Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1883-07-27
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Locai BreUiftes.
A light charge--the gas bill.
Before you bicycles tricyeles.
A cool million Is 40 ice thing.
A DRY season-salt on a pretzel.
, heated term. "llot as blazes."
school for he "blind." Poker.
Dealing in futures -fortune-telers.
Buds Of promise-ninety days notes.
A model institution-the patent Office
Good Judges are invariably good Fighters.
stag party is talking Of a trip to Norfolk
Miss Hattie Prescott is visiting Miss Lizzie
Mitchell.
ToSsou offers the best inducements 10 the
dry goods line.
# Is better 10 be up with the lark than dswn
with the measles.
The new house Of Mr.. L. F. Dement,, La
plata is fast nearing completion.
The long headed politician, George Cotton,
ESQ, was in town Tuesday.
DR.. WIN. r. Wilmer has been sojourning in
the county a few da this week.
The County Levy has been prepared by the
clerk, and will appear in print next issue.
An unhappy marriage is like an electric
mnchine--it makes one dance, but you can I
let 90.
f the wages of sin is death some old sinners
we know of are long time drawing their
salary.
Tie average girl with big hat loaded
With flowers and feathers seems all head till
YOU talk TO her.
An English ferryman ends up his list Of
tolls thus: "Asses and bicycles, Cd" This
is rather rough.
Misses Angie and Maria Cotton win leave
Monday for four weeks trip to CApon Springs
and Niagara.
Reads Grand Dstchess Cologne is the
sweetest perfumery in America and you Il
find the most lasting, it sells for 20 cents per
bottle and is kept ut Howard Bros, Co.'s
Station. ap 2O-lm
Mr.. John T Barber, teacher Of public school
No. /, 4th Election district has received AN
appointment IN U s. Signal Service.
Mrs. Willie Mills, with her little hoy, arrived
in the county Saturday, on visit to Der rel
.tyes.
Jessie W Ritter, former Blacksmith for Mr..
9. F. Hayden, Cox's Station, Las been APP
pointed fireman on the evening train Of the
B. h p. r. r.
Christ Church 10 this town has been appro-
1riately draped in mourning in memory Of the
deceased prelate, the late Bishop Pinkney
The cannery was TO have begun operations
Tuesday. Whether it did so or not, we have
peen unable to ascertain.
Mr. G. W. Carpenter, Jr., has raised bail
o the extent of $3.50 In few days it is
expected his friend. will make up the def
lency and he will be released
Attend the grand af,ir to be given by
henry Bror h Co ut Lower Cedar Point
friday Angus, Bird
Reads three minute headache and neural
,ia cure is almost monarch for the headache,
leuragia, rheumatism or any acute pain
adde by W II Read, Baltimore 4 Light
lis, baltimore, Nd, prnprietors of Reads
irand Duchess Cologne. ap 2O-lm
The County Commissioners have purchased
or the use OF the two Associate Judges, Two
new chairs something similar to the one here
iofore provided for the Chief Judge.
According to the faculty, eight parts in ten
If the human blood consists Of pure water =
rhis seems to leave very small margin for
yhiskey
When Henry WAS counting Sarah he used TO
boast that he had a ''boss' girl; now that he
Is married lac finds that he has boss, :" hut
he neYer mentions it,
Remember this Ifduring dry we ,ther YOU
begin to water plants, the watering must be
continued until rain comes. Immediately
thereafter, as soon as the soil about the plants
is dry enough, it should be broken up and
nellowed.
The duration Of kiss has heen found TO be
rom half second to one and i quuler min
ltes, according to whether you are kissing
your wife or the hired girl. la the case of II
Young couple it depends upon the proImit,
II ''pa" at that interesting moment
A Wonderful discovery Reads three
minute headache and neuralgia cure is the
wonder of the 10th century as hundreds upon
hundreds of our best citizens have beea cured
n TWO minutes of Intense neuralgia and sick
after using eve 'ything they could
rear Of and trying all the doctors in vain
Read $ three minute headache cure sells for
IS cents and is kept at our friend, Howard
Brothers. april 20-lm
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