Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1898-07-08
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mere VIII DE preaching IN Ine hochNIlie
NJ E. Church South next Sunday at II A.
M. and p. NJ.
There is expected to be preaching in the
Baptist Church, this place, next Sunday
morning at II o'clock.
The Singer Manufacturing Company, at
Frederick, Md, wishes to employ salesman
and collector. See ad.
Rev j. d. Rayfe is making arrange.
ments for an excursion to Bay Ridge on
Wednesday, the 9th instant.
small bundle of dry goods was found
on the street in this place, last week, which
the owner can have by calling at this office
The Rockville Tennis Club will hold its
annual lawn party on the evening of the 9Th
OF July at the Rockville Academy Grounds
All are invited.
O, d. Morrow, jeweler, permanently 10.
Gated in Rockville, Md, makes speciality
of repairing fine watches All work neatly
and promptly done.
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.. I. G. Groomes is making plans and
specifications preparatory to receiving bids
on the work of remodeling and enlarging
the public school building of this place.
By reference to his advertisement it will
be seen that Henry Relslnger, this place, is
offering bread at cents per loaf-six for %
cents; "a tickets, 81, G. o. D., until further
notice.
The Junior Baptist Union will hold their
annual lawn fete on Mr. 5. b. Haney's
lawn on Tuesday, July 18th. If rainy will
be postponed until Thursday. The public
invited
AT meeting of the Mayor and Council
OF Rockville, held Wednesday night, the tax
rate OF the corporation for the present year
was fixed at so cents on the 800 The new
bonds were also signed.
Rev |. G. Yeakel, of Jamestown, and
Rev F. w. Pitman, of Poolesvile will ex-
change pulpits on Sunday, July 10Th, Rev.
Mr.. Yeakel preaching at II A. NJ. in the
Presbyterian Church, Poolesvlle, and at 4
p. M, at Emily Grove Chapel
A collision occurred on the Great Falls
electric railroad on Sunday night last short.
ly before IL o'clock which resulted seriously
to several people. Lincoln Fitzgerald SUI
ha1 tub la X haJ
an ankle injured. They are both residents
of Washington city.
Mr. John r. Purdum, OF Cedar Grove,
this county, died on Thursday OF last week,
aged seventy three years. Mr. Purdum was
a prosperous farmer and was a highly es.
teemed citizen. He leaves widow and
ten children. He was brother of the late
James Purdum, OF Darnestown.
Theodore Canada, one of the linemen on
the electric railroad, while working near
Glen Echo Sunday morning, fixing the troll.
ley wire, received shock from the live
wire, which came near ending fatally. He
was taken to his home by friends. His con-
dtion is reported to be all right
The preliminary survey of line for the
new turnpike between Rockville and the
District of Columbia has been completed,
and a second survey for the purpose of es-
tabshng the necessary cuts and fills will
be made at once. 1t is expected that the
work will be in such shape in about two
weeks that bids can be advertised for. 1t is
to be hoped that the entire work will be
pushed to completion as soon as possible.
John M. Lucas, son of John w. Lucas, of
Boyd's, this county, was instantly killed
Wednesday afternoon, near Hunting Hill,
by limb OF tree falling on his head,
crushing his skull Young Lucas and bis
friend, Dorsey Nicholson, were emitting down
trees for railroad crosstes. AS one of the
trees fell it caught in the top of an old tree,
breaking off large limb, which fell on
young Lucas head, crushing his skull and
killing him instantly. Nicholson ran to
his aid, but found lite extinct Lucas was
seventeen years old, and a very energetic
boy.
HALEY Williams, an electrician, was in
stantlY killed Sunday at Glen Echo. Mr.
Williams was in the employ of Mr.. Towers,
the contractor for lights at that resort.
Williams was instructed to go down into
the grotto underneath the amphitheater, TO
charge an arc light. In doing so, and while
standing on the damp ground, his thumb
-. until ho liuo yirao md o O00
volts passed through his body. He died
standing, and when his fellow. employee,
Walter Collins, rushed 10 his relief the con
tact between the thumb and wire was 50
strong that, to detach him, the lamp was
pulled down. The young man was twenty
six years of age and resided with his father,
DR.. J. W. f Williams, in Washington.
For the first time since men began string
ing trolley wires through the streets horses
sound ones, of course-are in demand The
United States government needs war horses
forty thousand of them or more, and, need
ing them badly and speedily, is willing tc
pay good prices for them. Mr.. ellison vii.
lets describes the kind OF horses that will be
accepted. No white horse need apply, fol
it was white horse which Death rode in
the Apocalypse and Death would speedily
overtake the soldier foolish enough to be
stride SO conspicuous beast within react
of the enemy's sharpshoolers. Only dark
colored horses will be accepted 10 the army
dark sorrels, bays, browns, blacks and darl
roans. They should be intelligent and gen
tie in disposition not given TO kicking thei
friends. The age should be from five
eight years and the weight from thousan
TO fifteen hundred pounds.
The W. Q. T. u. of Maryland and tn
District OF Columbia will hold camp NEE
ing at Washington Grove from July l6t