come to hand shal
be thousands of miles away" 1t is said tha
he left many legacies in the shape Of promis
sorry notes for borrowed money, as well as
helpless family. On Monday last the Sherit
of the county levied upon his goods an,
chattels Sic transit gloria mundi.-E ERieot
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