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The Press., 1884-06-19
R9CKFILLE,

The Press is for sale by E. W. Foote and N. A. Crane.
 The Parsonage Society of the Meth odist church have arranged for grand excursion to Osprey Beach, Watch Hill and Block Island on July 4th. This is the first excursion of the season, and will be one of the best. :.
 Cor. Post There is now an oppor. tunity offered to those who have been chronic grumblers at the management o1 the Rockville branch to speak of our nice. ly painted and repaired depot, prompt running of trains and low fares. We have before us time table of the road dated August, l863, which gave us three trains each way per day, against seven to Hartford now and five return. Present fare to Hartford 42 cents, formerly 70 cents =. Warren Brosnon made misstep while leaving the house of MT. Harrington last evening, breaking his leg at the ankle. =, The Waterburys did not have walk oyer with the Roekyilles, Monday, At the tenth inning the game was 4 and 4. In the eleventh the Waterburys made 3 runs. It is evident from past experience that ou1 birds can sing, We have sometimes won. dered whether betting had anything to do with the result, but then we as race must needs be better than horse race.
The Press., 1884-06-19
COVENTR N.
SOUTH COVENTRY.

"A. S. Parker, local editer and business manager | of Coventry Local Register.
 A large number of veterans and others went to Hartford, Buckingham's day. Our reporter did not look far enough down street last week to see John Isham's s new barn.
 -E. E. Tracy has transformed the rug ged pasture in which his house was built into what will be a smooth lawn. 1 Tt is said that cut-worms have .spaid their devours'' to Henry Albros early beets, so that other gardners will supply the merchants.
 A band of gypsies encamped on South street Saturday evening, but were started along by Officer Rider. They then en- camped in Andover, and Sunday number of young men were in pursuit of them, presumably to have their fortunes told, a waste of cash in this instance, for we doubt not that certain young ladies here could have told their future had they been in- quired of.
 | The burial of Alvin Payne, who died in New Haven, took place in the Nathan Hale cemetery Saturday, Rev. F. E. Jen- kins conducting the service. His age was fifty two.
 -B. A. Rathbun was absent attending court in New London the first of the week.
 Considerable frost Saturday and Sun- day nights.
 There was an auction sale of perish able goods at Hull & Sweets store Saturday.
 Miss Louisa Lord is having her barn extended five feet in length. A true story in flower gardening: A lady planned beautiful garden, but, as she could not attend to it at the moment, sent plan on paper, plants to fill the plan | and two men to set out the plants. Two sisters had charge of the place, but one was down street and the other entertaining company, so the men proceeded to work without feminine interference. We will not tell how many choice roses were taken up by mistake, but to the architectural work will proceed in the 'sdown street sis ters" words: ''As I came toward home I noticed structure, round and smooth as a hogshead, of trlrfs and stones laid alter nately, the top nicely covered with turfs. What it was l could not imagine; it re- minded me of picture in an old geogra- phy of the altar where Abraham was about to offer up Isaac, but I found 9 rockery had been planned by the lady, and this was the result"
 NORTH COVENTRY.
 Mrs. Betsey Usher died June 3d, aged 81 years. This is the first death i. the parish since the 3d of last November.
 The drought seems to be doing more injury than the recent cold snap did. Frost in low places Sunday morning.
 There is good supply of apples left on the trees in spite of the late freeze.
 Rev. J. o. Dodge occupied our pulpit last Sunday. Prof. B. c. Bissen of Hart ford preached for us week ago last Sab- bath. Rev. Hoisington expects to be away three Sundays, instead of two, as at fret rlannad
The Press., 1884-06-19

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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-01-11
NEW YORK
w. O
For 1884.
PRESIDENTIAL YEAR.


Six months ago THE WORLD commenced
its new career. Its growth has been UMPIRE
cedeuiei. Its wonderful advance in circulA-
tion, in advertising, in iniuence, in POPULAR.
ty warrants the claim Of IA leading position in
New Kork journalism.
No expense or Chart will he spared THE
World is recognized as the GREATEST rs
well as the BRIGHTEST and CHEAPEST
PAPER in AMERICA.
THE World rs the leading Democratic news-
pnpea in the country, knows no faction and
recognizes no individual ambitions or asp,ra-
tons aside from the general gosd of the party
and the Republic. II seeks the triumph Of
principles-not men. II uphOlds great Dem
ocratlc ideas AMI idc,ls-not \ faction or
fraction Of the party
At the entrance Of the new wear the new
World desire to exrress its graiilnde for the
hearsy welcome il has received and the mag
nifrtut success 1t has alre tdy achieved. Its
werolAe comes from the peone lis success
is their work They have innorscd its merits
by more than trembling its circulation in six
MOUTHS. and by doubling lis advertising. For
tli they are entitled 10 cur warm thanks
No demarat ought 10 be happy without
tho Worid Wecall upon our Democrat friends
in every towu and hamlet in the Union to
STAT clubs tor the weekly. They i'll vet the
ahleet, brightest aud cheapest newspa per in
thf counir,, AS well a. an elruesi anil stead
fig, missionary OF pure aud true Democracy
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-01-11

Among the old rubbish to be sold by the
COMMISSIONERS on the 22nd all the three
chairs formerly occupied by the three late
judges. Any person wishing TO preserve 4
Renaissance of member Of the old court eah
now procure one,
The simplest pos, office in Tie world is in
the Magellan Straits, and has been establish
ed there for many years. It consists Of n
small cask, which is chained to the rock Of
extreme cape in the straits, opposite Terra del
Fuego. Each passing ship sends boat to
open the cask and take letters out and place
Others in it. The post office Is self acring,
therefore, it is under the protection Of all the
nsvies of all nations, and up TO the present
time there is not single ease to report in
which any abuse Of the privilege it affords
has taken place.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-01-11

The Local Newspaper.-The late Peter
Cooper once said; In all the towns where a
newsp per is published, every mtn should
advertise in Il, even II nothing more than a
card stating his uame and the business be is
eagaged in It does not only paw the adver-
tiser, but it les people at a distance know
that the town you reside in has prosperous
community Of business men. As the seed is
s,wn so the fruit recempenses. Never pull
down your sign while you expect to do BUSH
ness, for it often Indicates that business is
poor aud you are losing your grip, CONNER
ciAlly speaking Tue judicious advertiser
receives in return ten dollars for every one in
vested in the column Of good newspaper.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-01-11

"a New Years Sociable."-A delight
soeiable was enjoyed at 'Littleton," the resi-
deuce lr George Wheeler, near Doncaster,
on Monday pight December 3ist. The oeca-
sion was the assembling of the young folks,
to see the cod Year out, and the New One
in, which was done in right merry way
Among the guests present, were the Misses
Burgess of "lIill Top" Miss Matte Stein, the
bright-eyed, sweet Eta Williams; Mr.. and
Mrs. G. Spsids, aud number Of Others, too
numerous to mention The most noticeable
Of all the gentlemen, were our genial young
school master, Preston Will ms, Vivian
Williams, johnnie Stein, and last, but not
least, Mr.. Pat Dunaington the great Ameri-
can jig aud Racquet dancer. "All hands
around rang out many times. So in Light
tipping measure, surrounded by pleasure,
they counted the gay hours, that so hastily
flew.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-01-11


At Upper Marlboro, Nd, Saturday last
Judge Brooke heard The application Of G.. r
O. Delozer, under the writ of habcas corpus,
seeking his discharge from the custody Of the
sheriff Dclozier was found guilty at the
October term of the Prince Georges County
Court Of lhe offcnss Of bastardy, and iailing
to give the security required BY the act Of As
sembly for the support and maintenance Of
the child, he was in such default committed
to Jail, where he has been Tor the last sixty
days and more. After hearing argument
from counsel Judge Brooke passed lengthy
opinion, in which he said that under the de-
struction of the statute upon basiardy the
petitioner would have either to find security
or lay in Ill seven years, the limit to which
the support of the child extends by la~.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-01-11

The Peach Crop.-A dispatch from
New Albany, lni., states that Saturday was
u,e coolest day experienced there for thirty
Eve years mud adds gloom to The celddess Of
the situation by the announcement, indorel
by ''fruit-growers" NJ the vicinity, that the
peach crop is DESTROYED" This is rather err
ly to commence destroying the reqch crop,
5l,,sssit shows sghst Western enterprise will do
The New Albany prophet scores grea' poirt
in getting in the FIRST prediction ofsvil, and
the promp,ness With which he has utilized
The FIRST severe cold Of the new ye.,r TOO utterly
blast all hope Of peaches aud crealA next
summer will make some Of our Eastesn Shore
prophets turn green with envy.
The great enterprises ofthe West have long
since excited our envy, but wheu yiealding TO
this sinful weakness, We were not aware that
the Wei included in It's category Of push aud
energy, tne prominent quality of boasltul Il
ing % if so, she might have possessed her
greatness uncovsied b a less progressive east
Apart from the peach crop being injured, sap
has scaicely begun to rise il any class of
vegetation.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-01-11

Destructive Fire. -0u Saturday last
about eleven O'Clock a. m, the dwelling
house of Edward EdeIeu, Esq, took fire from
a defective chimney and burned to the ground.
The FIRE when frat discovered was burning
beta cen the chimney and the joists of the sec
ond floor, and had obtained such Roadway
that sill efforts to put out the flames proved
futile. Ia less than All hour after the fire was
first seen, nothing remained Of the dwelling
but heap of ashes and fragments of burning
timbers. A small portion of his household
effects were saved, about one tenth in proper
ton TO the amount destroyed, and
even those in the heat Of excitement which al
ways follow ia cases OF ERE, we're badly broken
to pieces and otherwise injured. Mr.. Edelen in
endeavoring to exunguish the flames had one
of his hands considerably burned. His loss
on the house is partially covered BY insurance
in the Montgomery Fire Insurance Company
For the present Mr. Edelen will reside in
team house on his place until circumstances
will nj iaiS him to do better
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-01-11

Our Representatives On Wednesday
the committees Of both branches o. TIC Leg
isIa,ure were announced, and the representa-
lives from this county have heeu placed on
the following commit ees; Senator Lancaster
is made chairman on Public buildings at
Annapolis, and is also given next to the last
place on the committee on Chesapeake Bay
and tributaries, aud place on the sanitary
committee. Hon L. NJ. Switzerland is de-
nominated member Of the committee on
elections, and also member of the eominiilee
on Inspections; R. s. Mitchell is accorded a
place on the committee on corporations and
the committee on immigralioni while WIN.
Dec. Mitchell is made member of the COM
mittee on Roads, aud the committee on Ches-
apeske Bay and tributaries.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-01-11

Too Much Jarisdicii0n.-The Frede-
rick Tines in Speaking OF the Jurisdiction over
minor criminal cases conferred upon Bagis
trates by the act, in all Of which we heartily
concur, says: 'iThst there is another act
which is great outrage that Of 1880, en-
powering justice OF the peace to try all erimi-
nal ofFenses, where the punishment is not i'm
prisonment in the penitentiary. There is no
use for thus act. Its only effect is to have
lot of people tried for small triaing oifcnses,
which would be secuted by grand jury
Small iarcenies, cases of assault and battery
that people would settle among themselves,
are dragged before magistrates, and seven,
eight, ten and sometimes twenty dollars made
out of single case Of this kind, that before
this law was passed it never cost our people
one red cent, The magistrates and constables
are on the qui viva at every corner Of the
street to catch these unfortanates to make
their fees out Of them Let all these acts be
repealed. There is no necessity for them.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-01-11

The Cold Snap.-The weather of Satur-
dap night and Sunday was the oldest we
have had this season, the thermoueter rang
ing nearly to zero in our Office. in the West
ern, Northern and North Western Sta'es the
thermometer recorded considerably below
zero, and in some places as low as twenty
four degrees. In some Of the States the excess
sive freeze was attended with heavy snow
squalls, but here the weather was exceedingly
calm and only small quantity of snow fall
lag. We have heard of no accidents result
ing from the severe snap in this section, but
we imagine from the presence of such a few
persons in town during the cold days that
iresides were much appreciated, and that the
extent Of suffering was principally sustained
BY the poor dumb brutes whose masters are
too Indifferent to the wants of the dumb ami
NAL to provide proper comforts during the
wiuterssseason.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-01-11

Death Of an Eminent Physician
The death Of Dr.. johnson Elliott, an eminent
surgeon and physician Of Washington city.
which took place at bis residence in that city
few DAYS since, will be learned with deep
regret by many of our citizens to whom The
decreased was we'll known and b. wohm he
was greatly loved for his magnauimiiy, and
admired for his skill as ssuFgeon and physician
Ills funeral took place on Thursday las, from
bis home on Street, aud proceeded to st.
Aloysius Church, where Rev. Father Murphy
otlieialed at the religious services and preach
ed the funeral sermon, spanking in terms Of
high eulogy of the many noble qualities of the
decreased The Sisters of Charity from the
hospitals and asylums Of the city, the man
ayers Of the Children's Hospital, and all the
leading physicians Of the city followed the re-
mains. The funeral procession was led by
the lieutenanis of police
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y Medical College, also graduate If the
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DI,trIbufion Of school Tax.-Duri

Distribution Of School Tax.-Dariug
the past week the Comptroller made the dis
tribution of the Public School Tax for the
quarter ending January LIST, Apportioning to
the white and co lored SC hools Of
each county their proportional part. In this
distribution Charles county cemes in for the
sum of 81, 1875 90 for white schools, and the
SUM Of 81, 49, 40 for cOlored schools Drafts
for these sums were payable after the 10TH
This sum, or greater part thereof will be
used ia the payment of teachers aud defray-
ing school expenses at tile next quarterly pay
day Of the School Commissioners.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-01-11

A Card From Washington. D. CT
t~k- great pleasure to inform my friends that
will hereafter be iound At the well known
Clothing House Of Nessrs. b Robinson & Co.,
Ne. 500 Pennsylvania Avenue, where will
bs prepared 10 show you the Fines, Stock Of
Meas asd Boys Clothing ever exhibit
ed in the District, comprising all the novel.
ties ia Fabrics Style and Cat, and respect
fully ask continuance OF the liberal patron
aye whieh has been bestowed upon the.
Yours, very truly,
W. GRAFTON BATEMAN, with
B. ROBINSON & Co. Clothicrs,
sos Pennsylvania iyeaue, " ,shingtnn, D. G.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-01-11

Suit Dismissed. bill of complaint
flied in the United States District Court by
A. R. Little ct. al, against Senator Allston
Of ST. Mary's county, has been dismissed, the
complainants to pay costs. The bill it is al
lodged was dismissed for waut of proof. AL
though this has been done, We are informed
that Senator Allstou has made satisfactory
adjustment of bis Indebtedness with his cred
itors who have released him therefrom. This
is characteristic of an honorable man, and
it will be gratifying to Mr.. Allston's friends
to know that his conduct in this affair is now
like the character Of Cessr's wife, beyond
suspicion
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-01-11

Fersonal.-Ifth there is man in this conn
y who has not already purchased his winter
clothing, he will make great mistake if he
does not at first opportunity call on us. We
are prepared to show you the greatest bar
gsiust in suits or overeoats ever witnessed
c. \. 0ehm L Son, 2sO W Pratt Street and
IS Hanover Street, Baltimore, Nd.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-01-11

TowsOu Selling Out Commencing
Monday January l4th 1884 We will sell our
entire Stock Of Dry Goods aud Carpetings at
prime cost prior to removing. The stock is
complete in all departments Bleaehed Cot
tons. Brown Cottons, Bed Tickings, Clothes
for Men and Boys wear, Black otshmeres,
COlored Csshmeres, British Dress Goods,
Black Silks, cOlored silks, satins, Ladies
Cloth, shnwls ali grades, Dolmans and Clocks
Hosiery Aad Gloves, Carpets and oil Cloths
-. c. N. T0wSoN,
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Painful Accident.-Nr. W. Mex. Bur
roaehs met with a painful accident by being
kickcd BY vicious horse under the jaw His
jaw was badly bruised and partially dslocat-
I'd but it has since been skiIlfally treated and
NJ. Burroughs is on the road to rapid i'm
prvement. He has our sympathy and best
wishes for a speedy recovery.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-01-11

AppOintment.-flilleary Wade, colored,
Of BrJantown, has received an appointment
ia the Custom House as messenger to the M
val officer, DR.. Vim. R Wilmer. On Monday
be lefl the county for Baltimore, to assume
charge Of the duties Of his office.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-01-11

Time, that great arhi,er of all things, has
fully demonstrated that for headache, nsr.
vonsness, dyspepsia, eoaliplted bowels, dis
eases Of the liver, ehills and feyers and all
bilious affections, j NJ Laroque's Anti Bill
ious Ritters, is The most potent remedy Of the
age, Is cents a papsr or 81 bottle. For
sale By all druggists W. Il. Thornton, pro-
prielor, Baltimore, Nd.
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Filling their Ice Houses. :

Filling their Ice Houses. The lover
of summer Injuries, as well "a the careful
provider of cooling comforts to quench the
burning thirst Of the fevered lip during the
ln..lariaI season has been diligently and ener-
ge,ically at work stuce the freeze, storing
away goodIy supply Of ice. Here and there
in the county those h1ving houses have avail
ed themselves OF the chance and filled their
houses with excellent ice. Here in Port
Tobacco Landlord Huntt was the only per
son who iIied. On Monday morning last
bright and early the rattle of his cart, and
wagon wheels were heard pnisily going to
and from town busily engaged in haulins ice
and by night he had flied two houses. So
there will he no lacking of Mint Juleps and
ice cold lemonades at the Centennial. Come
Landlord Smaof and Burch your turns next,
II you still persist in firing the internal re-
gion of alan, you mus, prwide a cooling COM
fort to queIl the burning fame.
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The first American inscription upon the oh
elisk, now standing in Central Park, New
York, will be: "Use DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup.
Price % cents"
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Gotal anS personal.

s@~ The Office Of the INDEPENDENT has been
re~sred 70 tAs .drst floor ~ ne Assaaic H,Q,
'VHrsdsateiy opposite he Rpiscopai Church.
---~~----~---~-~---o~----e9
lee Bound The steamer Thompson,
bound for Washington from points on the
lower potomas was caught in the ice at Lam
casters wharf and now lies there ice bound
until the freeze is over.
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Your E'YEs,

viii be delighted when you
beh Did new Winter Suits
and 0vercoatsfor Men, Boys
and Children.
We have never had bet
ter Styles. We have never
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A very little money re.
.aulired to clothe you hand.
somely.
Great crowds are pouring
into our Stores as we write
THE advertisement. Come,
gentlemen, there is room
for all.
Greot Bargains from nor till he
Holidays.
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