Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1886-02-05
Local Brevities.

Teachers association next Monday. All
who can should attend.
The next legal holiday will be Washing
tons birthday, February 22nd.
Another cold snap and more ice this
week. Winter is likely to linger for some
time yet.
Tuesday WAS another quiet day in Port
| Tobacco No public body was in session
and but few persons were in town.
None of the public offices of the village
were open yesterday. All the officers are
snow bound, we presume.
The coun'y commissioners will meet
again on the first Tuesday during court,
February 10th, for the transaction Of gen
eral business
The February term of court begins on
Monday week, the 18th instant. As here
tofore the dockets are short and the term
is expected to be likewise.
Years have not seen and time shall not
see," the people sit down quietly to suffer
pain, when enterprise can afford such
panacea as Salvation Oil.
The Governor ha. now but 4 short time
remaining in which to make his appoint
ments. the so days allowed him 10y the
constitution having nearly expired
The contested election case Of Mudd vs.
Sasscer has not as vet been considered ~
the elections committee of the House -
There can be but one result, however, W hen
, il is finally reached, for Mr.. Sssscer will
remain.
Mr.. VIM. H. Gray, the efficient engross,
ing Cl,rk of the House of Delegates, is
said to have his work further advanced al
this time than any previous clerk for years
past. We opine that TIP is the right man
in the right place.
THE moon Of Nahomet arose. and il
shall set. says shelley bat II you viii set
= bottle Of DR.. Bulls ough Syrup in some
handy plsce you will have a quick cure
| for Group. coughs and colds, hen your
children are troubled with them.
From indications a, this wri ing (Wsd
nesdsD good seighlng may n"t be 50
much a thing If tie past as might be sup
posed. as the earth 10 new covered with
an Immaculate m N lie Of snow fully twelve
inches deep. sud it is still steadily ia ling.
The ynurg Gentlemen Of this s.ighbor
hood are euursvuring to arrange Tor .
grand hop to take place in Port Tobacco
a, an early date We trust they may be
successful as such amussments have been
rare with US since the suspension Of the
Socisbe club.
The many friends OF Charles II. Wills.
Esq, recently appointed United States
Consul at Managus, Nicaragua, will be
glad TO learn that he has reache! bis des
tina,ion safely and is comfortably quarter
ed and fairly well p'esssd with his iropi-
cal home.
/ Gen. Chapman hos been detained from
/ his Legislative duties Al Annapolis this
week on account Of the serious II usss OF
7 his wife This lady has been very low
since Monday, and for several day her lie
Was d,.paired of. though now, ~. are hap
py to learn. she !. soncwha, sssier.
I Our literary readers w,i find much 10
amuss them in endeavoFing to hnd the
answers to the enigma which we publish
ou our first page this week We will he
glad to publish any answers that may he
sent us ~ Il We arc free Ia admi, that We
do not know he correct ausse TO Al the
81 puzEling ques;iocs,
We N,re 4 lttse premature in mention.
ing the 'uss If John Morris, whom We
spoke of ss h.vsng accepted po.ition in
Mssissippi in our 1sst issus. a. he has
since concluded NOT to 60 but will rsmaiE
in bis present position in Por, Tobacco.
This. perhaps, may be = wise CO clusioa
an hls part.
Nsssrs T. T. Shearer i Son. Nnorsf.ld,
". Va. writes Us saying: We enclose
you statements from q W. Hswse. Esq.
and Thos Bean, Esq, beth justices Of our
county and gentleman Standing high 10
the c"mrnuni Y. vi get other ceriiiicA es,
ss Fowslrs Prepared Chemicals for making
fertilizer. give every satisf.ctious Write
for descriptive pamphlet O Brown Chem
ical CO , baltimore, Nd.
We would call the attention OF our far
mars and shippers To the card Of Alois
Price, the well known commission msr.
chant 81 " ashinEton. Mr.. Price has done
business far our people for some years past
and always with gratifying satisfaction -
Us will be seen by bis card he has Temov-
ed his warehouse 20 a more sligib lsca-
tton vh-re lie 10 better prepared In attend
% the sale 81 cuEsIgnmsnts frun our farm
srs and Shippers. Remember him and his
number.