Montgomery County sentinel., 1891-08-21
On Thursday of last week the Prohibi.


at the Fair Grounds which was attended by
large audience. Interesting addresses
were delivered by their candidates on the
State ticket and others. A large proportion
of the audience was composed of ladies
and good music was in attendance.
The festival at Dickerson's Station last
Friday for the benefit of the new Southern
Methodist Church, near that place, was a
decided success. The assemblage was good
and the sum of $92 was realized over and
above all expenses, which paid off all in
debtedness and left the church free and
untrammeled of financial difficulties. The
church is very handsome edifice and was
completed about eighteen months since.
The interest and enterprise exhibited by its
congregation is creditabe. At the conclu
sion of the festival Seargent Rhodes made
very neat and happy speech, in which he
took occasion to thank the public for their
generosity.
Some of the real estate owners in the Dis
trict of Columbia have put themselves in a
bad hole. The Government is condemning
1900 acres of land adjacent to Washington
city for park. The assessment for taxa
ton on this tract has been in the main as
farming land" and the rates from $25 to
$50 per acre. Some has been assessed at
800, and little at $3.50 per acre. Upon
appearing before the appraisers for con-
demning the park, these owners presented
sworn testimony to prove that their land
was worth from 81 900 to $4,000 and $12,-
900 an acre. Now they have been walked
up to the fact that the board of assessors ap-
pointed under the law of the last Congress
are about to make a new assessment, and
that they cannot well neglect to accept the
of the lands in and around the proposed
park.
A case of death from a very unusual cause
occurred here on Friday last, the victim be-
ing Nancy Cook, a respectable and we'll
known colored woman. Some days pre-
vious TO the occurrence she was suddenly
tohCh sim WIN pdluo III buC otOhdSn anu
incessant vomiting. DR.. Edward Anderson
was summoned to her bedside and per-
ceived from the symptoms that the passage
through the bowels was in some way
clogged and that the services of surgeon
would be necessary to relieve her. 1t was
then determined to send for DR.. l. s. Stone,
of Columbia Hospital, Washington, who,
upon his arrival, decided that, owing to her
very weak physical condition, it would be
certain death to perform an operation, and
without it there was at least chance for
recovery. The next day after the visit of
Dr. Stone the woman died, and about four
hours after death post mortem examina-
ton was made by Drs. Edward Anderson
and o. M. Linthicum, of this place, which
resulted in the finding about midway of the
intestines O! hillary calculus, or gall stone,
about the size of an ordinary walnut, which
had entirely closed the passage. All sub
stances above where the stone was located
had been vomited up, and the patient died
from exhaustion. The stone is of an oblong
shape and dark blush color, and that por
ton of the intestines were it was found was
in healthy condition.
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Town Hall.-The management of the
stock company now giving semi weekly
performances at the Town Hall have made
several needed changes in the company and
now have a first-class troupe, as the per.
formance of "My Partner" last Friday night
clearly demonstrated. Miss Vernon and
Mr.. Appel carried off the honors, and Mas
ter Vernon, as Wing Lee the Chinese ser
want, won the hearts of the old and young.
The part in the hands Of an older and more
experienced actor could not have been
handled with greater deicacy The rest OF
the company were up TO the average.
On Monday night The Phoenix was re
produced by special request and gave uni
versal satisfaction. Miss Vernon, as Blanche
the Orange Girl, with songs, showed her
versatility as an actress. Mr.. Stuart Yer
non, as Joe Blossom, proved himself as on
previous occasions an actor who thoroughly
understands his business. Mr., Jack Rabisch ,
as the Jew "Mosier", kept the audience in
roars of laughter. Miss Dot Putnam, who
has been secured as soubrette, made a de
cided and favorable impression as Kitty Lor
raine, and her specialties were very catchy.
We hope our people will not forget that
the performances are Tor the benefit Of the
Town Hall and will patronize them accord p
ingy.
1t is the intention Of the management to
give performances every night during the
Fair week for the benefit of the county
people and those who attend the Fair. To
enable every one to attend the performances
the prices have been reduced to 15, % and
35 cents. Reserved seat tickets can be had
at Owens Drug Store
Ministers and Laymen's Meeting. -
The Ministers and Laymen's Meeting Of The
Western District Baptist Associ alton will
convene with the Baptist Church at Ger
mantown, Thursday night, August 9th,
1891. The following programme OF exer-
clseS has been auOpted:
Thursday. 8 p. M, sermon by Rev. T. ID
d. Clark.
Friday, 10 A. NJ, subject, "The relation o.
the church to the sunday school," essay by
d. H. Bouic. Addresses by r. E. Selmar
and Dathan Broome. "The relation Of the
sunday school TO missions" essay by Sistel
Laura Gott. Addresses by Rev. l.. r. Mil
bourne and Luther Watkins
Friday, 8 p. NJ, sermon by Rev W. S. o
| Thomas.
Saturday, 10 A. NJ, subject, "Ought wo
men to speak or pray in public p essay by
Rev. #. ID. ID. Clark. Address by Rev. }
L. Lodge, d. d. "Gospel Temperance
essay by Rev. S. r. White. Addresses by
w. Vernon Beall and Winfield Berry.