Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-01-27

Wednesday two weeks lent begins.
: Mr.. Samuel ?. swapn, Of Newport isquit
The Brysntown grist mill is doing larg
and paying business.
A marriage license has been issued to john
r Rose and s. J. Bailey.
Miss Mary Chapman has left the county fol
a short while TO visit friends in Pennsylvania,
Miss Katie Murphy and Mr.. E. Z. Burch
will, il is said be applicants for the postoffice
Ia this town when the new administ. alton
shall have come into power
A drummer travelling through Southern
Maryland, stated yesterday that there was but
one barrel of coal oil in St. Mary's county
How about the wkiskeyl
The children of Mr.. F. H. Wills, who have
been sick with scarlet fever, are much improv-
ed and said TO be out Of danger.
A marriage is expected to take place be-
tween Br, antown young lady and gent Of
Waldorf neighborhood before lent
It has been stated that Commissioner Trot-
ter contemplates investing in the mercantile
business in Washington city very soon.
Collector Owen is promptly paying off all
orders on him. There is much satisfaction in
having thorough business man in such place.
Mr.. Conrad Posey has resigned as post
muster at Issue, and recommended Mr.. Frank
Higdon as his successor.
Sleigbing is about over. The tin pan music
of the so-called sleigh bells will close until
another snow.
Mr.. Frank Matthews, son of Major VIM. B.
Matthews, has gone 10 Baltimore with the
view Of making it his future home.
Mr. Arthur Dirges, son Of DR.. Robert
Digges, residing in Hartford county, who has
been quite sick, is much improved.
Mr.. Joe Wilmer few days ago lost a horse
from accident in getting hung in its stall and
Dr.. Digges has one severely injured from the
same cause.
Oysters are being shipped from Cobb Meek
by way of Pope's Greek over the B. L P. II,
R. to Baltimore snd Washington.
Messrs P. R Wills and JEFF Robertson, Bel
Alton, have engaged LARGELY in the buying
and selling Of cord wood.
Mr.. R. T. Boarman is making a trip through
the county representing J. s. Rawlings Agri-
cultural implements.
Captain Ross, clerk and part owner of the
MacAlister, died at his home in Washington
city few days ago.
Mr. John E. Edwards made trip to this
village on Fridly with load Of Benedict oys-
ters--the first since the freeze began.
Mr.. Frank Hill, of Prince Georges county,
pain a flying visit to the county on Tuesday
His business was with the Orphans Court.
What has become Of the Charles county's ex-
hihit, Mr. Thnm,s Jones, for the CHI, ago fair?
Has the show house been erected and play
cards posted? The time before the opening of
the exhibition is getting short.
Messrs s. Cox, Jr. and R. G. Ferguss n
chissl a fox with their houLds n few days ago
several hundred yards on the Ice on the Poto-
mac river. Doubtless it was slippery chas'
The political pot is boiling hot at La Plata.
The p'siotice is the game ia sight Nessrs T.
K. Farritl, J. H. Cpchr,ne aud Henry Haw
kins have entered the race.
0ne Of the Newport b,rs who swore of on
New YAtrs ,ity, h IS peel hing Considerable
swearing since, il IS reported, over the way
: csyds viii run sometimes.
1t is rumorei that &r. G. A. Bowling will
open u branch store at Waldorf, oecup iis
the store h0u-e belonging to tina estate of the
fate Thad Andi, deceased. Live ner ar,
everything 10 cOunty
Candl,mas or groandhog day, February
2nd, is drawing ni1h. On this ddy accord
ing to popnl IT lr-diiign the gr.,uudhog pro-
ncs,ie,tteS the weather for The folowIng SIX
seskss
Mr. v; II .Neale wants to huv pair ofmnles
Bruce Thomas wants 10 Purchase parlii
wood and Mr.. T. X FtrralI wants To sell #
horse aud wagon See respective ada OF these
gentlemen in another c0lumn. ..t eaai
The report published in the Sun that Vlr-
ginians are l'.Hling poultry. eggs, aud dtstcrs.
cross the PqrOmac river Gu steis an shit.
ing the same from P3lr's Greek BY rail 10 tin
cities is ii fake Cf the first water.
A telegram WAS received over the
wire to LII Plata last week from England II
was addressed To Miss Patrick, an Eng ish
laiy visiting her sister, Mrs Thomas Rich
moni, Piccawaxen, announcing the death cf
her urolher on the other side of the ocean.