Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1892-07-08
Postmaster Dawson makes the following

report OF the operations OF the free delivery
system at this place for the month of June.
Acknowledgements letters, IS; ordinary
letters, 4,122; postal cards, 1,141 second I,
third and fourth class matter, 2,S25 pieces.
Collected-Eocal letters, SO; mail letters,
1 .420 local postal cards, IA; mail postal
cards, 1863; second, third and fourth class
matter, 50 pieces Total number Of pieces
handled, $3.50
The exercises of the Teachers Assscia-
ton meeting, held here on Friday last, were
of very interesting character and there
was large number present. In addition
to the regular routine business the question
Of "The best method Of teaching arithme-
tic in the primary grades" was ably dis.
cussed by Messrs. S. A. Layman, J. F. Boy
err, Miss Hattie England and Mrs. Sarah
Elgin. A series of interesting experiments
in chemistry and physics were given by
Prof. A, G. Harley, Mr.. ]. X. Newman and
others.
During an alteration on Monday evening
last between two colored men, Ad Wash.
ington, of this place, and VIM. Humble, of
Washington city, the latter was dangerously
wounded by the former receiving cuts across
the breast and throat with knife or razor.
The wound in the throat extends from the
ear to beneath the chin, but was not of suffi.
cient depth to produce immediate death.
DIR. Edward Anderson, who was called to
render medical aid, pronounced the wounds
as extremely dangerous, but now thinks the
negro will recover.
train on the Metropolitan Branch rail-
road which reaches here from Washington
at 7;45 p. NJ, was on Monday evening last
the scene of lively row. A fight started
among number OF negro passengers, and
in queling the disorder VIM. Bryant, one
of the negroes, was knocked down and bad.
ly cut with club. Upon the arrival of the
train at this place, Bryant and another
negro named Henry Payne were lodged in
Jail. On Wednesday these parties had
hearing before Justice Stonestreet, when
Payne was held to bail for court and Bry-
ant was fined $40 and costs.
Mr.. George w. Hilton, highly respected
and well known citizen of the county, died
of cancer o. the throat at his residence at
Carksburg, on Friday last, in the 69th year
of his age. During his lifetime Mr.. Hilton
was an active politician and business man,
and held several public positions of honor
and trust, among them seat in the Mary
land House of Delegates and member of
the Board of Review of the last general as
sessment in the county. He was a gentle
man of pleasing manners and address and
was very popular in the community where
he resided. His funeral took place on sun
day last at Clarksburg
On Sunday last while two colored men
named Charles Parker and Charles holland
were in the woods on the farm of Mr. Jos
A. fancy, Germantown, hunting for SOUR
rels the gun in the hands Of Parker was
discharged, the load taking effect 10 the
lower portion Of the body of holland and
producing dangerous wound. Medical
aid was summoned and by the advice of
the physician the wounded man was re.
moved to hospital in Washington. On
Tuesday Parker was arrested and sent to
Jail by Justice Crawford, before whom he
will have further hearing on Saturday
He claims that the shooting was accidental
Chas 5. Pillsbury, the Minneapolis mill
man, is at the Arlington Hotel, Washington
He declines to give any figures as 10 the Ok
tent OF the new wheat crop, but thinks it
unreasonable TO expect as large crop As
that OF last year. He says the acreage in
North Dakota is 20 per cent less than that
of 1891, while in Minnesota il Is a5Ou. the
same as last year, aud in South Dakota has
increased 10 per cent. The decrease ia
North Dakota is owing to the wet weather
during seeding time. Mr.. Pilsbury learned
partly by observation and partly by inquiry
while on the way to Washington that the
winter wheat States are not promising a
full crop. lie states that he noticed great
deal of thin wheat in the fields. The wheat
production OF the U lited States last. year
amounted TO 6l2O0O000 bushels, and Mr..
Pilsbury 5 views are that the crop this year
will not run over 500,0O0,0OO, and perhaps
not over 450,000,000.