Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-06-22
Local Brevittes.

Clover fields sloIl,i &c cut.
Mr.. David Su.eot Las q valuable young
horse sick with quincy.
Spring ehi,k,rs are getting more plen-
tiful and have reduced in prce
Mr. Luther F Dement, is preparing to
build on The lot he recently purchased a,
La Plata.
The prospect for large crop OF black.
berries and wLortlrterri is said TO bc
exec lent.
Flies are becoming very abundant and
are most annoying TO lei ow who wants
to take his morning nap.
The ladies Of thi. Episcopa parish will
have their picnic on the i,h OF July at
La Plata, as has been before noticed
Mr.. Geo. " Carpenter, Jr., has not as
yet succe, ded In giving the 5000 bal.
tina, was required to obtain his release.
Miss Jennie r. Stones rect left on Mon.
day for two weeks visit TO the family of
State Senator Brace. a, Cumberland.
Farmers are now everywhere in the
midst of harvest, and the next thing will
be preyarications about their big yields.
Judge Magruder and BRIDE have return
ed to thtir home IN Annapolis f IN Leon
ardtown without pain US The promised
visit
The Annspoiis papers c"ngratuia,es the
politicians on the fact that II won't be
necessary to set 'er up" for tue boys
during The coming campaign.
Mr.. John Henry Selman has made
several new appointments in the office of
internal revenue but thus far ChAr,es count
ty has teen forgotten.
Many OF The buckeye" and Meteor
mick binders have been used in the
harvest fields this year, and have given
universal satisfaction wherever tested.
Mr. r. A. Golden, of Washington, has
recently purchased from parties in Anna
polls a sailing vessel for $3.50. Mr.. Col
den viii put her on the Potomac.
We have received from a valued CORES
pondent a beautiful and original poetic
production which reached US too late for
this issue. 1t will appear next week.
Miss Luna Mitchell has gone to Penni-
sylvania To recupera'e during the hot
spell, and Miss Mamie Nj cbell IT last
week ior Massachusetts ira like purpose.
The school board of The county having
set its foot down on school exhibitions
offered to the patrons this year. In some
sections they will he sadly missed.
Mr.. c. X. Brewer, deputy collector OF
internal revenue, was in town this week
look ing after the violators of the revenue
laws He found Charles county all right
however.
Crabs made their appearance in town
last Monday. They were caught in Port
Tobacco creek by Mr.. Andrew WEIGH
The epicurian will soon be rrea ed to that
excellent dish crab soup.
The new steamer, Armenia, has been
put on ibe route between Washington and
Lower Cedar Point by Henry Bros. She
is the longest and is also said to be the
f.stest boat on the river.
The shooting match at Wicomico last
Tuesday was, we understand, but SHINY
attic nded: the effect of not advertising in
TIMts. We have been unable to learn
who was the winner as our informant left
before the shooting was over.
Some of the finest specimens of wheat
we have seen this year are from the fields
of Messrs H. II Boswell and Robert Wills.
Many of the heads in both Of these fields
contain six and seven grains to the bar
an unusual occurrence.
The Port Tobacco Base Ball Cub is
anxious to play II match game on the 4th
of July. II there is any club that would
like t., meet them they can be accommo.
dated 10y addressing the secretary, Mr.. B
A. Clements.