Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1885-08-21
Local BreVitieS.

public schools will reopen.
The colored camp-meeting is now in pro-
gress at Carpenters woods, near Pisgah.
September, which contains the mystic
.'r" will soon be here, and then we can en-
JOY oysters.
The ever popular Miss Salie Beacham,
of Baltimore, is visiting Miss BERTHE Fow-
Ter at Cox's Station.
| Remember the county excursion to O. dar
Point on next Tuesday, the 25th inst. If
possible you should go.
Miss Maud Hughes, daughter of Col. j.
J. Hughes, of Baltimore, is visiting the
Misses jenkins near Port Tobacco.
The county levy appears on our first and
fourth pages his week. An examination
will prove interesting to taxpayers.
| Women look in the glass very frequent
! ". but so also do many of our male citi-
zens when there is sugar in the bottom.
Richard II. Mitchell, Esq, of Baltimore,
! is visiting his relatives in the county. He
| is looking US well and handsome as ever.
| Mrs. Laura S Crane, wife at Associate
Judge j. Parran Crane, died at her resi-
| dence in st Mary's county, on Monday of
/ last week.
Mr.. and Mrs Il. II. Edelen lett this week
for stay at the Ookney Springs in Viz
ginia. We trust the recreation will be
| both pleasant and beneficial.
Many of our CITIZENS visited Quantico
/ n 81 no
Washington, and all express themselves as
having had delightful time.
As the time for the primaries approach
es we notice that Clerk Stonsstreet's attack
of govt disappears. 1t won d seem from
this fact that pc itics are not unmixed with
good.
| The farmers are rel iced At The splendid
condition of the land for ploughing. The
poor horses will also apprec Mt the late
rains, which have put the grounds in such
/ fine condition.
/ Miss in Brawner, an attractive belle of
Baltimore. who has been visiting Miss
! Mamie Robertson at l., Plata Tor several
weeks past lett this week ilr her home.
Miss Mamie accompanied her.
4 large shark was seen in Port Tobacco
creek last week by Mr. Hugh Mitchell
and Dr. John +. Diyges while fishing.
| Bathers At Chapel Point and in the creek
shou d be on the look ut tor these man
eaters.
| The time is approaching for the regis
tratinn officers 10 hold their September
sittings The Democrats of the county
shou d begin now To lock up those of that
/ faith whose names are not now on The
books.
At this season the crop of church fairs
and fe-tivals usually ripen, and glance
at our advertising columns vii show that
the crop is by no means small this year.
! The cause is good, however, and should
receive encourAg, meut.
Do you wish beautiful complexion !
Then use Ayers Sarsaparlla. l. cleans:s
aud purfies the blood, and thereby re-
moves blotches and pimples from the skin
making it smooth and clear, and giving
it bright ard healthy appearance.
Tuesday las, was a quiet das in this
village no public body being In session.
/ Political gossip save private conferences
among "a few eaders. was dul though Al
/ and Md were both pushing their boom
/ for all il was worth for the shcrIfaIiy
nomination.
! Mr. Bern ri Mics. t,rm.r of Charles,
bu' now residing in Baltimore, is enjoying
his vacation with relatives and friends in
( Pomonkey. BERNARD has lost nothing of
1 his cd time sprightliness and still msses
Z = Esl. b..
he is thrown lie is looking well.
| If the reseate hue Of the sky just after
shutdown this week may lie taken as AZ
/ August indication of what Is 10 come in
September, October and November. we
are likely To have recurrence this year
of the red sunsets which characterized
the autumn evenings OF ne last two years
As wi I've seen bv announcement in an
other column, Mr. John II ". Dutton is
out ns a candidate for the Office of Regis
ter Of Wills Mr.. Du ton is good Demo
crat. and would. we feel sure. make an ex-
cellent run aud = good officer, should be
succeed IN getting the nomination and
election.
The .dies of the Congreg zion of Cobb
Neck Catholic Church viii have festival
and hall at the resi.l,nce If Mr.. c. {. Perry
in that s.c'i"n az Tuesday, September LIST
All the d.licacits of the season are prom
ised, and a good time generally may be
expected 10y all who attend. Whatever
these ladies promise vii be fulfilled
The horse owned 10y Gen. S;ourwall
jackson during the war. and ridden by
+ 4. 81 Il -
fatal wound, Was 8 mt to HI, hnio nd. Va
LIST week aud placed in the Home for ex-
Confederate So diers. The animal is near
/ ly 81 years old. and for some time past
has been at the Virginia Military Institute.
at Lexington.
! As will be seen by notice els " b, IRE the
management of Chapel Point will have
another excursion at tina place for our
county people Monday next. The steam
er George Law wi make the river land
! iugs between Washington and the Point,
/ To Ike on hose " no wish to avail them
/ selves Of the opportunity We hope tie
| weather will he more favorable for this
| affair than it was tor the last
! Two CT lies countiaus have, We see, re-
ceiv,d T. siti"n. in the departments 4
! Washington. We .npe 'hat our county
! will N" h, f,rgo,tsn, hut vii soon receive
/ s,!,itar iov"rS Weiespec' fully urge upon
ur ei.,Ige u Cnrcrt ssman that he see 10
: it that ~. Ns.ry .,ts at least three places
to our sis'r's c"untys two Beacon
Why shuu d you he more favored. brother
King. "lns ttiate archer. will not one
suffice l''-EDs.
j. A. Hortzell, Esq. Of Hickory, n. G..
Gays he used the fertile r made of Pow
ellis Prepared Chemicals for tobacco. 200
lbs. to the acre. side by side with ferti
lizer costing $50 per ton, same quantity
Of each, and considers the Powell's Chem
icals as good, il not better. than the other
The chemicals only cost Sc per Dbl, a suf
ficient qua7tity to make onehalt ten OF
com nlrte ftrlilizer Brown Chamicau Co