Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1896-05-29
Rev. T. D. Richards has resigned The pas.

terate of Boyd's Presbyterian Church. The
reason assigned is that the Neelsvile ap.
pointment has grown sufficiently to be able
to support pastor and demand his undi.
vided service. A handsome parsonage is
in course of construction at Germantown,
where Mr.. Richards will reside, and has
established mission of the Neelsvlle
charge.
The Board of Management of the Agri-
cultural Society on Wednesday awarded the
contract for building fifty new stables at the
Fair Grounds to Mr.. E. M. West at $755,
The contract for new poultry house was
awarded to Mr.. Charles Clagett at $627
This building will be two stories high, and
including side sheds will have space of SO
by 80 feet on ground floor. The upper story
will be 16x50 feet
The Western District Baptist Association
which meets at Mt. Zion Church on Tues
day, June 9th, is composed of about twenty
churches. During the meeting there will
be several addresses on prominent topics,
ministers Rev. E. E. Ayrer, OF Hagers.
town; Rev. Gusts l.. Laws, of the First
Baptist Church, Baltimore; Rev. Howard
Wayne Smith, of Fulton Avenue Church,
Baltimore; Rev. II. W. Kemp, of Scott
Street Church, Baltimore, and other pastors
from abroad will be present. There will
probably be three sessions daily, at 8 A. NJ,
2 P. M. and at night Reports on Home
and Foreign Missions, Wants of the Field,
Sunday Schools and Young People will
bring out many interesting facts The first
service will take place at 8 o'clock on
Tuesday evening, when the opening sermon
will be preached by Rev. c. L. Laws.
Joseph Cooking, accused of the murder
of his wife and his sister. in-law in Charles
county some weeks ago, was arraigned at La
Plata on Friday last. Cooking pleaded not
guilty, and after some preliminary legal
diminishing his counsel stated to the court
that they could not be ready for trial before
the 9Th of June. 1t was decided by the
Court that the case should be fixed peremp.
torily for trial on Monday, 25th inst. Judge
Briscoe said that the murder had been com
mitted over month ago and the accused
had had ample time to secure counsel and
prepare for defense. The motion was then
made for a change of venue and upon the
prisoner making affidavit that he could not
get fair trial in Charles the court signed
an order to remove the record to St. Marys
county where the next term OF court con.
venes on the third Monday in September
Apples ripened this year and successfully
transported distance of 10000 miles were
recently received by Providence, r. l.,
fruit dealer. They were grown in Tasma-
mia, Australasia, and were shipped by way
of the Suez Canal to London, thence to
Southampton, from which port they were
brought to New York by the American liner
New York, arriving about fifty days after
being picked from the trees. This probably
is the champion long distance apple ship
ment on record in this country. The fruit
is not very large, nor is it especially hand.
some, but it is in fine condition and the
aroma certainly is delightful, while the
flavor is very good. The apples are sepa-
rateiy wrapped in paper CT odd style, and
the crates also show their foreign manufac-
ture. The shipment was partly as an ex.
pertinent and partly to furnish curiosity
to Providence people who are interested in
fruits.