Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1885-03-27
EIsENAN b o.., popular tailor and clethier
Washington, b. {.
mo for NJ, xt Governor:

ErsEN.N b os., popular tailor and clethiers,
Washing ton, b. {.
w no for y, Vt Governor:
We find The following communication in
The last issue Of he ST. Mays Beacon, and
erhaps The suggestion thrown out by the cor
respondent would meet with happy response
from our own county, where Mr.. Compton is
so well known and his sterling quslitie. so
greatly admired But after all il j. peru p,
too early TO begin the agiiatio Of this matter ::
Ny answer is, Barnes Compton and for III,
following reasons. His exceeding popularity
as eviuced in the late contest tor Congress
would ensure success 10 the Democratic party
and his soIsinaliou would have he effect Ut T.
deeming southern Maryland. contamination
most deyeu,lr ish-d for. His digriiy OF man.
ner. ability, hrmue.s, sffabIliiy aud hssesiy,
eniaeutIy brht him 10 he he chief mIgissral,
81 Ih- good old State, her children, 81 hom'
aud nbro- i, all love So well lie l. one OF the
finest looking men III the State, and would be
sure to treat all who called upon him iu gen
Iiemanly manner, which has noi been The IN
Geviating rule, in the not very remote past
Beside those considerations, OF n personal ma
ture, il is getting quite time for Souiher"
Mary and 10 have tie honor OF naming ehiei
executive, as she has not been thus honnTed
since 1867 when Bow ie elected for three
wear term. No section OF the State has stood
more molly 10y the Democratic coiors, in the
face of well know Republican me joTiiiss, snd
nov that these have been " biItled dow TO al
( most nothing, generous recognitItu OF our
! heroic forts Guild ohiteraie them forever
Who seconds the motion 10 make Barney Comp.
ION, next Governor ot Mary laud?
ST. GEORGE
Severe March Weather.
At the signal Office in Baltimore il va,
stated that in some respects the present Arctic
weather Was quite e1rraor binary Tor March, and
has scarcely had parallel in twelve years past
In 1877 the temperature went down 10 de
grets above zero on March Is, but it warmed
up quite rapidly duriag The day, and mild
wea her followed On March 10 of both 1877.
and 1876 meren'y dropped TO i degrees abo''
zero. But mild weat her rapidly easued. Las
Saturday, however, the cold WAS intense
throug hoIt The day, an the 10" temperature
in the Ohio valley md Ike REGIONS indicated
cLntinuei cod in II i, Latitude tor son.e day
following which Indications have been fully
verified, The oul, sign which seemed 10 promis,
a milder atmosphere being rise Of the Their.
momet-r at points ia TIE ex;rem. orthsest o
fro 2 to Is degrees, the nfuerc. OF VII cl
o., ht 10 be felt here within the mex, tw MY
four hours The fol owing are the Io west It IN
p.ratcres in March for tw Give years past: 1873
March A. Gen Grants second inaugural,
above zero 1874 23 1875, II; 1876, II; 1877
o. 1879 81. 1879 % 1870 %. 1891 81. 1892
26 1888, l6; 1884, IA; 1885, II. Durini
the first week Of thi. month the tsnpsratur
ranged near 40 degrees above zero, only fallini
below he freezing point once in that period
Including last Saturday. however, mercur.
h $ been below the freezing point twelve day
this month, most remarkable weather rscor
for March.