Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1891-08-21
LocaI Brevities.

Local. BreUittes.
Mrs. DR.. G. u. Posey aud family are
visiting friends in the county.
Mrs. Kinloe Nelson is visiting her ia
theirs family at Bunker Hill.
DR.. Robert Digges has gone to At
lantic City for his health.
DR.. Monroe. who has been very i'll AZ
his home, Waldorf, is convalescing.
Vow is the time TO begin gravelihg
.he roads.
Forty hours devotion was celebrated
at ST. Thomas Church last week.
Mrs W. A. Fowke is visiting her rar-
ents at Melton.
Bishop Curtis, Of Wilmington, Della
ware, will confirm at Newport on Sunday
Mr.. George Cold and wife are vs
ing the family Of Mr.. James I. Sanders,
Newport. Isl
judging from the nsmber Of promises
made tn, Katie Hines will be boat Of
masy commanders mex: year.
Mr.. r. II. Edelen and wife, and Miss
Emily Hamilton, are sojOurnipg at At
lantic City. m
A colored camp meeting will COM
mence on Friday next at Carpenters
woods, near Pisgah. sf
The School Commissioners have de-
cided to purchase charts for the white
public schools.
The Hughesville cannery begin Ope-
rations this week canning tomatoes and
peashes. a
Messrs. Tippett Bros, Aliens Fresh.
are doing some substantial improvement
to their property in that village. 1t is
a wide awake firm.
The attendance upon the camp meet
ing now being held at La Plata is excep-
tionably large. There is nothing like
holding sucE things at the right place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Graham, and Miss Salie
Beacham, of Baltimore, are enjoying a
visit to Mrs. Joseph Lancaster, near
Newport
Miss Maggie Dyer. the efficient and
popular little daughter of Mr. James L
Dyer, has received the appointment of
teacher of the "IIolly Spring" School.
Mr. Worthington Berry (Prof. } has
been rendered the position OF teacher of
the Bryautown public school, and will,
it is said, accept the place.
Mr. Addison Marbury und James A
Frinklln, are at present engaged survey
ing property in and around Washington
city, for spectators.
The mem oers of the Port Tobacco.
Hill Top Cross Roads and Aliens Fresh
Alliinces will give fish dinner at
Chapel Point to-day.
"A list ofquestious given by Mr., Mad
dox to applicants for teachers certificates
at the annual ex animation cf teachers,
came 10 hand too late for insertion
4 Miss Katie Murphy Of this village.
has returned from her recent visit and
was accompanied home by twn ATTRACTIVE,
lAiiy friends, the Misses Dixon, VI Aane
Arundel county. mn, -" '' 9a@ 9'a
yea fNt a. q tt slt-r
! Mr. Hugh Mitchell was re elected
PRESIDENT aid Mr.. T. Cpnfell Jtpkiifs
Serre ar J. Of The 'Stlte .AlIllnee ~ lliG.'
recent .rubeting oftbs iAliipce delegates
Id Baltimore. "A4! ..a So, ti3q M. +. ..',.i
At the convention to ,he'hell on Mon-'
DAY a new State Central Committee j. %
DO alecfed. Republicans $huuhf see tI,ut
none bat men who win reflect icredit'eu
the party are selected. b '''.'' ''"f I
! DR.. Alexius MpGlle,9n, his daughter,
Miss -A,ldie, of Prince Gecrge's county.
aud Miss Bessie Adams, Of Alexandria,
Va. spent the SUNDAY with Ar. aud
Mrs +. a. l!psey. White Hall.
Since the raIit'hg Of watch at &
Thomas was SO successful, low would II
DO 10 rattle of few ftrlas and & We the
church half Of The pfi'eeedsl A far
would be much more Substantial prize.
Gen Chapmati. in the Kindness Of his
great big heart kindly remembered us on
Tuesday with Basket Of choice peaches
from his young orchard now bearing for
the first time. They were delicious md
we enjoyed them very much, but General
We ''c-a-n-t vote your ticket"