Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1881-09-02
In and Around BryantOwn.

BRIANTOWN, Aug. JUtil, 1881.
.Vr E3it0r Oh, for Il rama dashing
rain-a long, continued rain. is the eX-
clamation Of the farmer, the prayer OF the
christian and the wish could it be eXprts
ed. of the flee footed horse and the sturdy
OK. All nature around Hryantown is
choked and surteitcd with dust and is
signing for rain and still the merry heart
ed Youngsters of both sexes and all colorS
are taking advantage of he idle season,
as it is called among farmers, and parties
and balls and tournaments are all the rage.
In narratIng inciden's, a. they transpire,
shalt take them in chronological order.
The colered peoples tournament, which
took place on Tuesday, 'he 10th. This
tournament WAS gotten up 10y Rev. Fa'h"r
rrwpS. tie energetic and yea Gus aston Of
st. M.ry's Church, and the proceeds were
q, yu.cd u church purposes. he tourna
men was in every way IA succt So, and the
cul"tcd people in ard around Bryan own
may Justly pc proud If the high enc"ml-
ums luvished upon them by fleir devoted
pastor and | the representa- ives 1T the
white race. wi" happehcd - tie PRESENT,
for their prorriety, dccrrum ard polite
ness, as evirctel on that occasion.
Hon Sidney +. Mudd preside! At the
Judges stand, and introduced Professor i.
Gildea Woolts, no otiicintod as orator Of
the day. Mr.. Richard Wade, Knight of
the Eastern Belle, crowned Miss tnrissy
GRAY. Queen al brsu y; Gnnz "a Wade,
Knight Of Plcastu, Hi, crowned Miss
Betsy Washington Isl Maid; JOSEPH Iia-
gan. KNIGHT Of Will 1t Can, CT .wned
Miss Ann Booth 2ud Maid; ,iam,s Green,
might Of Misfortune, crowned Miss oil
viz Young, 3rd Maud and John savoy,
KNIGHT al Locust Grove. crowned Miss
ar.la King. 4th Maid. Henry Stewart
acted as marshal and Richard Mason, as
master of ceremonies. The amount real
lied was 1898. The music was furnished
by Dickinson x Pritchhrd's band of Bal
timort, ard was much praised.
On Wednesday, August Il h. festival
was held at pney Chapel, Tor he purpose
of raising funds IL enlarge the c. urch.-
The affair WAS under the management Of
the Ladies Aid Society, al achcd IN the
church, and was = complete success, tinan-
cially and socially \ large crowd Of per
sons Of all denominations attended the
feetivl and every one came away delight
eel Rev. Nr. " iili.m the popular rec
tor, has every rrts III t" congratulate the
members of his church on the success o.
oi The cutter ainment. iiou. Fred stone,
vas present ANIL tyirccd his pj~'y and
urtujt,strd his liitrthty, 10y paying tor
shc GIrncr ct all those present, an whom
pr, v!dyrcv had uui l.vi-jed o supcr'bua-
dance Of wur oil, goo i, The amount
realized from the irs wal MAS 5000
o. Tuesday. August ?5rd 4 ~oCiai par
tv was gi, en- o. tie benefit oi 81, Mary
Catholic Church. a; the residence Of .Ir
James Mudd The management al the
affair was placed in he hands of four very
handsome aud accomplished young aides,
OF whom Miss Ella Mudd was chairman.
These young ladies. assis ed 10y their ma
mas. cousins AID aaAts. performed their
duties very faithfully aud attractlvely.-
The fact Is, MIR Editor, il is very pleas
ant sensation-that experienced 10y old
bachelors when waited upon by bcvy Of
hand some and bewItching young ladies
and If more pualici ' had been given 10
the affair much lrger number would
have huDorrd the occasion WIKI their pre-
sence. As i was the party, Was one oi
the most enjoyable We have ever attended
and the voungs ers danced all night ui
broad day light, and took care to 20 home
with the girls in the morning. Two PatF!-
otic young men were gallant enough 10
escort two young ladies AL the way 10
Chape' Point, on the morning oiter the
party.
kinierhoek Academy wil Lc opened
for scholars on Monday next, aud PROBES
sor Woolts. the principal of the new In
sti,ution expects large number ofpupils.
Resides the English branches, classics,
mathematics &c. will lie taught and stu
dents be prepared for col @giate career
When rain visits Port Tobacco, send II
along our way, and We viii bes'ow upon
YOU u hearty benediction
Lo~Tow.