Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1886-03-26
Local Brevities.

Ice of considerable thickness formed on
Tuesday night.
The work of clearing up garden patches
has commenced.
The board of county commissioners do
not meet again uatil Tuesday. April 18th.
In convalescence when Tonic is re.
quired, take DR.. H-rleys Celery, Beet
and Iron.
The legislature has but one week longer
from next Tuesday IN which to continue
| in session.
The mild weather Of last week has given
way IL cod and clustering March winds
and squinoctial weather.
Herring have commenced to run in the
river and some few have been caught 10y
The gillers on the lower shores.
Last Tuesday was = quiet day in town,
| but few visitors being here. No business
OF puslic importance Was trsnsacted.
For neuralgia, rheumatism. lumbago,
gout, dwellings,, burns. wounds, etc the
best remedy i. Salvation Oil. Price -
cents q bottle.
Large numbers of oyster vessels are at
work in The Potomac dredging for these
bivalves, which are to be used principally
for replan,ing-
Paul S. vii Jams, spn o. R:v. Gilbert +.
Williams, left the county las, Monday for
Augusta. Georgia. where he expcc 10
engage in business.
Under the efTec,s of The late warm wea-
ther the grass and other vegetation had
commenced to show signs oi lie. The
whea' lie ds OF the county have as he
gun to sacs ep gr,es and fresh looking.
Mr. H,wkins ID ,r.ett. tn g.nisl iobac.
CO statesmen Of the commission house al
Press man Il Stakes. has been in the cnun.
~ this week on . business tour Ne feel
confident tina, he received his tell share
of patronage.
Senator EdeIen's indi.posirion has kept
him from his legislative dates Tor the
or. alter part of this week. tie hiss now.
LoSevsr, We are glad 10 report, sufficient
iy recovered 10 resume bis pos, and l,t
trr Annapolis IN Thursday morning.
Mr. Tho. T. II .ncock, messenger tn the
Register of the Treasury a. Washington.
has b,c granted Al Indefinite leave Of
absence "n account Of sickness. lie ia
now at La Plata recupertting his strength
whica we rust will SION he r. stored
The Rev G.. F. Willisr.. able dis
course or gambling delivered last Sunday,
was attentiyely listened TO by a large con.
creyarion The subject was handled in
a masterly manner. and sermon WAS very
favorAbiy criticised 10y those who heard 1t.
".whsn we two parted after lingering
late at the garden gate, iclt that had
taken cold" said Thomas Tskeintims,
and next morning was hoarse indeed.
But a bottle OF DR.. Balls Cough syrup
fixed me up, and there's enough lei for
next time"
Tn. frs. pair Of shad shipped 10 wash
ington this season from the Potomac was
received lasi Friday. They were consign-
ell To Winfield scott and were purchased
hy Nr. II. A. Golden for S405. Fsunce
Brns, who ar. fishing at Ere, stone Point,
caught Them.
J. p. bradshaw, Esq Darlington. Pa,
saws in the years 1889 and 1883 he used
Powell's Prepared Chemicals for wheat,
with other fertilizers costing more money,
and fousd the Chemicals a that was
claimed of them. Wri.e for descriptive
pamphlet to the manufacturers, Brown
Chemical Co, Baltimore, Md.
Cousrs ssman Compton has been con
fined to bis bed the greater part of this
week by sickness. This seems to be
bad year for our Southern Mary land states
men, both in Congress and the Iegisla-
ture We trust that our worthy rrpresrn-
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duties as usual, however.
Some oys'ermen who are at work at the
mouth OF Fort Tobacco creek. got into an
alteration or Sunday when one Of them,
a co'ored man, was shot and slightly
wounded in the leg. He came To town
and mad complaint and a warrant for
the arrest OF the party who did the shoot
ing was given to Constable Welsh to serve.
As vet, however, the constable has be,n
unable to find the guilty party.
On Wednesday Mr. Sassccr secured leave
in the House Of Delegates to Introduce u
bill authorizing the commissioners of
Charles county to fund the bonded debt
and to provide for the floating debt Of
the county. This ma ter has been stand
ine allegiance for some time aad we are
glad to see that our representatives have
at length given it their attention. Tho
matter WAS introduced in accord IN, wi b
a resolution passed by the board OF com
missioners some time ago.
A paper makes the f. flowing curious
statement: Al fruits that grow with pit,
core, or wi h seed, can be made to grow
without hem, when it is understood. II
is accomplished by reversing the scion
roofing the OPP end of the plant. To do
this yon bend The scion to sprout down,
and cover it with dirt. AT er roofing cut
it loose and let the root end he up. APP
Piles IRE grown without cores. peaches
without seed, and grapes and other vines
also, by simply reversing the plast. 1t is
true, and can be done to certainty.
Governor Lloyd signed number OF
bills Wednesday. Among them were the
following bills: The Lane constitutional
conveni ion bill the Peter tobacco ipspec-
ton bill appropriating sum of money
to pay ex States Attorney Matthews, of
CLar'es county; sanctioning the bequesi
Of Susan Gallaudet; amending the sal
wage corps charter to refund certain mo-
ney to the estate OF Isabella Fahey; sane
tioning sundry sales, conveyances and
deeds to sundry religious orders and de-
nominations; amending the char er of the
Baltimore Eye, Ear and Throat Charity
Hospital relating to indexing the records
OF Charles county.