Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-09-10
Friday, September 10, : 1897


The gay season is on the wane.
Summer made its adieu last week.
Miss Alice Brent, Brentland, is quite ILL.,
Supervisors Of. Nection meet on Monday
September the is known as Defenders
Day.
County COmmssic ,will be in session on
Tuesday.
pleasant dance will be gwen at Cedar
Point tonight.
The Maryland Agricultural College opens
ON the 18th inst
Miss Adele Brent of Washington, is So
jovrning in the county.
We publish with this weeks issue an ac-
count of the county levy.
An addition is now being made to the
Benedict public school.
Mr.. Erness h"-non, wnc nas been under
cOnvAleseent. 'N''
aenard Wills spent last week with hi.
parents at Woodland Point. '''
Mrs. B. H. Padgett, this town, is vis,tina
relatives in Washington city.
Miss May Davis, of Washington IS VISITING
friends in this neighborhoUu.
Mr.. and Mrs S c PAdgett, left on Monday
for weeks so-ionru in Baltimore.
The Republican State Convention will be
held in Baltimore next Wednesday
Public schools throughout the county open
ed on Wednesday of last week
Miss Nellie Davis. White Plains is the guest
of the Misses Murray, near this village
The public schools in Prince George
Gouaty will open on the Goth inst.
Mr.. John W. Hawkins, ofTowson, Balti-
more cOEuty, is a guest at "Oaklev."
Miss Noma Hunt spent the week with her
father, Mr.. George R. Hunt, Glymont
DIR. ]. R. Brous, Of Washington, spent
several days at Idaho during the week
DIR. 4. S Owen and family, this village,
are recreating at Old Point Comfort, Virginia
See ad in another column of the Bendict
Tournament which will taka place next Thurs
day.
Miss S. A. Chaoman, of Philadelphia, is
spending some time with friends near New
port
Col. Thomas Hodson, of Baltimore, was
among the numerous visitors to our town on
Tuesday.
Mrs Joseph Wilmer, who has been visiting
Mrs B. G. Stonestreet, returned to Annapolis
last week.
Miss Gissie Chapman, Normandy was the
guest of the Misses Brent Brentland, dur
ing the week.
Don't forget to attend the Chapel Point
tournament next Tuesday. See ad in anoth.
ger column
Miss Jeanette Turner, left yesterday fol
Lynchburg, Va, where she will attend the
Woman's College.
Mr. s. an expert wheelmau In this vicinity
met with rather sad experience with hii
''air pump on Tuesday.
Mrs Frank acWilliams, of Baltimore, who
has been the guest o! relatives in Cobb Neck
returned home last week
E. B. DuVal Il Co., of Baltimore, have ap
pointed Mr.. VIM. NJ Howard, of Bel Alton
Agent for Fire Insurance in this county.
man in California by the name of DaviC
Fierce, is dying of poison from the sting
ri 4 irase;ei,o bite he received last week.
> Miss Nettie Wills, of Washington, afte
spending some time With friends in the lowe
mart of the county returned home on Sunday
Messrs Charles and Harry Blanfofd, of Bal
timore, who have been the guests of Mr. ant
Mrs S. c. Padgett, returned home last Thurs
day,
Mrs. Q. A. Lacey, of Baltimore, who ha.
been the guest Of Mrs. T. T. Owens this viii
Rage, left on Tuesday for a short staj in Prime,
Georges county
Miss Ellen Worthington, who spent tn,
summer in Aune Arundel county, returned
nome last night and will resume her schoo
work next Wednesday.
The ladies of La Pata will have ice cream
for sale ia Mr.. Robertson's store on TUESDAY
Of each week The proceeds are to be devot
ed to the Episcopsl Rectory here.
Mr. Augustus Fowke and children, of Balti
more county, returned home on Wednesday
after spending pleasant two weeks sojourI
AT Mr.. aud Mrs. B. c. Stonestreets
Dr. and Mrs. P. W. Robertson, of Wash
ington, who have been spending some tim
with the latter's mother, near here, returned
home Wednesday, accompanied by Mrs Mar.
Chapman.
We regret to note among the many appli
cauts who failed in their examination las
week for admittance to the Naval Academy
Mr. John de Babe Walbach Gardiner, of thi
county.
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