Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1897-08-27
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Rockville Seminary, Mrs. Rosalind Cur
lin principal, will re open Wednesday, Sep
tember 18th, 1897.
O. d. Morrow, the Rockville jeweler
makes a speciality of repairing fine watches
clocks and jewelry.
The horse show this year will be fine.
Every one has some good colts and at least
half OF them will be shown.
Married, in Washington, on Monday last
nv Rev. A. s. Johns, Mr.. Bernard Poss and
Miss Mary E. Tall, both of this county.
Next Sunday being the fifth Sunday, there
will be an all-day meeting at Redland, and
no preaching in the Baptist Church at Rock.
vile,
There will be preaching in the Rockville
NJ, E. Church South next Sunday at P. M {.
by the pastor. Epworth League at Ills
Pm.
Died, on Sunday, August 22nd, 1897, at
her residence, 1905 9Th street, Washington,
Miss Catharine A. Beall, formerly of this
county.
The racers from distance have com.
menced to come in and from the class of
horses now here hot contests may be looked
for in the races.
Miss Jennie Hodges, formerly ofthis place,
died in Washington city on Thursday. She
was well known and highly respected in
this community.
Married, by Elder s. r. White, in Rock
vile, on the 21st instant, Mr.. Elmer G.
Decker to Miss Charlotte G. erosion, both
OF Washington City.
b. & o. specials will leave Washington
at 1915 p. NJ. each day of the Fair, stop.
ping at all stations. For rates of fare ap.
ply to your agent.
Itch on human, mango on horses, dogs
and all stock, cured in 80 minutes by Wool
ford's Sanitary Lotion. This never fails.
Sold by Joseph Reading, Rockville.
Phil Riley expects to preside over about
1900 chichens at the coming Fair. He has
entire charge of the department and will
receive entries from the county until 10 M
Sunday
The Rockville team will play the nine
from Sandy Spring at the Fair Grounds
Saturday Ito morrow at 8 o'clock. The
same clubs will play at Sandy Spring on
Monday next.
The Fair is becoming so popular with
show men that one is already on the grounds
waiting for the FAIR TO open. He says he
expects to run small theatre for the bene-
fit of the performers.
Rockville Institute, a day and home school
for young ladies, re-opens with full corps
of teachers September 18TH For particu.
lars apply to Miss Lucy S. Simpson, Prin
cipal, Rockville, Md.
The new judges stand at the Fair Grounds
is three-story affair, the third story being
for reporters. 1t is handsomely finished in
shingles and it is feared will attract so
much attention as to prevent the races be.
ing watched at all.
There will be preaching every night next
week at Seneca school house, commencing
on Sunday night at 8 o'clock. Rev. T. A.
L. Hanna, of Pennsylvania, is expected to
be present and assist the pastor. All are
invited.
Miss Marietta Higgins, daughter of the
late James w. Higgins, of this county, died
at Garfield Hospital, in Washington city,
on Saturday morning last, aged about fifty
five years. Deceased was well known and
highly respected in this community.
The Rockville Chapter of the Montgom-
cry County Mount Vernon Association will
hold its regular quarterly meeting at the
residence of Mrs. John Brewer, on Friday,
August 9th, at 1890 o'clock, A. M. All
the members are requested to attend.
The Baptists will hold days meeting
at Redland on Sunday, August Goth. Prayer
and song service at 1915 o'clock, A. NJ, led
by Pastor Rayfield. Preaching at II o'clock
by Rev. Il. Hanna, d. D., of Philadelphia.
A young peoples service at 2:15. conducted
by Pastor Lewis Jones, of Poolesville. The
public are cordially invited to Join in all
these services. Bring dinner and spend the
entire day on the grounds.
The water works and electric light plant
at this place have been completed and &C.
cepted by the Mayor and Council of Rock
VILE There is an abundant supply of pure
water, reaching to all points in the town,
thus guaranteeing protection against loss by
fire The electric lights give perfect salts
faction, both in lighting the streets and
houses. Our people are to be congratulated
upon these great improvements.
The Rockville Base Ball Club will leave
here on September 7th for Chapel Point,
where they will play three games of ball,
with LaPlata on the 7th, Bryantown on 9Th,
and the 9th with picked nine composed of
the strongest players OF Southern Maryland.
have been made with the
steam boat company, who will run special
excursion to Chapel Point on the 7th at
greatly reduced fare. Quite large party
of ladies and gentlemen from Rockville will
the team. The Rockville Burnt
Cork Club will give an entertainment each
evening.
The officials of the Baltimore and Ohio
Company are very much pleased
with some statistics which have recently
been prepared of the performance of freight
trains on the second division, which handles
all the east and west. bound traffic between
Baltimore and Cumberland. Before the new
freight engines were purchased and the i'm
provements made in the track, in the way
of Strengthening curves and reducing grades,
the average number of cars to the train was
2Sf Now, with more powerful and mod
ern motive power and better track the av-