Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1886-06-25
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cry, Beef and Iron.
Last Monday, the 31>t inst, Was the
longest day in The year. Daylight las ing
neary II hours
Miss Mary Robertson. Of Baltimore coun-
", has been visiting her brother Heary a..
Robertson at La Plata.
The corn fields in this ncjghbovhooi
tina, have received proper atten ion are
looking We aud growing rapidly.
4 game of base b,li vii lie played ~
Cox's station 70 m rraw between the Mos
of that place aud tie one ir1fa Bfen'lAni,
Mr.. W. W Padgett, whose serious in
disposition We have heretofore reported.
is now couyaiescent and 4ble u 20 about.
Dewberries are now ripe 4ad It's close
relative the blackberry viii follow shortly.
Il is sand that these berries viii be I'M
usually plen ifUl this year
Our friends in the ct ponds" re get
ting their horns and other sphrrnaija
ready to start out on tie first appearance
of the huckcberry
Mr. T. T. Owen and family, 4 his
town have been visiting IT, " ashiugan
this week. Tom is not seeking At a...ca
and viii, therefore. receive ! hearty wei
come from our representative.
Severa small lots OF new whcat have
been received in Baltimore irom Virginia.
Tie first to arrive il good condition was
sold for Sl.l0, while the most ~ it v GIca
was damp and injured sold from G. ccu.s
TO 50 Gems
We return thanks to Thos {. Weeks,
Esq, the state labor stai,s'lelan. iHr "a
copy OF his report for 1856. : hand
somely bound volume aui confirms much
useful in 'ormation concerning the la..ss-
tries Of Maryland.
Ms Geo \. Wade has = peach tree ia
her garden in this town the tEuit of which
has turned 10 luscious and yr-T su-Sgs.
tive rich red co or aud y fast Tgp-uln..--
The fralt Is the most advanced Ne have -
far seea III the county.
The rain Of this week has iatefteTed
somewhat it'll harvesting, which has now
become general. Owing TO the gtnerl
use OF machinery, however, that which
had been cut was shocked aud out %! Nay
of harm before The rain commenced - ttH
We learn that Or John " Nl;ebe . a
rising young dentist ct Baltimore All sJn
Of the late Hoo. .loha ". Mitchell 81 ,li-
county, viii shor " take unto hius4ii a
partner Tor lite IN the person OF charming
young belle Of mat cry. We haze been
unable 70 learn the date Of the marriage.
Matthew VI. Irwin, the Young worAmen
for Mr.. G L. Wade, our " heeiwrlg-t ana
black smith, and Miss Lizzie y. Rnbey. the
charming and pre- t. daugh er II Nr. 7.
". Robcy. near Cox ; alton were happily
married On Tuesday evening last u 1t.
Thorn : Church by Rev Father i:euaud.
May the blessings Of Providence and Tie
pleasures of life be their portion
Messrs B O. Harris and John H. Net.c,
survivors of Nenie. Harris x Co, - / at
pub ic sale on Friday the following rcai
estate in 81. Mary's county, belonging to
The ate firm, viz: "Inglesidc.' $1,000.
society Hill and Eeilsiew, !" Sll 600: HI :
lAlet," $4,000; ksech's Rest, $500:
"Panussus," 81 300; st Johns 91,200;
total, $4,000 The purchaser 81 a / lie
property was Benjamin. G Harms, Il b
/ tlmore.
| The heavy rain s'orm Of Tuesday, which
seems to have been general thrnug bout
( the State, did considerable damage TO the
wheat aud hay crops in many sections. t.
portions II Somerset county tHr damage
| is said To have been IuInoGS. We we're
visited with another heavy shower yester-
/ day. though so far as we can learn the
| iamage To the crops here has on.y been
slight; the hay crop being slightly injured
| where was cut and uncovered.
/ The Board of School Commissioners
will meet Tuesday for the purpose ot APP
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county at the State Teachers Association
to he held at the Blue Mountain House
next month. Mr.. Neale, the examiner,
will also accompany the delegation. Tue
board were to have met last Tuesday for
this purpose, but OWING to the disagree
able weather Of thai day none buf Nr.
Neale and Mr.. Gray put in an Appearance
and the NIT r was necessarily pos pnned.