Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-05-08

Assistant Bishop Pinkney will visit this
Parish next week. officiating at st. Paul's
Chapel, Piney on Sunday, the 18th, and
at Christ Church, Port Tobacco, on the
following Wednesday, the 14th inst
Hon. A. G.. Chapman, of this county, will
deliver the address to the alumni of ST.
Johns College at the ensuing Annual Com
mencement.
In pursuance of call for the farmers of
the 5th district to meet at Harris Lot, for
the purpose of forming an Agricultural
Club, there was considerable number
present and much interest manifested
The meeting was called to order, and DR..
r. M. Lancaster was invited to take the
Chair. He stated the object of the meet
inc in brief and forcible manner. The
Club was then organized by the election
OFF. A L. Contee, President, and VIM Nc
Z. Burroughs, Secretary. A committee of
three-Henry R. Harris, G. c. Perry and
Charles Fl. Wood-was appointed to frame
bylaws for the Club. The meeting then
adjourned till Saturday evening next, at
3 o'clock, P. NJ All farmers are respect
fully requested to attend.
The dogs have been into the sheep again.
This time Mr.. Nicholas Stonestreet and
Mr. Albrittain are the sufferers. As mat
ter of interest, we would really like to
know how many sheep have been destroy
ed In this county within the last twelve
months by the worthless ours. If all of
our citizens, who have lost within that
time by the ravages of the dogs, would
send us statements of their loss it would
enable us to give an item of general inter
est, and, perhaps, facilitate the adoption,
by the incoming Legislature, of means for
the protection of this valuable species OF
property.
Our mails now go to White Plains in
stead of Duffield-the latter postofice
hayingbeen discontinued.
The following, which we copy from the
Marlboro Gazette of yesterday, accounts
for the delay of the train on Tuesday:
There was quite serious accident on
our railroad Monday evening. The mixed
train, composed of freight and one passen-
ger car, due at Bowie at 7:15, ran off the
track Monday evening when near that
place; the cars were heavily freighted with
tobacco. Several cars were demolished
but no one was hurt The wrecked cars
could not be removed from the track fol
some time; our mail yesterday morning
was delayed three hours in consequence
A certain little sheet is trying the game
of brag over the old and well established
journals of Southern Maryland, which fol
years have had the confidence of the peo-
pie. Beware of humbuggery, friends r
With the esals-A a;lroaeees =Tsouht3cs:
many wholesome reforms are introduced
but, also, a class of radical reformers, with
the d--l at the head of them.
The editor of the Hustingtoniar came tc
our town on Tuesday last on the mai
wagon, from the cars, and returned by the
same conveyance after riding around and
making it manifest to our citizens that he
was not yet dead, if the ''sap' has dried
up In him.
Our congratulations again-this time to
friend Lacey, our fellow townsman, and
his good lady. A sweet treasure girl
added to the household
Our old friend ssT.'' says he omitted one
bird from his list-the Marsh Robin.
Among the delicacies of the season that
abound in Huntington-and species OF
game that seems peculiarly adapted to its
aquatic denisons-we notice the prevail
ence of s'chuc-a-luck." The relish with
which this game is sought proves how en-
ficing the sport must be; its peculiar adj
vantages are ably discussed by one Mr..
Heyle. The taxidermist of the Times is
welcome to add this shy bird to his col
lection.
One of the young 'larks" about the Marl-
bore Gazette Office made this discovery.
We advise him to get up a list of his own,
and as most appropriate, to head it with
the 'jail-bird."
d. F. Morrison, Superintendent of the
Maryland Institute for the instruction of
the Blind, proposes to visit the county
this Spring, with several of the pupils, for
the purpose of giving an Exhibition; the
object being to familiarize our citizens
with the character of this Institution, and
to ascertain whether there are any Blind
Persons in the county of suitable age to be
admitted to its benefit
Ample provision has been made for the
education of all young blind persons in
the State of Maryland. Those who cannot
afford to pay are received into the Institu-
tion free.
a separate Institution has been estab-
tished for the Deaf and Dumb and the
Blind Colored Children of Maryland
This is under the same management.
The Southern Maryland Railroad.-A
Deed of Trust from this Company to the
Union Trust Company, of New York, was
fled at the Clerks Office, on the 26th ult
for record. It is given to secure the bonds
of the Company, authorized to be issued
for the purpose of completing and equip
ping the said road The amount of the
Deed of Trust is two millions two hundred
thousand dollars-the bonds being to the