Montgomery County sentinel., 1890-03-28
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To wn and Country.

The Maryland Legislature will adjourn
on Monday night next.
The President has approved the bill Of
the Georgetown and Tenleytown Railroad
Mr.. Willard Hinkley, of Gaithersburg
this county. was on Tuesday last admitted d
to the Bar.
II is reported that the Red Sandstone
Company Of Seneca will reopen It's quar-.
ries shortly.
AtDr. Thomas new Drug Store, Shakers
Extract Roots and Pills, Garfield Tea. and
all Patent Medicines.
There will be preaching in the Baptist
church. this town. next Sunday night. No
service in the morning
Rev. David Bush will preach at Potomac
NJ. +. Church South next Sunday at II A.
NJ, and Rockville at 7:30 P. NJ.
Married, in Rockville, on the 23rd instant,
by Rev. l.. II. Milbourne. Arthur f. Wells
and Lizzie Walter. both of Washington.
The bill to give the Agricultural College
$4,000 extra to wipe of the debt has been
defeated in the Legislature by vote Of "a
to "a
A festival will be he'd AT Briggs school
house by the ladies on April 3rd, 1890, at 8
o'clock, P. NJ, for the benefit Of the Sunday
School.
Mr.. Dsnenhower, of Washington, has
purchased of Mr.. VIM. Reading 2Sa acres
OF land ht the eastern portion of Rockville,
for $4,000.
Mr. Arthur Stabler. of this county, has
been appointed to the position Of cashier iu
the custom house at Baltimsre, under Col
lcctor Marine.
The report that MIR. Jetson Fields was
paralyzed proves TO be Incorrect, we are
glad to say. He was attacked with vertigo
and is now better.
The House assessment bill has passed the
Senate, where the provision 10 tax mort
cages was stricken ont Senator Wootton
voted 10 tax mortgages.
Mrs. l.. Il. Ciscel has settled with the B.
Il 0. Railroad Company for $3.50 for dam.
ages sustained ny being thrown from the
train at Barnesville Station.
Rev. :. y. Tesgarden will preach 10 the
Christian church, this town, on Sunday
next at II O'Clock. A. A.. and Redland at
3P. nj. All are desired to be present.
A three months old child of Mr.. John
Bean, who resides near here, was found in
bed dead Wednesday morning last and the
child was put to bed In good health.
The damage suit for $4,000 against the
Il. g. o. Railroad Company for killing Geo.
G. Patterson, as alleged. has been compro.
missed for $500, at the present Term Of Court
Chas, Mcdonald. soa Of John Mcdonald.
of Potomac, has been appointed sanitary
inspector in Washington city, through the
recommendation of Congressman McComss.
The legislature has passed bill to apprs
PIRATE 1000 year for ten years To be sp-
piled to the purchase Of land for the extension
of the limits oI the penitentiary and other
wise improve it.
George Elliot, watchman on the railroad
bridge near Dickerson's Station, was badly
injured by being struck by an east bound
express train on Thursday morning Of last
week while trying to cross from one side Of
the track to the other.
Sales of livestock at Drovers' Rest, Mon.
day, March Gath, are reported by Tavenner
Bros, as follows: Catte-best, At to Al cts.
good, to At cents; medium, 81 to 4 cents;
common, . to 3 cents sheep and lambs
sheep, 4 to 6 cents lambs, 8 to II cents;
calves, 8 to 81 cents; 10 cows and calves,
$25 to $35 Market fair.
The Baltimore and Ohio road is improv-
ing wonderfully, and its future is assured.
The management has accomplished mere
than the best expectations could ask. Dur
ing the past tive months of the fiscal year
there was net increase in its finances OF
over million dollars This is almost phe-
nomena in this era OF savage competition,
and it speaks eloquently for the administra
ton. And, beyond the financial showing,
there has been great improvement in the
equipment aud work Of the road.
A IRE DTOkC Oub III d p'Ci u
store, caused by an over heated stove. in
Point of Rock on Sunday morning last, and
threatened to destroy the entire town, but
was extingushed by Frederick city fire
company, after it had consumed the Ameri-
can hotel, belonging to Mr.J. i. X. Wood,
three dwelling houses and store belonging
to other parties. The same portion of the
town was flooded last spring, and the citi-
zens are asking for contributions of money
and clothing to assist them in their desti.
tuition.
The Baltimore !Sunttay Herald paid the
following deserved compliment to Delegate
kilgour: "In iiowery and inpassioned
Grafton in the House Of Delegates on Friday
last, Colonel Bill Kilgour, the unchallenged
Demosthenes of Montgomery county, paid
most glowing and eloquent tribute to the
newspaper press. With q tongue OF silver
and with a rhetoric of gold he apostrophized
the press as the palladium OF our liberties
and as the educator OF our people. Being
something of an editor himself, Colonel Bill
was enabled to paint the brilliant and intel
lectual panorama of Journalism ia its true
colors, thereby enligh.ening his fellow dele
gates as to the motives, aims, purposes. and
as to the lofty and highly beneacent mission
of one Of our grandest and most enRobllng
professions "-Anzsapolis Capital, 24th inst.
Brakeman Killed.-George Cook, an
employe on the way freight, on the Metro
politan Branch railroad, was run over by
his train at the Rockville depot, Wednes-
day morning last, and killed The train was
backing in en- the switch To leave some
loaded cars and he holding to a coal car
with one hand and uncoupling another car
with the other, the plank he was holding to
broke and let him fall beneath the car. His