Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1896-04-03
Hufal aud gersumal.
Town and Country.

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Town and Country.
There will be preaching at Redland mex
Sunday at P. M.
Rev. L. r. Melbourne will preach a
Hunting Hill next Thursday night at 7:3C
o'clock.
Mr.. Zadock M. Cooke has begun the con-
struction of a residence on his farm near
Gaithersburg.
Rev. L. r. Milbourne will preach in the
Baptist Church, Rockville, next Sunday
morning and night.
Elder John Kingdom will preach at Der,
wood next Sunday morning and night, and
next Thursday night.
Preaching at the Christian church, Rock.
ylle next Sunday morning Christian En-.
deavor program at night
There will be preaching in the Presbyte-
rian church, Rockville, next Sunday morn
ing at II o'clock by Rev. DR.. Sampson.
The Burden Bearer Circle of the Kings
Daughters will meet on Tuesday, April 7tb
at3P. M, at the home of Miss Mary Rus.
sell.
The re union of the Blue and Gray an.
nounced to have been held at Travilah on
March 23rd has been postponed until Mon
day, April 9th.
Rev Father John Gloyd, of Washington,
has purchased of Mr. Alfred F. Fairall his
dwelling and storehouse on Frederick ave-
nue., Gaithersburg
Itch on human, manage on horses, dogs
and all stock, cured in 30 minutes by Wool
fords Sanitary Lotion. This never fails.
Sold by Joseph Reading, Rockville.
The Missionary Concert at Mt. Zion Bap,
fist Church, prevented by rain on March
goth, will be held April 9th, at II A. M T..
Regular preaching service on April 18th,
morning.
On account of the inability to secure the
Opera House on Monday night, the Easter
ball, by the young gentlemen of Rockville,
has been postponed to Thursday night, the
9th instant.
Thomas w. Smith, the popular Washing
ton lumber dealer, this week lays before
our readers q list of prices of leading arti
Giles in his line. Examine these prices and
give him call. See ad. on second page.
Ralph E. Jones, of Rockville, wishes to
announce to his friends that he has connect
ed himself with the well-knewn clothiers,
Parker, Bridget s. Co., 315 7th street, Wash
ington, and would be pleased to have them
call upon him.
The new advertisement of Baugh & Sons
Company, of Baltimore, to be found in our
columns this week should attract the atten-
ton of farmers The fertilizers manufac-
tured by this firm are well known in our
county and have stood the test of years.
Rev. B. F. Myers, pastor of the barnes
town Presbyterian Church, died at his home
in that place on Monday, of paralysis of the
brain, aged 90 years. Deceased was a prom
inent minister of the Washington Presby-
terry and was well known in this section of
the State.
The annual conference of the Methodist
Church South, recently in session at Roam
oke, Va, made the following appointments
lot this county: Rockville circuit-T. j..
hewitt, ]. A. Taylor; Gaithersburg-L. L.
Lloyd; Montgomery-W H. Saunders, G.
W. Boyle.
The base ball season will be opened at
Rockville on Wednesday next, with game
between the home team and Ted Sullivans
"Texas Steers" of the Atlantic League
This is the first appearance of professional
team in Rockville, and no doubt good
game will be the result
Rev. M. J. Riordon will deliver an illus
trated lecture on Rome, Easter Monday,
April 9th, at P. NJ, in the Town Hall,
Rockville. Doors open at 7:3O z. nj. This
lecture is filled with vivid pictures of the
Eternal City, and the lecturers manner of
description will be an Intellectual treat
Admission, 25 cts. Proceeds for st. Mary's
Church debt.
The Rockville Rod and Gun Clubs first
installment OF cartridges for stocking pur-
poses 40 in number, arrived from Kansas
on Tuesday, and have been liberated in pairs
in different sections of the county. 1t is the
intention of the club to purchase many more
birds for stocking purposes, and the shoot
ing tournament, to be held here on the nth
and 18th of this month, is for the purpose of
raising funds for the purchase of birds.
The Wheaton Base Ball Club held a
meeting on Wednesday evening of last
week and selected Herbert Cissel man ager
and captain for the coming season All the
members of the team were present, and the
funds derived from the "benefit" given last
winter will be expended in paraphernaia
for the club. A prosperous season is ex-
pected and arrangements are being made
with other clubs in this county for games
during the coming summer. The following
named are members of the team: Herbert
Cisse, John Hardy, Frank Hardy, Theodore
Barnes, Brown Cissel, Edw. Quinter, Will
Fling, George Talbot, Henson Clark and
Berry Clark.
Late Monday afternoon Annie Jackson,
colored, of Gaithersburg, made desperate
attempt to end her life. She was at home
with her five year old son, and went up
stairs and fastened herself in a room. The
attention of the boy was attracted later by
hearing several shots, but he could not find
his mother James Jackson, her husband,
arrived home at this time and broke his way
into the locked room to find his wife lying
in pool of blood with her throat cut and
an empty revolver near her. Drs. Lewis
and Mccormick were summoned, and upon
examination found that the woman was
suffering from pistol shot in the left breast,
besides the wounds made with the razor.
Six shots had been fired, all except one
glancing off on account of her corset and