Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1889-10-18
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Town and Country.

next ouuudy NJ IL "A.
M. and Rockville at $3.50 P. NJ.
marriage license was issued in WASH
ington this week to S. B. Perry and Louise
V. Counselman, both of this county.
Rev. S. B. Teagarden will preach in the
Christian church, this town, Sunday morn
ing next at II o'clock and night at 730.
The great three year-old stallion, Axtell,
last week trotted mile in 2:12, and was sold
to Col. Conley, Of Chicago, for $105, 900.
Mr.. Horace Soper, brother of Mr.. Samuel
Soper, of this town, and long the business
manager o: the Agricultural College, is
lying dangerously ill.
Dr. r. c. Warfield, Dentist, who has been
absent from his office, this place, for several
days on account of bad health, will resume
business on Monday
The Dean of Washington will hold Con-
vocational services at st. Johns, Olney, on
Saturday and Sunday, November End and
3rd, at II o'clock
On Friday of last week, Mrs. Harry Hur
ley slipped as she was passing through
door at her home with pan of hot water
and seriously scalded herself, but not dam
gtrously
DR.. II. Choate announces that his office
hours are from 7 to 1890 in the morning.
He keeps office at $40 Indiana ave, Wash
ington, d. c., from to afternoon and
evening, daily, Sunday included.
The young men OF Great Falls, Md, will
give picnic and ball on Thursday, Octo,
Der 3lst, for the benefit of the late employees
of the 9. & O. Canal, The public are cor
daily invited. Refreshments on the grounds.
There Will be preaching in the Baptist
church at Poolesvile next Sunday, October
Goth, at IL 4. NJ. and 730 p. M. Rev. A.
] Tristoe, OF Baltimore, will preach at 1880
on Monday evening and every evening dur
ing the week.
Married, in Washington, on October 10,
1889, by Rev. Samuel II. Greene, Cavalry
Baptist church, Mr.. George W. Laycock, of
Hamilton, Va, and Miss Ella G. Johnston
of Washington, d. G. The fair bride was
well known in this county where she has
many friends.
The contract to build tenant house with
in the enclosure of the Rockville Cemetery
has been let to Mr. W. X. Humphrey, this
town. The building, which will be COM
Portable structure, will be commenced next
week. 1t will be occupied by man who
will have general supervision of the grounds.
Dr. E. Oliver Belt, late surgeon to the
Presbyterian Eye and Ear Hospital, Balti-
more has recently located in Washington,
at 1918 ii street, N. W., where he will make
u speciality of diseases OF the eye and ear.
DIR Belt is a native of Frederick county
and has many acquaintance in the northern
section of this county.
Sales of livestock at Drovers' Rest, Mon
day, October H. are reported by Tavenner
Bros, as follows: Cattle-best, 81 to AZ cts
good, By to 50 cents; medium, 3 to 81 cents
common, 2 to 3 cents sheep and BIS
sheep, 81 to 81 cents; lambs, At to st cents
calves, to cents 10 cows and calves,
$25 to $50 Market fair.
Lee Nicholson, residing in the neighbOr-
hood OF Hyattstewn, was brought here last
Saturday night and lodged in Jail, charged
with the larceny of hog from the farm of
Mr.. Levi Price, said farm lying partly in
Frederick county The house of Nicholson
was searched and Il lot of fresh pork found.
Joe Cooley, a supposed accomplice OF Mich
olson, was also arrestel and taken TO the
Jail at Frederick city.
The will of the late John w Wade was
filed in Washington last week. He leaves to
his wife, Fanny Wade, during life, premises
1914, 1881 and 1145 Sth street. At her death
the net proceeds are devised in equal parts
to his sons, George r., James S. aud Willie
w. Wade. To his wife, household furni-
ture, interest at Washington Grove and 800
To his son, Robert w. Wade, he leaves his
business at 707 7th street, and the balance
of his estate to his wife during life, at her
death to be divided between their four chill
dren.
Mr. NJ Wilson Olfutt, of Bethesda, this
county, and Miss Dixie L. Winsor, of Lex
operator and real estate dealer, were mar.
RED in Lexington at 5 o'clock Wednesday
october 10th, at the Methodist Episcopal
Church. After the ceremony an elegant
supper was given TO the bridal party and
relatives at the residence of the brides
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Offutt left on the
7:20 for St. Louis, where they will stay fol
several days at the Southern Hotel to attend
the Exposition.
AT u General Election held In Allegany
county, Md in the month of November,
1867, for State and county officers and rep
resentatives in the General Assembly of the
persons were the candidates for the State
Senate: Col Alfred Spates. Democrat, who
received 2774 votes, and Major Alexander
Shaw, Republican, who received 1921 votes
giving the former a majority of 553. Maj
Shaw has never been candidate since un
ill now when he is the Republican candidate
for Mayor of Baltimore city.
That electricity will kill was demonstrat
ed by public execution in the plain sig h
of all New York, on Friday last, when 4
lineman of the Western Union Telegraph
Company met horrible fate in nrtworl
of wires at the corner of Centre and Cham
bers streets. The current killed him Will
lie was at work, and the wires held him il
midair, where the body lay limp and mo
tisnless over the tangle of wires, while tn
current "sizzled" through the flesh, and th
blood of the victim was shed over the side
walk and sprinkled the clothing of horrifiet
pedestrians on the sidewalk.
Mr.. Thomas ii. Price has leased his faru
near Hyattstown to asyndicate of Baltimor
and Washington capitalists who have 70
eeveraI weeks heeu nrOspecting for gold OF