Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1897-05-21
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Town and Country.

Lewis Jones, of Poolesville, will preach.
Rev. L. R. Milbourne will preach In thu
Baptist church, Rockville, next SUNDAY
morning and night
DIR @. G. Meador, of Washington, ID. z.
will preach in the Baptist church, kock
vile, next Wednesday night.
Don't miss the performance of Howard &
Leiob,s minstrels at the Opera House to
morrow Saturday evening.
Bv the change of schedule on the Metro.
nolitan Branch train No. 70 leaves Rock.
vile at 1921 P M, instead of 1881.
Rev. L. L. Lloyd will preach next Sun
day at Gaithersburg at II A. NJ, barnes
town $3.50 P. M, and Germantown P. M
Rev. J. d. Rayfeld will preach at Ger.
mantown Baptist Church next Sunday at
II A. M. Young Peoples Meeting at $3.50
p. N.
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.
Mr.. Samuel A. Matlack has purchased OF
the heirs OF the late N. D. Offutt two story
frame dwelling house and lot, on Mont
gomery avenue, in the east end of Rockville.
The Clerk of the Court for this county
has issued marriage licenses to the follow
ing parties: VIM. H. Taggart and Mary L.
Smith, VIM. q. Dryer and Mary E. Bow
man.
On Friday last whilst Edgar H. Cashell
was driving colt to a road cart the girth
broke and the animal becoming frightened
he was thrown to the ground and severely
hurt.
Marriage licenses have been granted in
Washington to thefollowing parties from this
county: Philip A Havener and Hattie L.
Magaha, Nathan D. Poole and Rosalie Hop.
kins.
There will be an all day meeting at the
Germantown Baptist Church on May 30th.
Rev. Lewis Jones, of Poolesville, will preach
afternoon.
The first Quarterly Meeting for the Rock
vile Circuit OF the M. E. Church South will
be held at Emory Church on Saturday and
Sunday, May 22nd and 23rd. Public in
vited to attend
On Saturday afternoon, May Goth, a match
race between Fred Pages Dare Devil" and
Thos. G. Keys von" will be run at the
Fair Grounds, this place. The horses will
be ridden by their owners.
The Ladies' Of Gaithersburg M. E. Church
South will hold strawberry and ice cream
festival at Norman Hall, Gaithersburg, on
the afternoon and evening of June 9th. All
are cordially invited to attend.
The ladies' oil Salem NJ p. Church will
hold an ice cream and strawberry festival
in Odd Fellows Grove, Brookeville, on
Thursday, June 81, commencing at 8 o'clock
p. M. Proceeds for the benefit of Salem
Cemetery.
Horse thieves are again operating in the
Sandy Spring section of this county Sun
day night Edward Boswell and John w.
Hill each had horse taken, but Boswell's
horse in some way escaped from the thieves
and was recovered
Mrs John 7. Mason, State Secretary OF
the order OF The Kings Daughters will visit
Rockville on Tuesday, May 25tb, and de-
liver an address at the Town Hall at p. NJ
All Kings Daughters in the county, and
any one interested in the work, will be cor
daily welcomed.
The Ashton, Colesville and Washington
Turnpike Company held its annual meeting
last week, re-electing VIM. E Shaw presi-
dent and the former board directors. A
dividend of per cent. was declared, and,
as large amount OF repairing has been done
in the past year, the condition of the road
was reported to be satisfactory to all con-
cerned
A new house owned by Mr.. Gaskell, at
Forest Glen, this county, was burned to the
ground at II o'clock on Thursday night of
last week. The building would have been
ready for occupancy 10 a few days, from the
manner of burning and the fact that this is
the second house of Mr. Gaskell's burned
during the year, leads many to believe the
fire TO be the work of an incendiary. Loss
about $4,000. No insurance.
A bad break occurred early Tuesday
morning on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
near Old Town, between Williamsport and
Cumberland, by the washing out of big
culvert not far from dam No. 6. The water
on the level has been drawn off and force
of hands sent to repair the break. 1t is
thought that it will take week before the
break can be fully repaired, during which
time navigation will necessarily be sus-
pended.
A literary and musical entertainment will
be given by the Traviah public school on
Monday, the 31st instant, beginning at 8
O'clock F. M. Prof. William Dunawin,
the banjoist, will help TO furnish the music.
An admission of Is cents will be collected
at the door from all except the patrons and
those connected with the school. Proceeds
for the benefit Of Travilah public school
library If not fair ON Monday evening, it
will be held the first fair evening afterward.
Sensational stories have been rife in the
vicinity OF Emory Grove, near Gathers
burg, during the past week, relative to the
alleged mysterious death and burial Of a
colored infant in that neighborhood some
two or three weeks ago. No open charge
has been made in connection with the mat
ter, but there is said to be strong suspicion
in certain quarters that the death of the
child, which was quite sudden and unex-
pected, was the result of foul play by some
one having hidden motive for the crime.
An all-day conference will be held Sun
day, May 23rd, at Ashton Friends Meeting
House Rev. II. P. West, pastor of Spencer.
vile Circuit, M. E. Church, will preach the