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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-07-16
County Commissioners Meeting

The County Commissioners met in their
office on Tuesday last with full attendance
The business transacted was as follows:
The reports of the Road Supervisors for the
month of June we're examined passed and
ordered to be paid. The aggregate of their
accounts amounting to Sl2s6'97.
Messrs P. Reed Wills, P. A. l.. Contee and
Peter W. Robey, the committee appointed to
examine the road from here to Bel Alton
presented their accounts to the board and the
same were ordered to be paid.
An order was passed that plans and tsti-
mates upon the work of repairing the bridge
over the Mattawoman swamp be received on
August l0th at which time the board will
meet.
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Death Record


Mr. Clinton H. Dent, highly respected
gentleman Of the Fifth Election District, died
at bis hone Thursday last after a lingering
illness Of several years with paralysis. He was
about fifty years Of age and had 'een
engaged in farming up to the time Of his
death. He leaves wife and four children,
Mrs. Whitenham Smoot, Of Washington,
Thomas, Vivian, aad Percie to mourn his
loss. His remains were inferred in the Brick
Church cemetery Saturday evening. The
pal-bearers were Messrs John b. Harrison,
Joseph II. Fowler, W. J. Frere, Alex. Penn.
Joe Simpson ald Molie Lloyd. Rev. Mr..
Cogley ofiiciated.
WILLIAM C. BERRY
M William G. Berry, formerly Of this
county, died in Washington city on the 9th
inst from an overdose Of laudanum Mr..
Berry was a large man and as he suffered cen
siderably from the intense heat, it is thought
that the drug was taken in his effort to OBJ
tain sleep He was son of Mr.. George W.
Berry, Of this town, and was 36 years old.
He was in the employ CT the American Wrin-
ger Company. The deceased leaves wife
and one child to mourn his loss.
MRs. JANE WOLF.
Mrs Jane Wolf, wife of Mr.. William Wolf
Hughesville, died at the h ONE of her husband,
on Friday last, after comparatively short
illness of heart trouble. Mrs. Wolf was about
IS years old and was an extremely large
woman, weighing nearly 400 pounds at the
time of her death. She was taken to Old
Fields Church cemetery for interment on
The deceased leaves a husband
and thee sons, Messrs Thomas NJ. aud John
L. Wolf, of Bryantown, and Townly R. Wolf
assistant school examiner, OF Baltimore coun-
tY The pal-bearers we're Messrs. H. A.
Turner, F. f. Dent, B. NJ. Edelin,, William
Queen, Ambrose, Adams John H. Chappelear
R. 7 Boarman and G. |. Chappelear. Rev.
Mr.. London offieiated.
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school Commissioners Meeting.

The School Commissioners were in session
on Tuesday. Full Board present.
The contract for purchasing free text books
was deferred until the next meeting of the
board. Ordered that proposals for rebuilding
the school nea- Carrico's mill in the Eight
District be received at the next meeting. The
annual examinations for white applicants fol
teachers certificates will be held in the school
building at La Plata on Monday and Tuesday,
the End and 3rd Of August, and for colored
on Wednesday and Thursday, the 4th and 9th.
Competitive examinations for filling the
vacant scholarships at the Nd. Agricultural
ard St. Johns college will be held on the
first two of the named days.
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PROPOSALS.
TINE Board of School Commissioners will
meet in their Office at La Plata, on

TUESDAY, ./aLy eth, 1897,
for tue purpose OF receiving proposals to build
a school house near MoConohle upon the site Of
the cid building which was destroyed BY lire.
The specifications and dimensions to be as
follows: Building lsx24 feet pitch 10 the clear
white oak stills 6xS, one sill to go through
the centre to support the sleepers OF the build
ing Oak corner posts Axe. sleepers 3xlO, Joists
2x6 aud TO be is inches from centre, raflers
2x5, studding Six 4. and TO be l6 inches from
from centre to centre. the roof TO project foot
over the side OF the building, good / uudressed
weather. boarding TO be of Virginia pine, No.
| tongue and groove flooring and No. sap
shingles to show not more than inches.
The building to be wsinseotted 81 feet
high on the inside with tongue and groove
plank, athed and plastered two coates;)
brick iues Of proper size 10 project from the
centre OF the roof and to be stayed so as not
to sway, TO be underpinned with 8 brick pill
lars and to be not less than ! loot high from
the ground.
The building to be provided with a teachers
platform 6xs feet and to be eight inches high
from the floor.
The building must be provided with viii
dows, Oh each of the sides and one in the
rear, each window to contain IL lights 5xl0
and double shutters; door feet inches
aud feet 10 inches wide; good locks, hinges
and iastenings for all doors and shutters. All
of the above work must be done IN a work.
manllke manner and to be approved by the
Board before payn ent is made.
The board reserves the right to reject any
or all bids.
By order OF the Board,
THOMAS NJ CARPENTER,
July l6-bt Secretary.
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

~
Orphans, Court of Charles county, set.
July 9, 1897.
Ordered BY the Court, that A. Posey and
William Luttrell, Administrators of Geo. N.
LuttreiI, deceased, give the notice required
nv law to the creditors Of said de-
ceased. to exhibit their claims, legally authen-
tica,ed. by advertisement inserted in some
one newspaper published in Charles county;
MARYLAND, once in each OF three successive
weeks.
True copy-Test:
J.B. MattinVly, Reg. Of Wills, CD. Co.
NOTICE.
This is to give notice, that the subscriber
has obtained from the Orphans Court ol
Charles county, Mary land, letters Of admins
tration on the personal estate Of
GEORGE NJ. LUTTRELL,
ate of said county, deceased, All persons
having claims against said deceased are here
nv wa-ned 10 exhibit the same, with the
vouchers thereof legally authenticated, to
the subscr,bers, on or before the 9Th day o
October next. They may otherwise by Law
he excluded from all benefit Of said deceased
estate.
Given under our hand this 9Th day o
July 1897.
Administrators of George NJ. Lnttrell.
July Gam
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An interesting game Ct ball was played on
Saturday last between the Pisgah and
Pomonkey teams on the formers grounds.
The game begun at oclock P. NJ. and con-
tinued for about two hours, at the end of
which time the full number of innings had
been played and the score was 10 to 9, in
favor of the Pisgah club A large number Of
persons witnessed the game, and some beau
tiful plays were made on both sides.
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Collectors Sale.

Dy virtue Of authority vested in me as Col,
ID 'eetor Of Taxes for the 4th Collection Dis.
iriet OF Charles county, will sell at public
sale, to the highest bidder for cash, at the
Court House door at La Plsta, on
MONDAY, July 10, 1897,
between the hours of IL and P. NJ, the fol.
lowing properly or SO much thereof as may
be Necessary to satisfy County taxes due for
TIL. year 1895, to wit:
The bed and out6t Of Railroad. Begin.
ming at the dividing line between Charles and
Prince Georges Counties and running in a
southerly direction through the lands OF James
Lyons Heirs, Il. A. Csnter, 5euiamin F.
Bowling, James Wade, Wesley L. Nutrell,
Beatrice Gardiner and others, in the Ninth
Election District OF said Charles county, In
the vicinity Of Hughesvile, to the dividing
line bttween Charles and St. Mary's counties.
ASSESSED in the name of Southern MARYLAND
Railroad Company" a corporation, and now
said TO be owned and operated by 1.-THE
Washington and Potomac Railroad Com
pany, corporation.
DEE S--Ceunty taxes, ls95............ 1891 40
Interest from Jan LIST, 1896.
The above property will be sold by the col
lector As authorized by article 81, section So
of the Code of Public General Laws entitled
Revenue and Taxes sub title sale by collectors
and The proceeds will be applied TO the pay
meat Of the taxes for the above year with the
interest and all costs that may accrue under
this sale.
GEORGE G. JOHNSON,
June lS-et Collector.
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Recommended Post Master

On Tuesday last Hon. Sidney E. Mudd,
recommended the appointment of Mr.. Benja-
min Padgett, Of this village, as postmaster
at La Plata to succeed Mr.. Thomas B. Farrell
whose term of office has expired. Mr. Farrell
has been very faithful official and attentive
to his duties but we have no reason whatever
to think that the prospective postmaster is
not fully as capable as the els, tn discharge
the duties imposed upon such an official.
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Circuit Court.

The July term of Circuit Court for this
county will convene on Monday, il being the
third Monday of the month. Judge Merrick
will likely hold the term, which is net ex-
pected to last more than one day as the
dockets are as usually very short at this term
of court There are AZ cases on the trial
docket, on the appeal docket, II on the
petition docket and appearance cases.
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A little fixing up around the house viii not
onlv add TO H. appearance, but will also stnvs
oil The time OF rebuilding. Your Lumber ana
Wood Work necdtbes en besi he Furnished
hy us-and ~ the least possible outlay, tool
Consult us when you need lumbeti
TnONAS W. SMITH, LIST aud Ind ave
Phone 2l7. Mill aud Wharves foot 4th 81.
s. e. Phone SOL.
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Tournament & Ball.
Oyster, Fish and Crab Dinner, for the
Benefit of the Catholic Chapel

Chief Marhal.-FIank W. Hill.
Assistant Marshals, "A. B. Slye, Jr., and
J. Briscoe Bunting.
/. Orator of Day Robert Grain, Esq.
Orator of Evening Hon. Geo. G. Merrick.
Judges Major Geo. NJ. Thomas and A. E.
Bowling, of ST. Mary's county; Judge John
P. Briscoe, Thomas B. Turner and DR.. Geo.
H. Jones, of Calvert county; Major Geo. D.
Mercer, of Prince Georges county; Alexander
Bowling and William Queen Of this county
Floor Committee-Norbert Bowling, j. F.
Parran, and Hunt Strong.
Knights Fee, 50.
Cash Prizes: lst-Sl0 2nd-S5 3rd-S5 4th SIS
Admission 10 grounds, Adults, Is cents.
Children, 10 cents.
Admission TO Dinner, Supper and Ball,
80 cents each.
Full arrangements for feeding and caring
for Horses.
full Brass Band will be in attendance.
All knights must ride in costume.
Knights from adjoining counties are cor
daily invited TO ride.
gss~ For further information address,
F. D. HOWARD,
Benedict, Charles County, Nd.
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Democratic Meeting.

Pursuant to the call of DR.. L. G. Carrico,
chairman of the Democratic State Central
Committees, OF the several counties of this
Judicial District, meeting of the committees
was held at Mechanicsville on Monday for the
purpose of naming the place and date of hold
ing the Judicial Convention for this District
After somewhat lengthy discussion among
the members it was decided 10 hold the afore-
said convention at La Plaza on August the
23rd. Mr.. B. H. Csmaliar. States Attorney
for St. Mary's county, who is can
ddate for Judgesbip in this circuit was on
hand, circulating among his friends and the
impression he made was very favorable.
Mr.. Canadian himself, was very much pleased
with the general run ofthings on that occasion.
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Lower Cedar Point Leased.

Mr.. Peter W. Dill, owner of Lower Cedar
Point, has leased all of bis property at that
place, including the wharf and his farm, to
two men from New Port News. The parties
are unknown to us, but, it is conceived that
they have some enterprising scheme on hand.
The lease took effect June the LIST.
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Nominations.

The Republican Judicial Convention Tor the
Second Judicial Circuit met at Centreville
on Wednesday and nominated Judge George
NJ. Russum, of Caroline couny, for Chief
Judge; l.. Marshall Haines, of Cecil county,
and James C. Mullikin, of Talbot county, for
Associate Judges. The nominations were
made by reclamation.
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The population of our thrifty town in
creased two last week. Mrs. ]. S. Turner
presented our courteous Clerk of the Court
with an assistant deputy in the person Of a
fine baby boy, and our accommodating Post
Master is exceedingly happy over the arrival
of his first born-a sweet little daughter.
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WHAT LIFE INSURANCE DOES.

1t lifts Mortgages
ItEducates Orphans.
1t Preserves the Family.
1t Cultivates Saving Habits.
1t Lightens the Load of Care.
1t Gives Repose to the Rich Man.
1t Gives Courage to the Poor Man.
1t Builds Barrier to the Almshouse.
1t Enables Man to Live up to his Income
II Supports the Credit of the Business Man
1t Lays the Foundations OF Home and In
dependence.
1t Encourages the Marriage Of Prudent Mer
and Women.
1t Keeps Embarrassed Estates Out of TIT
Receivers lands.
1t Certifes to a Mans Affectionate Regard
for His Family.
1t Places the Widow Above the Need o.
Marrying for Home.
1t Adds to Mans Years by Freeing
HiH from Apprehension.
1t Saves Orphan Girls from the Neces-
.ity Of working Out"
1t Heightens the Esteem in which Wifi
and Children Hold a Man.
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Reduced Rates to Chapel Point via
Pennsylvania Railroad.

On Saturdays during July and August
round trip tickets will be sold between Wash
ington and Cox station (near Chapel Point
at rate of 50 90 good to return until the fol-
lowing Monday.
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Subscription, 81 agar 3 months, 25 cents;
months, so cents All subscription in ad-
vance.
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La PLATA BAKERY.

Fresh Bread, Rolls, Buns,
Cakes, Pies, and etc.
always on hand.
cs-Orders for weddings, Recep-
tions and etc. solicited.
The Trade supplied with anything in
our Line at City Prices.
w. L. DEMENT,, Proprietor.
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Constipation

causes fully half the sickness In the world. II
retains the digested food too long in the bowels
aud produces biliousness, torpid liver. indi.
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FRIDAY, July end, 1897


public sale to the highest bidder for cash a,
the Court House door III La Plata, on
FRIDAY, July end, 1897,
between the hours of IL m. and p. m. the fol-
lowing real estate or so iuueh thereot as may
be necessary to satisfy State and County taxes
due for the year 1896, to wit:
A tract of land located 10 the Seventh Elec-
ton District Of Charles county, called part
of Mason's Amendment and Mitchell Lott
assessed in the name of John B. Howard
Heirs.
Due for county, tax, lss6....... .........S5 l5
Due for State tax, ls96................... 4 SO
Interest from Jan. LIST, 1897.
The above property, will be sold by the Col
lector as authorized by article 81, section sc
of the Code of Public General Laws entitled
Revenue and taxes sub-titled sale by collec.
tors, and the proceeds win be applied to the
payment Of taxes for the above year with
the interest and all costs that may accrue un-
der this sale. S. HENRY COX, Jr.,
Collector.
Gss- The above Sale has been post
pOned to Friday, July 90, 1897.
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CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
he fac If
90 ! =: 4; ZzMzz3 ii! Il; ;;s
Religious Notice.

Divine services, God willing in st PAUL.
Chapel. on Sunday next, at eleven
o clock, A. NJ. and in the town hall at La
Plata, Sunday night, at eight O'Clock,
P NJ.
LIE. POINDEXTER, Rector.
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MARYLAND INDEPENDENT.
Established In lS74.

Published Every Friday Morning.
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Collectors Sale.

DY VIRTUE of authority vested liz me as
ID collector of taxes for the 3rd Collection
District of Charles County, will sell at
public sale to the highest bidder for cash a,
the Court House door IN La Plata, on
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The Young Mans Advocate,
The Poor Mans Friend.

ADRIAN PosEY, Publisher.
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the picture he presents as a sixteen
pearold explorer, surveying the lands
of Lord Fairfax amid the wild passes
of the Alleghenies. The youth who
so bravely fronted all moving acct
dents by flood and field" who gained
a reputation for sobriety and prudence
both with the savage tribes he was
forced to encounter and the official cir
cles of Williamsburg, was doing pre-
cicely the work best fitted to prepare
him for the higher labOrs of his man
hood. He rose rapidly, and in three
years was made adjutant general of
militia in one of the border districts.
He was dispatched by Governor Din
widdie in the fall of 1853 on a mission
to the French invaders of the Ohio re-
gion-a dangerous task, which others
had declined, but which he accepted
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port
Pi by Tb PORTRAIT by Joseph riI

held of recent years in this country.
monplace man, made prominent by
force of circumstances: the other
ranks him among the few supremacy
great characters of the worlds history.
It is safe to say that the latter view
is the one now held by a majority of
the serious students of his career; but
it is equally safe to affirm that the
view which degrades him from his
lofty eminence is shared by a large
number of persons of average culture
and intelligence. To the generality of
people and to the scholar Washington
is still our greatest hero: but to the
numerous class lying between these
two extremes his fame is, unfortunate
", too often matter either of conven-
tional acquiescence or of ungenerous
cavil If this latter proposition were
not true the mention Of his name
would elicit greater enthusiasm, and
fewer sneers or silly jokes. But
Frenchmen do not sheer at Napoleon,
and Italians do not joke about Carl
baldi; how is it then. that Americans
fail TO revere their own national hero,
who in the eyes of component judges
is inferior to no character in the range
of history? There are perhaps two
causes for this strange phenomenon.
Many OF us do not really understand
how truly great Washington is, because
silly biographies, like that of Weems
and pompOus eulOgies have obscured
the actual man from our gaze and led
20 q natural reaction against him.
Again our Anglo-Saxon propensity TO
7 4la
of mediocrity and to worship the aY
erage has caused many of us uncon-
sciousIy TO deTogate from Washing
tons richly earned fame, and to seek
to class him with the other public men
of more or less ability whom we have
produced in great numbers. With re-
gard to this unworthy propensity, we
may at least plead in eXtenuation the
difficulty mankind has always labored
under of recognizing and properly ap-
preciating what may be called the
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While in KaIalau Valley, and on the
same night of the capture Of Cullen,
Deputy Sheriff Coney caught Japan
csc by the name of Okoda, who escaped
four years ago from Lihue jail after
having been sentenced to a term for
burglary. He had a house built for
himself in the valley. and was living
very comfortably
a young native Ieper. who had es-
capped the officers for several years. and
who had successfully kept out of the
Nolokai Leper Settlement, was anoth
er one of the captures made on the
same night by the Deputy Sheriff. The
prisoners will be here on the James
Makee
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Mrs H Shaw returned from Ookala

Mrs. ii. Shaw returned from OOKala,
where she was visiting Mrs. Walker.
Mrs. J. D. Martin and Miss Jennie
Martin left on the Roderick Dhu for
a visit to their home in Lake County,
California. The visit may be an ex-
tended one. as Mrs. Martin has been
in i'll health for nearly two years, and
hopes to benefit by the change
Mr.. and Mrs. Pratt have taken the
Martin cottage.
A F. Under OF Olaa has accepted
the position of luna nui'' at Onemeas
in the place of r. T. Forrest, who goes
to Papaikou
The Hilo Hotel could not accommo-
date its many guests this week.
A large number of tourists visited the
Volcano this week. =
The bark Roderick Dhu, Rock mas
ter, cleared Saturday afternoon and
departed early Sunday morning TOR San
Francisco with about 10000 bags Of
sugar.
The schooner J. G. North, with load
of lumber, arrived in port Sunday 81
days from New Whatcom, Wash. She
will load sugar at Honipu. Captain
Rasmussen met with painful acct
dent d few days before reaching Hilo.
His hands were severely burned and
Iacerated by the slipping of a rope
through them.
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will be furnished by Nesdames Shaw.
Turner and Loehensteiu: Misses VIII
lis. Severance and Guild and Nessrs
Wakefield Scovine, Jackson and 9th
ers.
The birthday reception at the home
&c Or e II Wetmore on the occasion
&c bis nth anniversarv was p hapnv
event II brought together over 20 of
the married friends of the aged host.
who appeared in excellent health and
spirits. The verandas were brilliantly
lighted and gayly festooned. and in the
parlors were bouquets of sweet bios
SONS. At the tete-a-tete tables in the
dining room a most delicious supper
was served through the evening, while
pleasant sOciability reigned supreme in
other parts of the hospitable home
Many were the good wishes spoken for
the venerable doctor by the departing
guests.
On Tuesday evening of last week a
pleasant party Joined in festivities at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A B. Loeb
enstein. Cards and dancing were the
order of the evening.
A jolly lot of the sterner sex par
took of one of Mr.. Wakefeld's famous
WeISh-TdreDIC SupperS dIIer Ine enter
tainment on Tuesday evening. Messrs.
W. II. Smith, G.. K, J. A. and H. II.
Wilder, c. S. Desky and F. NJ. Wake
field were the feasters.
President Wight of the Wilder's
Steamship Company was in town this
week.
Frank McStocker of the Honolulu
Custom House has been inspecting the
working Tor non-workings) of the Hilo
Custom House.