Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1881-11-25

neigh bprho0d.
Port Tobacco merchants do not OBJ
serve Thanksgiving day.
Burn burning Is becoming alamring4
ly frequent in Baltimore county.
Mr.. IIcz ,kiah ROBBERY former resident
Of Pisgah has moved to La. Plata.
The coolest snap Of the season struck
US hst night Heavy freezing was the
consequence.
CHRISTMAS comes on Sunday. this
year. 1t is likely Monday will be OBJ
served in its stead.
TyE star Of Jerusalem can now be
seen in the morning in tic eastern por-
ton of the heavens.
TuEaE is heavy demand for she'll
barks and chestnuts in the large cities.
and big prices are offered
A marriage liccucs was insured in
Washington Thursday to Charles john
son aud Sophia Washington both of this
county.
TINN our merchants were making
ready to lay in their Christmas stock
and do their advertising i'll the INDEPEN
DENT.
Mn. Douglas Quensel, formerly a
eomposior on the INDErEDNENT, left
Port Tobacco Tuesday last to take up
his residence in Baltimore.
TUE commissions for the new board
of County Commissioners have been
received at the clerks office. We pre-
sumo they will meet shortly and organ
ize.
AuruHS leaves are Of beautiful hue
at present This time last year the
branches of the oak, gum and maple
were bowling lea0ess to the noriherly
winds.
IcDoE MAGRuDsH on Monday on re-
firing from the bench entertained the
bar officers of the Court, the grand and
petit Jurors at dinner at the st. Charles
Hotel.
PuRr TOBACCO boys are on the hunt
for rabbits before sunrise these mornings.
That's right. boys. remember its the
early boy that catches the rabbit-out
of the other fellows gum.
CmEsApEAKR bay anil its tributaries
annually supply over 3 600, 000. GOO
oysters to the markets of this country,
which is over eighty oysters te each in
habilaut of the United States.
ACCORDING to a Census Bulentin
just issued, the total population of Mar :
land over ten years of aye who cannot
read is Ill, 1851, Of whom 4,779 are in
Frederick county.
"TuE melancholy days have come"
and now is the time when the old hunter
begins to rub up his gun and the young
lover to tIlnl of getting hitched. Tie
nights are cold, you know.
Ir would be well for house-keepcrs to
carefully eXamiuc chimncys and fues
before starting up winter fires. Il
might save good deal of trouble and
the expense of conhagration.
Our sanctum was visited by Col. j.
Parran Crane, of St Mary's, during
his short visit to Port Tobacco yester-
day The colonel was in the best Cf
spirits and enjoying good health.
VENNoR predicts a severe winter for
Great Britain and mild one for this
country, wish few cold snaps 1t will
he prudent, nevertheless, to lay in a good
supply Of coal, as neither the goosebone
nor muskrat have been heard from.
ApPRornIArE to the approaching
Christmas season is the advertisement OF
the Messrs. Morrison of Washington. -
We have seen some Of their Christmas
cards and other novelties, and we can
just sly they are lovely and 100 utterly
utter"
TnE first of this week opend with a
cold breeze and very frost much to the
delight efevery one Towards the mid.
dc Of the week, however, it moderated
sufficient for being shower of rain BY
and hail much to the justification Of
every one, especially those who were
compelled to attend court.