Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1888-12-21
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A watermelon trust has been formed n
South Carolina.
Mass will be said at Great Falls, Sunday
December Both, at II o'clock.
Our merchants are prepared with fine
stock of goods to crafty all wants in Christ
mas times.
Mass will be said in St. Mary's Catholic
Church, this town on Christmas morning at
z and 9:45 O'Clock.
The Orphans Court of this county will
meet next week on Thursday, instead of
Tuesday, the regular day.
Reverdy Dronenberg has been appointed
postmaster at Mount Ephraim, this county,
vice Ephraim Harris, deceased
Rev. C. C. Ellington will preach at Poto-
mac M. E. Church South next Sunday at II
A. NJ, and Rockville at 7:30 P. Nj.
Wednesday Mr.. Charles f. Mayer was
elected President of the B. & o. Railroad
Company to succeed Mr.. Samuel Spencer.
Thin hair thickened, badness cured, and
gray hair made to return to its youthful
color by the use of Halls Vegetable Sicilian
Hair Remover.
Good strong watches, stem-winders and
settlers, made expressly for boys use, price
only $500, and ladies watches at $500, for
sale by E. A. Ansley.
The will of the late A. 8. Abel, of Balti
more, has been filed In Baltimore county
and the total appraisement Of :ac estate
amounts to $5,067 ,765.l3.
There will be an entertainment and Christ
mas tree at Genwood Chapel, Travilah, on
Saturday, the 22d instant, for the Sunday
school. The public are invited.
Before another issue of the SENTINEL
Christmas will have passed, and we take
this opportunity of wishing our patrons
and fellow citizens a joyous Christmas.
Rev. r. r. West will preach for the Bap-
list church at GAINESVILLE on next Sunday
morning at II o'clock, and for the Baptist
church at Rockville at night at 7:3O o'clock
Allen H., fine trotting stallion bred and
raisedin Hartford county, Md, has been sold
tor $4,000 and shipped to London for the
purpose of improving the trotting blood Of
England
VIM. V. Bouic, Jr., Trustee, has sold the
so acres of land belonging to the estate OF
the late N. j. Wagner and situated at Hal
pins Station to Mr.. Rawlings, of Washing
ton, for 500 per acre.
The Howard county Court has decided
adversely to the petitioner for license for
the sale of liquor in Ellicott City after the
tie vote at the late election, when the pro-
hibitory laws repeal was voted on.
Messrs. Lyddane, Jones & Co., will soon
commence the erection of dwelling house
at Derwood. The two new houses of Messrs.
s. NJ. Lyddane and Samuel Ward, at the
same place, have been completed.
The valuable real estate belonging to Mr..
Isaac S. Hendry, situated in Clarksburg dis
trict, will be sold at public auction on to-
morrow. The tract contains $50 acres, and
persons looking for land should attend the
sale.
A few days ago Mr.. Albert Hall returned
here to the home of his father, Mr.. Percy
Hall, from Kansas City, where he has been
with his brother.inlaw Mr. f. A. Thomp-
son for several years, looking well and de-
veoped into robust manhood.
Everybody knows that the conditions for
health are not favorable when the stomach
liver, and bowels are disordered. In such
cases, headache, indigestion, and constipa
ton are the result; for all OF which ailments
the proper remedy is Ayers Cathartic Pills
Scrosulous humors, erysipelas, cancer, and
catarrh, can be cured by taking Ayers Sar-
saparilla. 81 have used this medicine in my
persistently, it will eradicate this terrible
disease."-W. f. Fowler, NJ. ID ,Greenville
Tenn.
No serious damage was done in this sec
ton Of the county by the violent wind and
rain storm Of Monday last. AT Jamestown
the ice house Of Mr.. Samuel Higgins was
wrecked and a carriage kept 10 the upper
part was precipitated TO the bottom of the
structure.
On Monday night last thieves entered the
courthouse of Mr.. w. r. Humphrey, Mt this
place, and stole therefrom quantity oil
corn. They were evidently frightened of
before they had completed the job, as two
sacks, one half-full Of corn, were left on the
ground near the house.
Mrs. Eliza West, widow of the late Hen
ry West, Of this county, died ON SUNDAY
last at the residence Of Mrs. S ID. Higgins
this place, insthe S7th year of her age. De
ceased was well known and much respected
in this community, and leaves large mum
Der of relatives and friends in the county.
The young ladies and gentlemen of Gath
ersburg will give musical and literary en-
tertainment in the Grange Hall at Gathers
burg, on the evening of the 3lst instant
commencing at the hour of O'Clock, p. NJ
chase of instruments for the brass band o
the burg.
Last week two sharpers robbed Mr.. Chas
Salmon, u respected farmer of Frederick
CouDly, vi TlbV4o. lhty introduced Lnem
elves TO him as relatives of Elk Gov Ham
,iton and DR.. Motter, Of Hagerstown. The
induced their victim to bet at gaming ma
chine, of course got his money and success
fully escaped arrest.
Sales of livestock at Drovers' Rest, Mon
day, Dec. II, are reported by Tavenner Bros
as follows: Cattle-best, to At cents
common, 81 to 3 cts. sheep and lambs
sheep, 81 to cents lambs, At to cents
calves, 81 to cents 20 cows and calve:
$50 to $35. Market fair.
We learn with much regret that on
young friend Charles Gresves, of Sligo, Wi
be compelled TO have his leg amputate