Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1890-05-16
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Town and Country.
On all sides of Washington, land specu
lators are opening large tracts for building
purposes.
Divine service will be held in Ascension
church, Gaithersburg, on Sunday afternoon
next at 3 o'clock.
Rev. Teagarden will preach in the Chris
tian church, this town, on Sunday next at
II A, M, and Redland at p. M.
J. IL. Bogley has sold to Chalmers &
VOORHEES,, of Washington, d. c., 43 acres, at
the eastern limits of Rockville, for $4,000.
Died, in Rockville, on May 18th, 1890,
Mary Sidona, youngest daughter of Mr..
Uriah Ricketts,, aged years, 9 months and
90 days.
Died, in Washington, or Monday 18th,
1890, Frederick A., eldest son of Frede-
rick A., Jr, and Dollie Tschiffely, in the
seventeenth year of his age
Ernest p. Ricketts,, of Hunting Hill, is
with the firm of w. Il. Weaver & Bro, of
Georgetown, ID. c., dealers in hardware and
harness of all kinds. Mr.. Ricketts, would like
his friends OF Montgomery to give the firm
a call if wishing anything in their line
Builder T. g. Groomes is enlarging and
generally remodeling the dwelling house of
Mr. Robert E. Bradley, in this town, by
making the reception hall larger, improving
the stairway and adding billiard room,
bay window, tower and porches The back
building and laundry will hereafter be
heated by afurnace.
The Summer advertisement of w. IL.
Houghton & Co. appears in this issue and
offers rare inducements to purchasers in
need of anything in their line The firm
will exhibit a line of samples on Monday of
each week during next month at the Mont
gomery House and take orders for all classes
of furniture, carpets, mating, &c.
Dorsey w. Offutt and A. S. Daily have
been recommended by the Republicans of
Rockville as enumerators of census for the
4th election district. There will be two
enumerators for each election district OF the
county. The appointments have not yet
been announced. The work OF enumera-
ton will begin June LIST.
The canal receivers have gone to New
'York to inquire of the presidents of the
Cumberland coal companies if they will
guarantee sufficient tonnage to maintain the
canal as Il waterway. By order of the re-
ceiyers the Wiliamsport leyee has been re-
paired, that portion. of the canal is being
used to haul pulp and wood to the pulp
mill at dam No. s.
Mr.. A. W. Nicodemus offers to furnish
from his Excelsior Creamery" at Buckeyes
town, Frederick county, ice cream of all
tiavors to dealers, consumers and festivals,
in this county, in large and small quaint
ties fhis a luxury that our people will be
deprived OF from the scarcity of ice, and
will, we have no doubt, take advantage of
this offer See the adj in another column.
A straw rick belonging to Mr.. Rudolph
Watkins, near Derwood, was entirely con-
sumed by fire on Tuesday afternoon last
Two little sons Of Mr.. Watkins procured
some matches without the knowledge Of
their parents and innocently built fire
near the rick OF straw and the blaze from
which was swept to the rick by high wind
The straw was not more than about forty
feet from the barn and yet closer to a fence
around the barn and it was with hard labor
that it was saved by Mr.. Watkins family,
he being in Rockville at the time, with the
assistance of the neighbors, who collected
on the spot by the alarm.
The Town Board Ready for W Ork.
The new Board OF Town Commissioners
FOR Rockville met on Tuesday night last at
the law Office OF Mr.. Chas. w. Prettyman
and took the oath of office. The Board is
composed of Daniel L. Owens, mayor; Jno.
NJ Heagy, Lee Offutt, Benz. Haney and
Chas. b. Jones, councimen.
In the course of the meeting the follow
ing business was transacted:
Messrs. Jones and Heagy were appointed
committee to report at the next meeting
of the councit" "a plan for the duties of bailiff,
scavenger and lamp lighter"
The total Indebtedness of the town was
ascertained to be 81 5000.
A small number of minor bills were pass
ed and ordered to be paid.
By a motion, the election of Clerk to the
Board was deferred to the next meeting. No
action was taken as to the appointment OF
bailiff and scavenger.
Messrs. Owens and Offutt were appointed
committee to confer with the tax collector
in the fourth district respecting the assess
ment OF newly laid off lots and ITO consider
all questions relating to the acceptance o
streets, &c"
Having high regard for the press of thu
town and an inclination to have its proceed
ings viewed by the public, the Board passed
an order instructing the Clerk to give the
press free access to the minutes Of all meet
ings that may be held.
The Board adjourned to meet Saturday
tomorrow night at 730.
Agricultural society is to Join thu
National AssOciatiOn.-Av very slim at
tendance was on hand at the meeting
OF the Board of Management on Wed
nesday, the 14th. But as time presses
the revision of the pamphlet and other Blu
siness was taken up.
On motion, it was resolved to join th
National Trotting Association, whose rule
were adopted at the last meeting Of th
Board.
The premium list was than taken up an
the premiums on thoroughbred, standard
bred and registered heavy draft stallion
were raised to $40 and IS. Jersey grad
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