Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1884-05-23
Local BreVities.
II feels like summer.

1t feels like summer.
Tuesday was fed day in town.
The residences OF Messrs. J. II. Roberts
and Fl. G. Robertson at La Plata are rs-
pidly nearing completion.
The severe.t thunder storm Of the year
struck Port Tobacco on Monday night
No damage was sustained, however.
Farmers anticipate a late harvest this
year, probably two weeks later than last
year owing 10 the backward spring.
The usual number of machine men, in
surance agents and other hangers-en OF
court have been about this week plying
their trade.
If we were "a lady The prevailing spring
sty e of bonnets would induce US to add
t, our litany; From al fashion makers,
food Lord deliver us.
The festive fly has commenced taking
his morning walk around the faces Of late
sleepers, and the pesky varmints make the
n"ss an objective point
Mr.. JOS n HAYDEN Of rhompk insville.
was robbed in Baltimore last week 81 his
pockethook con aiming $50. The thieves
were arrested but all tie money was not
recovered.
Judge D. II Ma.rusl,r accompanied
with his lie and chill came u town 90
Saturday, las, " 18th the in ention Of remain
ing a couple ut weeks with US. He 10
stopping with Mr. Hunt, at I'll, ''Csnten.
nisl.
Instead Of adopting the wire frnce MS at
frs suggested the town fathers cree eel a
neat plank fence around the hydrant os
the square. and after i, is painted will add
greatly Ia tie appearance of tina, portion
of our vii ag".
The pnstoffice d, par,ment has cont, rred
authority on p"sm~sirrs, not possessed.
before, To correct INSTRUCTED letters,
where possible and forward them, instead
as has been the custom. OF sending them
TO the dead letter Office.
Our school examiner, Mr.. A. ". Eease,
sports a straw hat which is entirely the
produc, of Charles county. The straw OF
which it i. made was grown here and the
maker, Miss Wheeler, is a resident Of Nan
jemoy. II is a handsome and substantial
head gear.
We call the attention of ladies especi-
ally to the card Of Mrs. NJ. F. Wade, who
has recently opened at her new stand an
assortment of stylish spring millinery -
Her stock OF hats and bonnets is unsur.
passed in the county and to get the bes,
ladies should call cary.
Messrs d. C. Hamme,t and Walter l.
Dawkins, Of the ST. Mary's bar. Sheriff
Fen wick, of the same county, Geo. {. Mer-
rick. ESQ.,, OF Marlboro and Col. Hughes,
Of Baltimore. were among the visitors to
court this week. Nessrs. Hammet aud
Dawkins were admitted to practice in our
court.
Rcvs. A. I. Heating and I. J. kervick
narrowly escaped drowning on last Satur-
day while crossing the Wicomico river in
small sail boa They were in the mid
die OF the river when a SD iden and severe
squall struck the boat which so filed her
with wa'er as to nearly swamp her. For
tunately the squat was of short duration
or otherwise they NUT have gone to the
bottom.
Notice The card of Callaghan & Chand-
Ter published elsewhere. This firm is en-
gagged in The general commission business
10 Washington, and will attend prompt y
to al consignments sent to them. Mr..
Callaghan, The senior member, is known to
the peop'e of this county as a live and &C.
tive business man, and his name is sui
fcient guarantee to our people OF The re-
liability of the new firm.
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