Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1885-10-30
Focal aud gersonal.
Town and Country .

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Town and Country.
ExGov. VIM. Pinkney Whyte's wife diet
on Wednesday morning last.
We recommend "Tanslls Punch Sc
cigar. Sold at Owens Drug Store.
r. S. Hilton has been appointed postmas.
ter at Clarksburg, vice VIM. H. Buxton re.
moved.
1t would be wise, and well worth your
while, to investigate the merits of the "Davis
Vertical Feed"
The bids to do the State printing has
been received by Mr.. S. G. Jones, but have
not yet been opened.
Ladies who desire to secure the latest
novelties in wraps, dress goods, &c, should
read the new ad. of Lansbourgh & Bro in
this issue.
Mr. John H. Wendell, an old resident of
Tennallytown and well-known through the
county, started for Texas yesterday, where
he will make his future home.
The early bird catches the bronchitis, and
lovers of early morning walks will find this
true maxim. If we were permitted to
make suggestion, we should whisper
"Use DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup"
Mr.. Robert Haydn is contributing to
Dixie new magazine published at At
lanta, Ga. His latest is upon the NEGRO
Question. "Dixie" speaks of its contributor
as a "most forcible, graphic and thoughtful
writer"
Laura Harding was committed to Jail on
Friday of last week from her inability to
give bail for her appearance at Court as wit
ness against Lloyd Harding, charged with
the cohabitation with kindred to degree
prohibited by law.
An Oyster Supper for the benefit of the
Church at Redland will be given on Friday,
the 9th of November, in the school house at
Redland, commencing at o'clock, p. NJ.
if fair, if not the next fair evening. The
public are invited.
Mr.. Martin Stang died at Travlah on
Wednesday night last He had been at
work with Mr.. IIaney in this town for sew.
eral months, and very recently removed to
Traviah with his family and established a
business for himself lie was considered a
skillful mechanic
Particular attention is called to the spe-
cial announcement of j. III. Smoot Il Son,
the popular dry goods merchants of West
Washington. During the many years they
have been in business they have enjoyed a
large trade with the people Of our county,
and are still offering bargains that cannot
fail to please
Drovers Rest livestock sales Monday,
October the Goth. One hundred and eighty
cattle up and sold at: Best, Al to a. cents ;
good, 4 TO At cents; medium, 80 to cents
common, y To 81 cts. 800 sheppard lambs
sheep, u to 81 cents; lambs, 81 to St cents
20 COWS and calves sold from $50 to 500
There will be continued meeting at the
Christian church, this town, to be conducted
by Elder f. G. Cobb, of Kentucky, assisted
by Elder VIM. ii. Schcll, of Washington.
The first services will commence Tuesday
evening, November the 3rd, at 7:3O o'clock.
All are welcome.
Some genius proposes to introduce paper
shirts. This might do for Japan, but would
prove a "big thing" for the doctors, because
rheumatism, etc, would become frequent.
If, however, people would keep Salvation
Oil convenient, paper shirts might still be a
success. 1t costs only % cents.
A grandson of the late J. U. Grimes fell
on Thursday OF last week, from house
window eleven feet from the ground upon
a stone pavement, escaping without injury,
except small bruise on the head. Tho
child's parents reside near where the old
Piney Meeting House stood.
On Wednesday Of last week Mr. Lee
Ricketts, left his little girl, four years OF age,
sitting in his wagon while he went into a
store at Gaithersburg. The horses ran away
and the child fell from the wagon behind
the horses. In her fall she received kick
by one of the horses in the stomach, which
split the skin and let the intestincs protrude
At first it was thought that she could not
recover, but she is now better. Mr.. Ricketts,
resides on the farm of Mr.. Jno. A. Clements
near Gaithersburg.