Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1881-03-25
Local BreSitiea

nt6iSh 10 81 uhSSA S'ii
Rev. Father Peters, of Frederick, has
been visiting St. Thomas Manor.
.Rdeumatism' as 1t is called, seems to have
become an epidemic, for it has even pene-
trated the wildSof Nasjem"y, snd caught
our old friend Col. Thos. A. Millsr. We
trust he may soon be relieved.
A great many farmers have Already
made tobacco beds, others compl-in that
the ground is too vet, but If this V Gather
and drying winds prevails much longer
there will be no cause for complaint.
Mr.. John D. Covell, whose sickness we
reported some weeks sy', has gotten con
siderably worse in the asst few days, and
is now hardly expected to recover.
We are glad 10 state that Mr. J. C. How
ard did not break his arm, - was report.
ed last week. but only made an attempt
to do so which was unsuccessful.
Various opin ions prevail as to the effect
of the deep ,no~ssf,he pas, winter spon
the wheat crop; but the chaaces are be-
lisved to be largely in favor Of Al excel
lent crop next summer. - Ha s
Mr.. C. NJ. Towson is out again this week
with q new card, exhibiting IN ensirsly
new lot of goods. Those VIII, visit Wash
ineton should not fail I, call there and
- ~ . an av.ui m finu
The CO d driving sastery rain storms OF
this season rarely fail to affiict nearly
everybody wi Colds. Use Qr, Bul :
Cough Syrup-the surest and safest Cough
remedy made. Price 25 cents
On Wednesday evening last, a vicious
csw pursued Mrs. Jos. Lacey and vi"-
lently attacked her, and but for the time
ly assistance of our red"ubtable sheriff
may have done her some injury. Such
vicious animals should not be al owed TO
run at large.
We long for Spring: return OF gentle
zephyrs, singing OF birds and sprouting
grasses; when We can 60 fishing, drink
juleps, lemonade, etc, and the scent OF
nex onions will he detected tn the brsath
of passing friends- -.
Notice the change in the advertisement
of Mr.. Thomas Perry, Of Alexandra. Mr..
Perry's promptuess and reliabili J as q
business man and his efficiency as pro-
duce salesman acquired by long experience
are wei known to our people Mr.. Perry
is sole agent for Watts Richmond Cast
and Chilled P,ows'' which are spoken OF
as very desirable implements.
We are in receipt ofn Communication
from Pisgah, but as the name ofthe writer
does not accompany the contribution We
must decline to publish Here We would
state again, As W. hare done many times
before, that il will DO perfectly useless for
our friends to send communications to Us
without signing their name, MOI that We
desire to make public the authorship, bu
merely as an evidence Of good faith and
proper mo i've on the part Of the writer.
We are gid to find that the conference
of the southern NJ Z. church which met
at Harrissnburg, has again delegated The
Rev. F. Fl. Shipiey o the charge OF tina
church in this county Since his sojourn
amongst US Mr.. Shipley has, 10y his cour
teeus and urbane manner and By the deep
| interest he manifests in the affairs of hi.
congregation, made many warm friends
among our people both in and out of hi
church, and all, we are sure, viii be pleas
ed to learn that he is to remain with u
for another year.
Reid the advertisement Of Mrs Geo.fA
Hunt in to-days issue. Mrs. Hunt ha
just opened new millinery es'ab ishmen
in the parlor of the ST Charles Hotel anc
her sock which is fresh and new is wei
worth an examination. We have exam
ined Mrs. Hunts sock ourself, and beins
eonnoisseur in such matters can truthfully
say to our lady friends that they will moi