Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-12-04

The timetable of our Railroad has been
hanged, and hereafter the morning train
will leave Cox's Station twenty minutes
earlier than heretofore that is at 6:15 A. NJ.
instead of 6:35. By this arrangement pas
sengers will make close connection at
Bowie with the train for Washington,
reaching that city at about nine o'clock,
A. NJ, instead of eleven as heretofore. No
other change has been made in the time of
the running Of the trains except as to the
time of departure from Washington in the
evening, which is now at BAT p. NJ, in
stead Of 4:53, as heretofore The train
leaves Baltimore for. Pope's Creek at Ais
p. NJ.
Circuit Court.
3, Our Court adjourned on Saturday last,
. after having been in session for two weeks.
On Friday was tried the case of Alexander
Simms, indicted for assault with intent to
kill Daniel Mullen. Guilty of assault and
battery-fned SIS. Digges for State
Brent and Edelen for defence. On same
} day, the Court sentenced Henry Williams,
! colored, for stealing calf, to the Peniten-
tiary for two years and six months. The
motion for new trial having been with
drawn by his counsel, the Court sentenced
Robert Brown. convicted of rape on Mar
tina Kelly, both colored. to the Penitenti-
;arv for ten wears. The Court also sentenc-
ed Michael Heard for riotous and disor-
derly conduct to Jail tor one month and to
pay fine of ten dollars.
Improvements and Railroad Facilities.
We were pleased in making 6 flying
trip over the Railroad to notice that all
along the line buildings were increasing
in number. We noticed this especially at
Mattawoman Station. we are glad to see
this evidence of the prosperity of the
Messrs. Hunt. We also noticed produce
at many of the stations awaiting Transport
tation by the scanty facilities of the two
freight trains week. 1t struck us then
as often before that if the company would
exercise more liberal policy in this re-
spect that it would soon build up most
lucrative and abundant carrying trade
But their present policy is so far from lib
eral that it seems to have the effect of
checking instead Of developing trade.
Babies In Church.
Upper, we believe, is generally conced-
ed to have written more nonsense of the
namby pamby sort than anybody else and
this probably because he has written more
iiiool ar otuSI Hl>il VIM ual
sense at all. Of course in the vast amount
he has written. he must necessarily some
times, if only accidently. have said some
thing which had truth, if not poetry, in it.
So In this way we suppose he wrote
IA child in a house is a well-spring of low
And we think there is not only truth but
poetry in it. But even Upper. in all his
maudlin meanderings and mawkish maun-
behring's never said that a baby in church,
during service. made the latter more i'm
pressive or promoted the devotions of those
weekly Sinners who, by dint of intense de-
votion on the seventh day. hope to wipe
out their backslidings during the other
six. Yet fond mothers, encouraged per
haps by proud fathers, will carry these
little innocents to church on Sunday, where
their sweet idle prattle-dulcet music to
parental interrupts the grave preach
er repeatedly before he arrives at ''ifthly."
1fthis was all, perhaps nobody would com
plain. But then, not unfrequently, these
''well-springs" imagine themselves cheru-
bins and do continually cry" much to the
distraction of the sanctified--of those who
have no babies and no prospects. and. exc,
of old bachelors. Now this playing cheru
bin does not hurt us because we have been
used to it, 10. these many years, but a
friend who has not been, is not now, and
probably never will be, in our situation.
complains that his devotions have been
immensely disturbed in this way lately
Therefore it is that we call attention to the
matter.
A Coincidence.
We had already put in type the article
IN reference to romance IN FitZGreene
Halleck's life on the first page, when by
that nights mail we received from our
friend note requesting as to publish the
Elegy on the death of Drake, which we
cheerfully do on the same page.
Election of Officers.
The following officers of St. COLUMBIA
Lodge, of this town, have been elected for
the ensuing year, and will be installed at
special Communication to be held on the
28th instant:
Worsbigful lNaster-George Taylor.
Senior Wardea-Dr A. d. Cobey.
Junior Hdraen-J. II. Roberts,
Secretary-H. G. Robertson.
Treasurer-John G. Chapman,
IILer-William Wolfe
Fair and Festival.
The ladies of Trinity Church, o. Ed
propose to hold Fair and Festival at
Mrs. LIcy Coughs, near the church. on
the 18th inst, where all the delicacies of
the season as well as useful and ornamen-
tai articles may be had. We bespeak the
kind assistance of the charitably disposed
to this most worthy object, as this congre-
CATION is poor and much in need of aid.
See advertisement.
Commission Business.
We publish to-day the card of Messrs
Wilkins & Hendrickson, of Washington
City, who invite consignments of any sort
OF country produce-stock. poultry, eggs.
&c. Congress meets on Monday next and
these things bring good prices during its
session. Now is your time to ship, and
here is your chance.
New Goods.
We call attention to the advertisement
of our young friends, Hunt & Norris We
are glad to see that these young gentlemen
have been so successful in their business
that they feel themselves justified in open
ing branch store at Aliens Fresh. 1t
only shows what integrity and strict at
tention to business, together with intelli-
gent advertising, will do. Good luck to
them.
Divine Service.
Service NAV be eXpected in Port Tobacco