Montgomery County sentinel., 1886-06-11
gnfal aud gersnual.
Town and Country,

Il. A. Hoe, the world-renowned printing
press builder, is dead.
Unfortunate as it is, the assaiant of Miss
Gloyd is no nearer being caught than when
the pursuit was first begun.
The equity term of Court for this county
convened on Monday last, Judges Vinson
aud Lynch present.
Archbishop Gibbons, OF Baltimore, was
created a cardinal at the Consistory in
Rome on Monday last
The exhibition given by the public school
OF this town takes places in the Town Hall
tonight. A large crowd is expected to at
tend
Punch, brothers, punch, punch with cair
and smoke "Tansill's Punch" Sc. cigair.
Sold at Owens Drug Store
James Ricketts,, of Potomac, was bitten
by rattle snake on Tuesday last, while
getting corn out of granary.
A purely white snake has been captured
in Anne Arundel county. This is the
whitest snake story we ever heard related
The offer for sale of the store and post
office at Derwood presents a rare opportu.
nifty for man familiar with the trade of
huckstering.
The entertainment given by the ladies of
Potomac for the benefit of the new Episco.
pal church on Friday night of last week
netted $75.
President Cleveland and his bride passed
here on their return to Washington from
Deer Park, where they spent their honey
moon.
DIR. Il. H. Schaffer advertises that after
the first of July he will remain in Pooles.
vile, this county, the first week of each
month to practice his profession of dcntis.
try. He guarantees satisfaction in all cases.
A petition has been presented to the
County Commissioners praying them to
compel the railroad authorities, under the
late law guarding railroad crossing, to sta
ton fiagman at the city road crossing, near
this town.
Geo. r Braddock, Esq, of this town, one
of our staunchest and oldest Democrats, has
been appointed registrar of voters in this
district. He qualified on Monday last He
will fill the office to the letter and deserves
better at the hands of the pirty.
j. Harold Wheeler, of Talbot county,
Md, lately purchased seven thorough bred
fillies from the Rancocas stud farm OF Mr..
Pierre Lorillard, which, in the aggregate
cost him $500. His purpose is to estab-
lish breeding farm and compete on the
turf.
Justice Harlan, Of the United States Su-
preme Court, now boarding in this town,
has lately purchased IA lot of ground situ-
ated at the corner of EucId Avenue and
l4th street, Washington, for which he paid
$4,000, and expects to erect residence
upon it the coming year costing $4,000
A Strawberry and Ice. Cream Festival
will be held at Laytonsville on Whit Mon.
day, 14th instant, beginning at 2 O'clock, p.
nj. Proceeds for the benefit of the Mont
gomery Band, which will furnish music for
the occasion. Should the weather prove
unfavorable the next fair day will be sub
stltuted.
Those of readers who are in want of the
latest, most durable and fashionable style of
clothing should not fail to call at the great
fashionable clothing store of E. b. Barnum
& Co, No 931, Pennsylvania avenue, Wash
ington, ID. G. Indeed, Barnum & Co. comes
TO the front with their ad. at most op
perfume time, as our people are backward
with their spring purchases.
Mr.. JOS T. White, one OF our most re-
spected citizens, residing near Boyd's Sta.
ton, met with a serious accident on Satur-
day morning last. While driving cart
and approaching the station his horse took
fright and ran away, throwing him out and
injuring him severely about the heal and
back. He was Immediately cared for by
friends, his injuries though serious, are net
fatal
We are glad to know that Messrs. ID. F.
Mason, A. l.. Graeves and j. Heath Dodge,
committee of A. f. & A. NJ, have been so
fortunate as to put it in the power of many
of Montgomery people to hear the charming
lecture of Col. George Wellington, OF Cum
berland, Md, at Sligo public hall, on We'd
nesday evening, 18th instant, at 8 o'clock
Subject, "What the world may see and know
of Free Masonry" The lecture is for the
benefit of the Ford children, whose father
is blind Refreshments and music will be
furnished
Il. +. Biglow, who stole from a Washing.
ton bank small sums of money at different
times while teller and at the sun. time pur
chased property here in our midst, has been
pardoned from the pententiary where he was
serving out a sentence for the above robbery
On the back of a formal application for his
pardon the President wrote the following
memorandum, which gives in full his rel
sons for granting the pardon; "An appi:i
tion Tor the pardon of this convict was de.
MED last February; but | have not b.sn
able to entirely dismiss the case from my
mind, with all its sad features. The offense
committed is one which ought not 10 be re
garded with any allowance, involving as it
does, breach Of trust and violation OF CON
adence. But since his arrest the wife Of the
convict has died, leaving seven small chill
dren motheriess, ami it is represente | that
from his place of confinement he could $50
the funeral train that bore his heart broken
wife to the grave. His children are now
cared for by their mothers father, highly
respectable resident Of Washington, whose
circumstances are such as TO make the Gus.
toiy and maintenance Of these gran'ichil-
dren Il heavy burden
Heart -Rending Accldent.--Frankie
the nine year old son Of DIR. James Lodge
of Gaithersburg, this county, Was buried
from his fathers residence on Monday last
at 10 o'clock, A. NJ. Tue little fellow met