Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1890-07-04

along the line Of our raIlroadi
The STORM OF Wednesday hight was severe,
bnt the rain was refreshing.
Fortv-four stars ia the galaxy Of States
Iiurrah for The Fourth Of July, 1890.
The mail route from I.olhait to Leonard
town went into operation on Tuesday.
Farmers are disappointed In their wheat
yield
Miss Ruth H. Edelen, the efficient teacher
Of the public school near White Plains, is quite
sick.
Rumor has IL that Mr.. L. N. Hyde has pur-
chased the "Mouut Bleak property in this
village.
Mr.. T. c. Batemeut (Curn, has completed
his arrangements and will in the fall embark
for Roanoke, Va, to engage in business.
Rev. Father Dougherty, of Georgetown,
gave divine services at ST. Thomas Church on
sunday last.
The public schools in the county closed on
Monday much to the joy OF the small boy and
young maiden.
Miss Maggie Compton, Of Pomonkey, who
has been for the past month visiting her friend,
Miss Sickle, in Baltimore, has returned.
Miss Fredrca Stone Brown, one Of the at
tractive sisters Of Dr.. G. r. Brown, is recrea-
ting at Atlantic City.
The jesuit scholastics from Woodstock are
spending their vacation at Chapel Point
They arrived on Monday by the steamer
Wakefield.
Mr. Snyder, a prominent Washington at
toeney, was in the village on Wednesday last
lie is attending to important legal business in
the county.
The highly accomplished Miss Matte Um-
phry, in company with her aunt Mrs. Ella
llayd is visiting friends and relations, near
Issue.
Mr.. B. L. Padgett, who was so severely in
iured severa, weeks ago in Baltimore has so
far recovered "a to be able to leave the
city lie is now stopping with his fa.her-in.
law, WIN. Il. Dement,, Esq.
Mrs. Wade, postmistress in this village, is
in Washington on few days visit. Miss
lydia Jenkins, the former popular postmis-
tress is discharging the duties of the Office
during Mrs. Wade's absence.
Master Roger Hayden, the youngest son of
Mr. G. f. Hayden won the gold medal for
general improvement in studies, given by the
popular teacher, Miss Clara Simms, Of Cox's
Station public school,
Judge Robinson Of the Court Of Appeals is
spending few days with his friend. Judge
StOne He was in Port Tobacco on Wednes-
day looking at aud criticisiug quite severely
the appearance OF our Court House.
The ballots cast at the last general election
ia this county were burned, as required by
law, by Clerk Turner on Tuesday Inst, in the
presence Of Judge Saunders, of the Orphans
Court:
a party of United States typographical en-
gineers are in the county measuring roads
and distances, for Government usc. Oue OF
them was in this village on Tuesday and in
for ned us that the party would ON this trip
get the topography OF southern Maryland.
Mrs +. l.. Hunt, of Mattawoman Station,
has been suffering for TIE past week with
an attack Of neural gid OF the heart but under
the skilltul trcitmert of Dr. Latimer, of
Prince Georges county, she is rapidly improv-
ing.
Mrs Kate D. Smith, wifi of Dr. Benz.
Sn,th, died, Of heart disease at the residence
Of her husband in Picawaxen, on Monday
last aged about 81 years Her remnins were
inferred ia the Cemetery at Cobb Neck Cath
olic Church, on Tuesday.
Hoist the stars aud stripes and read the
Dscl,i dion 81 Independence ti;d ~. aud then
thaHk your Credtit you were horn in the
gleaiest country, anler the best Government,
flie sbnefSF snJrg Cd.
Richard E. KIM, the colered LAWYER Of
f.@6aultJNn, wrlies Us yhtt the ilua Syine,
r. Mod is cnliIlel 10 the seaport OF al, Re
lpi,lirsrs ait: especially Ire cviurei oaes, aud
ne " III ne un,i,ns ~ HIS etJtls u sveare his
rs-eiectiua.
TIE tHilei staies authorities took posses
y 81 on duty lsl, OF the prnptstv, recentl, pur-
chased ia Oorn NailiS' Nsek " ,frG will pro-
gress rapidly IN htlhs j; ap Tor 'he uses in
ipiaei, and in st =, zhiie t6e lh,on OF ,hr
h-aty Of lin nce Niit lie heard rcycr1e ting
over hill and lale-
The pupils Of thu public s,hrol in this vil
llue; u,uKh, by Ar. D X Il McGulhr. werr
ni,rn an entertainment ny tue psiruns on
Monday evening t,si NJ Abundance OF re-
reshnruls Were served during the evening
Tho young PEG le aud their friends engaged
ia dtueing until ~ o'clock
4 Democrat Of III, old school, and III n
her OF the Farmers Alliance, sand to rs II few
DAYS siuce that he thought Ire plan OF Guild
ing Warehouses tor the stGraae OF farmers pro-
ducts WIS the d---desI aud most foolish idea