Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1900-01-20
THE SENTIN Ell
Friday Morning...".January 10, 1900.
9ufal aud gersuual.
Town and Country.

The usual services will be held in the
Rockville Presbyterian Church next Sun
day morning at II o'clock
A gray horse, the property of Mr.. j. G.
Cashell, of Layhill, this county, was stolen
from his stable on the 10th instant.
Rev. T. H. Campbell will preach in the
Baptist Church, Rockville, next Sunday
morning at II O'Clock, and night at 1880
O'clock.
marriage license has been issued in
Washington to Robert Gingell, of Be-
thesda, this county, and Mary E. Angel, OF
Washington.
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 E. T. Fearon, Rockville.
The ladies of the Methodist Church will
have their monthly cake sale at the residence
of Mr.. Geo. H. Lamar, this town, on Satur-
day, January Goth, 1900, after o'clock, P. NJ.
Preaching at the Christian church, Rock
vile, Sunday morning and evening. Prayer
meeting Wednesday evening. Preaching at
the Redland Christian church Sunday after
noon al 8 o'clock.
The ladies of the Epworth NJ. E. Church,
Gaithersburg, desire to announce a sociable
and oyster supper, to be held Tuesday even
ing, January 23d, from 5 to 10 o'clock, P. M,
al Norman Hall. Refreshments and supper
served to order.
Rev. Dorsey White, pastor of the Rock.
vile Circuit, M. E. Church South, who has
been confined to his home for the past two
weeks, IS able to be about again, but has
been ordered South by his physician for a
much needed rest of few weeks.
Mrs. Conrad, wife of Mr.. Thos. N. Conrad,
who was formerly principal of the Rockville
Academy, was stricken with paralysis on
Thursday night of last week and died in
Washington Friday morning. She is sur.
vived by her husband and five children.
Miss Mary Gertrude Ricketts,, daughter of
Mrs. Matilda Ricketts,, near Derwood, this
county, and Mr.. John G.. Bean, of Wash
ington, were married on Wednesday after.
noon OF last week, at the home of the brides
mother, by Rev. r. L. McNair. A recep
ton followed the wedding.
Miss Lula M. Trundle, daughter of Mr..
George I. Trundle, of Bakertown, W. Va
and Mr.. John Clarence Burns, of Wash
ington Grove, this county, were married on
Wednesday at noon, at the home of the
brides parents by Rev. Lewis Rudsil, of the
Methodist Protestant Church.
On Tuesday evening, Jan. 23rd, Rev. E.
A. Edwards will give an evening of Read
ings," humorous and otherwise, in the Rock
vile Methodist Church, under the auspices
of the Literary Department of the Epworth
League of that church. The readings will
be inspersed with music. Admission free.
Garrett Johnson, colored, a resident of this
county, was on his way home last Saturday
night, after he had left market, and while
crossing the railroad at 9th and Q streets,
Washington, car struck his wagon and
damaged it, Johnson's head was cut. After
his injury had been dressed by DR.. Shadd
he was taken home by friends.
A class in the study of the Discipline will
be organized under the auspices of the Lit.
erary Department of the Rockville Epworth
League at the home of DR.. W. X. Andrews,
on Friday evening, January Goth. All those
desiring to attend are cordially invited to
be present on this occasion. Please bring
your copy of the Discipline. Chairman of
Committee.
William Bowie and John Addison, young
coored men OF the vicinity of Brookevile,
were brought here Monday afternoon and
lodged in Jail, charged with participating in
adrunken row in that Vicinity Sunday night.
1t is stated that about dozen young negroes
became intoxicated from drinking hard cider
and engaged in a general fight. Several of
them were seriously bruised. A number OF
other arrests will follow.
The barn OF Frederick Jones, on his farm
near Comus, this county, was destroyed by
fire on Tuesday night, with grain, hay and
harness, but the wagons and horses were
saved A large straw rick nearby was also
burned. Strong efforts of neighbors saved
his home. The loss IS estimated at 5 200,
partially insured. 1t is supposed the fire
originated from a match dropped in the hay
which rat caused to ignite.
The new Washington and Rockville Eec
trio Railway is about completed. The first
car TO make through trip was run last Fri
day afternoon. 1t carried as passengers En-
gineers Hart and Upton, and made the run
of twelve miles in about forty five minutes.
The engineers reported the road to be in
excellent condition throughout. When the
feed wires are placed in position, it is said
the distance can be covered in forty minutes.
A regular schedule will go into effect in
few days.
Senator Bouic has introduced a bill in the
general assembly to provide four police jus
tees for this county. The county will be
divided into four districts, and the governor
will appoint one justice for each The JUS
tices will have jurisdiction in all criminal
cases, and the law is intended to ~elieve the
Circuit Court of large amount OF petty
business, which now burdens the docket.
The police justices will receive 800 per
year salary in addition to the fees now al.
lowed by law.
The motion for a new trial in the case
of Wyatt Frazier, colored, convicted at the
November Term of the Circuit Court Of
criminal assault upon little colored girl,
was argued in the Circuit Court here Wed.
nesdsy morning before Judges Henderson
and Motter. Messrs. E. G. Peter and Chas,
W. Prettyman, who defended Frazier at
the trial, represented him Wednesday, and
States Attorney Talbot and ex States At
torney Kilgour appeared for the State. The
Court granted q new trial on the ground Of