Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1886-05-14
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Town and Country.


wise, of Montrose, for game board.
Mr. VIM. Bailey, son of the late Joseph
Bailey, lett here on Monday last to adopt a
home in New York.
MIR. Hiram Grady has announced himself
candidate for election of Town Commits
sioner of this town.
The late Washington papers contain re-
port that Haviland has been seen in Howard
county, but give the story no credence.
Mr.. Thomas G. Hardesty, of this county,
has been appointed one of the deputy keep.
ers of the Maryland Penitentiary, with J.
w. Horn warden.
Mr.. Frank L. Kidwell, formerly of this
place, and now of Richmond, Va, paid our
town visit on Thursday, looking as genial
and hearty as ever.
Mrs. F. A. Thompson left here on Mon.
day last, after visit among her relatives
and friends, for her home In Kansas, accom-
panied by her brother, Albert Hall.
Mrs. Harriet b. Sheckei, mother o + Mr.
Il. A. Sheckell, formerly of this place, died
in Georgetown, d. c., on the 10th instant
in the eighty-third year of her age.
Mr.. w. II. Carr has determined to build
at once large Summer House, 17x40 feet,
in the rear OF the Corcoran Hotel. This
building will be erected for the amusement
of the guests of the hotel.
Some smokers seem to forget that poor
cigar costs them exactly as much as good
one, then why not smoke only the best
"Tansill's Punch" Americas finest &C. cigar.
Sold at Owens Drug Store
Mr.. John H. Kelchner, proprietor of the
Montgomery Hotel, this place, has added
another great Improvement to his premises
by laying out and enclosing neat park in
front of this popular house.
Mrs. Josephine L. Evans, wife Of VIM
T. Evans, died at her home in Washington,
d. c., on Friday last. Deceased was sis
ter OF Charles Anderson, Esq, of Berry's
district, and was well known and highly
respected in the county.
Hail of the size something larger than
the end of the thumb fell in the neighbor,
hood of Damascus and Mt. Airy on Mon
day night last in such deplorable quantities
as to entirely destroy much of the thrifty
wheat of those sections.
Messrs. Chittenden Bros, contractors for
building the government dam at the Great
Falls, have leased ten acres of stone quarry
land from Mr.. Robert Peter, near the Poto-
mac, in Jamestown district The land was
surveyed on Wednesday,
Howard Griffith, Esq, Of this county, has
been appointed by Gov. Lloyd a member Of
the commission To inquire into and report
at the next session of the General Assembly
the propriety Of establishing an Agricul-
tural Experiment Station in this State.
The late rains have done much damage
to the G. e. o. Canal. Between Georgetown
and Williamsport damage has been sus
tanned at a dozen different points. The
shipment of coal will be retarded, but the
repairs will be made as quickly as possible.
Those of our readers who visit George
town and wish TO get bargains in the boot
and shoe line should not fail to visit the fine
store of W. s. WaddeY, ON Bridge street,
where they will always find full line TO
.selectSSem and prices that cannot fail to
please. See new aud.
In the Senate, on Monday last, bill was
introduced to incorporate Company for
the purpose of building single-track rail
way from the corner of Bridge and High
streets in Georgetown to Tennallytown,
with the privilege OF extending the same To
the District line on the Rockville and
Georgetown turnpike.
At the annual meeting of the Union
Turnpike Company held on Wednesday
last the following officers were elected: Jno.
Broadly, President; George Bonifant, w. b.
Chichester, Chas. Albert, j. f. Barnsley, II.
b. Cashell, Jno A. Baker, II. G. Hallowell,
A. J. Cashell, Directors, and Washington
Bowie, Secretary and Treasurer.
Judging from the appearance of the wheat
crop harvest will be unusually early this
year with heavy crop to handle, and it is
of interest to farmers to know where they
can secure good machinery for the purpose
Knowing this, Mr. John A. Baker comes To
the front this week with an array of the
best articles for this purpose Read his ad.
Sales of livestock at Drovers' Rest, Mon.
day, May TO- are reported by Tavenner Bros.
as follows: Cattle-best, 81 to 81 cts. good,
Al to 81 cents; medium, At to At cents; com.
mon, 81 to At cents; 1853 sheep and lambs
wool sheep, Al to 81 cents; clipped sheep, At
to cents; lambs, to cents; 10 cows
and calves from $25 to $50. Market brisk.
Mr.. b. R. Codwise, of this county, has
been offered a contract on the line of rail-
road to be built from Piedmont, w. Va, to
Cumberland, by the coal company of which
Senator Davis is president, and Messrs. Cor
man, Blaine e. Co., are interested in The
contracts will be let on LIST OF June. Sena-
tor Davis says this road will be eventually
continued from Cumberland TO Georgetown,
DC.
With this issue we lay before our readers
those laws which were passed by the last Le-
- gislatuse and which take effect from the date
of their passage. They were selected for
publication by the officers appointed for
that purpose on account of their great i'm
portance to the people and the necessity of
their provisions being known at once. We
ask for them careful perusal by all who
wish to be acquainted with the laws they
are called to obey.
It is said that Hon James G. Clarke, who
was formerly prominent in Maryland poll
tics, has resigned the Presidency of the ILL.
nois Central Railroad to return to Mary
land and enter into politics again. Mr.
Clarke is wealthy, and has never intended
10 leave Maryland more than temporarily.
In proof of this he has kept his old home in
Frederick county, and retained his citizen
ship during the whole period he has been