Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1890-05-02
gneal aud gersuual.
Town and Country.

At DIR. Thomas new Drug Store, Shakers
Extract Roots and Pills, Garfield Tea, and
all Patent Medicines
Prof. M. A. Newell, of Baltimore, will at
tend and address the Teachers Association
that meets here to. day.
Prof. Francis r. Fava, Jr., yesterday COM
pleted the survey and marking out of lots
at West End Park.
The bondsmen Of Mr.. Archer have en-
ployed the ablest of counsel to resist the
payment of the bond.
A marriage license was issued in Wash
ington this week to Joseph Ii. Clsgett and
Mollie II. Griffith, both of this county.
A marriage license was issued here on
Tuesday last to Mr.. Carson Ward and Miss
Kate M. Coomes, both Of Gaithersburg.
The receivers of the canal finished their
trip OF inspection of the canal last Saturday :.
1t is not known when the report will be
made.
The Washington trotting races have been
witnessed this week by large crowds of per-
sons, who were entertained by fast and
close contests.
Married, in Powhatan county, Va, on
April Sth, Clarence G.. Bonifant, formerly
of this county, to Lelie W. Hague, of Pow
hatan county, Va.
The first Quarterly Meeting of the Rock
vile circuit of the NJ L. Church South will
be held at Emory church on Saturday and
Sunday, May the 3rd and 4th.
The Board of Public Works of this State
have authorized the Attorney General take
an appeal from Judge Alvey's decision ap-
pointing receivers of the canal.
The meeting held in the Christian church
at Redland will be continued through next
week. Preaching at Rockville Sunday next
at IL O'Clock and Redland at F. M.
The former charge for express packages
weighing from l TO 30 pounds, carried be-
tween Rockville and Washington, was 80
cents it has been reduced to 25 cents
The granite quarry on Miss Margaret
Bells farm, near Halpine, is to be opened
and operated in short time. II has been
leased to the Southern Mining Company.
Mrs. julie Epping and her daughter start
next week for Portland, Oregon, to join Mr.
Epping, who is at present a resident OF that
place, in the employ of the government.
We wish them safe arrival.
This week the committee advertise for
bids on the new court house. The plan
has bapn rom ed a nd sr,ao 10 M pnatar;ai
changes differing from he description of the
building lately presented by the SENTINEL.
Jerry Awkward, colored, was brought
here last Monday night and lodged in Jail,
charged with breaking into the railroad
station at GAINESVILLE and stealing therefrom
watch, eight railroad tickets and $66 sc in
money.
Both the white and colored schools Of this
county will be closed on the 23rd of May.
Miss Helen j. Ricketts, appointment to
Shady Grove school as teacher vice Miss
Agnes Matlack, resigned, has been confirm
ed by the School Board.
Julius S. Bohrer, Jr., died at his residence,
near Forest Glen, on Monday last, aged SO
years. The deceased was just in the prime
OF lie and gave fine promise. He was we'll
known in this county, and his widow has
the sympathy OF his many friends
In reading the mammoth advertisement
of Kings Palace in this issue bear in mind
the numbers Sl2 and 9l4, three rooms wide
and running from It'll to 9Th streets, with
IS to 100 clerks; one of the largest and most
fashionable establishments in Washington
A Washington syndicate headed by Mr..
b. w. Warner has purchased the top of the
Sugar Loaf Mountain from Mr.. VIM. II.
Jones for 1000 We are informed that the
syndicate intends to build a large hotel and
construct an electric railroad from there to
Washington city.
Mr.. Cooke d. Luckett, real estate agent,
has sold to Miss Mary Kilgour, Of this place,
a building lot at the west end OF town for
$500. He has also sold to Mrs NJ. f Mat
thews two lots at Derwood for $500. This
lady will soon commence the erection OF a
dwelling house on the premises.
OF the 1G5 building lots laid off in the
field lately owned by ]. w. Wagner at
Halpine station, and now owned by Wash
ington syndicate, all have been sold except.
ing So, and it is expected that they will be
disposed of by Saturday night Corner lots
sold for 5000 and inside lots at $50 each.
Married, in the Cedar Grove Baptis:
church, on April Both, by Rev. l.. X. Mil.
bourne, Mr.. Charles +. johnson and Miss
Lizzie, daughter of Lorenzo ID. Watkins,
both of this county. The church was filled
with friends to witness the ceremony and
was beautifully decorated. The happy cou
pie left on the evening train for Washing
ton city, expecting to return next Saturday.
Mr.. Charles Mewshaw, the popular tele
graph operator here, and Miss Maggie Rick
etts, daughter of the late Isaac Ricketts,,
were married in st. Mary's church, this
town, ON Thursday Of last week, by Rev.
Father Rosensteel. The bride was dressed
in white cloth aud hat to match and the
groom in the conventional black. They left
for tour through northern cities and re.
turned on Wednesday last. The bride was
the recipient OF many handsome presents.
a hail storm prevailed in Baltimore city or
Sunday last, the stones being larger than
were ever seen to fall there before and
breaking many windows and severely pelt
ing persons and stock, Large hail stones
also fell at different points in this county on
the same day. Father Riordan was on the
road near GAINESVILLE in his buggy during
ihe storm. The falling hail frightened hi
horse almost beyond his control and still h'
~yas afraid to alight from his buggy because
of the danger from the hail stones TO hi
own life. The storm did not last long anC
both he and his horse escaped without in
jury.