Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-11-14
LOCAL MATTERS.
The Circuit Court.


day next We have not heard of any cases
on the civil docket of special interest to
be tried, and we believe there are but few
cases on the criminal docket to be dispos-
ed ola fact creditable to our county, and
encouraging to Taxpayers.
Snow.
Yesterday morning we had spiteful
spat of snow, the first of the season. But
perhaps we ought not to speak thus of the
Beautiful snow from the Heavens above,
Pure as an angel, gentle as loye.''
The indications from all quarters are
that we are likely to have an early and a
hard winter. Wild fowls have been flying
southwark for sometime past, and this is
deemed by the weatherwise to foreshadow
the speedy approach of cold weather.
This is sad to contemplate, in view of the
large numberof working people thrown
out OF employment in the North and East,
consequent upon the financial panic
Farmers should look after their wood-pile.
The Printer.
We have been working hard and credit
ing patrons literally, and we now want
pressingly in want of it. We
know it is scarce commodity, but our
accounts are generally small and widely
scattered, and by little effort on the part
of those owing us our immediate wants
could be relieved. Try an do something
for us during Court. Let's see who will
make the effort!
Wide Apart.
On Tuesday the County Commissioners
opened the proposals heretofore invited for
the grading of Mount Hill, or making a
new road up the rayine through the lands
of VIM. Boswell, Esq. There were but two
bids. Col. Ammon offered to make the
road up the ravine, to be completed in
sixty days, for the sum of sixteen hundred
dollars, or to grade Mount Hill for fifteen
| thousand dollars, the work to be complet-
ed in six months. Mr.. J. H. Padgett of
hundred and sixty dollars, or to grade
Mount Hill for sixteen hundred dollars
Col. James s. Ammon has much expert
ence in grading railroads, whilst Mr.. Pad
gett has been one of the County Supervis-
ors for some years past Both gentlemen
ought, therefore, to know their business,
ference between them. We believe the
Board adjourned without taking any final
action in the premises.
Death of q newly-elected Commissioner.
On Sunday evening last VIM. w. Ware,
Esq, one ofthe newly elected County Com
missioners, breathed his last. Mr.. Ware
had been in poor health for some time, and
no doubt imprudently exposed himself
during the recent political campaign, and
thus fastened the cause of his death. He
had long been a successful teacher in our
public schools, but was never before the
people for any Office until the recent cleo
ton, when he ran on the illusion" ticket
and was elected. His moral character and
quiet and(peaceful disposition, were traits
that secured him many friends, and his
death will be deplored by them. The va
cancy in the Board of Commissioners, thus
made, will be filed by the Governor, after
the new Board shall have met and quail
fed, and the proper notification given to
the Governor.
The Mails Again.
Ourpeople in many sections of the coun-
ty where they have tri-weekly mails, COM
plain very much, and justly too, on account
of the delay in the receipt of their mail
matter. Most farmers subscribe for some
weekly newspaper and sendsto the Post
office on Saturdays, as the most convenient
day. Those who complain say that until
recently they have been getting the mails
on Saturday, but since the late change they
do not get their mails due, for instance, on
Saturday, until Tuesday. We explained
partially the cause of this delay in our last
An effort, we understand, will soon be.
made to effect better arrangement and
if it is possible to get the parties said to
be the cause of the trouble to yield to the
reasonable wishes of our people, we may
yet have cause to bless our stars that we
live in an age of progress" We have
been told that the difficulty lies in the I'M
willingness of our Railroad authorities to-
attach the postal car to the "mixed" train,
which comes down and returns early in the
afternoon. Having no convenient place
for the asserting of the mails, other than
an open freight car without fire, and being
unwilling that his employee, the mail a.
gent, shall run the risk of being frozen to
death at his post in such an exposed stu
alton, Mr.. Cresswell, we suppose, ordered
Mr.. Sansbury to the postal car on the other
train, which on its downward trip at night
reaches the stations too late for the dis
patch of mails, and the consequence is they
have to lie over some two and three days,
before they can be forwarded. We see
that the Prince Georgian of last week makes
the same complaint. Urge the matter,
friend Turner, and let's see if we cannot get
the Railroad men to answer our united
prayers.
Yesterday, after the above was in type
the desired change, we understand, was
made, and the mails will arrive and leave
here in the afternoon by the naked train
as formerly.
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