Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1885-08-07
Another Rainfall

On Sunday last were visited with
panied by much thunder and lightning, ami
though the showers proved quite beneficial to
crops no serious damage, as far as We learn.
resulted from the wind lightning. The
storm came up about O'Clock on Sunday ST
ternoon and continued with slig hit in,ermissiou
until late that night, and again on Monday the
rain fell in goodly quantities. The severity Of
the wind and rain Sunday bad the effect Of tang
ling the growing corn crop considerably though
our farmers we're too delig hted to ha the need
ed showers to make complaint of this, and say
that such tancling will not effect the growing
and making of the crop. Several trees were
blown down in this village, and the force of the
shower caused some washings to the public
roads not enough in this st c.ion. however to
impede travel The best feature of this rain
the fact that it was general throughout the
county, all sections receiving full and henei-
cent share of the needed moisture. In other
sections of the State the storm was quite severe,
and in Western Maryl md especially, the blow
amounted to a cyclone and much mage was
done both BY it and the dashing showers.
Fun at Chapel Psins.
Notwithstanding The inclemency Of the
weather on Monday last quite galaxy of the
youth and beauty Of our county assembled at
Chapel Point on that eEen ming and awaited them
selves of the pleasures tfered by the polite
management, ind enjoyed 10 an unlimited ex
tent the pleasure of Terpisehore. The exrur-
sion that was advertised for The day WAS not
however, largely attended, the refreshing rains
which fell du ing the time the boat making
the trip on the riv.r, preventing many who
would other wise have awaited themselves of the
opportunity from leaving their homes. Towards
evening, however, numerous vehicles from all
sections of the county could be seen vending
their way in that direction all Gil with bright
faces and happy hearts ready and willing to
participate in any anusemen, that might offer.
About o'clork the pavilion was comfortably
filled and the danring was begun and coh;inu-
ed uninterrupted,y until the "wee sma hours, ~
and all who attended expressed themselves rs
highly eratihsd at the pleasant manner in
which the aft .ir was conducted and with the
mete of Pleasure that they enjnyed and ~ the
time for parting came the wish WAS generally
expressed that the Mrs.rs Howard would al
splne early day repea, the entertainment for
his numerous county patrons. Among MANY
OF the number present We motto d the follow
ing From Bryantown, were the Misses Carrico,
Misses Bowling, Miss jameson, Miss Boarman,
and also in the same party were the ever popu
lar Misses Griffin, Of Prince Georges county
From our own mel hiorhos were Misses May
Mitchell, Maud Muscheite and Misses llit
Price and Helen WEIGH, " he are now visiting
them Miss Phiilie Stonestreet and Misses Dyer
her company Misses Charlotte and Adell Fer
eusson, and many others whom we are now
unable 10 recall Besides, many of the boarder'
at the hotel were on ban and added their ga,
smiles and bright faces to the gay GALAXY
which our county had turned out. The gen
tlmen were numerous and attentive.