Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1892-07-29
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A. NJ, Fridays, and good for return Journey
until the following Tuesday.
AT the Arlington stock Yards on Mon.
day cattle sold as follows; Best, 4 to At
cents; good, 81 10 A cents; medium, 3 to
81 cents; common, II to cents; sheep and
lambs-sheep, TO 3 cents; lambs, 4 to 6
cents; calves, to cents; COWS and
calves, $l5 to 1871 Market very dull.
Fifth Sabbath meetings will be held with
Mt. Zion Baptist Church, July 30 81. Ser
mons will be preached in the following
order; Friday, s p. NJ, Elder A. G. Har.
ley; Saturday, 10 A. NJ, Pastor w. S. o.
Thomas; Saturday, 4 p, NJ, Pastor r. NJ.
Stricken; Sabbath, 1890 A. M, Pastor Il.
ID. d. Clark; Sabbath, 4P. M, Pastor l..
r. Milbourne.
DIR. Charles Ii. Waters, Principal of Fair
View School, Jacksonville, has purchased
the complete apparatus used in Rockland
School by MIR. Henry c. Hsllowell, consist
ing of the most approved instruments for
illustrating mathematics, natural philoso.
ply and chemistry. Mr.. H. is progressive
teacher and has been several years ia &C
cumulaling what is now valuable equip
ment.
A pic mic and tournament will be held at
Barnesville, on Wednesday, August 3rd.
Congressman McKsig and Col. VIM. Kill
gour will deliver addresses. Handsome
prizes will be awarded to successful riders.
Knights desiring to enter will please ad-
dress James H. Trundle, Dickerson, Md.
Riding will begin at 10 A. NJ. Dinner and
refreshments served on the grounds. la
case OF rain, the festival will be held the
next fair day.
The Kings Daughters of Rockville pro.
pose holding lawn party at the residence
of Mr.. c. w. PIettyman on Friday even
ing, August 9th, beginning promptly at 6
O'Clock Ice cream, ices. lemonade, candy,
caromels and cake will be furnished at rea.
sonable prices. They earnestly request the
help of the entire community-it is cause
in which all should feel interested and they
hope each one will help "In His Name"
+, b. Jackson has filed bill in Wash.
ington against IL, 5. Gist ct al. to secure the
Of trustee under will Of Geo
Rhodes, Sr, There are number oil defend
ants, among whom are Susan j. Rnker
Westminster; G. A. Rice, of Knoxville, and
Geo. W. Rice, Jane A. Tschiffely, Mary V.
Vinson, Lucy +. Galleher, Willie f. Rice
Willard Rice, Of this county The bill pro-
vides Tor the sale of real estate in George.
town.
Mr. A. l.. Graeves, a prominent citizen Of
this county, died on Tuesday last at his res
idence near Sligo, in the 4lst year of his
age. Mr.. Graeves was gentleman of fine
education and engaging manners, and was
very popular among his large circle of &C
quainlances throughout the county lie
represented this county in the House of
Delegates during two sessions, and was al.
forwards for several years connected with
the Internal Revenue department at Wash.
ington His bereaved family have the sym
pathy of the entire community in their loss.
The time for the dedication of the new
Methodist Episcopal Church at West End
Park has been definitely fixed for Sunday,
the 9TH of August Rev John Lanahan, of
will preach at II A, NJ. Rev. IL. Il.
NaIlor, Of W ashington district. will preach
at +. NJ. The dedicatory services will
take place at 4:3G Z. NJ, and Z. NJ Rev. Il.
5. Todd, pastor of Hamilne Church, Wash
ington, will preach the closing sermon.
An excellent choir and soloists from Wash
ington will furnish music Rev. X NJ
Moore, of Gaithersburg, will be the regular
pastor.
The annual pic mic and tournament Of
the Potomac Cornet Band will be held in
Mrs Harrison's woods, near Potomac, on
Thursday, August 4tb, 1899. Prizes to be
awarded To the successful knights are as
follows: To the LIST, $40; End, So; Bird, 50;
4th, ~. Good speakers will deliver the
charge To the knights and the coronation
address. First class music both by brass
and string bands will be in attendance.
Refreshments 10 be had ON the grounds.
The public are cordially invited to attend.
Secretary, F. G. Il.
The conslitutionslity OF the Act of As.
sembly by which school commissioners are
appointed by the Governor for terms of two,
four and six years will probably be ques-
TONED in the courts, and il is said Howard
county will take the initiatory step in the
matter. In making the appointments Gov.
Brown followed the law as he understood
it, though al one time the Governor, it is
said, hal made mp his mind to commission
for two year terms only, but after ward came
to the conclusion that this was a matter in
which the courts should settle, and made
his appointments for the stated periods.
The Rockville Rod and Gun Club gave
their first shooting contest tor the club
medal on Friday afternoon last The medal
was awarded u Il. NJ. West, he having
made the best score out Of fifty birds. The
following Is the score in detail Il. M.
West As, Jas T. Veirs "a, H. c. Hurley 40
Charles Veirs %, X. b Peter "a, X G. War
field 81, ID H. Wariield 49, The sport was
witnessed by Il large crowd, among whom
were many ladies'. The medal, which Is a
beautiful heavy gold one, will remain the
property of the club for the present, but will
be worn by the party making the best score
at each monthly contest.
Make Home COmfortab bic. We see
ii stated that the "mOuntain resorts" are
almost deserted, and apart from the SUNDAY