Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1885-08-07
L0c1L BrepItIes.

Mr. George Dent Of Pope's creek was mar
J red on Thursday Of last week to Miss Laur
Maddox Of Washington
Miss West of Chestertown and Miss Price
daughter Of Dr. Price Of Baltimore ar
visiting the Misses Mitchell.
About 60 persons attended the excursion OF
the steamer CorcorAn to Mount Vernon, Oh
Saturday last
A pleasant entertainment was gi,eD~~S
Judge Stones on Monday evening 10 tn,
Nj ses Wilmer.
A champagne dinner was given by Coun
Hamilton on Saturday to Mrs Hammy vii
liams and her friend Miss Carey of Wash
ington, who are visiting him.
Side Issue is the name Of II new postoffce III
Cobb Neck This name is interpreted t.
mean the place to get gully rashcr between
Rock Point aud Tompkinsvile.
meeting of the Republican State Central
Committee will be he'd between 10 and 18th.
Now for the can iii ,tes Insert your cards
IN the INDEPENDENT.
We are sorry to learn Of the illness Of Cap
tain Richard Wade who has teen confined
to his bed for the past several days. Captain
Wade is one Of the few who has lived to
ripe old age to be loved, and without IN enc
my.
MIR. Joseph 5 Wilson, a member of the
bar from Prince George county has been So
j,urung few days in the county, a gnest at
Idaho Brother Joe Of course came to see the
Judge. (?)
The examination of applicants for certif-
Gates to teach in the pu'dc schools was con-
Quoted by the examiner, Mr.. Nede, on We'd
nesday AMI Thursday. There were about
hfteeA applicants.
A whiskey man tie Is it on local option
a lyocate, that after foun ling his horse in
making the canvass the first thing he dill to
relieve the injured animal was 10 dose him
with quart of whisky Rather Tough Gu
the local op ION adv ,c,te.
The m st deadly foe to all m,larial disease
is Aver Ague Cure, a com 1inalion of vcsct,-
ole ingredients only, Of which the most val
liable is used in no other known preparation
Tins remedy Is an absolute ana certain spe-
citc, and succeeds when all other medicines
ful. cure is warranted.
r. j. Baker Il Cos. fertilizer is recommend
ell highly As wheat phosphate, we there
fore recommend it to the farmers. 1t has
heretofore been used in this county fot that
purpose and to our person Il knowledge n
proved valuable manner. Mr. F. P. Jen-
kius is the agent for the county.
1t is rumored that a combination Will be
formed between Messrs Howard Bro of Chapel
Point and Col. Mekibbin of Marshall Hall
to run their respective summer
resort jointly the next season, one as a
near and the other .s far city resort. The
plan is doubtless an excellent one.
The Grst Tournament of the season will be
held near Waldorf on Wednesday next, for
the benefit of ST. Peters Church. The com
mittee will have all the delicacies of the ssa-
son to be served at very low prices We
hope the affair will be well patrOnized
Captain W. A. Hill, Locust Vale, Madison
county, Va, says he used Powel's Fertilizers
last fall, on his wheat side by side with other
brands costing double the amount of money,
on land of same grade using the same guam
tity $500 lbs. to the acre. The Powelps
gave entire satisfaction, doing better than the
higher priced articles. Write to Brown
Chemical Company, Baltimore, Md.