Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1884-09-05
Local BrevitieS.
The oyster season is at hand.

are visiting Miss Bcaths Fowler at Cox's
Station
Hon. r. H. Edelen has been soiouruing
at the Massanetta Warm Springs, Virginia,
for q, week past.
There is an abundant harvest of grapes
this year which is said to be a sure pre-
cursor of cold hard winter.
Miss Aggie Milar, the favorite Mamie
moy belle visiting Mrs. r. Gutter Fergus
son in this neighborhood.
In a game of cards, although good
deal depends on good playing, gootpl'y-
ing does not depend on good deal.
A German peddler was arrested and
lodged in jill on last Frid,y night for
selling in the county without license.
Mrs DR.. VIM. Ward, of Washing on, d.
c., is visiting her sister-in law, Mrs. Ed.
l.. Smoot, at Ellerslie, near Port Tobacco
The young laly who was hl.m-d for al
lowing her glove tn he discovered in Il
young mans pocket stated that she had
no hand in it,
Tomorrow is the last dry of the first
settings of the reListra ion officers. We
hope all good Democrats have had their
names on the lists.
The summer of 1884, with 5 joys and
SORROWS. is a thing of the pas. The at
nosphere for the past week has been de
lishtfully au'umnly.
Don't forget he tnurnamenf ut CnX's on
next "Wednesday. 1t is to he a bri liant
affair and friend Wills promises 10 make
it pleasant for all who favor him with
their pr,senc on that day.
A bachelor, upon re,ding that "two
lovers will sit up all night with one chair
in the room said it could not be done I'M
less one of them sat on the floor. Such
ignorance is painful
Henry Hi. colored, was fined Il and
costs for drunkenness and disordtrly COT
y
confined in Jail until Monday when he was
released on payment Of the fine.
The Board of Visitors and Governors Of
St. Johns College met Monday night and
elected Abram :. Hall, a graduate of the
University Of Michigan, to be professor of
analytical chemistry and physics and act
ing principle,
4 concert for the benefit Of the building
fund Of Christ church is spoken If in the
near future. Should the projectors he sue
cessful in periecting the arrangements due
rotice OF the time and place will appear
in our columns.
Hon. Barnes c .mpton visi.ed the coun-
ty or last saturday. Daring his stay be
presented the Democratic club of his old
home district uHiIl Top with handsome
banner. which will shortly lie flung 80 he
breeze with appropriate ceremonies
Sidney F. Mudd, Esq. was the chair
man of he committee appointed by the
Republican congressional convention To
notify Mr.. Hoiton of his nomination. Mr. /
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of it was much too far fetched and We
think he knew il.
The entertainment at Chapel Point on
last Friday night was not So vel attended
as some of the former ones had been. We
would suggest tn friend Howard that in
the next of these affairs he give a little
longer program or charge lfttle less al .
mission tee. AMI We think all parties will I.
be better Satisfied Il.
Mr.. and Mrs Vim. T. jameson arrived
home from tie wedding tour on as, Fri /
day and have taken up their residence .
with Mr. Jamesou's mo her near Aliens
Fresh Miss Lucie Murphy. a sister Of
Mrs. Jameson is visi ing her. \ reception /
was given hy the bride and groom on last
Tuesday, which was larg ~ attended 10y
their friends in the county and e ewhere,
1t is seldom that ne eajny such a mag /
uiticent sigh; as that presented Icy the APP /
pcarance If the rainbow after the shower
IN last Saturday evening. The colors com
posing the arc we're the most brilliantly /
beautiful we have ever seen and were :"
bright that they cast a distinct reflection !.
of the same CO 'ors n whatever oljc.t came /
within its radius 1t is the first time we 4
remember of seeing the seven cSlors Of the /
rainbow distinctly defined
Our senior editor l,ft Sunday for hi, /
summer holiday. He wi enjoy the sea
breezes at Virginia Beech and Old Point
Comfort for a week His absence no doubt
will he missed in our columns this week
but we feel sure that all short comings
will he overlooked and that non of our
readers would wish to deprive him OF this
neediul rest and recreation The invigo-
rating power of the salt sea waves will
help him TO make up in succeeding issues
of the TINES what will be lost this week.
Providing, Of course, he doesn't fall in
love.
The time FIR picking and preserving
has come and this is the season when the
true housewife, spends hours-even days
in pairing peaches, sliclng toma oes and
cutting the otherwise use ess watermelon
or canteloupe rinds into strange geome
trical shapes, weighing Sugar, securing
the preserving kettle. filling the jars ard
cans with luscious and tooths,me fruits,
&c. fer use during the winter There is
said o e large crop of apples this year
and VIC have no doubt our friends will