Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-08-15

The mails due here yesterday, by the
Railroad failed to reach US, The cars
came down at the usual hour but brought
no mails. The failure we understand, was
owing to bridge being carried away by
a heavy freshet somewhere between Balti-
more and Bowie Station,
Our county has been singularly fortu-
nate of late in having an abundance of sea-
sonable growing weather. On Wednesday
last we had another fine rain and the crops
are growing finely. AS general thing
corn and tobacco promise a good yield
Just at this time.
His Honor, Judge Brent, on Tuesday,
heard the applications of Irving Arm
strong, James M. Heating and Edward
Goldsmith, of Washington city, for release
on bail for their appearance to answer at
November term of Court. Sheriff Martin
had the parties promptly before the Judge
under writs of habeas corpus. Mr.. Edelen
appeared for the prisoners, and the State
was represented by the States Attorney.
No evidence was given before the Judge,
as the cases were of that character which
clearly entitled the parties to release on
bail, and the amount of the bail in each
case was agreed upon by Messrs. Edelen
and Digges and accepted by the Court
Heating and Armstrong each gave bail in
the sum of two hundred dollars, Gold
smith one hundred dollars, there being no
circumstances, we understand, which JUS
tilted smaller amount in his case.
During the storm which prevailed in
this county on last Tuesday morning, two
children were struck and instantly killed
by the lightning. We have been unable
to ascertain the names of the children, or
indeed any of the attending particulars
beyond the fact that one of them was a
white child and the other black. The
melancholy casualty occurred at the house
Of Mr.. Barry, in Pomonkey District. The
two children were walking up and down
the floor at the time they were stricken.
One of the severest storms which has
ever visited our county, within our recol-
lection, came upon us at an early hour last
Tuesday morning. Wind, rain and hail,
accompanied by the most terrific thunder
and lightning, seemed to threaten every
thing with destruction. The storm ap-
pears to have moved with special violence
along the belt of country binding on the
Potomac river, inficting great losses upon
those living within the sections where its
raysges were most dreadful People were
mementarily expecting the roofs of their
houses to be blown over. great deal of
fencing was thrown down, and acres of
corn and tobacco were entirely destroyed,
for whatever of those crops the rain and
wind failed to beat down and break of,
the constant fall of very large hail tore and
cut into shreds. Some of our farmers, who
few days before had most fiattering pros
poets for large crops Of corn and tobacco,
will now, Under the most favorable circum-
stances, scarcely make corn enough to serve
them, even under the most economical use,
while of the tobacco crop they now have
really nothing left worth cultivating.
Mr.. EDITORIAL examination of the
pupils Of School No. 3, in the fourth dis
trict, was held at the school house on the
Both ult., in the presence of parents and
trustees. These pupils, from the oldest to
the youngest, acquitted themselves very
handsomely and by their prompt answers,
their familiarity with the branches they
are learning, as. well as by their attentive
and respectful behavior that indicated the
prevalence of discipline and good order,
reflected much credit upon themselves and
their teacher, Miss E. S. Dent By the
way, [ have had every opportunity Of
knowing this young lady well, and having
specimens of her teaching in my own chill
dren, take great pleasure in suggesting
that she is the right person in the right
place. Combining rare aptitude to teach
and govern, with proper sense of the
high responsibilities pertaining to her po-
sition, she conducts the young under her
charge through the intricate mazes of
learning with case and efficiency.
At the close of the examination, the
children were addressed by DR.. S. w. Dent,
who gave them excellent advice, the bur
den of which was to follow up by study
and close application the work Of which
they had made so good beginning.
The Trustees, without hesitation, invit-
ed Miss Dent to take charge Of the school
for the next year; which invitation, no
doubt, receives the sanction of the com
munity. The quiet, business air of the
school, at this stage of the proceedings,
relaxed into smiles and joy, owing, in part,
I suppose, to refreshments in profusion,
consisting of cakes, confectionery, melons
and lemonade, which were seen circulat-
ing through the crowd, and which all
hands, young and old, seemed heartily to
enjoy,
The whole concluded with a parting
scene between teacher and scholars, in
which sanleeof the latter were heard to ex-
press regrets that the duties of the school
were, for a season, OF an end.