Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1898-09-09
Friday, September 8, = 1898
LOCAL BREvITIEs.


The school boys holiday is over for SO.
Supervisors OF Election will meet on Tues
day
Miss May Hamilton is ailiag At her home,
"Edsewood.7
Public schools in the county will open on
Thursday next.
School Commissioners will be 10 session on
Tuesday next
Gen. L. A. Wilmer was at home with bis
family on Sunday
Only three prisoners nov rest behind the
bars ofo county JILL.
Miss Marie Digges, Of Baltimore, is guest
Of Miss Natalie Jenkins.
Mrs. J. Neale Hamilton spent Sunday With
her parents, Lothian
Mr.. Walter J. Mitchell is recrea.inE at "old
Point" Virginia, for bis health
Miss Ellie Matthews is spending a week
with relatives in Washington.
Miss IVA johnson, of Washington, lie visit
ing friends in this neighborhood.
Miss Jennie Hawkins returned home We'd
nesday from visit to Baltimore.
Mas Leila Matthews left or Sunday for a
short stay with friends in Washington.
Miss May Wills, Cobb Neck, left on Mon
day for lengthy soi1urn Ia Baltimore.
School Examiner NJ. Carpenters little
girl, Miss Annie Catherine, il seriously i'll.
Mr.. W, H Alvey, the popular clerk of
slessrs. James N. Bowling 4 Co., is indis-
posed
Mrs. L Wilson, Of Washington, is visiting
her daughter, Mrs W n Alvey, Hughes
vile
Mrs c. v. Dyson has been visiting her
aunt, Mrs. William II. Henry, ST. Mary's
county.
Mr.. Samuel R Neave, Hughesvills, who
has been unwell for some time, is atie to 60
around again.
Congressman Madd and his family return
ed home Monday from several weeks stay at
Atlantic City
Mr. E. B Aellory, Bryantown, was thrown
from bis horse on Tuesday aud received some
quite painful injuries.
Ninteen oyster licenses have been issued By
the Clerk while at the same date last year
forty bad been issued
Misses Belle and Maud Murphy, Of Mont
Fomery county, are visiting their sister Mrs
P c. Murphy, Poafiet.
Mrs Q. Q. Bowling, Of Washingtoo who
has been guest 81 Mrs. RohesI Digges, re-
turned home Monday
Mr. Hamilton Lloyd. cf Washington, spent
the weak with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
p Lloyd Piccswsxen
The Lsnkam and La Plata Base Ball Claos
Expect TO have game tomorrow at Lanham,
Prince Georges county
Next Monday is known as Maryland Day
ia commemoration of the defeat of the British
forces at North Point in 1912.
Mr.. F. stonesiree,, of Washington, was
gnest Of his mother, Mrs Amelia Stone
street, "Grange, during the week.
Was Laura Penn, ofst Mary's county, who
has been visiting the family Of Rev. A. B.
Sits, Waldorf, returned home last week.
Misses Maggie and Mamie McWiIliams re-
turned to Baltimore on Monday from three
weeks sojourn with friends in the county
Nj George c. Hamilton, Of Washington,
who is well.suown in this county, is spend
ing some time at Atlantic City for bis health
Mr. Edward Brown returned to bic home
in Washington on Tuesday after spending
several days with his friend, Mr Harry
Stones,reet
Misses Nellie and Bertha NaYior, ofPikes-
sille, Baltimore county, returned home We'd
nesday from pleasant visit 70 the Misses
Brent, '.BreAtlaud
Rev. Father Rhodock said Macs at st.
Thomas on Sunday in the absence of the
newly appointed pastors Of the church who
had not arrived at that time
Miss Annie PrAther, after spending several
weeks with her sister, Mrs. W. D. Mcdaniel,
Waldorf. returned to her home in Prime,
Georges county on Wednesday.
The Prohibisionsts did not hold their meet
ing here on Tuesday AS announced or accom-
of the illness OF Mr. Frank Tucker Of Balti
more who was expected to make an address
The County Commissioners and the Repub
lcsn State Central Committee Of this Count,
have recommended Mr.. P. A. L. Contee I,
the Governor to al the vacancy caused by tn
death of Mr Kent Contee
Mr.. James Cough, son Of Mr.. Henry Cough
Ncomieo. who Joined the First Marylan'
Regiment Of Volunteers about three month
ago, is dangerously i'll vita Typhoid fever a
ihe camp hospital, Fortress Monroe.
Tae new dwelling of Mr. W A Middleton
pear Bryantown, was completed last Frida :
1, has eight rooms and il a handsome an,
attractive building. Tue fresh coat OF pain
raieh j, has just received also adds much {
Is appearance. Mr.. John Murray, til
wide-a- wake and up-to-dats contractor, al
the work