Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1890-09-05
Local BreUities.
The public schools opened on Monday

The public schools opened on Monday.
The ortolan season opqns to-day.
How ~ you Mr.. Oyster.
Powdered rosin sprinkied over a cut checks
the bleeding al once.
September Is with US and with it CONES ~
succulent oyster.
Mr.. v.B. Pennington, who has been seri-
ously 10, has entirely recovered.
The building OF Mr.. C. E. wade,s new
house at La Plaza Is progressing rapidly.
F.n bonpets have already begun 70 ripper,
and the crop, as usual, will be large one.
Miss Emma and Daisy Farrall, Of Baltimore,
are visiting their sister, Mrs. y. r. Freeman,
Of Newburg.
Miss Brucie Lacey. Of Baltimore, the bright
and attractive daughter Of the iate Joseph j.
Lacey, is visiting friends in this village
Gaming mouths and wide open ewes we're to
be seen on every hand at La Plata on lsesday
last when the "Calliope" commenced 70 play.
Messrs. J. Fred TIGER and j. Henry Luckett'
OF Hughesvile, were in Port Tobacco on
Wednesday and called to pay their respects.
Under the war claims bill passed last week
by the lower house OF Congress, the homan
Catholic Clergy will receive 81 3o 9U.
Turkeys will be plenty and cheap this year,
II having been an unusually favorable season
for their growth.
CAPTAIN Il. Iie6er Boswell, who Is engaged
in clerical duties at Spsrrows POINT near
Baltimore, is at home on sick leave
Monday, September LIST, Labor Day, was
made State holiday BY act Of last Legisla-
ture. Il was fttingiy celebrated IN baltimore
aud elsewhere 10 the State by labor organiza-
tons.
Elsewhere will be found notice Of proposals
from school Commissioners to build new
school house at Centreville. A chance for
our mechanics.
The trustees sale Of the Osborne property
advertised TO take place on Tuesday last has
been postponed until Tuesday, September
10th, 1890.
Miss Tolson, Of Washington, daughter Of
Henry Tolson, Esq. Of the Internal revenue
service, has returned home from her visit 10
Miss Annie Mudd, Bryantown.
Preserved water melon rnd will go great
way toward filling the vacancy in canned
dsinties caused by the failure Of the fruit
crop.
"Watn one our local sports, who visits
flOfhff mt
i'cleaned upn at La Plata on Tuesday By the
travelling sports, who got on to his racket.
The prices of wheat and flour are advancing,
and indications point to the probable further
advance in wheat THIS will be good news to
farmers.
Miss - Chapman has sold her lot At La
Plata TO Mr.. j. b. Mattingy at a good figure.
M4ttingly expects to erect dwelling upon
the same.
A committee nom Ia Plata waited upon
Cardinal Gibbons last week to request him
to send priest to that village to give service
once "a month The CARDINAL has the matter
under ADJUSTMENT.
Mr.. J. Hubert Roberts started on Wednes-
udt iOt DditlHnpit W ouy wv i1t SWIM VI
goods for his La Plata store. When he finish
Is his business transactions there he viii GO
to Atlantic City and spend a week or ten
days.
1t is asserted that "Bill'' bennington,
George Sl,e and Frank lieuisey, residents Of
this village are considerably dsgruntled be-
cause they were rot invited to participate in
the citizens ?)moyement TO repair the old court
house. They should not let snch little things
disturb them