Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1889-05-10
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Town and Country.

Mr.. Benz. Miller, of the large lumber firm
of Libbey, Bittnger & Miller. of Washing,
ton, paid us visit yesterday.
Rev. c. G. Ellington will preach at Poto
mac M. E. Church South next Sunday at / /
A. NJ. and at Rockville 8 P. NJ
The new drug store at Gaithersburg. op-
posite depot, carries a large stock of fresh
drugs and all the patent medicines.
w. Morris Watkins, of this county, has
been appointed railway mail clerk through
the influence Of Mr. McComas.
The new drug store at Gaithersburg is in
charge of competent chemist, who puts
up prescriptions and family receipts accur-
ately,
Services will be held in the Christian
church, this town, on Sunday next at II A.
NJ, and at Redland same day at $3.50 and 8
p. M.
Thomas, the new druggist at Gathers
burg, has a fine stock of handkerchief ex-
tracts, colognes, and all toilet articles at
city prices
w. W. Maloney and family, of Washing
ton, have located for the summer In Rock
vile, with probability of becoming per-
manent resident.
The first quarterly meeting of the Rock
vile circuit OF the NJ E. Church South will
be held at Emory Church on Saturday and
Sunday, May 18th and 10TH
Married, in Washington, on April 22nd,
1889, by the Rev. G. c. Tucker, Mr.. Jesse
Hurdle, of Washington, d. c., and Miss
Clara Jean Campbell, of Noble, Ala.
p. F. Weeden, Manassas, Va, says Phos-
pha-Alta- Comp is sure cure for indiges-
ton, and heartily recommends it to all re-
quiring true nervine. For sale at Owens
Drug Store.
DIR. r. Choate announces that his office
hours are till IL o'clock in the morning.
He will be at home as much as possible,
but gives greater assurance of being found
between Z and II A. NJ.
Thomas, at Gaithersburg, knocks the bot
tom out Of prices on drugs 1t is a fact, he
is selling patent medicines and all pure
drugs cheaper than ever before sold in
Montgomery county by any drug store.
An effort is being made by the patrons to
build new two story school house at
Knowles to cost 81 900, the county to pay
half and the patrons the other half. The
upper apartment will be used as public
hall, until it is needed for educational pur-
poses.
Mr. N. D. Offutt sold, on Wednesday last,
as MORTGAGE, the home farm OF the late Jno.
q. H. Richter, containing $50 acres, and
situated near Germantown, to Mr.. Lee Of
fntt, Of this place, for $44 per acre The other
two lots owned by the deceased were bid in
at 1877 and $50 per acre respectively
The Montgomery County Gold Mining
Company, which has been dormant Tor a
long time, after heavy expenditure of mon
ey, has been recognized and will be known
as the Potomac Mining Company. 1t will
be controlled by capitalists from Chca 90
and Baltimore, and the mine will be worked
upon the most improved system.
Sales of livestock at Drovers' Rest, Mon
day, May 6, are reported by Tavenner Bros.
as follows: Cattle-best, Al TO a. cents
good, 81 to At cents; medium, 3 to 81 cts.
common, 2 to 3 cents sheep and lambs
sheep, clip, 81 to 4.S0 cents; sheep, wool
to st cents; lambs, To cents; calves,
At to 6 cents 8 cows and calves, $25 to $40
Market good.
Potomac Lodge, No. 1868, l. 0. g, r., have
elected the following officers for the ensuing
term Chief Tempar, Miss Collins; Vice
Templar, Miss nnie Chick Recording Sec
rotary, Miss Maud M. Lynch; Financial
Secretary, Willie Howser; Treasurer, Mrs.
r. A. Ingalls,; Marshal, Frank Fisher
Chaplain, H. II. Chick Guard, Charles
Davis; Sentinel, Johnnie Graves; r. Ii. s.,
Miss X. A Lynch; L. II. S., JOS. #. Lynch ;
Assistant Secretary, j. H. Howser, Deputy
Marshal Miss H. NJ. Parsons.
The Johnston Line steamship Baltimore
Captain Trenery, has arrived from Liver
pool She brought the race horse st. George
sired by CremOrne, who once won the Der
by. St. George is beautiful black stallion,
six wears old and fifteen hands high, and
has won five out of nine races in which he
was entered. Mr.. Edward Barber, owner
of ST. George, accompanied the horse, and
will take him TO his stock farm, at Warren
ton, Va, for breeding purposes. Captain
Trenery also brought seven stations anc
ten Welsh ponies.
An entertainment will be given at thu
Town Hall, on Friday evening. May 18th
10 the aid of the Y M. G. A, by the pupils o
the Rockville Academy, assisted by severa
ladies' and gentlemen of this vicinity. We
understand that the well known play, Mad
as q Halter" will be given by the Academy
Young gentlemen, and afterwards the Gypsy
Scene from the Bohemian Girl by several o
our prominent residents. We hope this en-
tainment will be literally patronized, seeing
its good cause. Tickets can be bought
Owens Drug Store.
Mr.. G. d. Luckett, real estate agent, solo
ON Thursday of last week the old Juliu
West farm, belonging To the Rockville
Academy, located partly within this town
and containing 1870 acres, for 800 per acre
20 Mr. Henry N Coop, of Washington, and
Dr. DERRICK, of Knowles Station. The thirty
acres lying within the town limits will b.
laid off in building lots, and the remainder
in i've and ten acre lots. Not long sine
Judge Vinson purchased about ~ 900 worth
of land from this same tract. The trustees
of the Academy will now have fund Q
$4,000 derived from this estate. and the in
terest therefrom they will apply To edu
cational purposes.
The Twias-Firsi is that all-sieel wide
tread Moyer-simple in all its parls--easi