Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1892-04-01
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Town and Country,

son gold mine, this county.
Miss Eva Howard, of Broskeville, is visit
ing her aunt, Mrs. F. " Parker, 2OO9 F
street, Washington.
The Rod and Gun Clubs of Rockville
and Rsdland will have shooting contest at
this place on Saturday, at2P
Mr.. Joseph A. fancy has been appointed
aJustics Of the Peace for the ninth election
district of this county, vice J. T. Benson,
resigned.
Itch on human or horses and all animals
cured in 80 minutes by Woolford's SAM.
tary Lotion. This never fails. Sold by d.
+. Owens, Rockville.
MIR. Solomon V. Blessing, q former resi-.
dent oil this place, has been appointed q
Justice of the Peace for the twelfth election
district of Frederick county.
Mrs. Lucinda Cornell will on April LIST
sell at public auction large number Of
horses, cows, farm implements and other de-
sirable property. See advertisement.
Rev. J. H. Chandler, for several years
pastor of the Baptist churches at Psolesville
and Germantown, died recently at Newark +,
Ohio, after lingering illness, aged seventy
years.
The members of the NJ. E. Church at Bur.
dette, this county, have purchased q lot from
MIR. Geo Cubitt, upon which they will com.
mence the erection Of church edifice al an
early day.
Three negroes were committed to Jail at
this place on Monday evening last, charged
with throwing stones and breaking the
windows Of passing train near Randolph
station, on that morning.
There will be sale Of fancy articles and
refreshments at the residence of Mrs. DR..
Bruce Thomas this friday evening, be-
ginning z o'clock, for the benefit of the
Ladies Aid Society" of the Presbyterian
church.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Ray, Of Forest Glen,
who have been visiting the Arkansas Hot
Springs for some months, will return home
about the LIST Of April. It is reported that
Dir. Ray has considerably improved in
health.
The Young Peoples Society of Christian
Endeavor will be held in the Christian
church, this town, on Sunday evening next,
beginning at $50 O'Clock and lasting one half
hour. The public are especially invited to
attend all meetings of this society.
The Baltimore Conference of the Southern
Methodist Church completed its labors at
Harrisonburg, Va, on Tuesday last. The
appointments for this county are as follows :
Rockville-L. l.. Lloyd and J. H. Willhite;
Gaithsrsburg and Boyds-E H. Henry;
Mentgomery-W. f. Wolf aud IS. Ham
mend.
AT the Arlington stock Yards on Mon
day cattle sold as follows: Best, At to At
cents; good, TO At cents; medium, 81 to
81 cents; common, 2 TO 3 cents; sheep and
lambs-sheep, A to 81 cents; lambs, s TO
u cents; spring lambs, 10 10 10; calves, 8
TO cents; cows and calves, $50 TO $50.
Market good.
Mr.. Joseph Thompson, prominent citi-
zen Of this county, died at bis home near
Gaithersburg on Friday last, in the 18th
year Of his age Prior to coming to this
county in 1840, Mr.. Thompson was q we'll
known contractor and builder Of Wash.
ington city. lie leaves large family to
mourn his loss
A meeting of the stockholders OF the
Washington Grove Camp Meeting Associa-
ton was held last Tuesday evening In
Foundry Church, Washington Import
ant amendments to the bylaws were adopt.
ed and other business of the association was
transacted. The meeting was largely at
tended and the absence of all friction or
fractious opposition was a distinguishing
feature of the meeting. Members of the as.
ISOLATION look forward TO prosperous future.
An unusual number oil bills chartering
railroads are before the Maryland Ligsla-
ture. They include the boulevard bill 10
charter tramway and turnpike from Bal.
timore to Washington, the Washington and
Maryland Company to build q road from
Washington to Laurel, and the third is to
amend the charter Of the Columbia and Mary.
land Railway, which has already been incor.
porated under the general act This last
one provides for a road from Washington
To Laurel, and thence TO the Pennsy lvanis
line by any practicable route it may select
through Prince Georges, Montgomery
Howard and Frederick counties, with lat.
eral branches. Where these lateral branches
are 70 extend is Hot disclosed. The capital
is not to exceed 100000 and mortgage
bonds not exceeding $4,000, 900 are author
lied.
The funeral services of the late Mrs. Mari
A. Cook, who died on Thursday Of las
week at the Broekeville Academy, wer,
held at 81. Johns Church, Bsltsville, Sun.
day afternoon, Rev. William Laird, of the
Brookeville parish, assisted by Rev. Mr.
billiard, of Beltsville, officiating. The pail.
bearers were ellis Owlngs, Harry and Thos.
Clark, II. Weeks, Wm. Nesbitt, Rich'd Jan.
ney, ARENAS Griffith and Robert L. Riggs,
all students Of the Breokevllle Academy
Friends and relations from both Washing.
ton and Baltimore met the remains 1t tn,
church, in the family lot Of which she wa
inferred. Mrs Cook was Miss Mary Dial
rymple, of Calvert county, descended iron
Baron Ireland, whose coat-of arms SD,
has in possession She married first Capt
Rawlings. who fought with Gen. Jackson
In the war Of 1912. Afterward she becam
the wife the late DIR. s. J. Cook, of Primo
Georges county.
There is now on exhibition In the ofiic
Of the Clerk Of the Circuit Court q singuls
freak OF nature in the shape Of two tree
joined together by . limb of one becoming
engrafted In the body Of the ether. Tn
trees have been cut of above and belle,
where the grating takes place. They ar
both naples, the largest being about oil