Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1886-08-06
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Town and Country.

funch &C. cigar, sold at Owens Drug
Store?
A new postoffice has been established at
Choppers Station, and the business will be
conducted at the residence of Mr.. A. Hanf-
man.
Bids for privileges at the next Agricul-
tural Fair will be received by the Secretary
of the Society up to and including August
30. See ad.
Service may be expected in the Episcopal
church, Rockville, on Sunday next, at 1890
A M. Also, at Ascension church, Gathers
burg, at $3.50 P. M.
Robt Coleman, colored, has been held to
bail for his appearance at Court to answer
the charge OF selling whiskey in Spencer
vile, this county.
Milton Smith, colored, a dining-room SER
want at the Montgomery House, this place,
had both bones of his right leg broken Sun
day by kick from horse.
One of the most popular schools for the
instruction of young ladies in this county
is Briarly Hall Seminary, near Poolesville.
See card in this issue
The Home School, at Halpine Station,
will be reopened on September 9th This
school stands high in the estimation oil the
community in which it is located. See ad.
The Rev. J. Owen Dorsey will otficiate
in ST. Peters Church, Poolesville, on Sun
day next, the 9Th instant, at II o'clock, and
in Christ Church, GAINESVILLE, in the even
ing at o'clock.
By reference to their advertisement it will
be seen that our Town Commissioners in
vite proposals for laying seven hundred
square yards of pavement and the piking
OF portion OF Montgomery Avenue.
In another column will be found the an
nouncement of the reopening of Miss Simp-
sons School for Young Ladies, situated at
this place. For thorough instruction in all
the branches taught this school has no su-
perior in this section
Late estimates imply gain of 7S,O0000
bushels of wheat in this country this year
over 1885, representing 100000 increase
in the winter crop, and 100000 decrease
in the spring growth. The quality promises
to be better this year.
Naval Officer Rasin has appointed Mr.
Clagett Pyes, of GAINESVILLE, this county,
warehouse clerk at u salary Of 81 400 a
year, vice II. L. Bouldin, of Hartford county,
removed Mr. Bouldin has been in the SER
vice nearly twenty years
Tuesday, August 10th, promises to be
gala day at Colesville, as that is the day Of
a grand tournament at that place. The al
dresses will be delivered by Messrs. Alex.
Kilgour and r. r. Beall, of this bar. A
pleasant time is anticipated
st. Mary's Institute, at this place, will
commence another term on the first Mon
day in September. This. school is the Oldest
and one Of the most popular institutions of
the kind in our town and well deserves the
patronage of parents and guardians. See
card.
Col Baughman, President of the G. & O..
Canal, thinks that if the ruinous railroad
competition is continued throughout this
year, the people of this State may as well
start in and consider the question as to
what shall be done with our great water
highway"
The late harvested wheat in this county
is yielding so poorly in quantity and quality
that majority OF our farmers will lose their
seed wheat and labor, aud many more will,
in conjunction with the above loss, be I'M
able to pay their fertilizer bills from the
present crop
Mr.. J. M. Heagy has just finished putting
up the steps in front of the new Episcopal
Church at this place. The steps are made
of Sutherland Falls marble, which makes
much finer appearance and is quite as du-
rable as granite for that purpose. There
are forty.two cubic feet of marble in the
steps.
day, Aug. 2, are reported by Tavenner Bros.
as follows: Cattle-best, At TO cts. good,
a to Al cents; medium, 81 to cents; com
mon, to 81 cents; 100 sheep and lambs
lambs, ~ to 81 cents; old sheep, 1t TO cts.
cows and calves from $50 to $40. Lambs
brisk. Cows fair.
Sheriff Miller, with his unequaled energy,
captured Reuben Blair, a mulatto boy, and
native of this county, in Georgetown on
Tuesday evening last. Last August Blair
malciously seriously cut Henry Herbert
colored in the neck with razor. He has
been evading an indictment ever since. He
is now in Jail awaiting Court.
Mr.. c. M. de Garmenda has converted his
400 acres of land into breeding farm, near
Peint of Rocks, Frederick county. Lately
he has purchased in New York high
bred stallion colt, named Markham. He
is sired by Harold, dam Fairy Belle; second
Waterwich, by Pilot, Jr. In trial trot, he
speeded mile in 2:44 and cost $4,000.
Joseph Newman, who has for some time
been employed as house painter at Wash.
ington Grove Camp Grounds, Sunday sud.
denly left that place, taking with him lo'
of clothing and a sum of money belonging
10 Mr.. James I. Conlon, who pursued him
to point on the Georgetown pike about
two miles from this place, where he caused
his arrest. Monday morning he was takef
before Justice Morgan, where he confessed
the robbery, and in default of bail was com
milted to Jail for Court
Mr. Eugene SOLAR, one of four brother
who are proprietors Of the Hotel Solari, ad
joining Wizards, in Washington, ID. G.
died on Monday afternoon last at the Mont
gomery House. this place, in the 26th yea
of his age He was native Of Switzerland
but had resided in several European coun
tries prior TO coming here. His funeral tool
place at st. Mary's Catholic Church OF
Wednesday The disease from which MI
Solar died was typhomalarial fever, con
trao,ad In Waohinafop ANNA xuaaka hafSr