Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1891-08-07
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Miss Lula Mitchell .ofPOrt Royal, Va j.,
is Wis ting Mrs Poindeztcr at the Reciory
Mr.. Ernest Hamilton and bride are Wis
ting relatives in the county.
Hon. 5. Il. Mudd has removed % Bry-
antown aud will occupy the residence Of
DIR. Mudd.
An infant child Of Captain Thomas j.
Twiford. after having had spasms for a
day previous, was far 'lyzed on Sunday
Mrs. Lizzie Simpson, of Washington.
d. c., and children, are visiting the
family of NJ. j I. 4. Wingatc.
Miss Ella NJ. Dent, of Newport. and
Mr.. I. Luther English, of Virginia,
we're married in Washington during the
week
Allean, infant daughter Of Mr. aud
Hrs Julius S Gibbons, Of Bryantown,
died Thursday Inst of cholera infantum,
aged nine months.
Rev. w. W. Oven, of King George
county, Va, will preach tn, second Sun
day in every month at Good Hope Baptist
Church.
Mr.. 7. 7. Owen has been placed on
the Democratic State Central Committee
for this county, vice james A. Franklin,
resigned.
Mr.. 7. Harris Lambert, at present a
compositor on the Baltimore American,
is at home on a visit to bis mother, Mrs.
NJ. +. Wade.
Mr.. A. NJ Bryan desires us to state
that he is no longer constable, and per-
SONS will please not annoy him with their
business
Miss Omie Edelen, sister of Mr.. F.
A. Posey was married last week at Oxen
Hill, to Mr. John T. Fisher, Of the Uni
ted States Internal Revenue Service.
Col. Herbert Shriver aud his two broth
ers of Hartford county, have been guests
Of the Dew Co. this week in search of tim
Der lands They took look at Upper
Cedar Point
The "Nanjemoy" and "White Caps, :"
Of Cross Roads, crack base ball clubs,
played match game of ball at River
side on August LIST, which the white
Caps" won after an exciting contest.
Miss Fannie Wingate and sister of
Piccawaxen, Who have been visiting
friends in Virginia are at home again,
much pleased with their trip and greatly
benefited thereby.
We received communication from
Piccawaxen, but as there was no sigma
ture thereto we, under the well known
rule of all newspapers, did not publish
the same.
Some Of the finest tomatoes we have
seen this season were left at the indie
pendent office on Tuesday last by Mr.
John II Mitchell One of them weighed
one pound and nine ounces.
NJ IS Matte L. Brooke, the bright and
attractive daughter of DR.. A. NJ. Brooke,
who has been teaching for some time past
in IIaiue., Georgia, is at home with her
parents, near Wiromco.
Gen. Joseoh G. McKiblin, President
of the Mount Vernon and Marshall Hall
Steamboat Company, WAS in Port To-
hacco on Tuesday last aud was cordially
gcected by his numerous friends
Our readers will excuse u<f,r the lin
tied amount of reading matter which has
been crowded out by publication of con
StitltionrI amcndmcnts and the county
levy. We will cudeavar to make up the
deficiency III the future.
Captain r. NJ. Smoot left on our desk
Tuesday morning one ofa lot of fat plump
woodcork. Which fell before his unerrirg
aim Time does not affect the skilFtul
shooting Of the Captain, as lie nun Der
If birds in season. with which lis game
bag abounds fully pro+e5.
Go not for every grief to a rhysi-
clan" If your grief be from such grev-
Ance as piles. remove it At once with Old
Sau's Pile Ointment
"A single fat:' is worth ship load of
.rgumetit The fact that Old Saurs
Catarrh Cure cures catarrh and influenza
is attested by many competent witnesses
who have tried it. For sale by all dea :
ers Price % cents Der box.