Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1890-05-30
Medley,s Items.

Mr.. John Il. Vinson, who has been Sc
dangerously Ill for several weeks, is slowly
regaining his health.
Mr.. Henry Everhart, of the Oak Hill
neighborhood, will remove to Derwood this
week.
Mrs. VIM. II. Butler, of Herndon, Fair
fax county, Va, paid her relatives flying
visit last week.
The frame for the new barn ON the farm
of DIR. Edward Wootton was raised on Fri
day last and when completed will be one Of
the finest in the county. Mr.. w. S. Beall
is the contractor.
The Oak Hill Literary and Musical Club
was organized on the night of the 10th in
slant by the selection of Mr.. Jas E. Phillips,
President; Mrs. Eugene Hughes, Vice.Prcs.
ident; G. Hyatt, Recording Secretary; Miss
Called. Drummer, Corresponding Secretary
Miss Maggie Mosburg, Treasurer; Howard
Hyatt, Sexton. The entertainment on the
night of the nth was largely attended and
proved success from the start Oak Hill
string band furnished the instrumental
music and too much praise cannot be given
the members, Messrs. Matthews, Poole and
Everhart, for the manner in which they ac-
quilted themselves. Certainly any persons
desiring good music will do well to secure
their services. The programme for the
evening consisted of music by the band,
reading by Messrs. Aud, Hyatt and Phillips,
defamation by Masters Walter and Milton
Phillips and Mary Hyatt, dialogue by Mrs.
Eugene Hughes and Miss Stephens, song,
The Drunkards Lone Child. by the Misses
Drummer, and Lees Surrender by G.. Hyatt
Upon motion the meeting adjourned until
the 31st.
Many Of our farmers have not finished
planting corn yet on account of the wet
weather and those who have can not work
theirs, so who is the worst off? To a man
up tree>it looks like the fire of June will
catch some OF them yet.
The Oak Hill public school, James +.
Phillips, teacher, closed on the 23d, and
fine exhibition was given by the scholars.
We congratulate the principal upon the ex
animation of his scholars, and their show
ing in the programme of the evening, and
so would any one else but crOaher, had he
been there to see. venture to assert that
OF the children of Is years of age ten OF any
OF them can be selected to defeat a similar
number of children in any other school in
the county in spelling. II any school does
not like our way of"puttng IT. let them
step over some Saturday night and We can
soon prove it. After the exercises of the
evening were over IL bountiful repast was
furnished, and full justice having been done
to it, the exhibition was concluded.
On Friday night last Mrs. James U. Miles,
of Poolcsville, fastened her flock of ducks
in II coop, tiiiy.six in number; the next
morning she found fifty two dead and two
badly crippled. The killing is supposed to
have been done by rats.
Mr.. Arthur Vinson has returned from the
West TO Old Medley's and intends making
his home here for the present
May 26, 1890. MORE ANON.
Our COuncil.--The Rockville Town
Council met on Thursday night of last
week.
They concluded contract with Mr. John
Council to I'll up an old well in and remove Il
tree from one of the newly opened streets
at $40.
Mr.. Frank Monday was appointed baillf
at Il Salary of $500 per year, and is required
to keep order in the town, collect the taxes
and light the lamps.
They decided to enforce the dog tax law
and impose IL tax after the LIST of July.
Also to enforce the law under which |
building permits are granted,
The scavenger will be appointed aud en-
ter upon duty by the LIST Of June at salary
OF $3.50
Regular meetings Of the Board viii here
after be held ON the first Tuesday of each
month.