Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1879-08-28

,,,,sA constant smoke mas 10 pc kept up IN
the stables on Deal 5 Island to keep the horses
from beng frantic from mosquito bites.
The democrats in Prince Georges are
very much mixed and the republicans are an-
......A creeni''iic s;''esas9ss f'sts- victory.
shall Hall on last Saturday. 1t was addressed
by several distinguished visitors from abroad.
THE rumor that we make up the items
about Aliens Fresh affairs and then put them
in our paper as communications is a falsshsod
....At night the smoke Of the ''smothers,"
made to drive away mosquitoes at Cristheld,
gives that town the appearance ofbeing on fire.
! ..... Messrs w W Milstsad and Thomas W
/ Wright both Of Naniemoy, are spoken Of for
! County Commissioners by their Republican
/ friends.
......Hon Judge Robert Ford Of this Circuit
was in Washington city the other day and is
greatly improved in health by bis sojourn at
the Springs.
....Aa individual who called his first
| daughter Kate, when his wife surprised him
with another daughter, promptly christened
her Duplicate.
....~Capt. r. s Widdicombe, it is said
| will he the republican nominee for clerk and
| Mr. f. Snowden Hill for States Attorney in
! Prince Georges.
....A Washington county farmer recently
/ found three swarms Of bees on CatOctn noun
tain, and the Weld Of honey from one of them
was over one hundred pounds.
Jane, 4" said he, ~ think if You lifted
your feet away from the fire. we might have
some heat in :he room" And they hadn t
been married two yeais either.
......ln Dorchester county, Md, a child was
killed by mosquitoes, and NO less than twelve
cattle were drowned in-s aasAv orins TO escape
the tormentors. A horse killed.
......lt has been discovered that young men
are more bashful in summer than in winter
You can get some chaps within fifty yards
of girl during the ice cream season.
ma correspondent notifies us that as a
lighting place Aliens Fresh has not lost its
prestige, but wishes to be considered still in
tbe ring rs she is up to the belt in that bust
ness
Mr. Dick Knott is lively sort Of a Ben
cdct. From what we saw the other day we
guess his wife was away from home. Under
some circumstances Richard is a very playful
mouse.
1.-Two ladies, with more energy than
discretion took occasion to walk far enough
away from the hotel at Catskill last week to get
lost. They we're found at three A. NJ, sitting
VA - wy I1AAlhb AbONb iAii ANSutOu9s
......Hon. Barnes Compton has bought the
property of Capt. VIM. H Bians, located be-
tween the railroad and pike, in East Laurel.
Sir. Z. intends erecting the Outbuildings upon
it thia faii and "A dwelling in the spring.
......Kent county from one end to the other
has been deluged by rails, and many bridges
have been washed away. We also learn that
in the low lands the corn has been seriously
injured, and that peaches are fast rotting on
the trees
1.-THE Republicans Of ST. Mary's county
have elected A. A. Lawrence, William F. Hall
and George w. Smart as delegates to the State
convention, Judge Milburn, J. NJ. Lecch and
Geo. Maddox we're elected members ofthe state
central committee
.Messrs. Switzerland and Nicholson hav-
ing Withdrawn, Messrs: Cooke aud Wade have
the republican field all to themselves now and
the racing is spirited, Mr. Wade waltzes d.
vinely aud Mr.. Cooke had better reach after
him and do the German too.
don't forget the grand tournament
advertised to come off at Chapel Point A
large crowd will be there aud extensive pre-
parations are being made. Our Pomfret friends
who may 90 will doubtless have a chance to
see the big fiddle once more.
1.-The wife of James FeiEhey, Of Hagers-
town being deserted by her husband and
without means, Ief; her infant child on the
doorstep of his mother residence, where he
resided, but he refused to take il in and an
officer took the infant and the mother to the
poorhOuse.
THE county is full Of candidates and
even the weary have not time to rest. So at
least must have thought Miss Lizzie Duffy
then she was awakened after II o clock the
other night by some several of the irrepressi-
hles who called there for entertainment, they
being both thirsty and hungry.
Our section has within the last few
weeks been visited with very heavy rains In
many places bridges have been swept away
and the roads washed into gullies so as to be
made impossible. The rain Of Sunday night
deluged the streets of Port Tobacco so that
some OF tn, houses were flooded.
......A rule of the Illinois Central Railroad
provides that dogs shall not ride in passen-
ger ear but big and ferocious bulldog walk
ed into car At Chicago, appropriated a whole
seat, and rode 500 miles unmolested. lie
had such meaning smile, was the conduc-
tor > apology for not rejecting him.
......A gentleman lately wanted to purchase
L lbs of GRADUATED sugar and had to call at
every store in Port Tobacco before he could
find II. At the last place he called be got it,
Il Of them had it however, any quantity of
it, out at the station. We mention this a. an
instance Of Port Tobacco business energy
IA pretty little maid had a pretty little
fan
She engaged in Irritation with an ugly little
man;
He won her young affections, which she gave
him for life
But the honey moon was busted BY the fellers
other wife.
MFR Grant and Mr. Berry were the two
enthusiastic gentlemen who starting out of
Port Tobacco on horseback together the other
day, angrily disputed about the proper way to
conjugate a latin verb They dismounttd on
the road and in a Graecco- Roman fight settled
the matter with their fists 1t was a rapid
conjugation.
The Leoardtown Republi, an convention
did the duriful and usual act of appointing a
central committee ofthree to watch Republican |
interests ia st. Marys and supplemented this
s !. and datital act by appe,ntias an s1seu-
teal Comrnittee of three. Sorry there is |
necessity for so much watching.
1.-THE two wharves at Glymoni are doing
a large business Three or four boats touch
there every da, and it is surprising to see the
activity prevailing both in the passenger and
freight line. This is accounted for by the
cheap passenger fares low freight rates and
the gentlemanly aud careful attention OF those
in charge Of boats and wharyes.
"a minstrel performance and ball for
each night of Tuesday and Wednesday last
came off at Bryantewn for the benefit OF tue
Catholic Church. We regret greatly that the
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