Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1888-12-14
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master at Grifton, this county.
The marriage of Miss Holabird and DR..
Stewart Muncaster is postponed.
Building lots are offered for sale by Frank
Higgins. See new advertisement.
Adler comes to the front this week with
extra inducements in the clothing line.
The young men of Gaithersburg and vi
cinity have organized brass band with
membership of seventeen.
Rev. David Bush will preach at the M.
E. Church South next Sunday at II A. M.
and at Potomac at P. M.
Examiner John J. Higgins reports a very
satisfactory attendance of scholars of the
public schools after visiting several in the
present week.
Samuel Briggs, an old and respected citi-
zen of this county died at his residence,
near Gaithersburg, on Tuesday last, aged
about n years.
In addition to his regular stock, DIR. d. F.
Owens, our enterprising druggist, has just
received a full line of holiday goods we'll
worthy of inspection.
There will be an entertainment and Christ
mas tree at Glenwood Chapel, Travilah, on
Saturday, the ED instant, for the Sunday
school. The public are invited.
We print in this issue of our paper an in
teresting original sketch by regular con-
tributor, which we commend to the attention
OF our readers, entitled, "Henry Hudson's
Ghost"
An overwhelming majority of $4,000 is
the verdict that Boston gave upon the ques-
ton of high license on Tuesday. Lowell,
Worcester and other cities of Massachusetts
endorsed the same policy.
AS pretty display of Holiday Good as
can be found anywhere can now be seen at
the Fancy Store of G. w. Enrich, next
door to the psst-office, this place. Read his
new ad. and give him call.
There will be an oyster supper at the res
idence of Mr.. Henry Bennett, near Ger
mantown, on Tuesday, the 18th instant, if
fair; if not, the next fair day, commencing
at o'clock, P. M. There will be plenty to
eat of all kinds.
Mr. John b. Diamond after having ad
vertised through the SENTINEL recently and
engaged dairy hand and his wife has been
disappointed. He now desires to engage
another Attention is directed to his adj
vertisement in another column.
Tone up the system and improve the ap-
petite by taking Ayers Sarsaparilla. 1t will
make you feel like new person. Thou
sands have found health, and relief from
suffering, by the use of this great blood
purifier, when all other means failed.
Potatoes are drug in the market at Col
tax, Wis, owing to the enormous crop raised
in that section. The best price to be got is
ten cents bushel, and one farmer offered
to give friend a wagon-load of choice ones
if he would take the trouble to send for
them.
No other remedy is so reliable, in cases of
sudden colds, or coughs, or for any and all
arrangements of the throat and lungs, as
Ayers Cherry Pectoral. This wonderful
medicine affords great relief in consump-
ton, even in the advanced stages of that
disease.
Those of our readers who desire to pur-
chase luxuries for the Christmas holidays at
low prices are referred TO the new adver-
tisement of G. w. Offutt & Bro, of West
Washington. AT this popular house will
be found full stock OF CONNECTIONS, fruits,
choice liquors, &c. Give them call.
Sales of livestock at Drovers' Rest, Mon
day, Dec. 10, are reported by Tavenner Bros,
as follows: Cattle-best, 4 to At cents;
good, 81 to 4 cents; medium, 8 to 81 cents;
common, 24 to cts. sheep and lambs
sheep, 81 to cents; lambs, At to cents;
calves, Al to ST cents 20 cows and calves,
$25 to $40. Market fair.
A game of football will be played at the
Fair Grounds here, on Saturday, the 18th
instant, between the Rockville Academy
and the Sherwood Academy teams This
has now become equally as popular as base
ball and the lovers of field sports may ex-
pect good game and should attend. The
game will commence at 1:30 p. M.
On Tuesday last the County Commission
ers considered the recommendation by the
late Grand Jury to remove the iron railing
around the Court House square. A final
disposition of the matter was deferred until
their next meeting. The opinion prevails
that the Commissioners will not act upon
the recommendation for several good rea-
sons.
Miss Bessie Oliver, the popular vocalist
of Baltimore, whose cultured soprano voice
has been frequently heard in this city, has
accepted position in the Jacksonville
Montgomery county, Md.,) Female Semi
nary. Miss Oliver has charge of the must
cal, drawing and painting department. She
leaves many friends, but will also gain as
many or more in Jacksonville, for no lady
is more genial nor Observation-Disclosures
A rather singular instance of the develop
ment of the faculties of the deaf and dumb
has been shown in this county within the
past week. A son Of Mr.. Elgar Tschifelly,
aged nineteen, who was born deaf and
dumb, and who has for several years been
apupil at the State Deaf and Dumb Asylum
at Frederick, where he showed remarkable
progress, although he appears as deaf as
ever, his parents have hopes Of his final re-
covery.
Bethesda Items.
A singing school of thirty scholars ha!
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