Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1886-06-11
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A farmer in C)ndon, Neb., adverises for q
wife, and specifies that she must be about 6
feet tall, weigh $50 pound, have red hair. and
be An atheist.
Jim Baxter. colorrl. was hAns,a at Leba
non. Tenn. Friday, for thu murder of Mrs
Lane, Who identified him before her death a.
her assailtnt. His last ulierancr was: 81 did
not xiii Mrs. Lane iat's dc God ; truf."
A man who camed to be BIron Constantine
Won Ztcha. "A bro her-ia-las of the PrussiaI
secretary of STATE, Euianhurg. died in The poor
house IN Cleveland, Ohio. Saturday night.
is said he lost large property BY dissipation
Tie Washington National R,pujlicon quote.
the following sentence from the first annua
message of President c evelsud The f.. theri
of our families are the best citizens of the re-
public. Wife and children are the sources oil
patriotism. aud con ia al aud parental Affection
beget devotion to the country
A thunderbolt struck the house Of Mrs Har.
vey Ford, GA Fall MUunt,ia Coau. knocked a
hole through the chimney, did lots of dnmag
10 the interior of the bsildng, tore the foot nd
head board from bedsread on v hich ii baby
was sleeping, ana yet did not awake person
IN the house, not even the ba by. 1t is thought
the inmates OF the house were stunned
Inc singular spectacle was present Friday
IN the room OF III; House committee on war
claims OF emisent counsel taking the position
that the Uni,ed States should assume the debt
OF the Confederate States. The counsel, Judge
Fullerton of New York, represents English
holders Of Confederate bonds, aud il is said
also New York spectators, He made no I'm
preston on the committee, of cosrse.
The newl, elected commander of The oyster
II
Loker, was at Annapolis Friday, and took
chargs OF the steamer, which has been lying at
Annapolis Wharf several days. Captain I.oksr
says he will MAKE 40 changes in his crew for
tn. present. Mr. W. X Watts who is one OF
tbs Oldest steamboat men in the State will no
doubt be retained as mat. OF the steamer.
A Vested merchant went trout fishing the
other day, sad, Wills whipping a mountain
brook, came FACE TO face with . wild cal,
which be insists Was SIX feet long. They were
not ten feet apart, aud stood staring Al each
other, the cat With apparent fsrocity, the m q
with anieuoted fear, AT last the fisherman
gave a departing vel and The Cat gave An
other, aud then each turned and rau al full
speed.
Four years ago John T~omby went from
N.ias TO Orange City, Fla. arriving there with
seven dollars in bis pocket. He set up pea
nut stand and in SIX months added fruit and
cigars 10 bis stock. WItha . year tob<cco,
candy. cider aud few groceries we're added
Out Of this business john hs paid several hun
dred dollsrs for old debts, bought lot 10 q
good locality, sad on il built ore OF the hes,
buildings ia the town.
Mrs. Msrgare, Arnold who IA. born in Au.
gasts county, Va, July 4, l77T, sye, Iivlag
- remarkable state OF preservation sear Hol-
laad, Ohio. Sac was Married Gig biz ave years
ago, add soy lives With her Youngest son WHO
IS se'ssty-t~o years cid aai sprightly .s a
Young m.a. Z 10 said Mrs.. Arsoid has two
sisters living 10 Iowa, one Of whom IS liz, and
the other los years old. an average Tor the
Mrs Stranann Of Deavsr, while iassas. sho;
herself. Her hussund heard shs report OF The
pistol, nd hurried 70 the bedroom where be
found his 6-yesr old girl Clsspiag the corpse Of
her mother IN her arms and crying Mamma
has killed herself" She vas removed With
d thcglty, and then il ~ss seen TIA, the eash
OF the pistol bad set the aother's dress on ere,
cred the ere
The honest men are not all dead Tn. tarn.
ed up in Mantle the other day aad asked DR.
auaseT TO give him something 10 eat and let
him work II out This was done Tnsa he
asked The Doctor Tor a old pair of trousers and
got them. A fsw DAYS after be rsIurned sad
said: Here's something foand 10 the ~
pocket Of the rossess yos gave me. They ard
-. bot ibis Is yop,-" T.. ..SaHasihin u
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