Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-12-01

Eggs are quoted at Is cents per dozen.
Thanksgiving this year fell on ST. Andrews
Day.
Save up your surplus earnings for Christ
mas, the royal holiday Of the year.
With Lent beginning February It'll, the
fashionable season will be "a short one.
Judge Stone and family spent Thanksgiv-
ing with Mr.. aud Mrs Grain, Baltimore.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wilmer enjoyed Thanks
giving bay with friends in Washington city.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. D. Gardiner were expected
home from their bridal trip last eve.
The wytherville Fire Insurance Company
Of wyther'ille, Va, has failed.
Nj Theodore Roby, Of Waldorf, killed
hog few days ago weighing 41O pounds
Who tau beat NJ
Mr.. J. C. Howard entertained a few Of his
populist friends at dinner ON Thanksgiving
Day.
Mr.. Otis NJ. Smoot who has teen so long
i'll with spinal trouble. is, we are pleased to
state, slowly recovering
DR.. 7 s. Owen and family have moved in
their new and pretty little dwelling at La
Plata.
The scheme to construct telephone from
Brandywine to Mechauicsyille seems TO be
progressing.
Contractor Hawkins has completed a new
tenement house for Mr. J. Z. Hamilton on the
farm upon which he resides.
| Mr.. II. J. Sherwood, agent at La Plata,
who has been absent from the county some
days visiting, has returned to his post of duty
The handsome profile of our Chief Judge
Briscoe, adorned the outside page OF tue
/ American OF Wednesday
Mr.. Randolph Smoot, sou of Captain Lem
Smoot, policeman in Washington city, is III
with typhoid fever.
MIR. J. NJ. c. Cox has resigned as postmas-
ter at Mason's Springs, and MIR. f. f. Ham
non appointed in his place.
A young widower Of Pomfret, and a sweet
little Miss of Hill Top, rumor has it, are to be
married on the 10th instant.
1t is said that Landlord Bureh of the st.
Charles Hotel, believing in the divine iniune-
ton that it is not well for man 10 live alone,
will take unto himself on Wednesday better
half-Miss Roby, OF Waldorf, is bis ianee.
A full dress wedding is announced to take
place at Oakland on the 9Th instant. The
event will be the marriage of Mr.. Eddie Han.
non, popular young man Of Pomoukey, and
Miss Mcdaniel Of Waldorf.
Mr.. NJ, C. Cox has decided to change biz
place Of business and remove from Macon
Springs 10 Indian Head, where be has tin'
store. Mr. L. f. Hanncu will he his sue
cessor at Mason Springs.
The records in TIE Mudd and Cox registrr
t ton cases have been forwarded to the Cour
of Appe,ls, and will be on the docket OF tina
court in tine to be heard December 9th, wheE
the court re-assembles.
Among those who participated in dramat
ic entertainment On Monday OF last week il
Prince Georges county, fer the brnefit Of
helpless widow and her children. was Miss vi
{ HUNT, OF Mattawoman.
The new priest stationed at St. Peter
: Church, Waldorf, has no means OF gett'n,
about among his ptrishouers, aud they hay
: set 10 work to raise money by rattle 10 ge
him buggy aud horse.
. Mrs. Amelia D. Lyon 6lri her bond as exc
culrix Of her late husband, John =. LYON Dc
! ceased, with the Register Of Wills on Tuesday
= The Fidelity and Trust Company of Bait
S more is her surety.
:, Some enterprsinF citizens Aave IN view tn
= fbrnmiiou of Fire Insurance Company !
y " ,shngion CITY, Win branch uihec lr IN
1fouhty 10 DO tl.iness in Southern MARY land
II is the very thing We want.
Tho OLD Bnnrd Of County Commissioners