Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1886-01-01
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Town and Country

many iuii1atCs uut uOuc cqudi lduSiil
Punch" Americas finest sc. cigar. Sold al
Owens Drug Store. -
Straw hats and linen busters will not bt
so very popular as heretofore; DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup, however, will. be as popular
as ever.
Mr.. VIM. Myers, of this county, was mar
ried to Miss Cora Mason, at Snow Hill
Nd, on Thursday of last week.
A sermon appropriate for the New Year
is expected to be preached in Hermon Pres.
byterian church on next Sunday morning
by Rev. DR.. Simpson at ii o'clock, A. M.
On the oath ultimo L. M. CLANCY, of this
county, reported to the Washington authori.
ties the loss of her pocket-book, containing
$50, while she was at the f. Street Baptist
church in that city.
Rev. F. j. Prettyman, who is now sta
toned 10 Virginia, preached an able sermon
in the NJ. Z. Church in this town, on Sun
day night last.
Miss Jeannie Williams died on the 23rd
ult, at the former residence of the late
Thomas Winpenny, near Colesville, this
county, of consumption, aged 16 years.
Mr., John ]. Higgins, a prominent mer-
chant of this town, has been confined to
his home for several days threatened with
typhoid fever.
Invitations are out 10 the tenth annual
bali 10 be given under the auspices of Crome-
lin Lodge, X. Of p, at Cromelin Hotel, Great
Falls, on Tuesday night next.
John Stelzel was shot through the heart
and killed in Baltimore on Christmas night /,
and lived nineteen hours afterwards. This
is considered most remarkable case.
The prospects for ice on the Hudson river
are said to be poor" this year. This means
a slim crop and large profits next year for
the ice dealers. There are only about Co.,
600 tons left over from 1886
Senator German saw the First Assistant
Postmaster.General Tuesday, who, at his
request, appointed Charles Young postmas-
ter at Cedar Grove, this county, vice Oliver
Il. Watkins, removed.
Washington city has three men awaiting
death sentence for murder-an Italian, Pole
and a negro The latter is named Lee, who
killed his wife, the daughter of the late
Hilleary Powers, colored, formerly of this
town. 8
In another column we publish the pros.
pectus of the Baltimore Sun for 1886. We
cannot say anything Of this paper that our
readers do not already know. They con.
fide in it, feast their reason upon it and never
cease to subscribe to 1t.
Mr.. John Winpenny, of Berry's District
was removed from home to Mount Hope on
Saturday last, where his distracted mind
will be treated His affection originated
from melancholy at the recent death OF
several of his immediate relatives.
Drovers' Rest livestock sales Monday
December 2Stb. Fifty cattle up and sold at
Best, AZ to cents; good, 4 to At cents
medium, 81 to A cents; common, 8 to 81
Cents; 100 sheep and lambs-sheep, 81 to 4
cents; lambs, to 6 cents; 10 cows and
calves from $25 to $50.
Mrs. Casander Jones, widow of the late
Nathan Jones, who lost her residence by
fire last Spring, has moved into her new
house 1t is one of the prettiest and most
substantial country residences we have seen
for many years. Its plan, build and finish
is the very economy of simplicity, affording
ease and comfort.
A party paid ten dollars for horse at an
auction sale. The horse was lame, bruised
all over, had the scratches, and was terribly
"galed" A bottle OF Salvation Oil, costing
25 cents, was used, and in two weeks you
would not have known the animal. 1t L
now valued at two hundred dollars.
Surgeon Maddox, U. S. A., who was killed
in a fight with Indians, near White House
New Mexico, on Saturday 10Th of December
was son of DIR. Thomas Maddox, of Wash
ington county, Md, and brother of Samue
Maddox of Washington City. He was only
SO years of age and a young man of grea
promise.
Mr. w. w. Corcoran, the venerable Wash
ington philanthropist, completed on Sunday
last his S7th year, and it will be particular,
gratifying to all who know him to learn thai
he is in better physical condition now thTi
o,,I ~. att IN.
customary occupations and enjoy th6 sbm-
partnership Of his friends.
DR.. G. S. Battaile. a native Of scomac
county. Va, died Of typhoid pne@sona al
his residence, in Jacksonville his county
on Monday last, aged &c gT Last fall
he settled at Dawsonvillc " succeed the
late DIR. s. N. White in hiB medical prac
tice. He came from s., Aisry's county. this
State, where he marrie.3A Miss Thomas.
The members OF A(olomae Chapel will
give an entertann,st with tsbleaux, decla
nations, &c, in Ii public hall at Potomac
on Saturday, theknd Of January, 1896, com
mencing at 0. o'clock, P. NJ. After the
entertaining. supper can be had Admis
sion 10 ceq The public is cordially in
- yited to <ynd. The proceeds TO be ap
Ned v repair Of the church property.
'aItimore and Ohio Railroad Com
~ hsv ndaeed tbe wages Of ii
4 the, Metropolitan Branch, t.
pstant. The Feduc
days work In th,