Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1889-01-25
gutal aud gersomal.


Thieves have been busy lately carrying
away chickens and corn belonging to the
residents Of Bethesday neighborhood.
Mr.. Robert w. Carter now believes tn
the thief who robbed him Of $275 recently
was concealed in the house before night.
The will of VIM. NJ. Gait, the well-knowr
-four merchant of Washington. d. c., wal
probated on the 18th instant. He leaves al
his large estate to his wife.
Inspired by their success at home the Cen.
trail Brass Band of Gaithersburg has con
cluded to give an entertainment at Darnes-
town on the 1st of February
Died, suddenly, in Washington, d. g., on
January Goth, 1889, Hannah, wife of DR.
Robert Fletcher. She was the mother o
Lieut.. A. II. Fletcher, of this town.
Losses by the Montgomery County Fire
Insurance Compa ny last year amounted te
$68, s260i, and the rate on the premium
note has been raised to five per cent.
Rdnour was acquitted of the charge of
murder at Winchester, Va, last week. He
had twice been convicted of murder in the
first degree and sentenced to be hanged.
The Grange committee waited upon tn e
County Commissioners for this county on
Tuesday and requested the passage of dog
law. The Commissioners deferred action
in the matter
Mr.. Barton Trail, who conducts "Hutton's
MILL" has finished putting in rollers and
now makes first-class patent process -four,
called pride OF Woodland" He supplied
our merchants with the first lot ON Tuesday
last
The public school of this town will short.
ly have another teacher, making the fourth
one. The furniture TO be used in the up
stairs of the school house aud by the teach er
to be appointed has been ordered.
The majority of the public schools OF this
county are crowded with scholars and the
number continues to increase. The total
number of scholars in the county closely
approaches 5000, an increase over last year
of several hundred
Mr.. Cooke ID Luckett has purchased ol
Mrs. r. T. Veirs, for 5000, the two lots re-
naming unsold in her addition to Rockville
Mr.. L. has sold to E s. Lowe for 500 LOT
at Derwood Station in Vance's addition te
Derwood
Mr.. John II. Hill, living near Utica Mills
has bought the farm of Mr.. Rob't d. Eaton
situated near Lewistown, containing forty
SIX acres for $3,075. Mr.. Eaton contem
plates locating near Rockville, Montgomery
county-Frederick Nesos
Mr.. Randall Mackey, son of Judge Mack
ey, leaped from the third story window o
his boarding house in Washington city, OF
Saturday last, to escape fire, says the CRITIC
and badly hurt his spine. Mr.. Mackey is a
frequent visitor to this town and popular in
i. social circles.
Ayers Sarsaparilla is prescribed ane
recommended by eminent physicians, and
is taken with perfect safety by old and
young Its cleansing and vitalizing effect
are sure and speedy, and it is universally
conceded to be the most effective of al
blood purifiers.
Ayers Pills are constantly advancing in
tine estimation Of those who use them. They
improve the appetite, promote digestion, re
--tst1is healthy action, and regulate every
function, they ait pleasant to take, gen
tie in their operation, and powerful in sub
DUNG disease
Mr.. ]. E. Brown, U. S. Fish Commissioner
put in the Monocacy at Frederick Junction
B. & o., last week the following fish {: Thre
thousand and two leather carp, eight hun
.dred blue carp, one thousand English tencl
Mr.. Brown says the English tench are on
of the finest that swims.
Sales of livestock at Drovers' Rest, Mon
as follows: Cattle-best, Al to AZ cents
good, to At cents; medium, 81 to A cents
common, n to 81 cents; sheep and lambs
sheep, to 5 cents; lambs, 6 to 81 cents
calves, 5 to 81 cents; 10 cows and calves
$50 to $40. Market fair.
The faculty and students of the Marylan
Agricultural College have adopted resolu
lions relative To the death of Prof. Pat
Coombs, which occurred on the 9th ul
1t was also resolved that crayon portal
of Prof Coombs be procured and placed il
the college, and that it be draped in mourn
ing during the remainder of this session.
Mr.. Jacob Poss, liverymen of this tow
intends buildings the coming spring a larg
carriage house, which will extend from III
front of his present stable to the street rur
ming in front of the Montgomery Hous
His entrance to the stable in the rear wi
be through this new carriage house. Til
upper story of the house will be used as
public hail,
II is said that the wheat crops of German
and France are poor in quality, and all
that potatoes are below the average. &c
many will have to buy about 100000
bushels of foreign wheat, and France wi
probably be obliged to reduce its duty q
wheat, as Portugal has already done. tt
signs in all directions are.that our whe,
the coming year will be in demand ar
will command payin prices.
On Friday afternoon of last week the
was meeting of about fifty persons, res
dents of Baltimore and Washington, d.
at the private office of Mr.. Frank Brow
in Baltimore. to organize an association Z"
encourage the breeding of good horses
Maryland, to unite and strengthen our i
terests, to make the results of our INTEL
gence a source of profit as well as pride
US and to the State, 10 determine by the
breeding and performance, the value of o:
horses to create a rnarket for than at hon