Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1881-07-08
In and Around RryantOWn.

been remarkably propitious to the plant
ed themselves largely of the opportunity
afforded them. An unusually large crop
has been planted and expectation is on the
tip toe to discover the market rates, it be-
ing generally anticipated that tobacco
viii demand good price this year.
The harvesting season is just concluded,
and the wheat crop has been good one,
Notwithstanding the very cold and incle-
ment weather of the past winter. Our
farmers here complain seriously Of the
want of hands to work their crop. The
cause of the scarcity of tabor is the fact
that the floating popula'ing ofable bodied
workmen, who live everywhere and are
domesticated now here, have betaken them
selves to the work on the new
RAILROADS.
Ry-the-way these railroad companies
seem to be in dead earnest in the matter
The Southern Maryland company has laid
ties to point half mile below Hughes
vile, and the other day forty car loads OF
rails were brought to Brandywine. The
Point Lookout has laid out their road and
graded the greater part of it.
~ The whele affair is an anomaly upon
the usual good sense displayed by rail-
road corporations in mapping out roads
; and laying tracks. The people hereabouts
look on in wonder, shake their heads IN
doubt and talk vast deal. How two
distinct lines of railroad, with distinct
and antagonizing interests, and run thro'
a narrow peninsular can he self sustaining
is a conundrum, which they cannot solve,
and so they give 1t up. Be the result what
it NAV, those, who have ties to sell, and
persons in search of employment. regard
S it as a God-send, and are satisfied with
the present condition of affairs, leaving
the future to take care OF itself.
There are some knowing ones, however,
who suspect, and not witt out reason, that
these two companies are backed up and
sup2or' ed in the contest by the Baltimore
and Ohio ard the Pennsylvania roilroad
corporations respectively, and that when
the two roads are completed. ono party
will sell out to the other There is GER
,ainly an air of probability about this sur
mise, as the two tracks are laid side by
,~side, and in case of Il transfer of owner
ship, double track road could, very cas-
lily and with little expense, be comp eted.
Competition and rivalry among railroad
kings always result to the good of the
people and our farmers and men of bust
ness would be benefited. if the two COM
panies retained their respective individu-
atty and run their roads in opposition to
each other The benefits would extend in
part to all the residents in Southern Mary
land, who have any business with the
large cities, as the rates of fare and the
tax on freight on the Pope's Creek road
The hot leathef and the cksiAg eNoa1
olleges and schools everyw here have made
lise an addition to the families in the
entity of Bryantown. At all public
therings and especially at church on
gdays, may be seen The bright and hap
faces of tie young ladies and young
lhtlemen who have returned from school
B spend their vacation with the old folks
It home, and renew the gentle ties of kin
Pdred and affection, which long absence
! from the domestic hearthstone oftentimes
tends to sunder and obi crate.
CHARLOTTE HALL SCHOOL.
Speaking OF boarding schools, the wri-
ter availed himself of kind invitation
sent him by one of the professors. and at
tended the exhibition given, on Thursday
last, by the pupils of Charlotte Hall School.
Most of the readers of the TIMES are ia
miliar with the location of the school and
minute description ofthe grounds would
therefore be superhuous. Suffice it to say
that there are few colleges in the Sta e
that can boast OF grounds better adapted
to the purposes of education than those
presented at Charlotte Hall.
We are indebted to Capt. r. W Sylves-
ter, one of the professors, for many acts of
courtesy and kindness, and il gives us
pleasure to state that the exalted opinion,
we had formed of his high character as a
gentleman and his ability as professor,
was fully realized by our experience OF
Thursday. The programme was rather a
long one, but the speeches were excellent
" rendered. The declarations were very
well given, and lie young gentlemen man
iiested by their efforts, that great care and
unusual good taste had been eXerted in
preparing them for exhibition.
1t were invidious to particularize where
all did so well, and we therefore refrain
from expressing our opinion as to the per
torrance of any individual speaker. We
were more than satisfied, we were really
pleased not only with the proficiency ex-
hibited by the pupi S, but with their mo-
dest bearing and gentlemauly department
At the conclusion of the clocutionary
exercises. Col John II. Soihoron, president
of the board of trustees, made few re
marks to The graduates and delivered di-
1 p.omas to the following young gentlemen
r. T. J. Barber. G. Dent Chunn, J. Sothor
bn Keech. w NJ. Muschett:, Edw. Shaw
Forbes Shaw.
No medals or premiums were distribu
4 Id, but there was read list of those stu
N cnts, who had distinguished themselves
II their respective classes. Leo. Lath
yom stands prominently at the head o
the list. he having obtained the first place
in five of his classes.
The orator of The day, appointed by thu
Trustees to deliver the annual Grafton
was Jos. E. Key, Esq, of Leonardtown.-
Mr. Key was very practical and very for
chile in his remarks. He desired to I'M
press upon his hearers the fact, that higl
schools and academies did not conflic
with the primary or public schools in an!
particular. He illustrated this point veI,
graphically and proved conclusively tia
when properly conducted these academic
were aids to the primary schools, IN lac
were twin branches of parent EN-, ant
served to continue in the scholar the men
tal developments, which the primar.
schools had inaugurated. Unfortunatel.
Tor the audience, who were deeply inter
.ested IN the remarks of Mr.. Key, he wa
interrupted hy the fainting Of pupi
on the sage. Mr.. Key was followed b,
Rev. Dr. Nelson. vice principal Of st. John
College, Annapolis, who delivered in al
eloquent manner some very forcible ant
timely r-marks. AT the conclusion of thu
literary exercises, dress parade by tn
students, under the direction of Capt. Syl
nnster affnrLed enter aiament to the MI