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

Miss Demps,er is visiting DR.. and Mrs.
Spencer, nj Bel Alton.
Messrs J. B Matiagly and A Jones, left
for Chicsgo 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.
VI. J. H. Hawkins, Of Ii Plata, has Oh
tained the contract to build dwelling for
Dr.. Spencer, at Bel Alton
Reed is a frequent visitor TO Bryantown OF
late. 1t don't pay. Take the advice Of your
best friend Bring Jour bird home.
A town well is being dug at La Plata Mr..
Sonny Norris is bossing the job And still
the Improvements 20 on
The transfer tobacco buyers did large bus
mess on Tuesday. Mr.. J. W. Albrittain is in
the lead as the largest buyer
Mss Clara Koler, a bright and winning
little belle from Baltimore city is visiting tue
family Of Mr.. 7. w. Bowen
The resigna'son Of Internal Revenue Collee-
TOT Hill has been called for by the Secretary Of
Treasury;
Miss Patrick, Of England, visiting "Niiton
Hill, is the MUCH admired Of the young ladies
OF Pcawaxen.
A freight car while being unloaded 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 strayed away from his
enclosure.
Apart from the closing of the prblic Offices
on Tuesday, decoration day, the national hol-
iday, passed unobsevsed.
The will Of John B Lyon, deceased was
filed in the Register 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 Smoot, Of La Plata, is very i'll
with Brights 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 hisa ways from the seat of prosperi-
y.
Washington Burch, Esq who tas been
ander medical treatment at the City Hospital,
Baltimore, has returned much improved in
health.
Lieutenant New E. Mason will succeed
Ensign Ddsheld in charge of Indian Head
We trust be will prove himself equally us ELI
Client, and make himself as popular.
Tuesday was decoration day-not leaf
was laid in memory Of the countless numbers
Of dead whose ashes rest under the sod vt
Chapel Point. How remiss.
Piles, sore eyes, cracked lips, chapped hands,
and all skin eruptiOns, are cured BY DR.. Fem
uer's German E,e Save Warranted to sat
isty or money refunded. For sale 10y all deal
ers and W. ". Padgett, Port Tobacco,
Captain 5 Il. Dent and Nc. George Dent,
OIL AiabafnN sons Of the late Or StoatUn Dnt,
who lmye h'en visiting their mother aud sis
iers, d this county, have retained South.
tlommenee'nen;s are alseady. t.kiag place.
Why not announce the scholastic Year TO coa-
sist Of but nine months aad not oheli patrons
OF schools annually oct OF their nouey by
closngia month too edrly.
slr. Thomas c. Blteman, formerly Of this
conntyI but reeen,Iy merchandising st
SyResville, has quit business and is now rep
resentirtg the Mutual Benefit Life insurance
sComfaly, Of Nessrk, New-JerSey = -
llry. Father Campbell delivered an eo1aent
lecture in Coap NecK Gaarch "Wednesday eve.
lug ontioiuuhus, thesiscoreyer, TO a crowd
Eepissaa'ae Alter the lecture many Of h;s,oii
ffsnis clustered armand him. extending WARM
lrnng -talatt,ns ami wishing the popular
priest man, yr~rs OF, h4Ppsncss.
It's charged that Mr.. Lancaster is adve-iis-
Ing his Ila, e'fur the a0nnt, set aud MT Tor a
sum.aer resort, i such is the purpose OF Mr.
Lancaster friends Of other pl,res Tor the
county ssat caii well afford u DRAW the line
d encouragement against Caspel Poiat as i
rs IT lor Which parpose. alone IT is
suited