Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1881-02-18
GOtaI and Irsonal.

...... Ndtrlhouidl MARKET SUN dctlFt.
And now Judge "Bauzle' has
got it. lie calls il rheumatism
.....T The answer to tie puzzle in last
weeks paper is " Mattawoman
... Lent commences on Wednesday
week, the 2ud Of March.
IF you want nice plate Of fried
or .tewcd Oysters 60 to the It. Charles
Hotel
Holiday business is over and
now real business begins This is the
time to advertise
I'LL. On Friday last the weather was
mild and balmy Bees and wasps were
flying about as though Spring had real
" come.
Amy ladies wishing to know Of
the merits Of the Excelsior Kidney Pad,
It's action, etc are referred to Mrs W
+ Mckccknie, Photograph Parlors,
Toledo Ohio SIZE Adr
.... Young man do you want to keep
yourself thoroughly posted on all cur
rent matters at a small expense? If
you do. subscribe for the lNDErENDENr
Only $loO
..... Jay d Cunning Clerk, Wabash
Shops Toledo, Ohio, SIN now
wearing an Only Lung Pad, and it
has afforded me almost instant relief
from asthma. -.S,e 1dc.
..C Communications reaching this of
fee on Thursday are too late for inser-
ton in the next days issue Two in
tereSting ones are left out for this rea-
son, aud another because no name ac
companies IT,
......The Intermediate Term Of the
Circuit Court meets on next Monday
The dockcts are unusually meagre, and
form present indications it is surmised
we will have more judges on the bench
than cases to try.
According to tho official Bulletin
No 3, Of the Census Department inc
3 ~ Naive ';'ii:c: * 49,: }oreisn 'iiO
whites COG cSlored 10 S52
The c.. Commissioners will meet on
next Tuesday for tho transaction Of cur
rent business. and on The Sth, 9lh, ion
and 1Ih Of March to hear appeals and
make transfers All interested will
take notice.
lid. We are pleased to learn that Mr.
JR lacey has been appointed entry
clerk in the large dry goods house Of
VIM. pcyri.s 4 Co... Of Baltimore.
Whilst we shall mss CLARKE very
much, we are glad to hear of his success
Wemvite attention to the advcr
,iscmcnt Of Mr. j B Hammond oi
Wa>hington who makes speciality q
ready mudc builders materials otaIl KIND
Wholesale and retail. Mr. Hammond
furnished all the doors and sashcs fol
tho new Court House now Icing erected
in Marlboro.
We invite attention to the adycr
tiscmcut of the sunny South publish
81 Brovnwood, Texas We all have
fa.nds in that far off sunny land and
would ike to know more about State,
6hlch has increased so phenomlualIy IN
wealth and population within the past
fo,v .v,nrs and which is destined soon t"
5.-.....,.a ,he empire stnto Of the south.
See advertisement.
Certainly the propretors Of the
Hous,Lod make liberal offer to all
lid $ hoe or who have been such within
year The otTcrs nothing less than to
furnish them with a copy Of the Hopsc-
hoH for one year, free of expense The
parcr itself is most valuable one and
will be found most useful visitor to all
Young ou>e keepers Read the adycr-
tsemcnt carefully
Our correspondent Qui Nivo OF
last week. discussing the subject Of To-
hacco inspection. wrote edo not bolster
up an imaginary cain buS the con
foudcd types made him say do not
Lobster up Sc Io5,tcrs are very good
in their way, elegant when served as a
salad with lcttacc, but our opinion is they
ought not to be served up with tobacco
even by the devil himself
.....A terrific flood in Washington on
Saturday and Sunday did much damago.
Pennsylvania Avenue was over flowed,
and persons were transported from the
doors of the National and st Mare Hotels
in boats, whilst the Il and + 4 Il de-
pot was completely flooded an had to be
temporarily al andoncd The Long bridge
a. a. "a
thus breaking off connection by rail and
,"l.sr~,i, Ill, Il Sa.,,i.
t~v rrs~"o,. -'rnr ,o", week ma,
eIec,ualy disposed of the snow and ice a'
only in the shadi,st ofplaccs can patch Of
either be seen. But with the tbaw came a
freshet, which did some temporary. though
slight damage. Owing t. the shameful man
ncr with which Port Tobacco run has been
neglected ever since first made, the canal
which Was cut With SO much expense ard Ia
Dor, hiss been allowed to become INSTRUCTED
with bars and partially filled up. As Il mat
ter Of course in This condition it was unable
to carry off the large volume Of water caused
b. the thaw and rain IS a consequence the
whole Of the flats on both sides, extending
from back Of the school house TO Mr. Roberts
field formed on, vast Lake, with water on it
three or four feet deep. The stream, being
diverted from lis natural course by ohstruc-
tlons broke through Or over flowed its banks
and forced It's way over the causcway, wash
ing some very dangerous places in the latter
was only at a great risk on Thursday and
Friday last that persons from the other side
csud get 70 and from die town. The holes