Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1886-07-16
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Local BreVitieS.

The intermediate July term of Court
will begin next Monday.
The peach crop is maturing rapid y and
will soon be ready for consumption.
needed repairs. Persons visiting US will
please enter 10y the back door.
Mr. VIM ii. Wade still continues closely
confined by sickness at the residence of
his father Capt. Richard Wade.
DR. Henley's Celery, Beef and Iron is a
remedy every farmer should keep on hand,
as it is invaluable for many diseases. All
Druggists sell it.
The weather tor portion Of this week
fet as if Devoe had proven a true prophet.
Monday was decidedly coolish though we
had no severe storm.
| 1t is now in order for our farmers to
prsvaricate about their wheat yield. Nan
jemoy turned out one yield of % bushels
bur Cobb Neck is ahead with %.
Misses Jenuie and Louise Stone and
Mrs. G. Il. Brown, left yesterday for At
lantic City where they will enjoy for
week or more the "salt sea waves
All tax collectors who are in arrears to
The State will be sued at the approaching
term OF court, under instructions from the
Comptroller to the States Attorney.
The Richmond grain exchange cautions
Virginia farmers not to thrash their wheat
until it is thoroughly dry. Would not
this be good aivice for our farmers to
also follow !
An election was he'd in Port Tobacco
on Monday evening last to elect town
commissioner to ill vacancy in the
board Mr. Thomos I. Owen was elected
to the position.
Our town fathers have awakened to the
fact that the sanitary condition OF our
town needs looking after and some neces-
sary ditching to carry off surplus water
has been done this week. Let the good
work go on.
Mr. B. A. Clements will shortly give up
the management of the Centennisi House
By reference to the advertisement else
where it will be seen that public sale OF
The personal effects of the Hotel will be
held on Tuesday, the 9th inst.
The county levy for this year will ap-
pear in our colums in couple of weeks,
as the clerk is now preparing it for publ
cation The rate Of taxation as finally
made up from the levy is Sl.o4. and not
$105, as We stated lew week. ago.
A letter from the wrecked steamship
Oregon was received at the postoifice here
asst Monday. The letter was yellow and
water sogg-d and bore unmistakable evil
a q tnr
English boy living on the farm OF John II.
Mitchell, Esq.
Mr.. G. A. Fowke, Of Arlington, Bal,i-
more county, has been visiting his irlencs
and relations here during the psss week.
Gus is looking quite healthy and reports
that the farmers of Baltimore county are
suffering as much aud complaining equa ly
as hard as we of Southern Maryland.
The delegation Of teachers from this
county who attended the meeting of the
State Teachers Association last week At
the Blue Mountain House, have al re
turned home. They al express themselves
a. being highly delighted with the trip.
The meeting is said to have been one Of
the most successful the association has
held.
The game ef base ball on Sturdy he.
tween lirentlaHd and Port Tobacco Tesu {.
ed in - defeat for the Port Tobacco nine
This was grrat victory for Brrntland ss
it is the first time Port Tobacco has been
defeated hy a Charles county nIne. and the
second defeat IL ha, suffered since its or
ganizstion. The result VAS owing u the
cripp'ed condition oi catch'r iiyde's
hands.
The work of strengthening that portion
of the Southern Maryland railroad ever
which the Trains are now running has
been carried for time past preparatory la
bringing ever il the iron mis- to complete
the road forcs of 40 men are now at
work near Mech.nicsvi lie, and i. is said
that the prospect OF completing the road
in the near future is s'und reality and
not myttica dclusion.
Rev. Il, F Williams gave notice on sun
day thai Bishop Par.t had given bim
$500 towards remodelipg The old Fergus
son building in this town in u coiortd
Episcopal church. Ii will be remembered
that Judge Magruder recsn ly purchased
the building and made gilt OF i To the
vestry of this parish to be used ior this
purpose. A other contributions to this
end will he thankfully received 10y the
Rev. minister.
Jerome Kuhn. who 10 charged with as
saulting and cutting Wallace Owings, in
Baltimore on June "A, with intent TO kill,
WAS on Saturday released in 81 900 secur-
i for courf. His counsel, ex -Gov. VIA
Pinkney Whyte, waived an examination. /
The bondsm.n WAS Mr.. Timothy Riordan. Z
Kuhn is looking very well and does not
appear to be troubled by the bullet wound
inflicted by Wallace Owings on the al er-
noon of the same day that Kuhn assaulted
him. Wallace Owings is now in Calvert
county, much improved.
Mr.. W. c. Shaw, of White Plains, sends
as quite lengthy article denying report
which he says is current in that neigh
borhood, Of his intention tn abandon the
Catholic religion tn which he was recent
ly converted. Mr.. Shaw denies quite
srenously the report and concludes his
letter as fnllows: Il weuld here frankly
assure all my old Protestant friends or
toes, who have taken the pains to circulate
pslpabe falsehood concerning me, that
| have no intention wnatsver no, not
shadow-tn leave the Catholic Church
and TO unite myself with any other deunm
inatiOn. Remember that" ~
4 Watch for Nstbing
This seems an absurd assertion to mike