Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1893-10-06
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Town and Country.

ReF' hiCnaru DaSDy Will preach at the
Christian Church, this town, next Sunday
morning.
The Orphans Court will meet on Tuesday
and Wednesday of next week for the trans.
action of business.
There will be preaching in the Baptist
church, Germantown, next Sunday at II A.
M. by Elder S. R. White.
Rev. L. L. Lloyd will preach in the M. E
Church South, Potomac, next Sunday at II
A M. and Rockville at 730 P. M.
Rev. l.. II. Milbourne will preach in the
Baptist Church, Rockville, next Sunday at
II A. NJ, and Cedar Grove at 3 p NJ
Mr.. Charles j. Corrick, of this place. has
sold to Mr.. M. Mcmahon building lot in
Janetta, the southeast section of this town.
for $500 cash.
If you wish TO spend a few days pleasant
ly, don't forget the great Inter-State Fair at
Hagerstown next week. For list of attrac
tons, see ad. in another column.
Mr.. William Thompson, a former resident
of the vicinity of Washington Grove, died
at his residence in this place, on Saturday
evening last, aged 90 years.
In the quarterly distribution of the pub
lie school fund by the Comptroller on the
2nd instant, this county receives $2,S72 81
Cor white schools and 81, 207 80 for colorcd
schools.
You can save money in the purchase of
footwear by visiting either of the popular
shoe houses of VIM. Hahn Il CO., in Wash
ington. Glance over their list of prices, in
this issue, and give them call.
Mr.. Robert Scammell has sold to Charles
q. Ridgely, of Washington, lots 10 and II
in section 20, Knowles subdivision at Ken.
sngton, for $3.50. Six years ago these lots
We're sold by Henry N. Copp for 800 each
Mrs. II. g. Weeks, of Laytonsville, this
county, fell from car 203, going east from
Pennsylvania avenue and 9TH street, Wash.
ington, on Tuesday last, and was badly in
jured. She was taken to 512 18th street
southeast.
There is not the slightest excuse for man
or boy going shabbily dressed when cloth
ing can be purchased at the prices adver.
tisei this week by Victor L. Adler, the pop.
ular Washington clothier See prices in
his new sd.
AT the parsonage of the Dumbarton Ave.
nue. Church, Georgetown, on Thursday of
last week, Rev. Geo. Elliot joined in mar
riage MIR. Alfred ID. Brooks, of Spottsylvania
Court House, Virginia, and Miss Veine D.
Elgin, OF this county.
The Young Peoples Society of Christian
Endeavor will be held in the Christian
church, this town, on Sunday evening next,
beginning at z o'clock and lasting one half
hour. The public are especially invited to
attend all meetings OF this society.
Hon. James Black Groom, ex Governor
of Maryland, died on Wednesday night at
his home in Baltimore. Mr.. Groome was
taken sick with bowel trouble on Sunday
while visiting his mother at Elkton, and on
Monday he was removed to Baltimore
Messrs. Edward and Thomas Owen, Geo
Z. Brooke and Josiah W. Jones recently
met at Olney, this county. All are over
eighty years of age, the average age being
eighty three years and nine months. All
are in excellent health and full possession
Of their faculties.
AT the Arlington stock Yards on Mon
day cattle sold as follows: Best, 4 To At
cents; good, 81 to cents; medium, u TO
st cents; common, 2 to 81 cents; sheep and
lambs-sheep, 81 to cents; lambs, At to 8
cents; calves, At to 81 cts. cows and calves
$40 TO $65 Market good.
Miss Eliza G. Fawcett of the Vermont
Avenue Christian Church, Washington, will
address the Christian Endeavor Society of
the Christian Church, this town, on "rhe
Great Montreal Convention" on Sunday,
October 9Th, at 7:30 o'clock, z. NJ Regular
conservation service at z p. N. All are in
yited 70 attend
Mrs. Elizabeth Hoskinson, widow of the
late HIlleary IIoskinson, died AT her home
an Jamestown on Tuesday afternoon last,
aged about So years. Deceased was well
known in the community in which she
lived for her kindness of heart and many
acts of charity She leaves large family
and host Of friends to mourn her loss.
Mr.. John Mount, of the Capital Bicycle
Club, Washington, started on Saturday
afternoon last in an attempt to break the
twenty four hour road record on the m
duit road. He pluckily kept up until the
following morning at 6 O'Clock, when he
had TO give up, having wheeled 2l2 miles,
and broken the record for that length of
time.
Mr.. James o. Trundle, a very prominent
citizen OF this county, died at his home in
Gaithersburg, on Friday last, in the Gath
year Of his age. The death of this estima-
BILE citizen is a sad loss TO his family and the
community in which he lived. Funeral
services over his remains were held on Sun
day,a large congregation being in attend
ance
The thirty third annual exhibition of the
Frederick County Agricultural Society will
commence on Tuesday next, 10th instant,
lasting Tour days. This Fair promises to be
unsurpassed by any in the State, and will
present many new attractions. The exhib.
It's in all departments will be far above the
average, and in the trials of speed many
noted horses have been entered. by all
means go 10 Frederick if you wish to have
a good time.
An important real estate Transaction has
been completed, whereby the Potomac Brick
and Tile Company, of Washington, becomes
the owners of sixty four acres of land, which
formed part Of the Cropey farm, about ten
miles west Of Georgetown, on the Chesa
peake and Ohio Canal. The property bought
runs from the canal north 10 the Conduit
road. The price paid was $4,000. The