Montgomery County sentinel., 1891-09-04
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Rev. j. L. Lodge, d. D., will preach at
Mt. Zion Baptist Church on Sunday, Sep
tember 9th, at II A. M.
Rev. J. w. Beall will preach in the M. E.
Church South, Rockville, on Sunday next at
IL A. NJ, and Potomac at P. M.
Among the new feature of the Agricul-
tural Fair will be high jumping contest
by horses Several entries OF fine animals
have been made.
Itch on human or horses and all animals
cured in 80 minutes by Woolford's Sani-
tary Lotion. This never fails. Sold by D.
F. Owens, Rockville.
In Elkton, Md, on Sunday morning five
houses were burned, and the fire was so
threatening that engines were summoned
from Wilmington, Del.
Prof. Henry r. Spencer, principal of the
Spencerian Business College at Washing
ton died on Sunday last from malaria and
congestve chills.
On account of the Agricultural Fair we
print our paper this week in advance of the
usual time In our next issue we will give
a full account of the exhibition.
A very good authority gives a simple
remedy for hiccough-a lump of sugar satu
rated with vinegar. In ten cases, tried as
an experiment, it stopped hiccough in nine.
At a grand tournament held at Oakland
Mills, Howard county, on Tuesday Of last
week, Misses Florrie Gassaway and Ethelyn
Clagett, Of this county, were crowned Maids
of Homer.
Mrs. Waring, mother of Miss Edie War
ing, who removed from here to Hagerstown
short time ago, last week met with a pain
ful accident at that place by falling and
breaking one OF her ankles.
The Young Peoples Society of Christian
Endeavor will be held in the Christian
church, this town, on Sunday evening next,
beginning at o'clock and lasting one half
hour. The public are especially invited to
attend all meetings of this society.
There will be conversational services at
ST. Johns church, Olney, on Wednesday,
September 9th, and st. Bartholomew's on
Thursday, September 10TH By special re-
quest of the Dean the hours will be 1890
A. M. and 1;30 m. Lunch on the grounds.
John, a seven year.old son of Mr.. Arthur
Williams, while attempting to get birds
Siest fell from the top of large maple tree
on his fathers farm at Jacksonville, this
county, few days ago. DR.. Waters, the
attending physician, pronounces his inju
ries fatal, the chid's skull being completely
cracked from the front to the back of the
head.
The Futurity race at Sheepshead Bay for
sweepstakes of more than $75,000 was won
Saturday by d. Gideon's bay colt His High
ness, ridden by Mclaughlin. Huron, who
was started in spite of protest from the
Coney Island Jockey Club, finished second,
with Yorkvile Belle third. The other races
at Sheepshead Bay were won by Correction,
La Tosca, Pagan, Willie L. and Snowfall.
While the display of cattle at the Fair is
fully as large as ever before, in quality the
show is one that the greatest Fair in the
country might well be proud of. In Jerseys
the herds of Messrs Muncaster, Hutton and
Blunt will compete. The latter gentleman's
Guernseys and Brown Swiss are something
exceptionally fine, the Drown Swiss herd
being the first ever shown south of Penn
sylvania.
Postmaster Dawson makes the following
report of the free delivery system at this
place for the month of August: Delivered
Registered letters, Is ordinary letters, sob;
postal cards, 1881; second, third and fourth
class matter, 1881 pieces. Collected-Local
..tters, 6; mail letters, 1857; postal cards,
local 3, mail 412; second, third and fourth
class matter, 81 pieces. Total number OF
pieces handled, 1899 Postage on local
matter, $500.
Postmaster General Wanamaker has is.
sued letter to the postmaster of every
county seat in the United States in which
he requests that postmaster to become, so
to speak, an inspector of all the postoffices
in that county and to report to him the con-
dition of all the offices. He holds out as
an inducement that at the end of the fiscal
year he will report to the President those
offices which will reach the highest mark
for honorable mention by the President of
the United States.
Wednesday evening of last week was de-
lighfully spent by the many little friends
of Miss Beatrice Hickman, at the residence
of her father, Mr. w. p. Hickman, OF Gath
ersburg, the occasion being the sixth ami
versary of her birthday. dancing was en-
joyed until late hour. Mrs. M. A. Carroll
of Washington, and Miss Mamie Finch, Of
Indiana, assisted in entertaining the com
pany. A number of ladies and gentlemen
of Gaithersburg were present. During the
evening refreshments were served and many
han dsome presents were received.
dispatch from Chicago says it is gener
ally understood that Jay Gould has virtu-
ally rellnquished control of the Union Pa.
cific railroad, and that majority of the
stocks and bonds of the company have been
placed in the hands of the banking firm o
Drexel, Morgan g. Co. S. Pierrepont Nor
gan, of that firm, is to be the leading spirit
in the management of that road hereafter
Samuel s. Spencer, formerly President o
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and TO
some time a resident of this place, is men
toned as President of the Union Pacific
Sunday evening Mr.. Charles Ricketts,, O
Derwood, visited this place for the purpos
of attending services at the Baptist churcl
and hitched his horse a short distance from
the church building. A short time after
ward, while passing along the street, he say
the animal being ridden away by negr
man. He called on the man to stop ant
the rider paying no heed Ricketts, ran ul
70 the horse and knocked him to the grount
and ATTEMPTED to hold him Being unabl