Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1881-10-07
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Summer set in aim st a month later than
usual this year and as if to serve out her fun
term, proms 10 hold on month later.
Let the doctors bear it in miad that un-
sccmIy squthllcs over the treatment Of Prcsi-
dent Gaeaehl viii not lacrosse public conf
dcncc in their profession.
Though the present car has lccn mcmori-
BE itcm the appearance Of four comets there
have teen many preceding years in which
tour aud five comets were seen. In 1883 tho
comets were seen, Of which six ,vers iSnu
1nes; m ioI6 thcie were nine comets visible
- W"'Nh eight had never been sce,. before
The Rev. j. G.. Mood an emipcn, r.,;,
n'nt~hst, III an article on '.'rhe Horse and
us Own"r," says in reference 10 hc,ri,r
relns; People see the horse chnmpin,r lis III
hlnging foam flakes right aud left tossing rs
mead, rafting it's harness. and assume that
inc morse IS aching III the pride Of is strength
ana lullness OF spirit whereas it is suffering
a2onics ofpain, aud is trying to 9 in bv these
movements N notary relief
Denver girl advertised for proposals Of
marriage. Her father published cald to
say that her advertisement WAS merely Il fool
iSh freak, and that nobody should regard il
seriously. Then the girl came out with a
declaration that being OF legal age 10 choose
a husband for herself, She had aiken her Own
means Of getting suited, and did not mean to
abandon the plan.
Brother Kalloch has long been thorn in
the flesh Of The Blptists Of The Pacific Slope.
hut they are now relieved Of him and his son.
Isaac, Jr., by their forming an independent
church. The Baptis,S make no conccalment
OF their joy at getting rid of the Kallochs and
/ their followers HON they consider pes;i-
t,F.f ltl f.f-l 4 81. /.
viii retire from politics, but also announces
himself as candidate Tor Congress.
One Thousand two hundred employees of the
Old COLONY Railroad have been examined tor
colar blindness, in compliance with the new
Massachusetts law, and forty engineers. fire
men and Others have been dismissed rs having
detective sight. Som, Of them were old and
valued >crventS fthc company.
VIM. Kollc, a toll gate-keel or. near Doyles-
town, Pa, has been arrested charged with
kilhng a tramp, Mo, on Monday evening,
ing lang uage his Wife kolie. on his re-
TURN followed the tramp, hcat him ami kick
ca him IN me side, rupturing a blood vessei.
The tramp died almost instantly.
The short time that the GarfeIds occrpied
the W hitc Ilou.e before The assassination WIS
continued Sccne OF domestic endowment L
",ahdhid Garheld had, until She returned
10 Mentor, an honored place ~ the f,n,ii, Ia
ole, al her SON right hand, and was alwars
waited on hrst, whoever else mi. ht lie present
On the Other side OF the President sal .Jam,
who was his fathers pet Harry. the Oldest
oo', always sal next To his mother and then
Miss hoIlle, who is approaching womanhood
irwin and nttc Ahram who is but wears i.
age. Mrs Garfield is q believer in uo0d f,r,
ana there was always an abundance Of whole
some, nutritious food, with good coffee. ~,
and milk. Flowers from lie cunsery.tlor,
adorned The table at every meal. After din I.
ner President Garfield used to indulge in IA
game OF billiards, having promptly restored
to It's place the billiard table banished bv
Mrs. Hayes. Occasionally he would indulge
N cigar, and he was not adverse to a gIass
d champagne or Rhine wine or lager oeer
although he drank temperately and without
lYpoctiSy lie liked as nisht c,me on to take
gallop on horseback, ana b. w.,sa f..rl, !
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