Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1891-05-08
Local BreUtties.

Court Is in session in Calvert county.
May has been borrowing from March.
Chapel Point hotel has been newly painted.
We have had a cold snap during the week.
The dear little buttercup" decorates the
green.
Shad bakes ere now the order Ct the day At
Marshall Hall.
I Mr.. aud Mrs Charles Cobb, ofBlltimore,
visited frisads in the county during the week.
Mr.. L. n. Souiherland has contracted to
build new bridge in place of the diaPiaa'ea
one over the causeway leading to this 'illage
Nr-Edmund Perry, teacher Of psbhc school
near Hill Top, died suddenly on Monday
night, aged about co years.
Messrs. G. W. Price and W p Bibby rep
resented the Charles county Farmers Alliance
in Baltimore last week.
Hon. Sydney E. Mudd was in the county
on Tuesday. lie has rentel a Skinner resi-
dence in Hyattsville.
Mr.. George b. Lancaster, near Newport,
has been very sick recently, but is now much
better.
The recent rains has very much Enlightened
up crops. Glover and wheat are now making
rapid growth.
Captain Boswell has been rendered the posi-
ton OF Adiutant Of the First Regiment by
Col Wilmer
Mr.. Edgar Boarmsn, Of Bryantown has be-
come bsftnel in the business of his father
conducted at that place, and the firm mime
To make room for Mr.. Coxs letter we have
been compelled to leave out several contrbu-
lions from correspondents which will appear
10 our next issue.
Cardinal Gibbons will visit Pomfret Church
on the 2Sth instant and ST. Thomas Church
on the 3Ist tnstanti to administer eonfrma-
ton.
Messrs. Simms Tennison and B. T. Davis
have formed eopartnership for the purpose
Of carrying on a general mercantile business
at Lothair.
What is the matter with the Methodist
Church at La Plata? All this fine weather
and nothing doing. Go to work and build
the church.
Among those who served on the committee
to receive the President and his party during
their visit to that portion of the Sunny South,
we're Mr. and Mrs. Col Brady, and Misses
Eliza aud Clara Jenkins of this county.
We publish elsewhere letter from Mr..
Samuel Cox, Jr, describing his trip in behalf
of the Southern Maryland Development Com
pany. 1t is an interesting and well written
article
A young professor Of ITughesville neigh
borhbbd paid La Plata visit last week lie
came to stay one evening hut remained sever
al days. Keep your eyes tpeu Doctor these
professors are very dangerous rivals.
The case Of Miss Mittie Wills vs.. j. Walter
Carpenter was concluded in Baltimore city
court on Friday last, and resulted in YER
dict for defendant, the judge deciding that no
final CONTRACT WAS entered iuto by Miss Wills
and Mr. Carpenter.
The stores at lIughesvile have now on
h.nd new stock Of spring goods and present
u very attractive appearance. Ilughesvie
seems to lie on boom. This is what we like
TO see there is no reason why Charles unity
should not be in the van Of enterpri.ing
places.
Messrs. Eli GtfIield ani Fred Cornell, the
late purchasers Of Stump Neck property, Il
making many improvements on cir new
purchase. They are nj work now upon i new
wharf and will soon erect handsome resi-
dence, ard other suitable buildings. Such
new corners and valuable acquisitions to the
county We welcome with out stretched
arms
None Of us like dsaprointmenls therefore
to avoid them, especially in het matters
use the right means. Nothing known, 50
quickly relieves catarrh and Influenza as Old
Saul Catarrh Cure.
Laudanum and opium mixtures only stupe-
! fy and seldom cure. For diseases of infancy
use Dr. Bulls Baby Syrup, which IS safe
and sure in its effects Prize ? Z rents