Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1886-03-26
Potomac Items,

Potomac Items. - so
Our farmers are very basiiy engaged with
their spring work. Grain is locking better.
Rev. Mr.. Hamill preached at Potomac
Chapel Sunday to large congregation, and
Rev. ]. ]. Tyler preached at X. Of p. Hall,
Great Falls, at night. DIR. Tyler draws
crowded houses and we predict that larger
quarters will soon have 10 be obtained to
accommodate the increasing audience
The first bass Of the season were caught
last Thursday. Messrs. Joseph West, o. S.
Maus and ]. W. Carroll succeeded in taking
quite number of this fine fish. Since then
the anglers have been busy. Thomas Sulli-
van captured one weighing 81 pounds.
A blue crane, sta nding feet high, was
caught in steel trap on the Potomac Satur-
day. 1t was brought TO the Falls and amused
many by its mode OF defending itself The
bill was inches long and very sharp, which
it used in Its defense. f .gH
The canal is again filled with water, all
work being donein workmanlike manner,
and now only awaits the termination of the
strike among the miners to insure a pros
porous year for the old ditch.
Col. Thos. Sheppard is erecting a substan.
tiai bridge across Falls Branch to the Falls.
Since the new dam has been erected much
water has been thrown to this side, causing
much longer and higher bridge 10 be
erected, and thus preventing accidents to
the many thousands who visit one of the
greatest works of Nature.
r. H. Collier, ST., is notified of the birth
Of another grandson, the happy parent be-
ing Mr.. John Whalen, of Edwards Ferry.
Ii is . twenty peunder. This makes the
sixth grandson Of Mr.. Collier, who is also
the father Of five sons, all Democratic voters,
and all residents OF the county. We pre-.
dict at no distant day TO own "ring" in
his family. We would advise politicians to
look to their interest.
Messrs. Chittenden Bros are again at
work with force to complete the work on
the dam ut Great Falls Mr. Jos. Usher be.
ing his superintendent and Capt, H. p. Int
the, assistant and confidential clerk. The
water In the Potomac is very low for this
season, which is of great advantage, favor
ing the work The freshet last fall swept
Golfer dam and other property away that
had added much 10 the expense Of COM
pleting the work Thus Nature has caused
damages that will seriously involve the CON
tractors who, in good faith. took the work
at price much less than it could have been
done by the government, and would have
made fair margin had not Nature de-
molished their Golfer dams and other tenn
porary requirements to do the work. viii
the government let the contractors lose by
what was impossible to prevent:
A case Of scarlet fever Is noted nclr Poto.
mac, bat caution is used to prevent further
spread of the terrible disease among the
children.
The iirst boat down the canal this year
was The Seneca, belonging to Upon Oar
by, ESQ.
Mr.. VIM. G. Connell was prostratei with
severe attack OF rheumatic fever last Satur.
day evening and lies in u. precarious condi.
ton. II is supposed that the attack was
aggravated by exposure in his application
to his duties on the rapairs of the canal.
March 22, 1886 LEX SCRIPTI.