Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1886-04-16

The peach and other small fruit trees are
now in full blossom, and their fragrance
in the early morning hours is most refresh
ing and celebrating.
/ Collectors will take notice that they are
required to return al new assessments
they have made to Tie c'crk to the com
missinners, on or before the first day of
May next.
FIX Naval officer. DIR VIM. r. Wilmer.
has been visiting the county during this
week. Notwithstanding the fact that he
has lost his plum the doctor is as bright
and cheerful as ever.
If We would have powerful minds, we
must think; if faithful hears. We must
love; if powerful muse cs, we must labor
if we wou d get rid of Il bad cough, We
must take DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup.
! The commissioners meeting attracted
quite II crowd to town on Tuesday. The
tormation of the agricu fural society WAS
Actively discussed. aud the universal SEN
timent i-vrrcd is early organiztti"n.
Mr.. Warning Medley, of Upper Mari
boro', and well known to many Of cur
citizens, has been appointed private secre-
tary to Postmaster Neasey of the Baltimore
postofficp. We congratulate Mr. Medl Y
on his good fortune.
We publish today the local laws for our
county passed It the late session of tie
Legislature They will no doubt be read
with interest by our people as showing
something nt the work done hy our lrgis
!ators last winner for our benefit.
| The recent rains have done Considrra-
BILE damage To the roads and bridges
throughout the county. Those in and a
round Port Tobacco especia ly have suf-
fered much, and the road corps will lind
considerable work to do when they com
mence operations.
! Since Saturday about -, 900 herring and
3 few hundred shad have arrived Al Alex
ardria and the rec.i pts ara expected To
increase daily. should the fair Weather
continue Shad sold at from $50 Ia s22
per hundred aud herring at from ST to s.
/ per thousand.
Geut in most cases first makes itself
known by an acute pain in the great Tee
/ This most excrucIati q pain may be liken-
I ed to that produced by the driving Of a
wedge under the nail. When thus affect
ed rub we'll with Salvation OIL, the great
est pain-cure on earth. Price p cents.
! Mr. Enoch Jones awcl known resident
of the h district, died last week II pneu-
monia after n brief illness. Mr.. Joa,s
came from Ohio a number of years ago
/ and purchased IA farm near ilughesyille on
which he resided up 20 the time Of his
death. He vas n usefu and las abiding
citizens
/ Miss lydia jenkins has been appuia ell
bv the trusts,s As teacher of the public
school in this town vice I. Henry Medley,
resigned. The trustees have made wise
selection, for by past experience Miss
Jenkin ms has proven herself t. he a con
scientious and painstsking Instructor ard
one who is In every WAY competent for
the position she is 10 ill.
/ The proprie;rrs OF Lower Cedar Point
and the owners of tie steamer Drew htr-
( ing failed tn agree as Ia terms, che fnrme
have secured he handsome steamer zoe
Moselsy, So favorably known on ihe river,
and during the excursion season viii run
that steamer To Lower Cedar Fnin'. which
! has become one Of the fayor.t. summer re
sorts en- the Potomac.
/ FArrall &c Hayden. the entcrprisin-
agen's for the Mccormick machinery ~
/ l.. Plata, give notice in s~o;her column
tina, they are prepared To- make 81. uec,s
sary repairs To these machines throughout
the county If notice is sent 80 them. This
will be & great convenience a. those per
sons who own these macbiHcs and tue
enterprise al the Sc gentlemen in this i'rcc-
ton is To he commended
/ u. l.. snyder, St-i1lin. Spring. Va.
says he used 800 lbs 10 the acre at = cora.
pest made with PoseiIs Prepared Cheui-
c ,ls. a. = hich he added 500 lbs Dissolved
: c Rome 10 the ton This application
gave him splendid whea and q iine stand
oi clover He r.cnmmrnd- II - the farm
ers. Powelrs Ftrptr = Cn-mioals cos :
urly So per bhl. enough I" make ore 'A!i
Ia. COM lstc f~riiiz-r. Address ErnTn
Chemical Gu, Baltimore. Nj.