Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1896-05-01
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Town and Country.

wood next SUNDAY morning anu lhuTsuay
night.
Rev. L. r. Melbourne will preach in the
Baptist Church, Rockville, next Sunday
morning and night.
Rev. J. A. Taylor will preach in Goshen
M. E. Church South next Sunday at II A.
NJ, and Emory at p. M.
There will be preaching in the Presbyte-
ran church, Rockville, next Sunday morn
ing at II o'clock by Rev. DIR. Sampson.
The pastor will preach in the Christian
church, Rockville, next Sunday morning
at II A. NJ Christian Endeavor at z P. NJ.
There will be a meeting of the Burden
Bearer Circle of Kings Daughters, May s.,
at 8 p. NJ, at the residence of Mr.. Edwin
Smith.
Itch on human, manage on horses, dogs
and all stock, cured in 80 minutes by Wool
ford's Sanitary Lotion. This never fails
Sold by Joseph Reading, Rockville.
There will be an all-day basket meeting
at Redand on Sunday next, conducted by
C. Sheburne and W. H. Schel. Preach
ing'at II A. NJ. and 8 P NJ. and at night
The small farm advertised in another col.
umn by Mrs. Sarah A. Clagett should at
tract the attention of those who wish to Sc
cure a comfortable home in desirable COM
munity.
Married, in Washington, D c., at 1921 P
street northwest, on April 23rd, 1896, by
Rev. w. G. Alexander, Henry B. Bohrer,
of Bethesda, this county, and Alice M. Rob
inson, of Washington.
Rev. T. ]. hewitt will preach in the M.
Z. Church South, Potomac, next Sunday at
liza. M, and Epworth League at 7:3O P. NJ
Preaching ut Rockville at 7:45 p. NJ, and
Epwor,h League at GAS P. NJ.
The contract for about 300 yards of brick
pavement, to be laid on the north side of
Commerce street and west of Washington
street, this town, has been awarded by the
Mayor and Council to Jacob Poss at 81 IL
per yard.
Ralph E. Jones, of Rockville, wishes to
announce To his friends that he has connect,
ed himself with the wel-known clothiers,
Parker, Bridget & Co, 315 7th street, Wash
ington, and would be pleased to have them
call upon him.
MIR. G. Maurice Wolfe, of Linden, was
married on Wednesday of last week to Miss
Mary Frances Beal, ut Della, Frederick
county, Md, the home of the bride. They
have taken up their home at Linden, where
Mr. Wolff 10 anUauaj in huoipaso
visit to the gentlemens furnishing es-
Enlistment OF s. Flshman g. Son, 430 7th
street, Washington city, will convince any
one that there is no better place to purchase
goods in this line in the District Their
stock is ways iull and prices low. See ad.
in this issue.
Mr.. George w. Kemp, one of the best
known citizens of Northeast Washington,
dropped dead at his home, No. 237 10th
street, Sunday Heart disease was the cause
of his death. Deceased was seventy two
ys=.rs Old, and was a clerk in the Pension
Office, where he had been for thirteen years.
He was native OF Maryland He leaves
wife and several children, among them Mr.
]. Arthur Kemp, near this town, who is
stenographer in the police department,
Washington.
The first statement of the business of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad since the ap
pointment of receivers to operate the prop
erty makes good showing. 1t is for the
month of March, and tie nine months ended
March 31st. In March the gross earnings
were 81 ,S57, AT, an increase of $40, III, com.
pared with the same month year ago. For
the nine months the earnings were SIT ,946,-
431, an Increase Of 1856 ,426 compared with
the corresponding period of the preceding
fiscal year. AT this rate it is calculated the
gross earnings for the full year will show
an increase of about 81 900 600
On the 9th OF February last Samuel Fear.
sson, a white man, and Adam Fry, colored
boy employed as waiter at Cabin John
Bridge hotel, started to cross the river above
Great Falls in skiff The water was high
and the current swift. They have never
been seen alive since they left, though
portion of the skiff, the oars and boat pole,
were found drifting in the river at places
wide apart. The supposition is that the boat
upset and that the two were drowned This
suoposiuon was borne out Monday by the
finding of the body of the colored boy about
two miles below Great Falls 1t was mixed
up among lot of floating debris and very
much decomposed The interment was made
as soon as possible after the coroner viewed
u
as yet been found.
An Interesting and successful dramatic
and musical entertainment was given at the
old Carroll Chapel, Forest Flen, on Thurs
day night of last week by the members of
the church. The initial performance, a
drama entitled "The scheme that failed"
was ably acted by Mr. Charles EccIeston,
Miss Rose Clark, Mr. Mason Clark, Mrs.
Franklin T. Clark, Mr. Frank Hardy and
Mr. Bouc L. Clark. This was followed by
the three act comedy, "Snow Ball." the
characters being represented by Messrs.
Bouic L. Clark, Berry Clark, Malcolm Ec-
cleston, Mrs. Bertha Merrill, Miss Maggie
La Rue, Miss Edna Hardy and Mr.. Hanson
Clark, who very creditably filled the parts
assigned them. During the iDtermisson
between the plays and acts the audience
was entertained with vocal and instrumental
music, MIR Mason Clark rendering violin
solo; soDg,"I Wonder" by Mr.. Roger de
Msuny; piano duet, "Valse Brllianti," by
Mrs Frank Branagan and Mrs. Mason
Clark; song, "Tit for Tat" Mrs. Mason
Clark. All of the characters taken were
represented by members Of the church, and
handsome sum was realized to be applied
70 the linnilatil,, Of tho nhnrch haht