Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-05-29

It is stated that the name of Salem sta
ton has been changed, by the Railroad
authorities, to that of Port Tobacco station
Now that said authorities have found out
that there is such place as Port Tobacco
we think it would be for the interest Of
their road to make some other change
Give us something to facilitate the delive-
ry of freight, going and coming, at the
station.
This is the race week in Baltimore, and
horse erudition is abundantly displayed.
Race horses form the absorbing sensation
of the moment Horse talk is plentifully
INDUCED everywhere hereabouts-in the
court house, in the different county offices,
in bar rooms and at hotel tables. Even
that holy brotherhood, whose title is told
by that mystic monogram ''Y. M. c. A" is
not exempt.
A general cleaning up and removal of
filth from the town, and free use of lime,
would greatly contribute towards the pre-
vention of sickness during the hot wealth
er of summer and fall.
We are much pleased to learn that some
of our people whom Smith, the rogueing
contractor, had proposed to victimize, have
received their money from that holy cor
poration, ycleped the Southern Maryland
Railroad Company. The youthful Presi-
dent" who has so much heart and so big
hand, did not, we believe appear in the
transaction of these settlements. The mat
ter was attended to and payment made our
people by Mr.. Winder, of the Company
and this, too, only after they, the claim
ants, agreed to discount of ten per cent
on their claims This seems hard. These
claims were justly due and owing, other
wise the Company would not have paid
them at all. Why then, instead of allow
ing the claimants six per cent. on their
claims, for the time payment has been
withheld, should the Company now re-
quire a discount of ten per cent. before
payment, and these claims, too, being for
material furnished and work already salts
factorily completed All this is ugly, very,
very ugly. Our people lost the six per
cent. due them, and then had to submit,
besides, to discount of ten per cent
on the principal, over sixteen per cent. in
all. Wonder who is the lucky man in
these per centage dealings9 Smith, per-
haps q.
We learn that Mr.. J. Alex. Brawner
formerly proprietor of the hotel in this
town, known as the t'Brawner House" has
been appointed to place in the Custom
House, Baltimore
Mosquitoes printers-have small
bills, and some people manifest equal dis
like on the presentation of either Mos
quitos-like some borrowers of newspa-
pers-are suckers; with this difference
the one gets your blood, the other the fruits
of your labor by processes peculiar to the
insects.
On Sunday night last Mr. H. Clay Ro-
hey, of this county, came near cutting his
own nose off-not to ''spite his face" but
by accident. He had occasion to close a
door, which dragged at the bottom and
required lifting to shut it. The knob used
for this purpose having been removed, Mr.
Robey used his pocket knife, and stuck it
into the door. In the effort to raise the
door by this means, the knife drew out OF
the wood and coming with a sudden jerk
in contact with his nasal organ it was
nearly severed in two. It bled most pro-
fusely, but we are glad to learn that the
wound is now healing rapidly, it having
been skillfully dressed by kind neigh
boz, Mr.. A. R. A. Murray, who applied to
the wound the fibers from the flesh side OF
piece of sole leather, which are said to
be very efectual in stanching the flow OF
blood.
An old colored woman, named Bette
Short, supposed to have been nearly OF
quite one hundred years old, died a few
days since near this place. She was form
erly the slave of Col. VIM Bruce, soldier
OF the Revolution, who died many years
ago. A colored woman, now seventy three
years old, remembers Bette Short as a
woman serving in the house when she was
but child.
Mr.. G. FL. Posey informs us that he has
upon his farm gate, which he regards as
great curiosity on account of the length
of time it has been in use He says from
all the information he can gather in refer
cnce to it, it has been swinging for fifty
two OF three years. Some persons in the
neighborhood have known it for nearly
forty years, and they believe it was made
and hung in 1919, when the dwelling on
the place was built, This old gate, which
is so remarkable for its durability, was
made of white oak and hung with iron
hinges. A gate, so remarkable as this, is
well worthy of inspection.
Since the institution of the House OF
Reformation and Instruction. for Colored
Children, great many youthful colored
Migrants and criminals have been sent
there. Appropos to theraces in Baltimore