Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1899-04-14
SChIeytOn Items.

SchIeytOn Items.
Mr.. g. o. Mcintosh, Poolesvile's enter.
prising tin and stoveware merchant, was in
town recently and was delighted with our
beautiful country.
Capt. W. b. Selby, of Curtisville, was in
town on Friday of last week.
Mr.. Charles r. Harriss, Schleyton's can.
didate for Sheriff, is vigorously prosecuting
his canvass.
1t is with regret that we learn that Mr..
George r. Rice will not be candidate for
the House of Delegates. The trouble with
most of the State Legislatures is that there
are too few men like Mr. Rice members of
them.
During the past week a citizen of staid
old Jamestown was in town and said it was
understood that an effort would be made at
the next session of the Legislature to have
the polls removed from there TO Schleyton.
He was assured, however, that while we are
ambitious and p.to-date in all that goes to
make up a real live town, still we are mag
unanimous and we will not deprive his quiet
old town of the only real live day it knows
during the whole year by removing the polls
from there here.
Mr.. William j. Waugh has taken up his
residence at Bethesda. He has secured en-
ployment on the pike. Success to you, Bill.
Several of our enterprising farmers have
planted potatoes, but no other gardening has
yet been done, and all farm work is much
behind.
Mr.. W. H. Smith, representing Mr. j.
Maury Dove, one Of Washington's largest
wood and coal merchants, was in town on
Wednesday last and we are informed pur-
chased consi derable wood for his house in
this section.
Much sickness still prevails among us.
Mr.. Benjamin Benson has left US and
taken up his residence near Seneca May
good luck attend him.
Mr.. Edward Henley will soon take up his
residence among as.
The Schleyton Base Ball Club was or
ganized on Saturday It's members are, cap.
tain and catcher, Charles r. McCrossin !;
pitchers, Ed. Connolly, Walter Hinton; lst
base, j. o. Grimes; 2nd base, Henry Young;
Bird base, Patrick Connolly short stop, Geo
Connors; right field, Ishmael Herrel cen
tire field, Joseph A. Mobey LETT field, Chas.
K. Mobley. Captain McCrossin says he will
make his team the champion amateur team
of the State, and he will not take off his hat
TO Wagner's Senatorial aggregation.
Mr.. Nathan Saunders, our saw mill pro.
prietor, who has been seriously i'll for some
time, we are glad to know is on the road TO
recovery.
Mr.. Alexander II. Harrss has begun saw.
ing timber In the woods of Mr.. Harrison G.
Ward.
We are pleased to see the people Of your
town awakening to the necessity of starting
enterprises which will give employment to
labor and be a benefit to farmers, and in fact
all classes, and we wish you Godspeed
Candidates for political honors who fail TO
visit Schleyton may just as we'll withdraw
from the race, Tor We will inform you gen
tlemen 10 time that visit ~ our hustllng
village will prove gIeater mascot than a
left hind foot of rabbit caught in grave
yard at midnight on the dark OF the moon.
We are informed that Major Sam'l Gloyd
is about to embark in the monopoly bust
ness himself in company with Capt. George
Selby, Col Zach Humphrey and Mr. VIM
K. Jones' These gentlemen, We learn, are
going to turn the "rulip" into power
house to generate electricity for lighting
Glen and the surrounding country, iuI nish'
Ing motive power for Glen Mills and other
enterprises soon to be located in this thrv-
ing town.
Schleyton, April II, '99 JUNIUs.