Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-06-02

LOcni BreUifies.
Miss Dempster is visiting Or. and Mrs.
4 Spencer, at Bel Alton.
Messrs J B Matingly and 7 A. Jones, left
4 for Chicago on Monday.
Mrs George Cross, who has been visiting
friends in Washington, has returned.
Mr. P. R Wills has had his hotel at Bel
Alton, thoroughly repaired.
Nr. J. II. Hawkins, Of La Plata has OBJ
taiaed the contract 70 build a dwelling for
DR.. S0cneer, at Bel Alton.
Reed is a frequent visitor to Bryantown Of
late. II don't pay. Take The advice 81 your
best friend. Bring Jour bird home
A town we'll is being dug at La Plata. Mr..
Sonny Norris is bossing the job. And still
the Improvements go on.
mess on Tuesday. Mr.. ]. W. Albrittain is in
the lead as the largest buyer.
Miss Clara Koler, bright and winning
little belle from Baltimore city is visiting the
family of Mr.. T. W. Bowen.
The resigna'son of Internal Revenue Collec-
tor Hill has been called for BY the Secretary of
Treasury
Miss Patrick. of England, visiting "siiton
Hill, is the much admired Of the young ladies
OF Pcawaxeu.
A freight car while being unlosded at
Pope's Greek on Monday, jumped the track,
but was gotten back without damage.
John Maloney, formerly of this county, at
present residing in Washington, is very i'll
with Typhoid fever.
Mr. Richard Barnes claims to have lost sew
eral sheep and lambs straled away from his
enclosure.
Apart from the closing of the plblc offices
on Tuesday, decoration day, the national hel-
iday, passed unobserved.
The will of John B Lyon, deceased, was
E iled in the Registers Of Wills office on Satur-
day We publish it in full in another column.
Preparations are being made by the farmers
for the planting of large tobacco crops this
year.
Miss Ella Smool, Of La Plata, is very IN
with Bfights disease. We feel deeply sorry
for her and her family in her and their Attic
ton.
Chapel Point bar did thriving business on
Sunday. Evidences Of the fact were seen
along the high ways from the seat Of prosPeri-
ty.
Washington Burch, Esq, who has been
under medical treatment at the City Hospital,
Baltimore, has returned much improved Id
health.
Lieutenant New E. Mason will succeed
Ensign Dashield in charge Of Indian Head. =
We trust be will prove himself equally as ELI
cieni, and make himself as popular.
Tuesday was decoration day-not leaf
was laid in memory ef the countless numbers
Of dead whose ashes rest under the sod at
Chapel Point. How reniss.
Piles, sore eyes, cracked lips, ehapped hands,
and al skin erGptions, are cured by Dr.. Fen
ucr's German E,e SalYe Warranted to sat
isfy or money refunded. For sale BY all deal
esi and " ~. Padgett, Port Tobacco.
Captain S Il Dent and Mr. George Dent,
of Algbaiua, sons OF The laie DR. Stostou Dent,
who have been visiting their mother and SIS
iess, Of this county, have returned South.
Gonmencements are already taking place
Why not announce the scholastic year TO cou-
sist Of but nine months aud not rhea; patrons
OF schools annually out Of their money by
ciosing month too earlJ.
NJ Thomas c. Bateman, for'uerly OF this
county, hut recently merchandising ut
Sykesyillg, has quit business and is now rep
resennug the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance
1 Company, Of Newark, New Jersey.
Rev Father Campbell delivered An eloquent
lecture in Cobb Neck Church Wednesday eve
nin. gu tioiumi,us the dissoyerer, to crowd
ed hnnse, Alter the lecture many Of has Old
friends clustered around him extending warm
congratulations and Wishing the popular
| priest many ye.rs OF happiness
1t is charged that Mr. Lancaster is eaTe' It's
4 ing his place for the eountT Sc It and not tHr a
snnner resort j such is the purpose Of Mr..
Lancaster, friends of other plaees for the
county ss,t cin well afford TO dra& the line
OF encouragement against Glispel Point as y
resort ior which purpose alone II Is
suited.
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