Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1888-02-17
Local BrevitleS.

So far the grouad hog has not proved
an entire failure.
Next Wednesday, the 22od instant, is
Washington birthday,and legal holiday
in this State.
| People will not have new cough remedy
when they know the Va ue of DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup.
And now the advent of E,ster will he
longingly looked for. Forty days of, to
say nothing OF the nights.
J. l.. II ggins for many wears conductor
on the ruon train. of the b Il 7. K .ilr"ad,
has been removed from that position.
Thrus4nds nt chi dren VII die tanutlly
OF those disc rses Incident t. early ch,ld p
hood. cnnId have b en- saved by DR.. Bulls
Baby Syrup.
The last fall of "the he helufiful," though
the be ,viest OF the winter, aid not remain
long with US. The genial rays OF 20 d Sol"
soon dissipsed it.
We learn that the enter ainment ut
Pomankey on Mon iay night WAS in every
way successful. The play was well pre-
sented and the supper excellent.
The work of drafting new at Of IN
corpnration for Port rnb.ccn has been
completed and the IN .tter will soon I've
bruu III To The attention OF oar L-gis ators.
Mr.. Austin Mckee, the polite c ERIK in
the store OF r ,ber If oven, this IOWA,
has secured the posi'ioi of brakeman Oh
our morning train. He entered upon his
duties "Wednesday morning.
We would call specia' attention to the
advertisement in this issue of Hnopes Bro
4 rhom IS, the we'll known Nurserymeu of
West Chester. Pa, who are in want of
few more statesmen 10 sell their specialties
in Nursery sock.
The immigration hill nf Hon. +. VI Cox
has been Introduce t.v"rahiy IN the House
of Delegates. read first time and ordered
tn 'e printed. The measure has received
much favorable comment from the press
# the - ,te.
The teachers association met in the Of,
tice oi the school commissioners on Mon
day. 1t was slimly attended owing no
doubt, to the dIsasreeable weather though
the usual exercises were gone through
With.
Mr.. VIM. J. Digges. ls'ely travelling sales
men 70. Sick e. HELEN K Co, OF Baltimore,
who recently failed, has secured a position
with q manufacturing house IN Philadel-
phia AS travelling agent. Willie is An en-
ergetic business man and will succeed.
Mrs C.rrico, wife of Dr. T 4 C.rrico,
whose illness from typhiod fever We re
ported in receni issue, died at her home
near Bryantown on Tbursday Of last week
after short illness. Her funeral took
place on Saturday aud was largely attend
ed
Mr.. Jos H. P,nn well known residcn,
of Pomonkey, met with sp.infci acciden,
last week by having one his legs terribly
crashed hy falling log We have been
unable 10 learn full particulars, hu; hear
that Mr.. Penn is totally ircapaci,ed IRON
work 10y the accident.
We regret to learn OF the serious illness
of Miss Lottie Millar. one of the iavorie
bellies of Naujemoy society. Miss Lottle
has been confined to her home for several
weeks 10y serious indispos,tion. aud We
sincerely Join with her many friesds In
wishing her speedy restoration TO health
The County Commissioners met on
Tuesday but had but i'te business he
fore them. L. Douglas Welch Was reap
poin' ed constable for the first district and
the State sud county bonds of kerby Car
penter, lately appointed tax collector.
were approved. The board adj ,urued 10
NEE, on Tuesday, March OH.
During the Lenten season services viii
be held at Christ Church this town. on
every Wednesday morning a. IL o'clock.
and at 81. P.uls Chape' Ofineyl every Fri.
day morning at the same hour. In the
Catholic Churches OF the county services
will be held as always heretoiors durtng
the peniten ial season.
Miss BE lie Brawner, of our neighborhood.
uphe ID the honor and credit Of Charles
county's fair ones At the colts" ball at
Annapolis on Thursday night Of last week
Without having been present We venture
To assert that Miss Bellies lus,re suffered
no diminution from contact with the
beauty Of other sections of our State.
Mr.. Vim. +. Shields, OF ST Mary's, Ohio.
and Miss Rebecca W. Brawner. daughter
os the late James L Brawner Esq. were
married 10y Rev g. F Wiliams ID WASH
inton last Monday. The bride has many
friends and relatives IN our county with
whom we join iu hsppy congratulations
The couple will reside In Washington.