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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1885-04-03
The Oyster Trouble.

The Board of Public Works on r. ursday OF
list week adopte an order to the following ef-
feet: this comnan er of the fisher. force is IN
s,ructei 10y the board to allow any boat .icens
ed for DIRE ging to carry oysters up TO the LIST
of May, and 10 allow longing vessel. to tong
until the IS of April, this extension Icing
ma le by the Board in consideration Of the hard
season. which has iuterfersd with the vessel.
license to drrdge and eng, ID. State having
received an unusually large revenue this year
fer such licensed vessels " 1t appears th,t the
complaint among oys;erm is that the int-r
ha zen very much against them, and that
with all tleir hard.hips they have not been
abe to take the usual quantity Of bivnlves this
s.aon or to earn enoul b to keep them from
want. The order, as will be seen. allows the
dredser to carr, oysters up 10 the LIST OF May +,
and those engaged in longing to continue to
take up oysters until the 25th of April. Th-
objections urged by those extensively engaged
in the oyster trade, and who interested in
preserving our oyster fields from destruction
Or exhaustion, are two.foId First, that tn.
Board of Public Works, no matter how .,mpa-
e,ic its members may be, has 30 right or
power to repeal, set aside or postpone ex-
plicit prov sien of an act of Assembly. And,
second, that the extension proposed will. il
carried out, lead to a ruinous abuse, since the
ii z allowed will be devoted 10 the taking and
carrying sway Of seed oysters, viii h are nscts-
sary to repenish the native beds. Whatever
the msfortunes of the FISHERMAN may lie, and
we all sympathz. with them, the Board Of
Public Works cannot suspend law Of nature
even if it can change an act Of the Legislature
and the breeding season of the oyster will ar
rive on lime even if the season ID otherwise late
Ii is The fear that foreign oysIermen will carry
off seed oysters at he very time the law was in
tended to protect them that has invoked sc
much interest and attracted SO much ate ntior
to this apparently well meant action Of th'
Board of Public Works.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1885-04-03

Feed Dealers.
We would call the special attention of our
readers to the card of Messrs. Sehermerhorn /
Evans, feed and grain dealers of Baltimore,
which appears elsewhere in this issue. These
gentleman have one of the largest feed ware
houses in that city and their facilities for furn
ishing good article in their line is unsurpassed
They make it a special feature Of their business
to supply CONSUMERS directly, and whsn an
order is sent to them they do not take it and run
ever the city and have it lsd at the first
place where they can buy cheap stock All
material bought by them is thoroughly *
smined and tested before it enters their ware
houses and if you deal wit. ihsm, eur word
for it, you will obtain full satisfaction. They
refer b. permission to the Rev. G. F. Williams
of this parish, who has dealt with them and
can fully attest their reliability. If in need Of
anything in their line give these gentlemen a
call,
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1885-04-03
ElsENAS B. os., popular tailor and oiothiers,
Washington, ID. Z.
Road Mendiny.

kAOEu
The time for the road corps II brs a their
spring operations is rapid, approaching. AMI
We hope that the Commissioners viii see to 1t
that they start in at the right time and do their
work thoroughly. Do not lei the work a-r
until lae in the summer, for 10 that csss our
roads will be heavy and bad, and 10 SOM H.
stances perfect qurgmre ia the fall and The
spring We must do the present
supervisors the credit, however. to say that We
believe the work done by them las, year vas
faithfully performed, AT least in many, il not
in all cases, for We have heard of but les com
plants of tad roads during this winter and
spring. We sincerely hope tia; thi. good
work will be kept up and that they will
perform their work the coming sea
.on. There would be economy, We think. 10
mending our roads by machinery, wherever
The character o. the road would permit II, IN
stead of depending upon the SLOW, expensive
and imperfect process of mending them with
pows and shovels. With road machines all
of cur roads could be put in good condition al
once, US soon as freezing weather Is over and
the earth has settled We would then have
the Subtraction of travelling over good roads
all the summer. This fact was fu l. proven
by the work done with the one machine pUrCh-
a.-d by the Commissioners last season, fer
wherever this machine was operated la.t season
the roads were nicely graded and have retained
hard and firm surface even during the wettcst
weather. The Sat jec; Of road including, espec-
tally with view of having the work done e,ry
in the season and at the least cost, is one that
should receive the eirnes, consideration o our
County Commissioners
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1885-04-03

Poor Outlook.
There is much complain; among our farm
ers as to the injury done the wheat by the
s.v.rs weather this winter. The general
opinion is that the crop will be short, not a
few think that there will scarcely be half An
average yield, even from ,hst so" q or put 10
Some say the grain came up badly. Others,
<Nr. it has been frozen or killed out TO con-
&s.=s,e extent by the alternate warm and
@a,Es x<.,her We had at one time during the
seszou ,aile others still deplore the damage
cau:es oy the covering of ice on the fields
And some complain Of all these evils. Then
ii will be remembered that many Of our farmers
failed to SOW their wheat because they were
naable to prepare the land on account of the
drou,h last summer and fall, snd that the
y heat pnt in was variouslv estimated 10 be
from ore-h.lf to two-thirds only OF the usua!
average From these premises il would seem
that our couRty will be fortunate to SECURE
this year half the average crop.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1885-04-03

4 diver who was lfTing TO End pear. OF he
AI-,k. coast found zone tut found himself
all Of sudden, in tn, grasp Of n ugly octopus
With = MS twenty seven 'rel long Such AZ en
p,rieuc- is rare; but there are thousands a.
people y no are csughr ~ dyspepsia, which j.
quite IS bsd An octopus hates ~ let 60. =
doe. dvspel STA Browns Iron Bitter. srtgl-'
dssF- sir. aud m k-s il eose il. cruel grip
Mrs Schm dt sni her daughter of 1876 Con.
street. Ia Iimote were 10th cured OF d.
persia bl the u e of Browns Iron Bittets
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1885-04-03

To Try Tobacco.
Several Wicomco farmers have expressed
their intention TO attempt 10 grow tobacco
crop which has often heretofore beer completely
ruined by small worm which attacks the
plant when ii is about three inch,s his h. II
the depredations of this worm be warded
of il is thought that tobacco can be grown
with profit. The absence Of factories nos at
home and the distanae OF profitable markets
have deferred the f-rmers of this section from
attempting to grow the plant.
We hope our Eastern Sho' neighhors nay be
successful in their efforts toward the growth Of
our staple but we fear that they will become
DISCOURAGED bv more evils than the small worm
spoken of before they get the crop on the
market Even then when the return Of sales
is made, and they ind that their crop has sold
for from p 10 cents per pound, and that
commissions and fertilizer bills have brought
item in debt, as has been the experience with
n for many years past, they will quickly de-
eide to return TO 'taters and watermilions.
Jury for May Court.
His Honor, Judge Stone, Wednesday
last, drew the 70 lowing names Of forty Gig
persons to serve AZ juro for the approaching
May term of Court. The list con aims the
names of seven coIored men, several Of whom
have served in this capacity at former terms.
Ia fact the list is notable for the abs ace of
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1885-04-03

TO NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TIMES hdritt9 Il
lsroer circulation than any other paper among the
Intelligent farmers and business men Of Charles
County, offers superior inducements TO advertisers
to insert their announcements in is columns Send
for card rates, which lom any other paper
in Southern Maryland. to sag nothing about circuid-
lion
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1885-04-03

HS- The Subscription price of The
TINES is 81. per- aunum If paid IN
adva,sce or at any time within the cur
rent gear; if not paid aritAin the gear
$3.50 wiW be Invariably charged, a.
altoays heretofore, and from this rule
no exception will be made.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1885-04-03
CHILDREs's, Suits, Eiseman Bros, 18th and E
Washington, D. G.
Fer the Excursion Season.

The stea mer George Law, Of The Chester
River Company, was sold on Tuesday afternoon
to G. W. Bauer and others at Washington
The price brought was Sl2 900. Tbs Law left
Baltimore on wednesday night for Washing
ineton. She is said to be intended TO run ex-
cursIons from Washington to summer resorts
on the Potomac. The steamer George Law
was built in New York in the 6fties She was
brought to Baltimore over twenty years ago,
and has piled between Baliimere and the Chester
River ever since. She is very swift steamer,
and great favorite with the travelling public.
Mr.. Geo. W. Bauer who has purchased this
steamer was the manager Of the Mar.hall Hall
Pavilion for many years, and Is thoroughly
familia with all management necessary for
the comfort of excursionists His boat will
-un into Chapel Point several days in the week
during the excursion season, and We predict
much success TO Mr. B.uer in this enterprise.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1885-04-03


and identifying the interior of The church
for the approaching Enstertide.
If you want quick returns md full priq1'
on Hides, Fur, Wool, Roots, Butter, etf
etc, send for our Price Current Consigf
menrs solicited. r. l.. Williams & Co
General Commission Merchants, Office, IS
Williams St, New York.
There was man OF our town and he
was wondrous wise. He jumped into a
bramble bush and scratched out both his
eyes. And when he saw his eyes were out
with all his M ght and main. He bought
bottle of Salvation OIL and rubbed them
in again.
It our correspondent Violet" WI be
kind enough to give us his or her name
it may secure tie publication ct the arti-
Gle sent US, otherwise j: will not appear.
We do wish 10 publish The name but only
desire it as an evidence of good faith on
the part of the author.
The Messrs Howard expect t. have the
first excursion at Chapel Point this year
on the Both Of Nay Decoration Day The
Point has been much improved and beau
titied since last season, and all arrange
mcnts for the comfort and pleasure of the
guests are now p.rfec' and complete.
An Irishman was asked for his marriage
certificate. He slowly lifted his hat. re-
vsaling a large scar on the head. evidently
done With Hat iron. This evidence w-s
to the point. oar certificates are lie
praises of those who have experienced
wonderful cures by the use of DR.. Balls
Cough Syrup.
1t has been suggested tn Rev. e. f. vii
lisms hat the cantata Under the Palms. -
which was so beautifully rendered her.
last isll, lie repeated in lie new church he
fore it Is consecrlt,d, for the purpose oi
raising funds 20 pay off the debt The
Rev. gentleman thinks Avaraoly Of tn.
project, and il is likely the csntata will be
rendered some time this spring.
Il will he a source OF much pleasure 10
the congregations under his charge. as
well as ~ the uu nervous friends the Rev
gentleman has already male in this sec
i on, 20 learn that the Rev ] C. Sctwisk
has been continued in his prs.snt charge
with residence al Ia Plata The Rev. c.
v. Mark. however, has been succeeded
by Rev. b. r Fall
On Monday last, while Mr. ] Oscar ani
Mis-. Annie Jones were driving to town, shs
buggy took fire and nearly al the "a Der
and woodwork were destroyed. Mis-. Jones
VAS suffering ttpm the too, .chc. VAS n
her way to see = DENTS; and in ~ Ter 20
keep warm. no: brick. we're placed in The
Sehicc- The buggy ~as TIE property 81
Nj J.hn > Iooe.-.>f Rs-g'. I~aees.
Tie mAidea speech ~ Cp 4 ls'ou in
the case II State Y. Forrest ~ Tuesday.
,bnuSh somewhat reIgaisn: AMI iaaciful
in certain particulars II ihpushs aal Ian
;uaSe, vas very crel,ishIs frs; yiF ~ =;
the bar. Tie Cstl di.pEsyeI i 80 ,sn..-s.
ssan, power of sJglmsaI sat wealth
and Hdency ~ Ell. es'I"n. which argue
vel for his fafure enintncs a. a LAWYER
ahd p'eAdrF. hs Won hs case f'fsfss.
A. Lat. hour v.x,.,5.x .,,.,r,.,. =
hsArd oil 'he dea'n 81 NY as. l. hrANnsF'
cur county surveyor. Mr. BrA~urr recently
:;:s :s..: :'' ::: s .:s !: id I'd. E:
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1885-04-03

/ DEF CONPETITION!!

/ LIKE OPPOSIIIONP IDEFI CONPETITION!!
and WI bulge position that the above brands of Fertilizers
Maryland han My has steadily increased
friends beg them nue the of these
be
IN don forget keep constantly hand all kinds Fertizing material
need High Low
according quality needed do not be mid by the Cheap Staf offered
reliable All responsible
drec will promptly filed vii make usual thro
Mar this spring q personally
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1885-04-03
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Feed Dealers.

EIsENAN Bros, Dress Suits, cor, 7th and E
Sts., Washington, d. C.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1885-04-03
Religious Notice.

Rev. f. NJ. South "a tie, pastor o. St. Mary's
Church, Bryantown, requests us to announce
that a mission will be held in his church, COM
mencng Sunday, April 18th ard will be con-
tinued until Thursday, April 22nd. All the
faithful Of the congregation are requested to
attend and the public generally are invited.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1885-04-03
The Modern Clothing House i

BOYS CLOTHING Eisen.n Bros, cor lib aud
E SIS. y shiazjou u. G.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1885-04-03
CAsu PnrcEs Fon Dny Goops.
CDLOREp SILKS. SOC.
FANCY SILKS. Sc.
COLORED ~ATI>S, sc.
ACE - tTtNS "a,

FANCY SILKS. sec.
COLOEED ~At1> :, 5oc.
BLACK SATINS, sc.
FRUIT of the Loom BLEACIIEp COTTON, Sc
New y Dix Mills SlIEETi\G COTTON " idest
and very best quality, BE.
Finest quality French SATTINES. in Pink
Blue and Cream, only Zee.
beautiful CoiORFp CASIlMERES. very fine
quality. l. yards for s..
Excellent quality BLACK SILKS only sIN0
cheap at si,25, toLoRED SILKS, excellent
quality, oulN 15c; real value 81.
NUNS YELLING, Cream. Fink. Blue. Black
wide double width, pure wool, only STE.
LADIES' CLOTH SIlTI\G, in GREY and
Brown, one yard and IA half H. y wIde immense
width. only 37i3c.
BRoCADF COlORED SILK VELVET, 500.
Very handsome Black Brocade SILK VEL
VETS worth $3.50 reduced to sl.5o. Special
bargain.
BLACK CASHMERE sHAWIS, all pure line
wool, Sl.5D.
CARRIERS Ill MARKET SPACE,
WASHINGTON, d. c.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1885-04-03
sprtng Cleaning.

EI'ES>S Baus Po.a..,r ta..5rs .ai csaf
" .,biug'ou. ID I.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1885-04-03
To Try Tobacco.

PANTS ALL PRICES, Eis ma Eros, It'll and
SITS, Washington. d. G.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1885-04-03

EIsExAN Bros, popular taiors and clothers,
Washing ton, D. G.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1885-04-03

The school house at Pomonkey, taught by
franklin Beall, was entirely destroyed by hire
on last Sunday afternoon The fire was first
discovered about two O'Clock in the afternoon
By some men living in the neighborhood and
appeared to hem 10 be confined to one corner
Of tie bui' ding; but upon opening the door the
whole interior of the house was found to be in
flames. SO that no one could ester and save any
Of the books or furniture, and all Efforts to e1-
tinguish the fire proved futile. Books to the
value of about S35 were destroyed, in addition
there was no insurance The impression pre-
walls that the fire was OF incendiary origin, as
it is not known how otherwise it could have
taken place. School has been opened tempo
rarily in Tubmans Hall.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-08-28
LATER.

A CYCLONE swept over Charleston, S. c.,
on the morning of she 25th which unroofed
one forth of the houses in the city and did
much damage to the shipping. The loss
was estimated at ST 100000. Great havoc
was also caused along the entire Southern
Atlantic Coast. At Savannah Ca, great
damage was inflicted upon shipping, and
the loss of life and property was large.
The cholera panic had on the 25th ex-
tended to all classes in Marseilles, and all
who could get away were resorting to
flight. There were 4,70O new cases of
cholera and 1,433 deaths in Spain.
A RESIDENT of Philadelphia asserted
positively on the 25th that he met and
conversed with c. Arthur Preller in that
city since the date of the latter's alleged
murder in ST Louis.
A CLOUD BURST on the 25th near Pitts
burgh, Pa, washed away thirteen bridges,
flooded twenty two houses and drowned a
large lot of live stock.
Ex-Governor REUBEN E. FENToN died
suddenly on the afternoon of the 18th at
his desk in the First National Bank at
Jamestown, N. Y. He was sixty-six
years of age.
THE New York Republican State Gem
trail Committee on the 18th selected Sara
toga as the place for holding the next
State Convention, and September p vas
named as the date.
The report of the murder of three
Americans and eight a Mexicans by
Apaches at Basacbuca, A. T., was con-
frmed on the 25th.
ADvIcEs of the 25th from the Soudan
'eport that mixed expedition of British
and native Egyptians, on steamers, at
tackled and destroyed the village OF Shinat,
on the Red Sea, killing many hostile
Arabs.
A VESSEL loaded with pilgrims was
wrecked in the Gulf of Eden on the 10Th
and one hundred passengers were drowned.
S. j. CALVIN was arrested on the 10Th at
Beaver Falls, Pa, charged with embezzling
10000 from the Loan Association of that
place, of which he was Secretary.
ORDERS were issued at Washington on
the 25th for the Immediate shipment of
supplies to the furnishing Utes of New
Mexico. The trouble was ascribed to a
deficiency in the appropriation for this
purpose.
HEAVY thuader- storms on the 18th near
Hartford, Conn.,, damaged the tobacco
crop to the extent of $4,000.
The Pennsylvania Prohibitionists met in
State Convention on the 25th at Harrisburg
and nominated Barr Spangler, of Marietta
County. for State Treasurer. The platform
advocates prohibition of the Importation,
manufacture and sale of intoxicating
liquors; indorses the Women's Christian
Temperance Union, and acknowledgements
as penalty for corrupting the ballot.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-08-28
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

r. B. Hayes is bank teller in
Lewiston, Me-, and William A. Wheeler
is in the insurance business in Boston.
Count Tolstoi, the celebrated Rus
sian novelist, is learning the shoe
makers trade. EVERY reasonable
man, he says, "should learn man
ual trade"
The story is circulated concerning
Mayor Low, of Brooklyn, that he is
desperately in love with his wife. Out
side of Office hours he is generally at
home.
Miss Katherine lyman, a young
Irish girl, has written a book of poems
which is attracting no little attention
from foreign critics. She appears to
be sort of feminine Tom Moore.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox, the poetess,
passes nearly all her time at work in
her study, which is snug little sane
tum on the top story of her husbands
handsome house in Meriden, Conn
Hartford Post.
Nilsson is about to make her first
professional tour in her native Sweden
since she became great singer. She
was born in "a woodchopper' hut, in
the forest of Wexio, forty-two years ago.
N Y. San.
-Horatio Seymour, at Deerfield, N.
T., sits in a chair that belonged to
Daniel Webster, looks out of a window
which was once in Faneuil Hall, and
warns his feet at fireplace of tiles
taken from the house of John Jay, at
Albany. Utica Herald.
The Mikado of Japan has bestowed
the ribbon of the third-class on ID. w.
Stevens, who for many years was First
Secretary of the United States Legation
in Japan, and afterward was Secretary
of the Japanese Legation at Washing
ton. Orders higher than the fourth
class are seldom conferred on for
eigners. : Chicago Inter Ocean.
1t is an interesting fact that many
American men of letters are not college
graduates. Walt Whitman, Whipple,
Trowbridge, Field, Parton, Bayard
Taylor, Eggleston, Harte, Howells,
James, Aidrich, Lathrup, Stockton.
Piatt, Cable. Crawford, Fawcett, Glider,
Harris, Carleton, Mark Twain. Stod-
dardt and Burroughs, it is said. have
gained all their knowledge and culture
outside of college walls.-M Y 2Tib-
Uae.
The late DR.. Irenaus Prime, the
venerable editor of the New York o.
ser0er, who died recently at the age of
seventy-three, was the recognized or
acle of Presbyterianism in the United
States. A man of talent. erudition and
piety, he was power both as writer
and speaker. and remained 'in the
harness" with wonderful persistence.
The religious world loses one of its best
and hardest workers by his DEATH
CHICAGO Journal.
"A group of five, representing as
many generations, were recently pho
tographed by an indianapolis photo
grdpher The members of it were
James Hubbart of Washington Town
ship, one hundred yeaps old last March;
Mrs. Elizabeth Richards, his daughter,
aged seventy-three; granddaughter,
Eliza McElwee, aged fifty; her son
Thomas, aged twenty-eight, and his
daughter, Ollie McElwee, aged three.
Can this be matched elsewhere in the
United States?- Chicago Tribune.