Montgomery County sentinel., 1890-08-22

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a basket picnic in the grove adjoining tn
old Germantown school house. on the 27tl
instant. The provisions. including ice
cream, will be placed upon table and par
taken of by all. A pleasant programme O
amusements, music and short addresses ha
been arranged. A brass band is expected
to be present. Contributions of provisions
and money are solicited. The public are
invited to attend.
Brick is the material which has now been
almost universally adopted by the big
| builders of this city. All of the recent great
business buildings, including the enormous
Mills, Morse, Kelly and Schermerhon struc.
lures, are almost entirely of brick. Iron
fronts warp, and both marble and granite
crack in an alarming fashion in the pres
ence of great heat. The durability of brick
has been proved in Vii of the recent down
town fires, and it is regarded as the only
material that is wholly fire,proof.-N Y.
Sun.
New Register of WilIs.-Tuesday last
the Judges of the Orphans Court for this
county met and elected Mr. Geo. C. Dawson
Register of Wills, to fill the vacancy made
by the death of Robert W. Carter. The ap.
pointee has been acting as deputy under the
late Register tor several months past, and
during that time transacted most of the bust.
ness OF the office in Mr.. Carter's absence
caused by sickness. From his experience
and his loyal Democracy, the appointment
will give general satisfaction to the entire
county.
committee was appointed to frame res.
olutions OF respect for the memory of the
late Register, which will be formally adopt
ed next Tuesday, when also Mr.. Dawson
will file his bond, signed by Messrs. Amer
icus, Frederick A., John and Thomas Daw-
son as sureties.
The Court was then adjourned until next
Tuesday without doing any other business
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COncert.-A Grand Concert will be given
at Irving Hall, Linden Station, on Wednes-
day, September the 10th, to aid in building
new Catholic church at Forest Glen in
place of the old historical Carroll Chapel
now about to fall down. The male quar-
tettes will be rendered by the finest singers
in Washington and the same talent will
support the choruses. The solosts will be
the best lady singers in Washington. Re-
freshments will be served alter the concert.
beautiful building lot valued $500, near
the church at Forest Glen, will be raffled at
81 a chance; the proceeds to go toward
building the new church. The programme
will be so varied as to please all tastes.
Doors open at $50 p. M concert begins at
7;3O p. NJ, sharp. Admittance, so cents;
children, IL years old and under, 25 cents.
SOmna mbulism.- Dennis Looney, an
orphan boy, about fifteen years of age, who
had been living with Miss Harriet Robert.
son, near Derwood, walked out of the second
story window of her dwelling in his sleep
one night last week. The accident to him
was not discovered until the inmates of the
house heard moaning noise on the out
side, which attracted them to the spot. Much
there suffering with apparent internal in.
jury and his tongue nearly bit off. He was
sent to the hospital where he might receive
skillful treatment to restore his former vigor.
TOurnament-The will be Tourna
ment and Pic Mic held in the woods near
Potomac for the benefit of the Potomac
Brass Band, on August 2Sth The prizes
to be awarded to the successful knights con
sist of set of harness, laprobe whip and
net. Riding to commence at l o'clock, z.
nj. Dancing will be INDUCED in immedi
ately after the riding. Eminent speakers
will address the knights. The German.
town Brass Band will be in attendance.
Refreshments of all kinds will be served on
the grounds.