Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1886-12-17
Local Brevitles.

! To day week will be Christmas eve.
The board Of coun'y commissioners do
not III aet again uatll 1887.
! Owing IL the incIemency of the weather
las, Sunday there was no rsice at Christ
Church.
Charlottesville great NJ ,laria, Fever
and Asuc Remedy. Rrliible, Safe and
Efficient Price 80 cents per bott e. Fol
sale 10y a Druggists S.
The season for partridge shooting will
expire next Friday. The 24 h instant. This
will be welcome news to the few birds that
are eft after the bat lie.
What fes ivities are 20 occur to enliven
the approaching holiday season We have
heard of none m this neighhorhpod or
elsew here in the county.
We would advise our farmers and Others
to get their ice hou es in order and pre-
pare t., take advantage OF tn first freeze.
Tbs ponds are now nicely hl ed
Mkt Tuesday, ID cember 2tst. is the
shortest d-y of the yrar. Alter that time
the days will begin To lengthen, though II
will be some weeks before the change will
bee IRE perceptibe
The Il imp, murky weather that has pre-
val "a during the greater par OF his week
is particularly conducive Il pneumonia.
So 1t l,rhopvcs = To he extra cautious
while it con inu ;.
We return thinks t. G n. Chapfn IN tor
copy vt the repnr of Safe Labor Stats
tici.n Weeks FIR 1886. The book contains
much US .ful inform ,tinu ami is d valuable
addition t. our table.
We publish elsewhere in this issue an
in.eres ing communication from a fellow
countyman descriptive of hi; travels across
the continent 1t is We written and will
be found entertaining reading.
Jack shall pipe and Gill shall dane
Just as long out in the open barn as they
please. The free born American citizen
don't fear neuralgia with Salvation Oil 10
the front. Only twenty-five cert inse,t-
ment.
The Governor of Missouri has become
jealous al he Il .ttering attention given To
tue outlaws; but he sti | continues Ia rec
ommend Ia all his cnnstii urnts he famous
DR.. Blu ls Cough Syrup for coughs and
colds.
\ cod wave with p enty of snow was
predicted for tins week, commencing IN
the 18th uit., though II dad not reach u
until two day. later. Another Is predict
ed for the 23rd ms, mt. and il may lie well
20 keep lookout for i.
~ Il
day night accompanied 10y tai Of snow,
although nnr enough Ia make sleighin :,
enjoy .b'e. The trernometer, however,
has t-ken n sudden tumble, and rIakes US
all oath to leave comfortable IRE trr out
Of door business.
Mr. George b. l. ,ncss:er "i this county,
one al the gaugers ia the utfi 81 the col
lector OF internal revenue, rendered his re-
siguation ,o Collector Roberts on Tuesday.
The resi- -natIon was accepted al hough the
place has not yet been ii led by new APP
pointee. We hope some Charlss county
Democrat may he in''un.ie enough 10 drop
into the vacated place.
Up to the present writing Gen. Chap
man has not signi6ed his intention Of &C
cepting the position OF chief deputy tea
dersd him 10y internal revenue COLLECTOR
Roberts, though the Baltimore papers,
whose reporters are always hunting news
at the scene of action. concur 10 the opin
ion that he will accept We have not
Seen The General since the appointment
was t-ndered him, hence it is Impossible
tor US to give hi positive determine ion
in the matter