Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1885-07-24
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Local Breyities.


days.
The July term of court was OF but tHo
! days duration, with "a session of only a
/ few hours each day.
! Dog days have struck US with all their
intensity and, with the suffering canines,
we pant for breath,
/ The next meeting of the ''Sociable club
will he at "t!awthorne,' the residence OF
Mrs. Mary }. Davis, on next Wednesday.
Mrs Watkins and her attractive daugh-
ter, Miss Maggie, of Anne Arundel coun-
ty, are visiting at Mr.. b G. StoneStreet's.
Mr.. Hugh Michel got an average OF
ovnr 20 bushels to the acre from his wheat
field. This doesn't look as if the crop
was such failure here AFTER al.
John T. Herbert was on Tue day com
mls>ioned postmaster at Issue, Charles
county: and on the ssne day Benz r.
Dement, was commissioned postmaster at
Marshall Hall.
The Bryan own juveniles defeated the
. NoGdviiie Juveniles in Il game of base
ball tast week by the score q. 8 to s. The
BryanfoWn hoys anxious to tAck'e Por
Tobacco again.
The Brysntnwn h Sc bal club defeated
the Horse Head club nj Bryantown on last
Saturday. The sane clubs played at
Horse Head yesterday but we have not
learned the result.
The festival of the ladies S mite society
at Liitleton's Grove in Chicamuxen. last
week net ed over $40 profit to the manage
ment. Considering the hard times this was
quite satisfactory.
We publish this week The Sherif's Elec-
tioR notice together with the local option
law. This iaw viii prove interesting read
ing to all who feel any interest in the APP
proachirg election.
The congregation of 3. Thomas pro-
poses To hold "a pubic enter ainment OF
some character 1t an early date for the
purpose Of raising funds 20 repair the
church building.
Tie blackberry crop is said To he i'm
mense in this section this year, aud many
hundreds ol bushels Of them have already
been shipped to B sltimore AMI vet the
crop has To all appetrances suffered no
dlmiuution.
4 party from the county vii make an
excursion to Mount Vernon from Glymant
on the steamer Cnrcuran, on Saturday.
August lSt \ who wish % visit this
historic place can avail themselves af this
opportunity to DO -
\ game of base ball vas plsyed at Don
caster last Saturday h-tNeen the min. Of
that place aud one from P.s.ah. which
resulted in victory f'r Lancaster uy the
score nf 10 to Il. Mr. iaan L GRAY, as
umpire. gave general satisfaction
The farm known as "ran.uiah." he ong,
ing t. the Spaliin. esta su,i ising CON
tiguous to Ia Plat. WAS offered 1t public
auction in Baltimore as' week. but was
withdrawn an III / q :: 90 per acre, be-
ias be only oGe that was ufcrel.
The lscal npt,an people are still a lively
canvassing f'r the success uf ;Ae measure,
though from he gossip we gather from
yarinus sections Il the county the fight
ae aiust il i'll also he hard. the principal
objection being the district feature.
Mr. John V. A.hrittsin SAYS we erred
last wsck 10 stating that lie bad only got
ten a Weld ii 30 bushels 10 the acre from
a portion IF ~hes,t field, as has wed from
the part spokeG nf was away over 40 Well.
friend John, We wisii il bad been 100.
Tie NJ ,Tiborp' G4-<.'s sa,s That the
fhreshing of wheat "a tar in Prince Gror-
g,'s county indicatrs that the average
WELD vii hardly exceed three hlshe!s to
tbs acre; we have hearl nf f=v crops ia
this county that reach - low figure
FIR INK B. kesch. cf C4ar'es county has
been recommended by Congressman Comp.
ton fnr appoi1' neot IS c4dr. at IVES; Pniai.
with Henry u Todd. Ir. of Annapolis as
altsrE 4ie. AT. Compton has also recon-
meadrd Wand, kc Johns. II Anne Arradri.
tor appointment ~ naval cadetship.
The steamer Mary Washington will car
~ an rxca-sioa party - QItnticp tay!i
ION. Va. oa Fucsi y. Auxast ita She
make a.i Jhe upper landings iu this
county, aud h sc wiIp wish 10 cajty
P easant recreation should .v4lj thrm.
: Ives # tn. opportunity. Sc advertise
,aett elsewhere.
The steamer George Law will give an
axcurSjta tn Chapel Point an Monday.
August 35d. f,r our cauaty people. he
boat Will laai ~ ali The whtTvrs from
Washington n the Point l,r the canyen-
ience of the people. Let al avail them
selves If TIE opportunity to visit this de-
.j.hsigl rssart
Tine friends e laCal option, as will lie
seen hv advertisement els. y here, have ar-
ranged lor series II meeting. throughout
he ,ouaty during the coming week The
grand II Iy FIR the couu will he A. Ia
Plata or SttuJd,y, Angus, lst prox. Many
able speak vii b. On hand and the
measure fully discussed.
The negro, King. who made application
at the May term Of court for admission to
the bar and who was expected To have
been examined at this term, failed tn pu!
in an appearance. He has found otter
and more cong nial employment, perhaps
Or it mag be that Charcs couu is too
small a field for his giant intel eet
The neighborhoods of Glym0nt and
Marshall Hall were visited with copious
and refreshing showers on last Sunday al
ternaon. which proved very beneficial to
the crops OF those sections The rest of
the county tailed % receive rny of the
much needed rain, 'hough the cloud Luag
loweringiy over US for So ne hours.
The ladies' of this parish are actively
preparing ter their concert on the 18th of
August \ beautiful cantata has been
selected u"d gaiaxy of musical voices
to take the various parts. The
ladies are determined that the aif air shall
hc an uEqraiItied success, and we have
lit aouot bat that they will do all they
promise.
On Saturday last. which was generally
considered as the hott, st day OF the sea
son, the thermometer ranged IN the neigh
borhood OF 1G0, in some places reaching
even above this figure. The intense heat
has been tempered with little breeze
during this week, and, except to those
who were compelled to be constant in
the sun. il has been bearabe.
The Leouardtown base ball ub is very
anxious to arrange for series Of three
,o,o.s with tho p.xrI falnnco cluI own =,