Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-08-13
Literary Association.


Mixed ....~.l.2o P. NJ. Passenger...7.l7 P. NJ.
Literary Association.
A meeting of this Society was held on
Saturday last, when permanent organi-
cation was effected \ constitution and
bylaws were adopted. and. the following
permanent officers elected:
President-Wm. Boswell.
Vice President-W VI. Brent.
Secretary-D. l. Sanders.
Amanuensis- Wallace Mitchell.
Corresponding Sscretary-Samuel n. Cox.
Treasurer Yates Robey, Jr.
LibruriaaT. J. Moore.
Committee on QaestionS-McssrS. Eugene
Diggs, A. w. Neale and P. Wilmer
Committee on Li6rury-Messrs. Mitchell.
Cox and Robey.
The Association will meet again next
Saturday evening and thereafter regular
ly twice month. We believe the initia-
ton fee is 3d. and thereafter monthly dues
of twenty-five cents. The purpose is to
have not only Debating Society, but a
Circulating Library. 1t is in contempla-
ton, we understand, before long to give a
series of public entertainments for the
purpose of raising a fund to start the
library with We sincerely hope our
citizens will literally encourage so praise
worthy an organization, by joining its
membership.
Visit.
We were pleased to meet our friends
Gen. Horn and lady. of the Reformatory
Institution, in Prince Georges county,
who made a brief trip to our town on
Tuesday last. We were sorry the Gen.
was so hurried we were not able to see
more of him. He however inspected our
new press and thought the machine would
do and was in keeping with the times
To Registrars.
We presume if there is to be any change
in the places of sitting this year the Off
GERS of Registration will notify us in time
for the insertion of the usual notice in our
next issue. We have already received a
letter from the Registrar in the 9th district
in reference to a change to be made.
Ho! for Camp Meeting.
Many of our readers will be pleased to
see that the r. r. Co. will run a special
train on Sunday next, to and from Bean
town Station, for the accommodation OF
all who may choose to participate in the
Camp Meeting going on near there. The
same thing was done last year and the
cars were filled to repletion.
Church Festival.
The ladies of Piseah Church will have
festival on the I'd of September, for the
purpose of raising funds to repair the
building, which is much in need of it.
The usual summer gatherings at this old
Church are always we'll patronized and
deservedly SO, and we hope this year will
prove no exception.
Whitemarsh.
Owing to the very Indictment weather
on the 2nd inst, the excursion to this
venerable shrine was not well patronized.
and therefore another opportunity will be
afforded all, who were then prevented
from attending, on Monday next The
Rev. Mr.. Wiget, the pastor in charge has
many warm friends down here, and we
hope all will encourage him by their pre-
sence in his efforts to improve the edifice
and grounds and thereby add to the de-
cency Of divine worship
Boarding School
We invite the special attention Of par
ents and guardians to the advertisement
by Miss Tilghman of her school at West
minister. 1t is very highly recommended
TO us by well known gentlemen and per
-effaf friends Ill that neighborhood as every
way worthy OF patronage. Miss Thigh
man is a daughter of the late Gen. Tench
THghman of this State and i most accom-
plished lady.
Goods at Cost.
Hr. c. Grunabaum offers his entire stock
of goods, at Hilltop, at cost. Here is a
chance to get goods cheap. Stock must
be closed out by the 1st OF September
To Wheat Growers.
Farmers about to seed their wheat are
referred to the advertisement of Messrs
Horner & CO., in to-day's Times. The
fertilizers of these gentlemen have been
very extensively used for many years past
in this locality and have given general
satisfaction. Many who have used them
will have no others.
Struck by Lightning
One day last week the kitchen of Mr.
j. w. Warning, in Pomonkey, was struck
by lightning, and two negro boys sleep
ing therein at the time were stunned. One
of them was severely burned by the fluid
and remained insensible until the profes-
sional services of DIR. Ruel X. Compton
were availed of. The Doctor at once or
dered the application of cold water to the
body and then by the use of stimulants
brought about a reaction and the boy is
III fair way for recovery, though his es-
cape was very narrow, and under less
skillful treatment his death must have
speedily ensued.
store at T Robbed
The store of Mr.. J. E. HUNT, at T E, in Pr
Georges county was robbed on the night oi
the Sd inst. The thieves entered through
the window. They took from the money
drawer $12 or SIS in coppers, and all the
mail locks and keys in the postoffice, and
also several keys which they found in the
store, including the front door KEY. OuI
informant thinks they were from Wash
ington and came down probably to ouI
county. From the tracks around the store
there were two persons. The thieves left
a steel bolt or billy on the counter with
the name of ANDREW Spamper'' on it
Let sharp lookout be kept by our citi-
especially our country merchants
otherwise we may have to notice similar
robberies by the same villains.
\ Violent Assault.
We copy the following from the Lpde-
pendent of this week:
The greatest excitement and Indignation pre-
walls in the Fifth District, in consequence OF
the brutal conduct perpetrated from one of the
largest and strongest negroes to one OF the
oldest and most respected citizens These are
the facts in the case: Mr.. Morgan hired ne
gro by the name of Hanson Smallwood by the
year; this negro man fed Mr. Morgan 5 wheat
thrasher, and, owing TO his extreme laziness
and bad feeding. which ali the hands could
testify. as well rs two gentlemen who visited
the Wheat-yard, pronounced him an inferior
feeder, often throwing in such handfuls OF
whest as to cause the thrasher to stop, notwth-
standing he was repeatedly warned By Mr. Nor
gan to do better.
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