Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1868-07-16

&C 9, or Patuxent
and in compliance of Subsection four of said
act, we hereby report that we have bounded
District No. as follows to wit: Beginning at
Brents Landing on the Port Tobacco River, |
thence with the county road leading therefrom
until it intersects the county road from Cedar
Point to Port Tobacco, thence with said road to
a large stone on the north side of same, suppos-
ed to be boundary of the lands known as st.
Johns thence with private road leading be-
tween the Aims House and the dwelling on St.
Johns and via the dwelling house of Mrs.
Catharine Cooksey to the county road from
Port Tobacco to Glymont; thence with said
road to private road leading by A. J. Norris
and John w. Hunts lands to the county road
from Bumpy Oak to Port Tobacco; thence with |
said road to the county road from Port Tobac-
CO to Pomfret Chapel thence with said road to |
the county road leading through the lands of
Gen. w. Mitchell, known as Hanson Hill |
thence with said road to the county road from
Port Tobacco to Duffield; thence with said road
to private road leading through the lands of
Mrs. Sanders, known as the Monastery Farm
thence with said road to road known as the
May-Day road thence with said road to road
known as the Panguia road thence with said
raod to the county road from Port Tobacco to
Bryantown; thence with said road to Kerick
Swamp; thence with said swamp to its inter-
section with Zekiah Swamp; thence down and
with Zekiah Swamp till it intersects a line
drawn South, 800 East from gate leading in
to the lands now occupied by Charles A. Neale,
called Holly Hill thence with said line revers-
ed to said gate; thence with the county road
from Newtown to Chapel Point, via Cox's
Mill to the foot of Cox's Hill; thence leaving
said road and running North $50 30> West, a.
bout It's yards to valley and run called the
Horse Run coursing near the dividing line of
the lands called Rich Hill and Johnsontown,
also through the lands of John R. Robertson;
thence with said run and valley tillit intersects
the county road leading from Newtown to
Chapel Point; thence with said road to the
county road from Aliens Fresh to Port Tobac-
CO thence with said road to the head of Man.
kins' Swamp; thence with said swamp to the
Port Tobacco River: containing 81 square miles,
more or less. Voting place to be at Port To-
bacco.
District No. we have bounded as follows,
to wit: Beginning at Friendship Landing on
the Nanjemoy Creek thence with the county
road leading therefrom to the county road from
Nanjemoy to Hilltop, thence with said road
as far as Nanjemoy Church; thence with the
county road known as Smallwoods Church
road to Stoddart's Mill Run; thence with said
run to Mattawoman Creek thence up and with
said creek to the county road from Glymont to
Port Tobacco; thence with said road to the
lines of District No. l thence with said lines
reversed to Brent's Landing; thence with the
Port Tobacco River, Potomac River and Nam
jemoy Creek to the beginning: containing IS
square miles, more or less. Voting place to be
at Hilltop.
District No. is bounded as follows, to wit:
Beginning at Friendship Landing as aforesaid
and running with the lines of the I'd District
aforesaid to Mattawoman Creek; thence down
said creek and with the Potomac River and
Nanjemoy Creek to the beginning: containing
10 square miles, more or less. Voting place to
be at the Cross Roads.
District No.'4 is bounded as follows, to wit !:
Beginning at Pope's Creek, on the Potomac
River; thence up said river to Mankin's Swamp;
thence with the lines of District No. reversed
to the county road from Newtown to Centre
vile; thence with said road via Centreville and
Stilltown to the ST. Mary's county line; thence
with said line and Bird Greek to the Wicom-
leo River; thence up and with said river to the
county road from Aliens Fresh to Newburg
thence with said road to the county road to
Pope's Greek; thence with said road to the be-
ginning: containing So square miles, more or
less. Voting place to be at Aliens Fresh.
District No consists of all that country ly-
ing south of District No. 4, and bounded by
| the Potomac and Wicomico Rivers: containing
| 80 square miles, more OF less. Voting place to
be at Harris Lot.
! District No. 6 is bounded as follows, to wit ::
Beginning at Beantown; thence with the stage
road to Washington till it intersects the Malta
woman Swamp; thence down and with said
swamp to the county road from the Bumpy
Oak to Port Tobacco; thence with said road
till it intersects the lines of District No. !;
thence with said lines to the county road from
Port Tobacco to Piney Church; thence with
said road via Piney Church to Beantown, the
beginning: containing SO square miles, more or
less. Voting place to be at Duffield or Middle
| town.
District No. is bounded as follows, to wit !:
Beginning at the mouth of Mattawoman Creek;
thence up and with the Potomac River to the
Prince Georges county line thence with SAID
line to Mattawoman Swamp; thence down and
with said swamp to the road from Rumpy Oak
to Port Tobacco; thence with said road to the
lines of District No. l; thence with SAID line
reversed to the county road from Port Tobacco
to Glymont thence with said road to Malta
woman Creek; thence down and with said
creek; to the beginning: containing Al square
miles, more or less. Voting place at Pomon-
key P. o.
District No. 8 is bounded as follows, to wit !:
Beginning at Beantowni thence with the stage
road to Washington till it intersects the Malta
woman-Swamp thence up and with sa1u swamp
to the Prince Georges county line; thence WIN
said line to the county road from Horse Head
to Gallant Green; thence with said road via
Gallant Green, Oakville and Hughesville to
the ST. Mary's county line; thence with sad d
line to the county road from Charlotte Hall
! to Stilltown; thence with said road VIA still