Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1881-10-07
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was organized week before last at Upper MaIl.
/ h0fu', with John Bowling as president; G. I
I tm.gelt and r Nelson Jarboe, vice prcsi.
i dents; A. I. Brooke, secretary, and l. S
+ Wilson, treasurer.
/ 'Iii,ihousc to succeed Window in The Treas
nrv, and james to succeed liillhousc in New
York, is tho way the New York Worid heads
a Washington despatch.
COY. Hamilton now owns in Washington
county about !. 700 acres Of land. the greater
/ portion OF which is in the highest state OF cul-
tiyaiion.
According 10 the Florida papers, the tide
Of Northern winter travel hls begun to set in.
New Workers are probably going down there
to get cool
The number Of verses written on the death
OF President Garfield is as remarkable as their
sc cral lack Of merit.
1t is reported bat General Grant will enter
New York politics.
Tuden,.s barrel Is said to contain sl5, ooo.-
I 900. II Is rot haH 50 large, however, as his
barrel Of taiiy.
The King Of Ahyssinia gives vent to his
/ hostility to the use of tobacco by cutting oil
the noscs OF those of his subjects who use snuff
and the lips Of those who smoke
An enraged beIleat White Sulphur Springs
cit The check o! IL young man at II moment
when he expected Il kiss lie had her arrest
ed on n charge ofassluii, but failed & appear
before tile justice, and she was discharged
The Dairymcn are ticking steps to raise the
prize Of milk in Baltimore.
The Best Doublc-Tcnm Time ever made by
lr0ters was recorded at Fleetwood Park. New
York. Tuesday afternoon, when Mr. Frank
Works team, Edward and Dick Swivellcr,
d'ircn by Dan Mace trotted a mile in two
minutes and nineteen aud a-iaf seconds
which was two and a-haif seconds less than
The fastest time ever m,de before by IA double
team. The first quarter was troltcd iii 90
seconds, the hil-mile in l.07i The top
wagon 10 which tie horses trotted weighed
LOO pounds.
The following grecntacll ticket has been
placed before the voters OF This county; Sea-
ate, Col Thos A. Millar; House of Delegates,
JAS. i. Franklin, Oliver y. Bryan; county
commis 'ioucrs, Thos. Il. Bowie John Z. Mar
shall, Frank EdeIeu, Alex. W. Oliver, Walter
w. Milsteld; sheriff, Joseph ". Gray.
ecxtraordinary popularity of the Princess
Of Wales IN England is due TO good looks,
good nature and very pleasing manners. She
5 not IN the least an intellectual woman
'ssassas Lays h. has :. s.si' Al IRON, 80
acre, and it is SO rich that Mr.. HAYES reaped
from his 900 acers OF wheat last year Il profit
Of $40, 600. o'''
The Governor Of Maine was married at
o clock a few mornings ago The man seems
to have no idea OF the value o. time.
The president pro tcmpore of the Senate i.
not elected Tor any time, but may be removed
at the pleasure OF the Senate In all del,end'
on The Will OF the majority.
The Emperor William is growing deaf. As
he gets Older he does not become more stoicaI
" hen he met his nephew, the Gar, the other
day, he iervently embraced and kissed him.
and could scarce restrain his tears.
Supervisor Coates wealthy and influential
citizen Of Cranston, n. j., dropped dead on
Tuesday morning on reading the headlines OF
a morning paper announcing the death OF
President Garfield.
Mr.. Ludlow the Prohibition candidate for
governor ofOhio, manufactures wine and cider
presses and General Sum Cary, one Of the
'dr!S, SAYS he won't vote for him. But
then, General, Mr.. Ludlow asseveratcs that
his presses ARE not intended to manufacture
liquors"
The watermelon, once libelled as the agent
Of choler and lis contingent ills, is now an
article Of diet welcome if every household. -
/ is now considered a cure for summer com
plant, and even when it becomes chronic I
watermelon taken two or three times a day I
fafDsa la n Ffr all
cd is have failed Dr.. Tanner was the frsl
TO test It's remedial qualities when nc broke
his long fast by a feast Of watermelon.
The widow OF Mr.. Singer, Observing machine
,ane' VINO, some lime since, married certain
' !scouhl hsienDurgh, OF unknown nation.
tii'y, has been promoted to the rank nf
duchess at the triliug expense Of Gftv n, ~
ma francs. he american colony in Paris !, /
II a fcr'n.nt over the fact that dakedoms sr -
10 cheap. 'ie
Five hundred thousand boxes Of pe,ct..
we're ireIghted to Baltimore last wear n, ~ ~
.hcster-rlrer Steamboat Company. This ,e aue |
lie uumbcr Of BOXES by the same linz ~ III
oo' Up only about 50, 600. About ibc -, ~
roportlca were taken b. other carriers IN
rice last year ru cd from 80 cent, "a \ IN, lie
OK ibis Year from 81 to S4-netiing H.
car on an average, about 81 cents per bov.
us year - 80.
The omnibus line in Quincy, Mass, upo, t
muse use neat ana commodious vehicles the p,o-
: iooA WIN much PRIDE and satisfaction i
= hed ana managed 10y Miss Lille Slocnm E
no has also added a number Of carri,oos ~
tterent description to the transnor7a,;. VI ,
elllties OF the town. Here is another ~. +
az women OF energy and capacity may n,ea
cir choice from variety of vocatiaDs ,g;sp. b,
Il CAUSING Ike skies 10 tll. VAN a,