Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1886-10-01
Local Brevitles.

The be ard of county commissioners will
meet next Tuesday
Judge Stone will be in town tomorrow
ior the purpose of drawing the jury to
serve at the November term of court.
We publish on the first page of this is
sue the views of Gen. Bradley T. johnson
regarding our section. They will be found
| interesting and entertaining and should be
read by al.
! member the shnnting match to occur
here on Thursday next, the 7th ins'. Mr.
! Norris promises thai everything shall he
arranged to the satisfaction and for the
! pleasure of all.
! Wm Nj. Lyon, an aseh citizen OF this
neiyhborhond and well known here, died
on Monday last. aged about 15 years. tie
had been in f,i ing health for some time
previous to bis death.
The "Hnward Rifles" confidently expect
that the ladies of the county Will present
them with ha.dsome stand Of colors.
Ladies here IS your opportunity to show
your appreciation OF The "hold soldier
boys"
Senator and Mrs Edelen have returned
from their trip to the Virginia Hot Springs
The Senator says he found the trip most
ENJOYABLE one and that his health has be-
come much improved by his sojourn in
the mountains.
A b.ptising took place in the Potomac
river at Riverside last Sunday at which
eluht colored converts were immersed ac-
cordins to the rights of the Baptist faith.
The ceremony WAS witnessed by large
crowd of both whi and co'nred citizens
The collections in Port Tobacco Parish
Christ Church and st. Paui's Chapel con-
gregations, in aid ot the Charleston, 5. G.,
earthquake sufferers was sixty five dol
lars and fifty five cents. \ handsome Of
fering considering the OUTLAY OF money
this parish IS been compelie! recently to
make in rs Church property.
A vel known citizen OF Lancaster, Pa =,
Mr.. L. B. Keifer, writes: Having sprsined
leg OF almost thirty days standing, and al
ter trying hsif a dozen advertised prepars-
tions in the marke. without satisfactory
results. was advised to try Salvation Oil,
did so. and ia less than three days my leg
was all right again. 1t did The work.
Sate's Attorney Wilmer left for Wash
ington on Wednesday to attend the we'd
ding of his brother Joseph X Wilmer, as
sistaut engineer in The I. 5. navy, who
was married in that city that evening TO
Miss Holden, the daughter of a naval Off
Ger residing there We regret to have
been unable to learn any OF the particulars
of the ceremony, but will endeavur to get
y fsll report tor our next issue
Wiggins's doleful prediction OF the de
struction of the world on the 29th instant
failed Of fu fillment as Was generally ex-
pected, though the weather on "Wednesday
underwent an entire change, the oppres-
sivc heat OF the days previous giving way
to a cold aud clustering wind. THIS. we
opine, WAS. however, not due t. Virgins
/ bui to the equinox. which seemed TO have
forgotten its business up tn that time.
/ Virgins, if he is not constituencies, should
bag his head" after this failure.
The Rev. DIR. Thomas G. Addison will
make his first visit to this section of Mary.
Z land as Dean OF the Convocation ot W ash
, in.ton. during the first week in October
On Tuesday. Ocrnber 5th he will hold ser
vices in Christ Church, Port Tobacco at
/ IL O'Clock, 4. NJ and sgain a; z. VI. oi
same day. Wednesday at ST. Pauis. Piney
two services at the same hours. Thursd.y
I in the parish of Rev. l.. J. Sothorun; ser
vices IL Old Fields in the morning at III
o'c ock, and parish church a I oe aek,
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