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

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Miss Dempster is visiting Dr.. aud Mrs
Spencer, at Bel Alton.
Messrs J. B. Mat'ingly and t A. jones, left
for Chicago on Monday.
Mrs George Gross, who has been visiting
friends in Washington, has returned.
Mr. P. r Wills has had his hotel al Bel
Alton, thoroughly repaired.
Mr.. ]. H. Hawkins, Of La Plata, has oh
tained the contract to build dwelling for
Dr.. Spencer, at Bel Alton.
Reed is a frequent visitor to BrYantowu OF
late. It don't pay. Take the advice Of your
best friend. Bring Jour bird home.
A town well is being dug at La Plata. M.
Sonny Norris is bossing the job And still
the Improvements go on.
The transfer tobacco buyers did a large bus
mess on Tuesday. Mr.. j. W Albrittain is in
the lead as the largest buyer,
Miss Clara Koler, a bright and winning
little belle from Baltimore city is visiting the
family of Mr.. T. W. Bowen
TIE resigna'son of Internal Revenue Collec-
tor Hill has been called for by the Secretary OF
Treasury:
Miss Patrick, of England, visiting "NIiton
Hill, " is the much admired Of tue young ladies
OF Picawaxen.
A freight car while being anloaded 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 straJed away from his
enclosure.
Apart from the closing of the prblic Offices
on Tuesday, decoration day, the national hol-
iday, passed unobserved.
The will Of John B Lyon, deceased was
sled 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 Smoos, Of La Plata, is very in
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 high ways from the seat of prosperi-
ty.
Washington Buroh. Esq who has been
ander medical treatment at the City Hospital,
Baltimore, has returned much improved in
health
Lieutenant New E. Mason will succeed
Ensign Dashield in charge Of Indian Head -
We trust be will prove himself equally as Ell
cient, aud 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 ut
Chapel Point. How remiss.
Piles, sore eyes, cracked lips chapped hands,
and all skin eruptiOns, are cnred by Dr.. Fen
aer's German E,e Salse Warranted to sat
isty or money refunded. For sale by ali deal
ers and W. ". Padgett Port Tobacco.
Captain S II. Dent and Mr.. George Dent,
OF Al .banla, sons OF Tie late DIR St0stOn Dent,
who have been visiting their mother and sis
tiers, Of this county, have returned South.
Commencemenis are already taking place.
Why not announce the scholastic year to con
sisi Of but zine months aad not cheA. patrons
Of schools ;annually out OF their money by
closing month too early
Mr. Thomas C. BAteman, formerly Of this
county, bat recently. ,=mTchauHising Mt