Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1893-06-16
Iafal aud gersumal.
Town and Country,


The Board of School Commissioners will
meet on Tuesday next.
Capt. Haycock, wife and son will spend
the summer at this place
Every farmer in the county should read
the new ad. of Orndorff & Truxton, in this
issue
The pastor will preach in the Baptist
church, Rockville next Sunday morning
and night
The great bargains advertised this week
by Lansburgh & Bro should attract the at
tention of all careful buyers,
Rev. L. l.. Lloyd will preach in the NJ. E
Church South, Potomac, next Sunday at II
A. NJ, and Rockville at p. NJ.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo W. Cox, of Washing.
ton, and Mr.. W. B. Drane and family, of
Baltimore, are located at the Corcoran Hotel
Mr.. w. w. Welsh is adding an additi onal
story to his mercantile establishment near
the depot and otherwise improving the same.
MIR. John Worthmiller, a well.known cit.
izen of this county, dfca TT his home in Be.
thesda district on Wednesday last, aged 81
years.
Married, in Rockville, on tn 18th instant
by Elder S r. White, Mr.. Alphonso NJ.
Clagett to Miss Ellen o. Fraey, all OF this
county.
Mrs. Addie Green and family, who have
been residing at Front Royal, Va, for sew.
eral months, returned to her home at this
place few days ago.
The Ever Ready Circle" of the Kings
Daughters of Rockville will give an enter
tainment at Mrs, Leonard Nicholson's on
Wednesday evening, June 2Sth.
Ladies will find some interesting reading
in the new ad. of Mrs. Selma Rupert, of
Washington. This is one of the most popu
lar bargain stores IN the city.
The grading for the double track of the
Metropolitan Branch Railroad between Gar.
rett Park and Kensngton is about COM
pleted and baasting train is now at work
on the same.
James Il. Henderson, Trustee, has sold to
John Maxwell, Of West Virginia. the farm
of the late James S. Maxwell, containing
l4lt acres and situated near Dckerson sta.
ton, for "a ,52S
Pinkney, one of the murderers OF Frank
Bowie, after enjoying liberty for about two
weeks by escaping from Jail, on Sunday
last surrendered to the authorities of Prince
Georges county.
At the residence OF Mrs. Catherine Beck,
Georgetown, on Tuesday night last, Miss
Rosa Beck and Mr.. Harry G. Cross, of
Seneca, this county, were married by the
Rev Mr.. Drewitz
Mr.. j. Leo Knott, of this county, pupil
at Rock Hill College, Ellcott City, will ac.
cepl our thanks Tor an invitation to the com
mencement exercises of that institution, on
Monday, 18th instant
The Western District Baptist Association,
which met in Cumberland last week, was a
very interesting session of that body 1t
adjourned to meet next year with the Bap.
fist church at Laurel Md.
The case of the Trustees of Princeton
College vs.. the Executors of the last will
aud testament OF the late John r. DeSellum,
was taken up in the Circuit Court for this
county yesterday before a full Bench.
Mr.. Howard G. England, this town,
pupil in the COrcoan Scientific School of
Columbian University, will please accept
our thanks for an invitation to the COM
mencement exercises of that institution.
On Thursday of last week President
Cleveland appointed Mr. Murray Vandi yer,
of Hartford county, as Collector OF Internal
Revenue for this State The collector has
about one hundred subordinate positions
under him.
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.
Miss Agnes J. Matack left here on Wed.
where she goes as an expert on the electrical
tabuating machine in use in the Census
Office at Washington. These machines are
part of the government exhibit at the exp0s
ton.
At the Arlington stock Yards on Mon
day cattle sold as follows: Best, st to 81
cents; good, A. to 5 cents; medium, 81 TO
At cents; common, u To 81 cts sheep and
lambs-sheep, 3 to cents; lambs, 81 to 1t
cents; calves, to 81 cts cows aud yes,
$50 to $50. Market fair.
The Children's Day service of the Salem
NJ p. Church, Brookevlle, will be held in
the grove adjoining Odd Fellows Hall, on
Sunday, the 18th instant, commencing at
$50 p. M. An interesting program has
been prepared for the occasion and a cor.
dial invitation is extended to ALL
lawn party will be given at the Academy
Grounds, Rockville, on Monday, June 10Th,
commencing at O'clock, +. NJ, by those in
terested in the improvement OF the Rock
vile cemetery. Supper will be served for
% cents Ices, lemonade, CONNECTIONS, &C.,
will also be served, The public are cordially
invited to attend.
The monthly contest for the gold medal
by members of the Rockville Rod and Gun
Club took place on Friday last, resulting as
follows: Robert B Peter 80, Jas p. Veirs
81, Harry Hurley 10, VIM. II. Rabbit II,
George g. Dawson lG, X G. Warfield Is
The shooting was at clay pigeons, and for
best score out oil Il possible twenty five.
An exciting game of base ball was played
at the Fair Grounds here on Saturday after
noon last between the Rockville Athletics
and the Georgetown College Reserves, re.
suling in tie score of 10 G. The game
throughout was well played and was wit.
messed by large crowd. This was the