Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1891-04-10
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Spring, gentle spring, seems at last to have
! come, and We hope she is here to stay.
Court is now in session in Prince Georges
county
Ar5or day was celebrated at most Of the
. hools throughout the county.
Mr. b. Holiday Hicks, of Washington,
was in the county on a social visit last week.
la grippe" is quite prevalent in the coun-
ty, several families are suffering Of It..
Mr.. George II. AIbrfttain, a highly respect
ed citizen Of the 9Th district is quite sick.
Col. l.. A. Wilmer has been attending
court in Marlboro this week.
Springs chickens will soon grace the dinner
table.
Prof George B. Dent, Of Prince Georges
county paid our village visit last week.
The Laneaster's wharf cannery will be run,
it is said, this season, to eau tomatoes.
Our farmers report goodly number Of
spring lambs.
Mr. J. O. Howard sold a horse in Washing
ton las: week tor $3.50.
Mr.. c. G. Lancaster, Of the Washington
bar, paid our county visit on Tuesday last.
The Farmers Alliance of this district met
here on Saturday last. The attendance was
very good.
For the first time in the country history
sugar i. free. That is a Republican achiev-
ment.
With an April snow storm in Alabama and
New England under a storm, the extremes of
the country join in trigid hand shaking.
The wheat crop throughout the county is
very backward, but during the past few days
has nightly improved.
Mrs. Robert Grain, who has been quite sick
at Idaho, is, we are pleased to learn very
much better
Mr.. Louis ". Hyde has verv much improv-
ed lis property, "Mount Bleak" by ditching
and clearing.
Messrs Turner and Robinson have erected
saw mill in the woods of Mr.. John g..
Chapman, near Centeville.
Mrs. Alpheus Haslp of Nanjemoy, has
been visiting her parents near here during the
past week
DR.. A. T. Carrico of Bryantown, has been
prominently spoken OF AS Il possible candidate
for the Democratic nomination for the clerk 5
office.
Miss Edith Cox, daughter of Mr.. Samuel
Cox, Jr, of Bel Alton, has returned from an
extended visit to Woodyille, Prince Georges
county.
Miss Katie Mccarthy, daughter of Mr.. John
r. r. Mccarthy, won the gold watch that
was rafeld at Pomfret Church on Saturday
last.
The enterprising farmer, Mr.. W B. s.
Chapman, has just purchashed carload OF
fine timothy hay. Mr.. Chapman is 4 young
man Of energy and is very much interested in
the pursuit Of farming.
colony of gnats have made their appear
anee in our village They are sad to be on a
mission of introduction to introduce among
US their delectable cousin, who will be along
on the next train-the mosquito.
Mr.. VIM. lIemsy, the popular salesman,
who has Travelled this territory for a number
Of years is now representing the firm OF john
L. Rogers 4 70, Baltimore, -four deters.-
His old friends will doubtless give him large
orders
Vernon Jackson, highly respected colored
man. of Nanjemoy, died a few DAYS ago from
pneumonia. He was AN excellent mechani
and ii good citizen, he will be missed greatly
in that neighborhood.
On Tuesday last Port Tobacco was alive
with horses -horsts ofevery description fro
the Iampertd racer to the faded cart horse
we're offered for sale, but the supply seemed
far greater than the demand and very few
purchases were made
Justice J. J Lancaster a few days ago fined
some parties arrested for violation of the Gull
ing law. The fine as fixed by law in such
cases is not less than fifty dollars, and the
fines imposed by Judge Lancaster did not in
any case exceed S. The Commissioner
books DO not show that even these little fines
have been paid.
The picture of Father Campbell, voted fol
to be given the most popular membT O
Newport Catholic congreg alton was won by
Mrs. Joe Lancaster. She having received l0t
votes There was realized from the picture
$2ll; which will be appropriated toward
erecting belfry upon the church.
The getters of cross ties for the W. G. anC
P. L. r. r are exercised over Col Bes;'s fail
ure to pay for them at the usual time. II,
notified them that he was sick in Wash
ington city, and could not get down.
this be true, did it ever occur to him that al
agent could perform this most importan
work quite as we'll
Just as surely as the snow disappears before
sunlight, so surely do catarrh and infuenzi
yield to the influence of Old Saul's CAtsrrt
Cure, the great Specific. Sold by all dealers
Price Is cents.
Avoid using those remedies containing
opium, but when the baby is sick use DR.
Bulls Baby Syrup. 1t is perfectly safe anC
alwas reliable. Price only % cents bottle
Boosting.
Brother Posey, of what can Port Tobacco
your county seat, boast? We have got it,