Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-05-14
LocGL Brevlfses.

The Ellerslie ghost bias died natural death
several Democratic politicians were in tow
On tuesday and button hoing was the order
Of the day.
Miss Mary Chapman, one of societies erea..
~ i"vorltes has returned from her visit to
Baltimore.
The racing season being here, how abou,
spring races at Benedict? Cant the racing
and trotting CLUB answer.
Mr. V II. Eeale has sold his Tapkervill.
morse lately purchased OF W. b. Ferguson,
for $500.
mr. Beale Padgett has embarked for
chicago, prospecting for the purpose Of per.
m"nently locating to practice his profession.
lhe recent heavy rains have injured the fsl :
ing on the Potomac None OF the seine
h@ulers, however, from what We can learn,
have cut out
Justice Smoot had 50 cases before him on
tuesday This speaks well for Mr.. Smoot's
capacity MS "a Judge. as we'll AS for tie litigat
ing tendency of our people about this time
The prcprietors of Marshall Hall are max
ing free use of the paint aud scrub brush,
preparing for the exearsion season which is
expected to be very good.
Mr. P. h. Wills reports tin, his sale, f
Champion Reapcrs have been exceedingly
large this season. This don't look like our
farmers are broke.
The bridge under Plenty, Just ont Of
Town Is ia very dangerous conditi.n
Cness something is done to it in short
time II will be impossible.
The Railroad Engineers who lately visited
Rock Point have made their report to tdrir SUI
Dcrlor Officers on the question of cost of con
struciins railroad To that point, and it is
SAID 70 tie favorable to the construction Of the
cd
A few DAYS siuce We caughta glimpse oftlc
hill tops Of Mt. Victoria. This SEASON again
.t,.ey are unusually green aud Iso ee r
many other cyldcaccs vi the thrift Of their
genial owner.
Messrs. Fowler Bros. OF Chaptiro st. Mary's
county, have rented the store house in New
port lately occupied by Clements and Ware
aud propose merchandising in their new place
Ia u short time.
The new board of School Commissioners
under the new law met and organized on
Tuesday by the election OF Or. George D
Mudl as President. The board also decided
to permit MI Nellc to hold over until the
term OF two years, for which he was At first ap-
y ln.ed * Tres, which will be in January M At.
VIZ. p. A. Sassccr paid his first visit to
Port Tobacco on Tuesday, (since his return
from Annapolis J The popular Waldorf mer-
chant While having lost something of his leg
islative shine, has lost nothing OF hard com
mon sense, and was busy at work attending
to the duties of the school board of which ht
I is an Efficient member.
The messenger route has been changed
from carrying the mail from Port Tobacco
: Station on the B. l. p r. Il. to Port Tobacco
to La Plata. The mail messenger will now
: receive the Port Tobacco mail at Lapl,tp
i instead of at Port Tobacco Station rs hereto
fore
! The appointment of a commander of thu
Matte Hines has not yet been made, but it i!
{ SAL that terms having been effected between
!. Captain Ching and Mr.. Ilaislip; the lattec vii
/. receive the appointment and Captain Ching
! Will be made second officer-the salaries to b,
mulched into Jackpot to be equally divided
. between the two.
. ''The Police Gazette makes an announce
:. ment in this issue. No one is compelled tt
send 81, or even for a sample copy, but thir
y teen issues would furnish enough pictures tt
cover your house. provided the house is no
+ TOO large. If you want the paper and don
y want to send for it, hand US your 81 and W
J. will forward it for you.
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other person-but few care to try its effect
on their own charms. Nor need they, sine
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er original color 1t ceanses the scalp, prevent
=, 9aadruf, and stimulates the growth of tn
: hair as in youth.
# VIM. Shireman, Esq. Hilsdale Farm, Pa
says he has been using Powells Prepare,
Chemicals for several years, and has had a
y good results from the $l2 90 invested for then
Is as from other fertilizers costing S3j dollars pc
II tos; In future will use Powell's exclusively
~ address Brown Chemical Company, Baltimor
!! Maryland.