Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1889-05-17

The thirty.fourth session of the RICH
Worthy Grand Lodge of Good Templar
will be hello. in Chicago, commencing Tues
day, the 2sth of May, at 10 o'clock, A. NJ
Representatives will be present from al
parts of the world. Thos. j. Owen, of this
county, is first representative, and ID. II
Sloan, Of Allegany county, second, as Mary
land is entitled to two delegates. The ex
penses of the members are paid by the Righl
Worthy Grand Lodge. Mr.. Owen will leave
on the 9th and remain two weeks.
p. II. Heiskell, Jr., & Co., one of the lead.
ing agricultural dealers of Washington, ID.
c., are offering the most complete line OF
seasonabe goods. For enterprise and fair
dealing this firm is unsurpassed. They con-
slider the interest of the farmer and devote
much time and attention in determining
that which is best calculated in the way OF
improved machinery to serve the farmers
needs Read their new advertisement and
when in need of any thing in their line buy
same of them. Heiskell's is good place to
deal.
An entertainment will be given at the
Town Hall, on Friday evening, May 18th,
in the aid of the Y NJ. c. A, by the pupils of
the Rockville Academy, assisted by several
ladies and gentlemen of this vicinity. We
understand that the we'll known play, Mad
as q Halter" will be given by the Academy
young gentlemen, and AFTER wards the Gypsy
Scene from the Bohemian Girl by several of
our prominent residents. We hope this en-
tainment will be literally patronlzed, seeing
its good cause. Tickets can be bought at
Owens Drug Store.
Mr. A. b. Meeker, President of the Win
throp Mining Company, has taken an option
to prospect for gold on the farm of Mrs.
VIM. G.Connell, near Potomac, for $35 900 /;
and upon that of Mr.. John ii. Harriss, stu
ated on the River road, about miles from
here, but the amount of which we could not
learn. The arrangements for an option on
the farm of Mr. Hezekiah Robinson, located
near the Aims House, have not been COM
pleted. Mr.. Geo. M. Anderson, of this town,
has been employed to plat these farms,
which he will proceed to do at once
As Mr.. Hilleary Hoskinson and his son
OF Jamestown, were passing down the Con
duit road, one day last week, the spirited
horse which they were driving became
frightened at a hog wallowing in a mud
puddle on the side of the road and SHE'D
down an embankment about forty feet high.
The buggy was badly broken and the horse
was miraculously disengaged from it with
out injury. Mr. Hoskinson was badly but
bed for two days after the accident unable
to move; his son escaped without injury
The buggy was tied up with ropes and the
horse, which was caught without any trou.
Washington.
On Monday night last Rockville lodge
room, |. o. G. r., was the scene of large
and pleasant gathering Of members of the
order from the various lodges of the county
An address of welcome was delivered by J
X. Newman, Of Rockville, which was re-
sponded to in happy manner by Thomas
j. Owen, of GaitAersburg. Speeches were
also made by Messrs c. F. Hogan, E. L.
Amiss, s Crawford d. H. Bouic and Phil
Schearer. Temperance readings We're con
tributed by Messrs. Jas f. Powell and VIM
l.. Fowler "The Quaker COurtship" by
Miss M. Taylor and Mr.. p. Cooke was re.
ceived with much applause, as was also a
dutch Speech" read by the same young
lady. The exercises of the evening were
interspersed by choice vocal and instrument
tai music Two tables, extending the en-
tire length Of the hall, were loaded with
choice viands, b. which ample justice was
done