Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1893-06-02

The pastor will preach in the Baptist
church, Rockville, next Sunday morning
and night AT the morning service Mr.
Geo. Shaw, a newly elected deacon, will bt
ordained.
A strawberry and ice cream festival viii
be held at the residence of Mr.. r. Ii. Lans.
dale, near Unity, on June 9Th, commencing
at 3 O'clock, p. NJ, for the benefit of St
Bartholomew's church.
The Western District Baptist Association
will convene in Cumberland on Wednesday
June 7th. Rev. L. l.. Henson, of Baltimore
will preach the annual sermon. The Bap'
tist churches in this county will send dele.
cations.
An ice cream and strawberry festival will
be held at Traviah, on Saturday, June Bird,
beginning at p. NJ. A cordial invitation
is extended to all. Proceeds will be utilized
for the benefit of the church, which is in a
needed state of improvement.
The Young Peoples Society of Christian
VIII NC hSih III 'hC Chilobibu
church, this town, on Sunday evening next,
beginning at $3.50 o'clock and lasting one half
hour. The public are especially invited to
attend all meetings of this society.
A large and fashionable audience greeted
the Washington Mandolin, Banjo and Gui-
tar Club at the Town Hall, on Tuesday
night last. The performances of this popu.
lar club never fail to give satisfaction, and
on this occasion they certainly delighted all
who heard them.
Edward Lewis, colored, employed by Mr..
Jos. N Bailey, of this place, dropped dead
Wednesday afternoon while seated upon
his cart lie was sixty five years of age.
DIR. Anderson pronounced the cause OF his
death to be heart failure, caused by over
loading his stomach.
The strawberry festival given on Tuesday
evening last by the ladies of st. Mary's
Catholic Church, this place, was quite sue
cess in every particular, the receipts amount
ing to about 800. Fine music for the occa-
sion was furnished by Ansley's orchestra
of Washington, d. G.
Among the graduates, with the degree of
Bachelor of Laws, in the Law Department
OF Georgetown University, this year, will
be Mr. James Abby Henderson, this town.
He will please accept our thanks for an in
vitation to the commencement exercises on
Monday evening next.
At the Arlington stock Yards on Mon
day cattle sold as follows; Best, 5 TO 81
cents; good, Al to 8 cents; medium, A to
Al cents; common, % to 80 cts. sheep and
lambs-sheep, 3 TO cents; lambs, 64 to 81
cents calves, 5 to 81 cts; cows and calves,
$40 to $40 Market fair.
Mr. Bowie p. Waters, of Germantown,
this county, has our thanks for an invitation
to the commencement exercises of the Law
Department of Georgetown University, to
take place at the Academy of Music, Wash
ington, on Monday evening next. Mr.. W.
is among the graduates of that institution,
The first Quarterly Meeting for Rockville
Circuit of the M. L. Church South will be
held at Emory Church on Sunday and Mon
day, June 18th and 18th Sunday morning
preaching and communion services by Rev.
l.. l.. Lloyd Monday morning preaching
and quarterly conference by DIR. Rodgers,
Presiding Elder.
The following persons have been APP
pointed postmasters in this county: Mrs.
f. E. Pyles, GAINESVILLE, vice J W. Brown,
resigned Mrs. Mary Matthews, Derwood,
vice d. L. Coifman, resigned; S b. Weth-
GRILL, Sandy Spring, vice II. II. Miller, re-
signed f. M. Holland, Redland, vice IL.
b. Penn, removed.
The exercises at the Rockville Cemetery
on Decoration Day were of an interesting
character and were largely attended. An
address was delivered by Rev. 5. X. White
and appropriate remarks were also made by
DIR. f. f. Slonestreet. Fine music was fur
nishcd by a select choir and the graves were
decorated with flowers.
Forest Oak Lodge, No. 1873, Knights Of
Pythias, of Gathersburg, turned out at Ep.
worth M. + Church on Sunday night last
and heard a sermon by Rev. w q. Griffith
"a prominent knight of Pythas of Hagers.
town, on the topic, "Friendship, Charity
and Benevolence." Rev. Dr. Lodge and
Rev. X. NJ. Moore assisted in the services
The church was filled.
Mr.. Charles j. Corrck has sold % Mrs
Laura M. Refill, Of Washington, dwelling
house and two lots, situated in the eastern
section of this town, for $1,000 Mr.. Cor
rick has purchased IRON John Hammond
Of Virginia, lots 2G and q, block 9, Rock.
vile Park, for 800. Upon this property he
will soon commence the erection of com.
modious dwelling house.
Mr. Henry G. Winship, General Manager
Of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, Friday
sent in his resignation 10 the board of trus
tees. In his letter Of resignation Mr.. Win
ship expressed his thanks for the considera
ton and encouragement the trustees had
always given him, and assured them thai
be would always be willing to further the
business and interests Of the canal, and
stated that the only reason for bis resigna
ton was that he cannot consistent with hi:
other interests and obligations, give 10 th,
management the time and attention it re
quires. Mr.. Winship suggested TO the trus
tees as his successor Mr.. Geo. L. Nicholson
engineer aud superintendent Of the canal
whom he had always found to be honest
competent, faithful and industrious.