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

week.
Miss Nellie English, of Alexandria, Va,
is visiting the family of b. ID. Tubman,
Esq of Pomonkey.
Joseph s. wilson, Esq. of he Marlboro
bar paid brief visit to the family of
Judge Stone this week.
A pleasant party from the county enjoy
ed trip to Mount Vernon on las, Satur-
day 10y the steamer Corc"ran.
The local option election passed off very
peacefully in Port Tobacco and indeed
throughout the whole county.
Miss Helen WEIGH charming belle of
Chestertown, Kent county is visiting the
/ family of Mr. VIM. II. Mitchell.
Mr.. Rich .rd S Worthinston, of Anne
Arundel county, has been visiting at Mr..
b. G. Stonestreet's during this week.
Numerous applicants for teachers certi-
ficatcs were examined ay Mr.. A. W. Neale,
he examiner, on Wednesday and yes'er
day.
The weather during the late hea ed term
is SAID To have been hotter at Baltimore
than in any other large city in The United
States.
A tramp was picked up in the village on
SATURDAY. hv Sheriff Smoot and lodged in
Jail where he is still confined awaiting a
hearing.
Don't forget that on next "Wednesday
the first tournament of the season will take
place on the grounds adjoining ST Peters
Church near Waldorf
The bridge on the valley road near
Cox's mill should receive immediate at
tentron if the county authorities wish to
avoid suits tor damages.
Members IF the "Socisble Club" are
again notified that the next meeting will
he held at he residence Of DR. Robert
Digges on next Wednesday evening.
Mr.. Bnarmgn saws that lie had HE step
rer Mt hap Point ON last Monday retdy
for II race. bur the own.rS Of o.her fast
trotters in this section failed tn meet him.
Supervisor Males turnpike on the ely
mont road has been iirs,-cla,s lu5iully
since the recent rain. So that travo ers have
to resort 10 the adj lcent wood to get along.
Or. Wilmer made strenuous efforts here
in behalf of local option hu' II appears
from The returns that even the DR.. can
sometimes lie bruten among his dear peo-
pie
The q tie Far the excursion nt the Mary
Washington to QusntICo Pavilion has been
changed from August ilh 10 August 18th.
Remember this ii you want days recrea-
ton and enjoyment.
The sprightly and ever popular Miss
Lucy Robertson. now at Chc>trTtown, IL
visiting at Mrs. Boswell : IN this village,
Her sister, Mrs. Fosrd, aud two children
are boarding 1t La Pata.
Mr.. John F. Medey son Of Nr. F. O
Medley. who held position in the b,.ti-
more pos Office under he Republican re-
gime, returned home asst FRIDAY, lis place
having been II led hy Postmaster Veszey
with Il good Democrat.
The venerable Count" Hamilton en- er-
tanned y parry OF hi. friends ut his home
on last Saturday. Tie Count" WAS r'ght
ROYALTY hospitsble and the good things Of
life tempered with sparkling ch mpagne
and brilliant wit made the affair most en-
joysble.
Mr. l.. Allison Wilmer tainted in the
store Of Mr. W. W Padg-tt an last Friday
morning. it is supposed from the excessive
heat. She soon recovered sufficiently 10
he conveyed home, and. we are glad TO re
port, has not since suffered any il effects
from the weakness.
Orr city friends are rapidly finding out
their country cousins during the dog
II - a.II that iess b
four Young ladies are no, visitin. in this
immediate neiehbarhood. aud u i safe To
assume that the number Is equally a. great
in ,th-r sections II the county
Mr.. Eugene A. jenkins one "f tie most
popular ytting gsGt emcn Of our county.
has secured a position with the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad aud will be located at
Chicago He uill leave the county for the
scene Of his rev dl'ies about September
1st. much To thcregre, of his many friends /
The Tr,antn~n base bal club was de /
futed - the Exec sior club. of Marlboro,
on the grounds al Noadville las' Sttur- T.
day hv the score of II to u. II is said hy
those pr. sent "a have been the bes, played
game in that section this season. Mr.. L
Brscoe umpired tie game in his usual
exec lent manner.
Jos. Welding, Jr.. Esq. Fluvanna Co
Va, SAYS he used. of fertilizer made "i
Pow.i!s Prepared Chemicals. 300 lbs. To-
he acre on tobacco. lie considers it su
perior to any fertilizer ever used, aud says
lie shall use it in preference 10 any other.
Write for descriptive pamphlet io he
manufacturers, Brown Chemical Gu, BAL
timore, Md.
We would ca the aiten'iSn Of our town
commissioners To the fact that some per
sons in the town are in the habit Of taking
their horses into The hydrant enclosure,
and tying them % tie locust Tree, give
them a washing. This is wrong aid Il
nuisance to which they should attend AZ
once. 1t not on'y renders the enclosure
filthy. but is an annoyance To those per
sons who get water there.
The Penias.ln Farnlfr gives this very
sensible advice: DO not he in too big
hurry t" sell Your wheat at the present low
rrics<. The price viii certainly not he
low or. d IN Ill probability will lac CON
sid.ral,l, Ii -h,r - the shortage in the
West is tco great to allow Tie grain gam
hlers t. keep lie price down very much
ohStr. Hahe '''e aii''u"' vi ''e 'se ,"u'
self do not expect tn get any unreas"ntnly
large figures
In our report of tie Court proceedings
some two weeks ago, it WAS errDRcnusly
stated that security to keep the pence to-
ward colortd comp ainant was re cwtd
against Mr. f. r Wheatley. This was an
error which T. c types made. 1t shoa d
have read J b. Wheatlev. We make our
apologies to our friend Frank, whom we
know to br an entirely peaceale and law
abiding citizen
Two Charl, countians received appoint
ments to messen2erships IN he Treasury
| Department at Washington on Monday
| last. Capt w. +. Dement, and Mr. 1'hos