Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-06-28
Local Brevitles.

i Miss Carter, y charming Virginia belle, is
visiting Miss Susie Chapman at "Glen Alhin. +"
Miss Mary Stewart Wych has gone to Wash
inE,op for a len days visit TO friends in tba,
city.
/ Thos. T. O~en. OF this town, los, a valuable
Alderney COW on Wednesday from some un-
known cause.
The large bridge q, Newport is progressing
rapidly and if the weather permits will be
ready for travel in few weeks
/ VS. have been been requested to notify the
patrons that The mill at Chapel Point will be
closed during the next three weeks.
j Tuesday Was another quiet aud dull day in
town. But few peo .le were here and 20 pub
lie busin IS was transacted aud no gossip cur.
rent.
Mr.. P. II. Museh.tte is spending his vsea.
t,oR in the county where he expects to remain
for u couple Of weeks visiting his numerous
friends
Richard E. Brandt. Esq, States Attorney
for Prince Georges county, was in ,swu on
Tuesday looking after the interests Of ssms
clients.
/ +. X. whestley, living near Newport, hsd
chicken hstched on Monday With four we'll
formed legs and all of them useful TO the fowl
in locomotion.
i Capt. n. II. Boswell has been spending tie
1 paSf wa~k in Anr.pal,s .t,a,d;n1 h. e.n,.,
uisl anniversary exercises of ST. Johns Col.
lege. bis alma mater.
I i, is reported that numerous icebergs Goat
ing down the coas, is a largely contributing
cause for the cool weather we have experienced
during the past week.
The county commissioners will NEE, on
Tuesday next, July 2nd, to pay road hands
The collectors are requested to heed that por.
,ion of the notice which refers to them.
! V. B. Pennington, Esq who was admitted
to the bar at the late term of court, be-
gan bis career iu the law on Tuesday last
when he argued = case before the orphans
court.
The Jesuit scholss,ics to the number Of sew
ersl hundred will spend the next few weeks 81
Chapel Point, occupy ing the eoaamodious ho
tel at that place. We trnst their visit will b
both pleasant and healthful.
DR.. w. r. Wilmer has been spending tb,
past week in the county. As the Doctor 8
visits are usually followed by some develop
men,s in republican circles here ~e await iit
some curiosity 10 see hat bis next move is ,e
be.
As we stated early in the spring the farmers
of Cobb Neck ale planting out large crops o.
ioma toes for the csnnery at Rock Point TO ih,
exclusion Of tobacco. At 20 cents busbe
for the product they expect to realize good
profits.
Senator R. H. Eivlen reached home frou
Atlantic City on Friday las, much improved
in health and appearance. The Senator thinks
The brscing air of the seaside resort proved
very beneficial to him. Mrs. Edelen remained
at Atlantic City.
john J Hamilton. son Of Mr. F. p Ham'l
ton, received = gold meds, for general prof.
cheney in his studies during the year, at III,
commencement Of Rock Hill College On Mon
day last. Master Hsmilto. is n nemter Of ,h,
SOP homore class.
, Rev. Mr.. Sites, Of the ST. Mary's circuit
held afternoon service in the grove at La Plata
on Sunday last. 1t was we'll attended W,
learn that Mr.. Sites gave notice that camp
meeting would again be held this year in til,
the grove beginning sometime in August.
Mr.. Mnreen D. CLANCY. for number of year
the active and accommodating jani,or in charg'
Of the State House building, at Annapolis, ha
accepted the position of superintendent a
Clifton Beach, Charles county, and will repor
z for duty on Friday.
In pursuance OF the usual custom the Penn
s,l'ania Railroad Company will open its lin
for Fourth of July travel at the usual reduction
Z in rates. Excursion tickets will be sold be
tween all stations On the system on July End
: 3rd, and 4'h, valid for return until July 9Th
r 1885,
The levy was signed by the comm issioneri
b yesterday and the tax rate fixed at 80 cents o
. the $l0O. In this calculation we would stat,
that the ssse>sabIe basis is $40 900 less tbi
year, owing to the falling off of the assess
> msnt placed on stocks held in corporation
outside the county.
The school board will meet next Tuesday t
receive teachers reports and the white an
colored teachers will receive their quarter
salary on Thursday and Friday of the sam
week. The board will also probably select o
;, Tuesday the teachers who are to represent ou
county at the meeting of the State Teacher.
Association to be held at the Blue Noun tai
j. House on July 10th, 1lth and 18th. Those e
:. selected will have their expenses paid by th
school board.