Montgomery County sentinel., 1888-05-04
Iaeal aud gersnmal.
Town and Country.

Branch railroad will be found in this ISSUE
D. H, Warfield wishes to purchase wool,
in large or small lots, at the highest market
price.
The Board of School Commissioners de.
cided on Tuesday last to close the colored
schools on the 18th instant.
On Wednesday last DR.. G. J. Maddox sold
four lots in his addition to Rockville for the
sum of 81 100.
A Republican county convention will be
held here tomorrow for the purpose of
sending delegates to the Congressional and
State conventions.
Vincent Lundberg, of Stockholm, Physi-
cian-in-Chef to the King of Sweden, recon-
mends Halls Vegetable sicilian Hair Re
newer for the scalp and hair.
A fine young horse belonging to Mr.
Allen Selby, died from the collie on Tues
day night last The horse was very re-
Gently purchased by Mr.. Selby
Married, in Washington, d. c., on March
28th, 1888, by Rev. l.. W. Bates, Mr.. Ed
ward j. Crum, of Frederick county, and
Miss Lizzie r. Veirs, of this county.
Chas. Clagett, colored, was committed to
Jail on Tuesday last by Justice Morgan
from his inability to pay fine imposed for
assaulting Ellsworth Edwards, colored
man, recently.
Tomorrow the district primaries are to
be held to elect five delegates to county con-
venton that is to meet here on Tuesday
following. which elects delegates to State
and Congressional conventions.
The Methodist Episcopal Church at Con-
cord, on what is known as the "river road"
sbuilt in the early days of Methodism in this
county, is to be torn down and replaced by
acommodieus and handsome new church.
MIR. Frank Gather, about four miles from
this place, met with serious accident last
week by falling from the top of new hay
barrack, distance of about 90 feet The
bone in one of his wrists was splntered and
his ankles badly spraned
reyivifying of natures latest forces oc-
ours every spring AT this time, better than
at any other, the blood may be cleansed
from the humors which infest it, The best
and most popular remedy to use for this
purpose is Ayers Compound Extract of
Sarsaparila.
That feeling OF weariness, so often ex-
perienced in the spring, results from slug
gish condition of the blood which, being
impure, does not quicken with the changing
season. Ayers Sarsaparilla, by vitalizing
and cleansing the blood, strengthens and
invigorate the system
A Prohibition convention, to nominate a
candidate for Congress in the Sixth district,
will be held in Frederick city on July 21st.
W. w. Moore and N. j. Wagner, of this
county, have been selected by that party as
delegates 10 a national convention at Indi-
annapolis on the Both instant.
Edward, son OF Mr.. Henry Viett, of this
place, had a narrow escape yesterday even
ing. He fell from the roof of the house of
Commodore Badger, upon which Mr.. Viett
was doing some roofing He fell about 25
feet, and was badly stunned, but in a short
time he was as lively as cricket.
The dwelling house of Mrs. James Multi
can, situated near Hunting Hill, was en-
tirely consumed by fire on Monday night
last. Pretty much all of the furniture was
saved. The origin of the fire is not known
The building was insured for 5000 in the
Continental Company of New York.
Sales of livestock ut Drovers' Rest, Mon
day. Apr. 80, are reported by Tavenner Bros,
Cattla-hact m * TO
good, 4I to Al cents; medium, 4 to A. cents; k;
common, % to 81 cents; sheep and lambs
sheep,5 to 81 cents lambs, 81 to 81 cents !;
calves, 6 to cents; 25 cows and calves
from $25 to $45.
The following offices of Rockville Lodge,
No PAT, l. q. G. T., were elected on Friday
last for the ensuing quarter: Col. VIM. Kill
gour, G. T.. Miss Addie Ricketts,, V. T.;
VIM. f. Davis, r. s.. Miss Mary Higgins,
r. s.; Rev. S. II. White, T.. j. w. Horner,
g.; M. j. Matlack, NJ; VIM. l.. Fowler, G. :;
Jos. Leaman, S. Rev, Jas. II. Wright, p.
CT.
Under the provisions of the new Regis
traton law passed by the last Legislature,
the Officers of Registration for this county
will sit in their respective districts on Mon
day and Tuesday, May 14th and 18th, for
the purpose of correcting the lists and add
ing the names of all new voters who may be
entitled TO registration. See notice in this
issue
4 bill for divorce has been filed in Wash
ington city by Dora l.. Steele against Mar
shall Steele, in which she asks for divorce
on the ground of desertion, and that she be
allowed to resume her maiden name of Dora
L. MacMurray. They were married on No
vember II, 1879, by the Rev. II. A France,
of Washington, and lived together until the
latter part of January, 1880, when, she states
heleft her, saying that he was going to West
Virginia. Since that time she has not seen
him, but has heard that he had been seen in
the State OF Florida. Steele was formerly
resident of this town.
A Woman Fatally Burned.--The
Snow Hill, Md, correspondence of the Balti-
more Sun, dated April 30 says: Mrs Moses
Nicholson, wife of a merchant of this town,
was fatally burned on Saturday night.
Mrs. Nicholson left her husband, who was
in the front room of the building they oe-
cupied, with the remark that she would
start up the kitchen fire. The coal-oil can
she used for that purpose exploded, and in
an instant she was aflame from head to foot.
Her husbands efforts TO extinguish the
flames were of no avail and only resulted
in seriously burning his hands and arms.
One daughter was also burned about the
hands and face. Mrs. Nicholson lived six
teen hours after she was burnt, but did not re-
gain consciousness Mr.. and Mrs. Nichol-