Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1889-11-01
gntal aud gersnmal.
Town and Country.


Protracted Meeting will begin in the
Christian church, this town, on the 9th Of
November.
Rev. l.. r. Milburne will preach in the
Baptist church, this town, on Sunday next,
at II and 730 o'clock.
Edward Hendley has purchased a house
and lot near Travilah, this county, from
Erasmus West, for $3.50.
On Tu esday night last Charles Gather, a
colored man, was lodged in Jail here, charged
with beating son who lived with him.
Mr.. D. NJ. Houser is killing fine, large
steers for this market, and retailing them
out at his place of business on Quality Hill.
The law prohibiting the shooting of par
tridges expired yesterday, and they can now
be shot for month and a-half from to-day.
Married, by Elder S. r. White; on the
Both of October, 1889, in this town, Mr..
George L. Hutchinson to Miss Elizabeth A.
carp.
Mr.. Zadoc Magruger visited Rockville last
Tuesday, though he still suffers from the
stroke of paralysis he sustained not long
since.
MIR. Guion Miller, Of this county, has been
recommended for Assistant District Attor-
ney of Washington city by Congressman
McComas.
Mr.. Eustace Ansley, jeweer OF this town,
has for sale high quality roll plate gold
chains, for ladies and gents, warranted to
wear five years.
The Dean of Washington will hold Con-
vocational services at St. Johns, Olney, on
Saturday and Sunday November End and
Bird, at II o'clock.
DIR. IL. Choate announces that his office
hours are from to 1890 in the morning.
He keeps office at $40 Indiana ave, Wash
ington, d. c., from to 7 afternoon and
evening, daily, Sunday included
Married, on Wednesday morning last, at
by Father j. M. Connolly, Mr.. Alexander e.
Dessert, of New York City, and Miss Mary
j. Weller, daughter of the late Maurice Wei
Ter, OF this county.
Mr.. d. II. Warfield has this week moved
his place of business from the corner of
Washington and Commerce streets to Quail
ity Hill, this town, in his spacious new store
where he invites his old customers to trade
with him, as well as new ones
The farm of the late Ebert Perry, be-
tween Jamestown and Seneca, containing
216 acres, with dwelling house and other
improvements, was sold on Saturday last by
James b. Henderson, as Trustee, to Mr..
Eccleston Ward for 1871 go per acre.
Mr.. A. King will please accept our thanks
for box of delicious fried oysters. Mr..
King has reopened his oyster saloon on
Montgomery Avenue, this place, and is pre-
pared TO furnish oysters at all hours and
cooked in every style. Families supplied
on reasonable terms.
On Saturday tomorrow Mr.. John A.
Belt begins the auction of his stock of store
goods at Gaithersburg, and will continue
the sale each Saturday thereafter until
further notice to the contrary, beginning
at 2 o'clock, p NJ, preparatory to moving
in his large and handsome new store in that
town.
The provision store of John S. Stallings,
this place, was entered on Sunday night
last by thieves, who ransacked the house,
carrying off quantity of provisions En-
trance was effected through rear window,
.he thieves making their exit by way Of the
front door. They have not yet been appre-
hended.
Rev. S. w. Hadaway, OF Washington, D.
c., will lecture on "The CHARACTERIZATION of
the Feejee Islands," at Emory Chapel, near
Olney, November 9Th, at 7:30 o'clock, p. NJ,
for the benefit Of Woman's Missionary So
ciety. Special music will be furnished for
the occasion. Abundance, adults 25 cents !;
children 10 cents
Sales of livestock at Drovers Rest, Mon
day, October 2S, are reported by Tavenner
Bros, as follows Catte-best, 81 TO cts :;
good, 80 to 80 cents; medium, 3 to 81 cts. !;
common, 2 to ~ cents; sheep and lambs
sheep, 3 to At cents; lambs, 5 to ct cents !;
calves, 9 to cents; IL cows and calves,
$25 to $50. Market brisk
Hon. George Peter, as attorney for the
surviving children of the late George G.
Patterson, has entered suit in the Circuit
Court for this county for $4,000 against the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad company for
causing the death of their father, who was
killed few months ago while alighting
from a train at this place.
The carpet. bag candidates from Massa
chusetts and New Jersey have invited the
Democratic voters Of Wheaton district to
attend public meeting in said district at a
negro school house this evening to hear the
condition OF county finances discussed
Great God what objectionable sins have
our friends committed that they should be
visited by such terrible catastrophe.
On Monday afternoon last Mr.. Edmund
Blunt, son of Mr.. Harry Blunt, formerly OF
this county, received two pistol shots in a
restaurant near the National Theatre, Wash
ington, d. c., by a man named Geo. Mantz
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and the other in the abdomen. They were
both extracted. The shooting occurred about
money matters Mr.. Blunt yet remains in
critical condition, and Mantz was arrested
at once and placed in jail
The following persons have been excused
from jury duty at November Term of Court
Reuben Riggs, Isaac Fyffe, Nathaniel Clag-
EFT, Ernest H. Darby, Thomas L. Moore. J
l.. Young, Charles II. Brooke, Walter II
Brooke and Bernard Monday. Messrs. w
A. Magruder, George T. Atwood, Geo. w.
Meem, Samuel IL. Renshaw, George F
Lnthicum, Remus G. Dorsey, Thomas G
Groomes, William d. Hughes and Robert
H. Miller have been selected to fill the va
cancies.
Mr.. Henry N. Copp, of Washington, who