Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1881-05-06
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......Un Wednesday 200 OO0 herring and
5000 shad arrived at Alexandria aud sole as
follows Shad - to 81 per hundfe d her
ring - to 80 per thousand.
......On and after next Slnity the services
at 81 Thomas Church we'll commence at 10
A. N We guess not many would object it it
were nine A. ". during The simmer heat.
.....Mr. Edwand J Sanders, native of
this County. but for many years q grocery
merchant in Baltimore, died 10 that city on
Wednesday last aged 10 wears. lie leaves "a
widow four daughters aud a son.
......Parties sending communications to this
paper would confer favor and insure their
insertion 10y sending to this Office as early in
the week as possible, say by Tuesday. After
that day it is by no means certain that they
will appear in that weeks issue.
We call attention to the card Of Mr. Geo
NJ. Barker Of Washington city. Parties wish.
ing building materials would do well to Civ,
him call, as his assortment is large an,
choice and his prices reasonable.
....Csndidates for the baiG place, in tn
Circuit Court made vacant by the death o
John -. COvof1 are multiplying rapidly. w,
rise to say we have no influence with the tp-
pointing power besides we have already prom
ised all the influence We MY be supposed 10
possess, to sixteen different applicants first
come, first served.
....Now that it is generally understood
that the ackbOne Of winter has been put
away for the summer Mrs SmOot has nd in
an elegant supply OF millinery goods ofall
kinds, suitable to the season Mrs Shoots ex-
pericuce in this business enables her to exer-
else much discrimination in her selections.
......IIaving had such demand for the
INDErDNDEDT of the goth that the usual edi-
ton was exhausted, we have been induced
again 10 publish the communication relative
to the right of the Washington City h Point
Lookout r. r. to enter Washington City,
which was contained in that issue.
1.-THE Eastern Shore papers seem to be in
doubt about the peach crop. Some saying it
will he an entire failure and others predicting
small but good crop So fur as our observ-
alton has gone We see no prospect whatever of
any peaches in this neighborhood. If any
tody has seen peach blossom anywhere
hereabouts il is more than we have seen. In
our own orchard, though the trees are in leaf
there Is not and has not been n blossom in,
the whole orchard Plum trees, which we
supposed were more lender than the peach
together with cherry and pear tress are in fun
blossom and seem to Oe very vigorous aud
promising.
.....tF" from Cobb Neck wants to know
what law there is to punish the folks OF whom
he complains. There is abundance law for just
gach cases, and no SucriH is needed as a
special officer is provided TO enforce its penalty
This officer is known rs the Fooi-kl Her
doubtless lie sometimes neglects his business.
But perhaps the whole thing is exaggerated
'F when he wrote we, fear was IN Il Saturmue
humor, brought ON by the excessive quiet
ness, which he witnessed at the Counts or
may lie 'oystcrs" affect him that way we
Enve heard Of such cascs. Oysters are just as
b1d to eat in a mouth without an X in it, rs
whiskey is to drink in ii mouth without X
IN it.
.....Thc County Commissioners were in
SESSION an Tuesday, but nothing Of pa licullr
interest occurred. The Collectors VINO were
notified to pay over 5000 each on That day
did not all respond and AS the Commissioners
were in need uiiunds, for road purposes, there
was some lak Of directing the attorney TO
docke suits, against the bonds OF the neglect
iHl collectors 70 the approaching May term Of
cur Court. Bur a, this was the first time the
Collector, lad failed to come up to the scratch
il VAS finally concluded to indulge them un-
til the next meeting of the Board " hich takes
place ON the l1th instant.