Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1885-04-17
Local BreviticS.

April showers.
\ lew fakes of snow fell On Saturday
last.
Ike dry weather has greatly improved
the roads
Farmers have thus FAT had favorable
spring far & III work
longing for oysters in Maryland waters
ceased Tor he season on Wednesday.
Judge jenkins of the Orphans Court
Is confined to his house 10y indsposition.
Tie County Commissioners were in SEES
sion onTuesday attending TO routine bust
ness
NJ Tim-thy A. Saith is spokea Of as a
probable Democratic candid ate tor Regis
ter OF Wills
Some enterprisiny farmers acar Aliens
Fresh have taken time ny the 'nF,luck ard
commenced the Plsn ing Of cora
Constant, Readers" are iairr:n~i that
anonymous communications d. not re-
ceive any attention At this office
Mr. Dennis Mem .hoa, tyr may years
a residen, of this county. died \. hls home
near Pomiret on Satur lay last
The ca d sud windy weather which has
recently vis;'sd Us has up rated very seri-
Gus y against the fishermen slsus the r1rer
Yesterday the weather turned slightly
warmer. Let u. hope tina, it " II cou,iaae
50 and tina, winter will soon cease ,iuger-
ing.
Tuesday, and the teachers will receive
their quarterly SALARIES the LATER part 81
the week.
The aspen and maple trees about this
village are all in iul bud. Those OF other
varieties, hoseycr. still have their barren
win'c! look.
lhrre was q Ii'e gathering OF the var
could gather nothing of genera interest
from their gossip.
Waldorf is being n, atcd 10 small size d
circus peri finance tuis week, II The Ha'er
wi hold out We presume l., Plata vii!
be likewise visited.
The catch If shsd in the P.tnn t. has
incre ,sti c'ns!iir.b : IA tn pa. week
aud the 4a.ity of TIE istc,usit Is ex-
callent Sad are 81 n "a rhs 81 re at
so cents pair.
The cold aud unf.ror .bIe weather of tie
past few days Ii IS bad the effect Of sus
peniin5 operations ia sp-ins gardening
in which SON. Of oar bls7 Housewives
had already engaged.
Opinions differ as to whether the peac b
crop sustained injury by tn ,ol / snap of
Monday night but he b tier opinion ,p-
psirs u be that the dry state of the .tmus
phcre prevented injdry to The germs.
The ,nfederate B z,r in b fillmore city
is progressing v~ry 81 is'.ctorily. The at
tend nc is large and liberal and tn. good
work promises 10 acc 'np.is', mlci for
the worthy cause f,r whicn it wls IN Ter
taken
The wheat crop has impr I'VE very ma n
in appe.rs &c in the past f:S weeks.
What has survived the r.vAges Of the win
ter 10 making healthy start but there is
not enough on the and to make an aver
age yie i.
If you wan quick returns nd full prices
on Hide, Fur, Wool, Roots, Butter, ETC.,
etc. send fur our Price Currout Consign-
men solicited r. l.. Williams & Co.
General Commission Merchants, Office, SO
Williams St, New York.
| We learn from Washington newspaper
gossip t,at Hon. Barnes Compton has 80
far filed in the postoliice department over
TWEEN applications for pes'masters in this
district This is doing pretty well for the
place hun ers considering the SIN Ill cmol-
ument usual attached 10 these places in
The country.
There is general compliant OF scarcity
of proven 'er am,ny our farmers. The
drouth of last fall necessitated an early
commencement of feedin. of stock and
the protractcd win er has quite exhausted
the supply of provender. We have heard
OF much stock that has died for lack OF
! sufficient food and care