Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1895-04-19

OF washington, and the Rockville Ath.
letics. The game was interesting through
out, though loosely played, the score stand.
ing 81 TO II in-fayor Of Rockville. A large
crowd Of enthusiasts hrayed the disagreeable
weather TO witness The sport. "a
On Wednesday afternoon the Volunteer
Fire Company of GaitheHburg gave its new
chemical engine test In the presence of a
large crowd A frame structure, filled with
inhammable materials and thoroughly satur.
ated with coal oil was set on fire, and the
flames were extinguished In less than three
minutes BY the new engine Members of
the Rockville town council and fire depart.
I ment, who were present, were much pleased
with the festss, ysssf aa'. 'a - SO
There wiil s. psaas6inE d Hunsins Hin
on Saturday night, April 30, at 5 o'clock,
Fby Rev.sJ. Timothy Smith, of the Free
Methodist Church; alsoat Ounce Orchard,
Sunday afteFnoon a. o'clock, and again at
Hunting Hill on Sunday night Ut 8 o'clock,
the meetings to be continued al that place
during the week. There will also be preach.
Ing at Hunting Hill on Sunday morning at
1880 by ReysD. J. Santmier, and 81 Avery,
by the same al $50 P. M.
Considerable excitement was created here
on Saturday evening last by the fact that q
dog belonging to Mr. WIN, W. Welsh had
died suddenly after showing signs Of rabies,
and that on the previous Thursaay the an
-imal had severely bitten q young son of Mr..
VIM. sefby of thistoWn On TUESDAY Mr..
selbY, accompanied by bis con. left here for
New York city, where the son will receive
treatment at the Pasteur Institute A very
liberal subscription was taken up among
our citizens to aid in paying his expenses.
At Goshen M. E. Church South on Wed.
nesday last Mr. Robert b. Moore, cashier of
| the First National Bank of GaitheFsburg,
and Mary Waters Cooke, daughter Of Mr..
Nathan Cooke, were married. The bride was
attired in travelling dress of novelty boucle,
and was attended by her sister, Miss Nan
ME ID. Cooke Rev. B. w. Waters, cousin
of the bride, performed the ceremony, and
Messrs Thos. Moore, brother OF the groom
Zadoc M, Cooke, brother of the bride; r.
Dorsey TFuHdle and WIN. b. Waters were
pshers.s Miss Son Price Dnfey, Of Balti-
more, played the wedding march.
Tie annual meesingof the stockholders
of the Sandy Spring Lyceum Company on
the 9Th instant was, as usual, large gather
ing Edward II. Staber was elected presi-
tlant Sarah II Mooro oaoratarr Sar,,,ol
b. Wetherald treasurer, and Susannah l. .
Thomas, Rebecca T. Miller, Elizabeth T.
Stabler, Allan Farquhar and Frank M.
Hallowell directors. The history of the
neighborhood Tor the past twelve months,
compiled by Mrs. Joseph +. Moore, was ap-
parently most satisfactory and interesting
to all concerned Mrs. Moore, having been
historian for twelve Years announced that she
believed the time had come to make n change,
and her resignation was regretfully accepted.
She nominated Mary Magruder AS her sue
cessor.
Saturday afternoon abeut S O'Clock this
town was visited by severe rain and hail
storm, accompanied by thunder and light.
ming Much excitement was created dur
ing the storm by the lightning striking the
chimney on the main building of the Cor
coran Hotel by which the bricks of the same
were scattered in every direction, causing
quite panic among the guests, none OF
whom, however, were injured A large tree
in the court house park was also struck by
the lightning, deep burrows being cut in the
same from the top to the roots About the
same time tall mahogany tree very near
the residence of Mr. John +. Byers, in the
center of the town, was pierced by the
deadly fluid, and considerably injured At
several places in town the effects of the
lightning were visibly felt.
II. M. Garrett, agent of the Western Wheel
Scraper Company, Thursday afternoon Of
last week exhibited to the County Commits.
sioners one of the road working machines
Manufactured BY that company and gave a
test 81 its working capacity The work
done was on one of the streets OF this town,
and was very satisfactory To the Commis
sioners, and also those persons who wit
messed the working Of the machine. 1t was
drawn by four horses, and in brief space
of time plowed and rounded up the street
in manner that could moi be excelied by
ordinary hand labor 1t is said that one Of
these machines will do as much work on
ordinary dirt roads in day as can be done
by fifteen men, and do the work in better
manner The Commissioners have con-
cuded to purchase five of these machines.
A Farmers' Institute will be held at Gal
lhersburg, this connty, under the auspices
OF the Montgomery County Grange, on
Thursday. the s5th instant, commencing at
O'clock. r NJ. The programme of exer-
scises will embrace 40 address by II o. De-
vries, Master Of Maryland State Grange;
an address by President r. w. Sylvester of
the Maryland Agricultural College; an ad-
dress by Robert II. Miller, Director Mary
land Agricultural Experiment Station Dis
cussion: What are the most profitable crops
for this section? opened by E >, ChiswelI
Fertility and the Dairy, Fl. J. Patterson,
Chemist Marylsnd Agricultural Expert
ment Station The practical application Of
the Elementary Principles of Plant Life,
Prof James S Robinson, Maryland Agri-
cultural College aud Experiment Station
After each address the subject will be open
for questions aud general discussion. All
are invited 10 attend and take part
The Prohibitionists of this county were
out in full force Monday in attendance upon
a conference OF workers Of that party To map
out the work of the campaign for 1895. The
conference was held in the Grange Hall at
Gaithersburg. Prof S. A. Laymsn presided
and Miss Nina Il. Hobbs was secretary. A
financial plan was adopted 10 raise funds to
psy the expenses of an active campaign
July 23rd was f xed as the time and Gathers