Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1889-04-12
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Hon John T. Davis has been spending sew
era days in New York City.
The warm weather Of the pas, week has set
the housewife to gardening.
4 Miss Clara jenkins Of this neighborhood is
visiting relatives in Baltimore city.
Mrs. Dr.. Brown is still seriously i'll at the
residence Of her father, Judge Stone.
The young folks talk Of having hop on
the oath instant. It will be held in the spa
cious hotel at Cor's Station.
Miss Maud Muschette is quite sick. Her
ettendant physicians are Drs. John T. and
Robert Digges.
Mrs. II. G. Robertson has made the first
profitable sale Of spring chickens at the rae
q Sc per dozen.
Mr. z. Francis Freeman has opened gro
cey store in Baltimore, and we are pleased to
earn, is doing a fine business.
Mr.. Sebastian Welch was taken suddenly
|iIl on Tuesday night last at the residence Of
bis lather-in-law, Mr.. r. L. Murdoch,
Another case Of Typhoid fever has developed
near this village on the farm of DR.. C. II.
Posey. The invalid is young colored man
and his case is a serious enc.
Sheriff Smoot, on Tuesday last, sold his
young black trotting horse, to Hon. s. L.
Mudd. We have not learned the amount
| paid but presume it was fancy price
Mr.. w. s. Ryan, ofPrnce Georges county,
has been re-instated as Mail Agent on the
Popes Creek branch of the Baltimore and
Potomac Railroad.
II is reported that Henry Bros will run
Lower Cedar Pontagain this season as sum
mer resort. Chapel Point will be utilized as
summer home for students for the Catholic
MINISTRY.
Charles Wood, son of Thomas Wood, late
Of this county, deceased, was among those on
the Inflated government steamer, Trenton,
that went to pieces off the coast of Samoa,
who was saved.
During the thunder storm on Wednesday
Of last week, two head Of cattle, the property
! Of Mr.. II. II. Stuart were killed by lightning
on the farm of Justice Thomas B. Stone, near
Pope Creek.
Mr. Rudolph 0wiugs, who formerly trav-
eIed for Roache & Co., Is now connected with
ID. Il. Torch l. Bro, the well known Balti-
more crockery house. lie was in town on
Tuesday last and was heartily greeted by his
numerous friends.
/ Mr. Grayson, travelling agent for the Frede
rick Hedge Fence Company, sold during last
year about four miles of the fence in this
county During the present week, with a
force of hands, he has been planting the hedge.
I Changes among the FEDERAL office holders
in this section are being made very slowly
This is right. We have right to the fruits
of the victory, but there is no need of a dis
graceful and an indecent hurry
The taking Of testimony in the case offs
Cox, Jr and al VS., Mccormick and al was
Iheguu in Washington last week. The suit
grew OFT ola real estate action in which
iit is said Mrs. S Cox, Jr., was defrauded By
Misrepresentation out Of an interest in certain
real estate valued at about $40, 900.
Mr. Ezra St4iger, AMI mother, have remov-
Cd from Baltimore on the Tompkus property
Is4-+. Port Tobacco, where they hope to per-
uaneutly reside They are nice people and
we hope that our citizens will extend them
every courtesy AMI kindness ard thus show
tAcm that they appreciate all such new corners
Persons wishing to improve their memories
or siren thpu their power OF attention shon'd
srni to Prof Loisette. 231 Fifth Avenue
Is. y, Tor his prospectus post free, as adver-
tised IN another column.