Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-12-22
Locssi Brecitses.
storeksepers happy.
Children talking chrisims

storekeepers happy.
Children talking Christmas
The grip is great, stimulated By tie
weather.
It is said there is 20 scarcity ofroultry,
the markets being Wi supplied.
Our thanks are returned Mrs. B. L.
Bureh for some nice smoked sausage.
Miss Natalie jenkins is visiting Miss Marie
Digges, Baltimore.
Mr.. John Matthews is expected home from
the South on Saturday.
Mrs. Leigh ~ Southerland is quite sick. =
She has the sympathy Of all who know her
Me-. B. L. Wheeler is anxious to remove his
tin shop TO La Plata.
The dear girls latest fad is an ugly tobacco
werm brooch set with diamonds.
II isn't always the girl with the largest
stocking that makes the best showing on
Christmas.
Mrs. John T. Davis removed to Washing
ton to-day to join her daughters, who are al
ready living in that city.
Port Tobacro, Piney and St. Thomas
Churches, have been neatly decorated for the
festive season.
Mrs. Thompson has presented her s'hubby''
Willard, with a Christmas gift Of "a bounc-
ing baby boy"
A number Of Democrats visited Washing
ton city on Monday in the interest of Mr..
John 7 Davis for government appointment
The successful treatment of Mr.. Otis N.
Smoot in his recent seious illness has added
a laurel to young DR.. Owens standing as a
ski!ltul physician.
Mr.. F. BealIe Of the Washington bar and
Mr. John B. Contee of Upper Marlboro,
were among the visitors to the county dcring
the week.
Messrs Edelen Bro have renewed from
Camden street to l25 N. Charles street, where
they will continue the commission business
Shippers please note this.
We are indebted to Messrs. Downhsm &
Co., Alexandria, Va, for Chris tunas gift of
gallon their best old rye and to Mr.. j. A.
Murray, Of Bryantown, also for demijohn
OF same.
The fruits of MN. Jameson's fine marks
manship were to be seen in town on Wednes-
day. A bag OF iiae mallard ducks and sew
eral wild geese were among his lot Of game
recently killed.
Complaints are loud an d frequent against
the damage being done the public reads by
Turner aud Robertson's heavy timber wagons
in hauling this weather. The County Com
missioners ought to put stop to IT,
Mr. Douglas Quenzsl, formerly Of this town,
paid flying visit to the county IN the inter
est of an injured colt he had at Rose llill.--
Tue animal had its leg broken, was past
cure, and had to be killed
Mr.. Mudls letter on file at Annapolis asked
for pcstponement Of his registration appeal
case on the ground that his counsel,
Mr.. Bdelen, was sick. Mr.. Eide
len, has stated that he informed Mr.
Mudd positively that ne could not Try his
case in Annapolis. Queer business this.
Mr. G Lancaster was reelected last week
President of the Democratic Association OF
" ashiuetor city. Tnere Was opposition u
MIR. Ltncaster's re-electon, because OF his sup
port OF the Republican ticket OF this county
1t the last election The Washington papers
say he dtnied the charges aud explained the
matter satisfactory. lie laie ne told must
have been interesting. We wonder II he told
the Ass Jcldton thaton the very eve ol election
ne IN .de specl Il trio - see his cousin, Mr.. q
!, Lancaster, aud legged HIN to sapport tn,
Republican ticket An, Charley, you are ii