Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-01-15

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North,cd. South
NorE.-Mail train runs daily except Sundays.
Mixed train runs Tuesdays and Fridays only
Mount Misery.
If the sweltering summers sun has fail
ed to convince any body, who unfortunate
ly is compelled to travel over the road
leading from here to our nearest Railroad
Station, of the singular appropriateness of
this name, let him attempt to go over it
now. For some days past it has been a
sheet Of ice impossible to man and beast.
On Monday night Mr.. Morris, our mail
messenger, came near losing valuable
horse in his attempt to bring the mail to
the town. Since then he has been wisely
bringing the mail on foot back. All
vehicles are compelled to make precari-
Gus trip around by the warehouse road.
which besides being nearly mile further
is only little less dangerous. And vet
our Commissioners will do nothing to
amend this condition of things. We do
not blame the present Board alone for
this nuisance, because we think more of
the burden of censure should be borne by
their predecessors, for theytully investiga-
ted the subject and had sense enough to
understand the propriety of making some
arrangements to ensure safety to travellers
and yet did not do it. We suppose no
thing will be done as usual until perhaps
the county is made to pay for somebody s
or vehicle injured in consequence of this
neglect of duty on the part OF the county
authorities. We only wish that that time
would come soon if we are to get relief
in no other way.
The Gransers' Entertainments.
Pursuant to notice, the Hon. Jas. S.
Robinson, Lecturer of the Maryland State
Grange, delivered an address before the
Crsscentia Grange of this place on Tues
day last Considering the very Indictment
weather, that is the cold and icy condi-
ton OF the roads, the audience was not as
large as otherwise it would have been, and
yet in view of these facts and the further
one that many of the people were engaged
In The desperate effort to gather their ice
harvest, there was a much larger crowd
than we had anticipated in the morning
We will not undertake to give even a
meagre sketch of the address, because we
are sure we should do injustice to the
lecturer and to his subject, which he hand
led in a mastery and yet at the same time
familiar manner, illustrating his points
with many humorous anecdotes at which
the audience laughed heartily. In short
we can only say that We were gratitied and
pleased as we had expected to be, and
every body else seemed to be in the like
mood. After the lecture all adjourned to
the Brawner House where a sumptuous re
past, embracing all the delicacies of the
season soon took the keen edge from our
sharp appetites. Wewere not able, owing
to bad habit we have of getting sleepy
early, to go to the Ball, but we understand
it was kept up until daylight and therefore
have right to suppose that it was sue
cess.
Detention of Our Cars.
AS the freight train was returning from
Pope's Creek, on Friday last, when near
Marlboro, it ran into and killed a COW.
and terribly mutilated a fine OK belonging
to r. B. B. Chew, Esq; the engine was
thrown from the track and considerably
damaged. The engineer was slightly
bruised, but none of the passengers were
hurt. The evening passenger train could
not pass the wrecked train, but was com
PEELED to return with its passengers to
Bowie. The trains are now running to
Pope's Creek as usual.-GGzette.
1t was this accident which caused the
failure OF the mail containing the TINES
OF last week to reach several points where
1T was due on Saturday.
What Our Neighbors Say.
The St. Mary's Beacon of the eth instant.
which some borrower took before we had
time to read it. contained the following
complimentary notice of this paper. Our
friends of the Marlboro Gazette having
kindly copied the article, our eye first fell
upon it in that paper. The Beacon says:
I'VE notice by the '7imaes,' that our
Port Tobacco friends have had mystery
"a Christmas mystery-at their leading
hotel. As we have not space to allow the
Times to tell its own story and should
much mar by telling it ourselves, we refer
the reader to the paper itself, which is of
rare excellence, the truest steel, and pub
lished at the low price Of 81 per year in
advance"
Pneumonia.
This painful and often fatal disease is,
we understand. quite prevalent through
out the county-not more so, however
than is usual during the prevalence of such
weather as we have had in the past few
weeks. We learn that Drs. Reeder and
Smoot both have the disease at this time,
adk sc IcIII5OIy LIZ Lancaster,
the only physician, we believe, Who is able
to ride, in the Cobb Neck section, as Dr.
Jameson is prevented from leaving home
by rheumatism We hope our physicians
may soon be able to resume their prac-
tice by healing themselves. Their ralua-
BILE services cannot be we'll spared at this
time.
Badly Cut,
We are sorry to learn that about two
weeks ago Mr. Rob't Fl. Hatcher met with
serious accident while cutting piece of
wood with sharp axe. He was in the act
of making the blow when his attention was
suddenly diverted, causing the axe to fall
with considerable force across the instep
of the right foot producing painful and
dangerous would. Bpt under the care of
Dr. VIM. N. Sanders we learn tbs patient
is gradually improving.
Postomce Appointment,
Washington Hicks has been appointed
Postmaster at White Plains, in this coun-
ty, vice Mrs NJ. A. Rowe, resigned.
Fire.
On Tuesday morning last the roof of Mr..
L. A. Martins Restaurantcaught fire from
burning chimney, andshad it not been
for the vigilance of those present the dwell
ling would have been destroyed.-Ind.