Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1882-05-19
The funeral of Mr. William Rowland. men,

The funeral of Mr.. William Rowland. a mem
Der Of the bar of Baltimore city, took place at
the residence of his father, Dr. VIM. B. Row
land, a member of the last House of Delegates,
near Rowlandsvile, Cecil county, Md, on
Friday last. A large number of friends from
Cecil county and Baltimore city were present
Mr.. Franklin Miller, venerable citizen Of
Rappahannock county, Va, was killed on
Tuesday last, while seated on his horse super
intending the telling of timber. tree that
had lodged against another suddenly fell, kill
ing him and his horse. Mr. Johu Miller, his
brother, died few days before, aged eighty
one.
Nine leading independent democrats met at
Atlanta, Ga, Monday and issued address
to the people of Georgia indefinitely postpon-
ing the mass meeting called for jane first and
urging the party to support Hon. Alex. II.
Stephens for Governor. The address was
signed by W. II. FELTON,, James S. Hook and
others.
A sad young man after taking meal at a
New York coffee house, after much searching
in his pockets produced two-dollar greenback
from his watch-fob, and with sigh said
"Here she goes After hi. departure the
note was examined, and on the back appeared
written in a fine hand, Save your salary
don't gamble never play faro bank. The last
of fortune of $40, 600"
Honey brook, Pa, boasts of a lady barber
She has the reputation of being an expert in
the tonsoral line, and her shop is well patron
lied 1t is stated that number of Young men
who before the advent of this lady barber in
town only used to get shaved once a week
now find it necessary TO be operated upon three
or four times week, and usually hav; their
hair cut in the bargain,
| The residence of Mr.. James D. Carville, a
well-known Turner of Kent Island, Queen
Anne's county, Md, was destroyed by fire al
midnight last FRIDAY. 1t WAS caused by q
defective fue in the kitchen colored wo-
man in Mr.. Carville's employ was burned to
death Mr. Carville himself was burned while
trying TO rescue her but his injuries were not
house was insured for 5000.
One Cincinnati saloon-keeper has reSorted 10
a novel scheme in order 10 evade the Sunday
liquor law Sunday last be bad all his doors
securely locked but customers were supplied
with key to the front door as they approached
the place Unlocking the door Themselves
they passed in and locked il after them. As the
KEYS accumulated within they were passed
back to the man on the outside, and another
lot Of customers made use Of them.
A man named Andrew Allen, residing
10 Fayeite county, Ala, who bad been sepsr-
aied from his wife, visited her a her mother
residence Monday aud deliberately shot and
killed her The brother OF the dead woman
entered the house few moments later, and
seeing his sister !, ing dead on the floor fred
the contents Of double barreled shotgun into
Aliens dody. Allen fell dead by the side Of
bis wife His slayer surrendered himself to the
police.
The largest stock raiser ia the United States
is W. B. Toihunter. of Texas lie br,ude,l
3 ooo calves last spring. and has aIread,
marketed 6 600 beevcs ibis season He kas
10 900 head Of stock -cittle. and owns more
than 100 600 acre. Of Land NJ Todtuuler
owns OUo bulls aud 300 slddlc-horses cui-
Ploys hf'y msn, AMI puts up : 500 tons OF hty
TO guard against htrd winters tie keeps loo
work horses and raises grain enough TO iysa
all his saddle and work stock Besides his
cattle be has 200 svo stock horses four Jacks
and hfty stations
Joe Ludlam, an IDIOT, living at he S'n
Antonio, Texas, Manual Labor Poor. orsc
| recently Vas bitien on a finger by rA',lcsuaAe.
The faugs penetrating both sides. Imu,cii ,i,l,
Mrs. Symington, the wife of,he superintendent.
split the hagrr on both sides with IA rnEor
poured powder into the wound aud set FIRE to
It. She ;hsu applied smmonis. aud doEei him
with whisky and ammonia until he became
drunk. This heroic treatment by the lad
saved bis life. His arm the next dsy ASS
swollen ,hr-e times its natural size, bat it
gradually 'uhsidea, aud Ladlum is all rigM
again.