Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1889-12-27
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In order that all connected with this
office shall enjoy the Christmas holidays
we print our paper this week two days in
advance of the usual time.
George Mercer, colored, of this county
went to Washington on Friday last and at
-tetsTled TO play the cowboy" by firing a
pistol in the street He was arrested and
fined $40.
There will be Christmas entertainment
and tree at Boyd's Presbyterian church on
Christmas evening at 6 o'clock, and also at
Neelsvile Presbyterian church on the Goth
instant at p. NJ.
Miss Adelna V. Sommers, sister of the
late DR.. A. III. Sommers, of this place, died
in Washington on the 22d instant. Miss
Sommers was well known and highly re-
spected in this community.
DIR. r. 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 a to z afternoon and
evening, daily, Sunday included.
The Baltimore and Ohio r. r. Co., in pur-
suance of its usual liberal policy, will sell
excursion tickets at reduced rates during
the holiday season. Tickets will be sold to
and from all stations on its lines east of the
Ohio River from December 2lst to January
LIST, inclusive, good for return trip until
January 4th, inclusive.
The usual Christmas Sunday School OBJ
servances will be held at the Baptist church,
this place, on Thursday evening, the Goth
instant. A similar entertainment will also
be given at the M. +. Church South on the
evening Of Tuesday, 31st instant The ex-
ercises will consist of an address, readings,
Rotations, vocal music, and the distribu-
ton of presents to the children.
A Christmas Sunday School entertain
ment will be held at the Mount Pleasant NJ.
+. Church South, near Dickerson, on Sat
urday evening, 28th instant. The exercises
will consist of readings, recitations, singing,
an address by the Rev. L. b. Prettyman, of
Rockville, and distribution of premiums.
A large Christmas tree, laden with candy,
will be provided for the occasion. The ex-
ercises will commence at o'clock, p. M.
On complaint of Andrew Webster, col
ored, warrant was issued by Justice Nor
gan, of this place, on Monday last, charging
Andrew Harris, colored, of Washington, ID.
c., with the larceny Of Il watch valued at
$40 Webster. who is a resident of Brooke
vile, was travelling in a buggy along the
cir nj w ha
commodated Harris with ride in the vehi-
Gle. The latter asked to look at Wcbsters
watch, and getting il into his possession
leaped from the buggy and ran away. He
. well known teahe Washington police as
an old offender.
DIR. b. VI. Duke, Il prominent dentist of
Washington, and for several months n resi-.
dent of this place, where he practiced his
profession in the office of DIR. 9, j. Maddox,
committed suicide by hanging himself at
St. Elizabeth insane hospital, in the District
of Columbia, on Wednesday morning of
last week. DIR. Duke suffered from neu-
ralgia, and in allaying the pain acquired the
opium habit, which grew on him to such an
extent that he lost his reason and had to be
sent TO The asylum. The suicide was com
mitted by making rope of his bed sheet,
putting moose about his neck and fasten
ing the other end to the iron grating above
his head He then swung himself into the
air, and when found lite was extinct
A Grand StereOptician Entertain
ment-Mr. C. S. Mosher, of Baltimore,
will give grand entertainment in the Town
Hall, this place, ON Saturday evening, 29th
instant, at 7:30 o'clock, that Is an entertain
ment in reality. 1t feeds thought, instlucts
the intellect and cures dyspepsia by hearty
and healthy laughter. The programme CON
sists of the following:
l. History of the Sewall Plates 2. The
wonderful incident of Alexis st. Martin !;
3 The plates thrown upon screen eight
feet in diameter; A. Gems of Art, Therwal-
denis Night and Morning, etc; 5. A jour
ney through Palestine, 800 miles, showing
Bareuth, the cedars of Lebanon, ruins OF
Baalbek, the city Of Damascus, 1.-THE oldest
city in the WORLDLY Sea of Galilee, Nazareth,
Jacobs Well, Plains of Jezreel, the Jor
dan, Dead Sea, Bethany, Jerusalem from
the Mount of Olives, the Mosque of Omar,
Pool of Sloan, the Via Dolorosa, Church
of the Holy Sepulchre, Garden of Gethsem-
enc, Tomb of Absalom, Bethlehem, Joppa,
Mount Carmel, Tyre, Sidon and other beau
tiful pictures, thirty seven in all; g. Some
amusing transparencies Z. Select recita-
TONS Admission, 25 cents; children I'M
der 10 years, half price.
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Sales to Take Place.