Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1890-12-26
Local BreUities.


Local BreUittes.
A happy New Year to all.
Prosperity to the Times.
| No hard weather yet We are blessed
The school lads and lassies are enjoying the
Christmas holidays.
Buy everything you need from Bfeslau, at
PomonkeY.
Pork is selling for less than cents. Liv-
ing Is cheap. Why shouldn't we be bappy7
Get your New Year resolutions ready. You
will need them by-and-by
Look carefully after your fres during these
cold snaps, and save life, health and property
Buy your dauphler serviceabe dress for
the winter from Breslau, at Pomonkey.
A quiet wedding will take place at our old
friend Theodore's, near Waldorf very soon.
III. Clay Dent is in Washington. Rumor
has it Clay, that you are still hankering after
the girls.
Mr.. F. Farrall proprietor Of the Gem
House, IIughesviIe, will give the young
folks an enlertaihinent during the holidays.
II. II. Carter, Superintendent Of he B. l.
P. r. r., has resigned. His successor has not
yet been named.
Clustering has beeh profitable, 50 faf, the
present season. The bivalyes have been
scarce, but prices high.
The days are shutting of light at both ends,
and it is now impossible to get in full ten
hours between dawn and twilight.
Miss Fannie Wingate, a fascinating Plea
waxen belle is spending the holidays in
Washington. She may spend the winter.
Mrs. Captain LemueI Smoot, "Hard Bar
gain" raised for sale l06 turkeys. How is
she for helpmate?
Mr.. John II. Jenkins has removed his fami-
ly to BaltimSfd There is one more family to
the manor born left in Port Tobacco.
Our game law is most rigid, the county has
been filed with gunners and yet there has
been no arrests Is it impossible for us to
have officers no will attend to their business2
A friend was kind enough to send US
copy of the answer Of "Senex," entitled
"False Theology" to Bishops Paret's
Charge" We have read it carefully.
Rev. W. W. Owens, of King George coun-
ty, Va, preached at Good Hope Baptist
Church last Sunday. His sermons were able
aud Instructive
Mrs. NJ. A. Simpson, is visiting her son,
ex-SheriT Simpson, Baltimore. While there
she will bestow grandmother's blessing on
Wilson's handsotae ~ ms.
Mr. Z. W. Robinson, near Cox's Station,
who has been sick with typhoid fever, is we
are glad to know, much better. His case was
not serious.
The weather prophets throughout the coun
try are predicting a severe winter While
they really know nothing about it, yet it is
consolng to note that they agree and there is
no room to call each other hard names.
Mr. f. P. jenkins and his mercantile part
ner, Mr. John T. 'lerbert, are known as the
FIT pair of Cobb Neck. A scribt wants to
know the prescription that will produce such
a state of apparent good health.
Mr. Harry Hunt, son of the late George
A Hunt, now located in Boston, 4 proprietor
-ef a large srloon, Whites for tSs-4SDsPgyDEyr
lie says without It he feels as though he had
lost hrs best friend. A happy New Year
Harry.
The Port Tobacco Farmers Alliance held
its regular meeting on Satuiiiy. A full at
tendance WIS present President Mitchell
presided at the meeting. It was the first
meeting he hts attended since his mission to
the South.
The wood shippers have been in the habit
Of packing from 10 4 cords more Of wood in
railroad car than is allotted each car The
railroad authorities have caught on to the
racket aud intend to break up the fraudulent
practice.
Mr. S. Cox, Jr., has haired his 200 birds
this season and his family have enjoyed that
much good bird flesh, and tits proper. If our
citizens would enforce the game law many 9TH
ers would be able to enjoy the sport and give
their families dainties they have never enjoyed
because Of ouF game being destroyed by
strangers.
The best remedy for the complaints of early
childhood, such as collie, aa.ulency, &c, is
DR., Bulls Baby Syrup. Price % cents.
1t doesu' seem to us that courtshp and ca
tarrh can 60 together; catarrh is so offensive
you know. Old Sauls Calarrh Cure, only
rs cents, is specific for this miserable all
ment.
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| Buy your man Of all work set of heavy
/ underwear, from BreslAu, at Pomonket.