Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1885-01-23
EIsEAAS BRos p, popular tailors and clothiers
Washington, d. Z.
Local BrevitieS.

Another cold suap.
How are your New Year solutions
holding our
Rev. John B. Viii Ianls, of b adensburg
has been the guest of Rev. G +. Williams
this week.
Those who fai ed to r.ks advantage of
the frs, freeze have been housing their
ice crop this week.
Clover seed is likely to be high priced
next season, as the crop seems to have been
short nearly everywhere.
AS will be seen by his card published
elsew here, Mr.. E. d. Il. Bean has gone in
the commission business in Baltimore
We wish him success.
The steamer Cvrcoran, which has re
Gently undergone thorough overhsuling
and repairs, resumed her trips on the 70
tomsc last week.
We take this occasion to thank those Of
our subscribers who have sent in their
subscriptions this year, for The kind wishes
expressed in our behalf.
Mr.. John w. Albrit.in, living near this
village, and s;veraI of his children, who
have been i'll with typhoid fever, We are
glad to report are now much improved.
A polar wave OF unusual severity is pre-
dicted tor the present month. We pre-
sumo it is the one that reached US this
week, and hope 1t is the asst for he winter
The next meeting OF the Nv sduesday
Sociab es" wi he lie d at he residence OF
b. 9. S,on.s,reet, Esq, on the 2s,h inst
! The attendance OF all the membsrs is de-
sired.
Mr.. Jerry Norris. who believes in
taking time by the iorel ,ck. t"nk advan-
tage of the warm weather ii last week and
commenced the preparation OF his tobacco
beds.
Snow storms will have to lie nemef us
between now ID the end of winter II We
are to get our quota Cwen'y-six) which
were promised Us at the beginning of the
season.
The next important day 10 our ca ander
is February 2nd-Grouad hog day. The
condition of the atmosphere will be watch
ed by the credulous with much anxiety
on next Monday week
Mr. Mcintyre gave the young people Of
the neighbnrhood \ hands me entertain.
ment 10y way Of "heuse warming" in his
new house near Wayside, on last Thursday
evening, which Was much enjoyed by al.
The chimney OF Mrs +. F. Burch's re-
sidence toyk fire one day las, week and
caused considerable commo ion for time
among the family l. was ex,inguished
without causing any damage to the dwell
/ ling.
Mr.. H. Spear is putting q compile e new
set of machinery in his mill near Glymont,
The work is row nearly co1ple'ed and the
mi | viii soon be in operation and will be
great convenience to the people oil that
neighborhood.
The plasterers expect to finish up heir
WoIA IL Iuiist SuuISh luis "eek. wiz
then be given up to the carpenters and
painters TO finish off the hui ding. The
work still to be done will require several
weeks for completion.
We are indebted to the Baltimore Sun
for a copy of their almanac for 1885. This
work is fully up to the standard Of excel
lence that the almanac has ac9 uirsd in the
past, and is replete wi b useful and valu-
able information.
If you want quick returns nd full price.
on Hides, Fur, Wool, Roots, Butter, etc.
etc, send for our Price Current. Consign
ments solicited. Il. l.. Williams i Co.
General Commission Merchants, Tffice, 1863
Williams ST., New York.
VIM. Hahn & Co popul:r shoe dealers
of Washington offer some special bargains
in winter boots and shoes. If you are in
need of anything in this line now is the
time to buy them cheap. Notice adver
tisement sewhere and give item Gu
We have heard of n" new developments
of the scarlet fev,r epidemic, and thos'
who are now i'll Of the disease in our i'm
mediate neIghborb"od are report q as be-
ing better. We hope the sc"ur2e has rur
its course ana vi soon entirely disap
pear.
Tie recent y appointed school boart
will meet on next Tuesday, the eth inst
for the purpose Of organizing DR.. G ID
Mudd 10 the abe President of the presen
board, and from what we can learn it j
quite probab g that lie will be retained il
that POSITION.
Tine farmers Of Frederick county ar
complaining that the alternate warm ant
; freezing weather Of this winter has hat
II the effect of injuring the whea crop, 70
: which they ha! bright prospect in tn
= beginning. Does the same cause effec
!; our crop here7
:. The . Gamer Corcoran, which had bee
q off her route for about a inonib undergo
ing repairs, resumed her daily trips t.
! Glymont last week. The present indica
# tions are that navigation on the Potona
= will not be suspended by the usual ic
bIockades this winter.