Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1902-10-10
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Town and Country.

The Orphans Court will be in session on
Tuesday and Wednesday of next week.
Lumber, etc., at special low prices, to re-
duce stock, at johnson yard, Rockville.
Miss Bette Cooley, daughter Of John @.
and Agnes E. Cooley, near Washington
Grove, is very i'll with typhoid fever.
ON and after October 18th Veterinary
Surgeon A. r. Anderson will attend at the
establishment of Jacob Poss & Son, Rock
vile. on Wednesday of every week.
Mrs. Mary L, Bowman, respected citi-
zen of Gaithersburg district, died Saturday
night OF an affection of the heart, aged SO
years. Her death occurred at the home of
her nephew, Mr.. Samuel r. Plummer.
Nordlingers stores, Georgetown, ID. c.,
will be closed all day Saturday, October IL,
until 9 P. M, on account of religious holi.
day. They will be open at night from 6 to
12 on that date, Patrons should remember
this.
The condition of Mr.. Nathan E. Gott, q
Young farmer of the vicinity of Boyd's, who
has been confined to his home with sciatica
rheumatism, is not improving His condl
ton has caused some alarm among his
friends.
Mrs. Margaret Young, residing on the
Whites Ferry road, west of Poolesville,
will, on Thursday, the 10th instant, offer at
public sale at her residence horse, COW, Q
shoats, lot of poultry, ard lot of house.
hold and kitchen furniture. For particulars
see handbils.
The Hagerstown Fair, commencing next
Tuesday and lasting four days, promises to
be one OF the finest exhibitions of the kind
ever given in Western Maryland. The great
$4,000 race on Wednesday will doubtless
attract great crowd. Don't fail to see it..
For particulars read advertisement.
Comptroller Herring has announced the
following as the distribution of the public
school tax to the white and colored schools
throughout the county, according to their
ratio Of population, the distribution being
the first tor the fiscal year White schools ),
$34Ol 10; ratio of population, $3.50. Col.
ored schools, 1910 GA; ratio of population,
1891.
Geo. Marshall, of Brookeville, this county,
charged with stealing 1880 in stamps from
Mr. Edgar X. Perry, postmaster at Potomac,
had hearing before United States Commits.
sioner Roscoe c. White, in Frederick, Sstur
day morning. Commissioner White held
Marshall in $500 bail to await the action of
the Federal grand jury. Marshall was taken
to Baltimore and lodged in Jail there.
The Frederick Fair, to be held this year
on October 21, %, 80 and "a, promises to
eclipse any former exhibition given in our
sister county. This Fair has always been
popular with our people, and this year a
larger number than usual will attend. If
you want to spend pleasant time, see fine
races, and good display in every depart
ment, by all means go to the Frederick Fair.
See ad. on our second page.
Rev. J. A. Hopkins, pastor of the Rock.
vile Christian Church, has been nominated
Maryland district The convention which
met at Cumberland in August failed to name
q candidate, but left the matter to commit.
tee.s At recent meeting OF the committee
Mr.. Hopkins was unanimously selected for
the honor. 1t is understood that Mr.. Hop
kins will conduct vigorous campaign.
The cornerstone Of the new Methodist
Church South, of Germantown village, will
be laid on Saturday, October II, at 3 p. NJ,
by Pentalpha Lodge of Masons, of Gathers
burg. Addresses will be delivered by Rev
d. Harris, of Gaithersburg, by his son, Rev.
Mr.. Harris, OF Martinsburg, West Va, and
by the Presiding Elder OF this district. A
festival in connection with these exercises
will begin at 10 A. NJ, and supper will be
served in the event ng Music by the Cit
zens' Band OF Germantown and by select
choir Of fine singers. All invited.
The 47th annual Fair at Hagerstown, Md,
will be held October 14-17. For this occa-
sion tickets will be sold by the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad from Rockville at rate of
one fare for the round trip, plus so cents for
admission, for all regular trains Of October
10, IA, 10, 16 and II, valid for return until
October Is. On October 10 and 16, in ad-
diton to regular service, special train will
leave Rockville at SIG A. NJ. and on Octo-
Der 10 only tickets will be sold at rate OF
$l70 for special train only, good going and
returning same day. Call on agent, b. &
o. r. r., for full particulars.