Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1898-11-25
Friday, November rs. = 1895
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

LOCAL BREVITIES.
Court was well attended during the week.
There will be gay time in the new town
io-nisht.
Miss Mary Mudd is guest of her brother,
Hon g Audd.
Mass will be SAID in the Town all Sunday
msrsing at O'Clock.
Miss Mary sharretts, Of Baltimore, is a
guest Of Mrs. A. Posey.
Mrs. W lillian Ferguson, left on Tuesday
for trip to Washington
The school teachers in The county will have
holiday until Monday
Mr.. Peter Trotter is paralized in bis right
SIDE at his home, Bryantown
Tue Circuit Court adjourned at $3.50 We'd
esday evening for Thanksgiving.
Miss Bessie Smith. Newburg, is suffering
with an attack Of scarlet fever
Sr. W. T. TiPpelt, ofBsltimore, vas among
the visitors to our town on Tuesday
Mrs. J. P Gibbons, Welcome, is said 10 be
the victim Of a bad case Of diptheria.
Miss Kate Hamilton returned home Saiur-
daj from a lengthy trip to friends in Wash
inEton.
The Bryantown Euchre Club will meet at
the resldence Of Mr.. ". N Jameson rext
Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs B N. Edeleu, who have been
visiting IN Washington, returned bone on
Saturday.
A meeting Of alt those Interested in the La
Plata circulating library is called Tor We'd
nesday. the Soth inst
Mr.. Robert Griffin, Of Washington, is So
soarsing ct The home ofbis sister, Mrs Mudd,
La PlatS.
Mr.. C. S. Bowling, Of Baltimore spent part
Of the week with Mr. and Mrs. Alexander
Bowling, Brysntown
ar Hanson. Of the Border State Savings
A'etat baAtiHoi1i eptHs A1oLuANay anu CNuSa9
with Mr.. Heary L. Mudd.
Mr.. Harry Mudd, Of Baltimore who has
been sojourning for several weeks in Bryan
town neighborhood has returned
The ladies' Of 'old Fields Church" will
give an 0yster Supper and Ball tn the church
hall on Wednesday evening, December It'll,
1898.
N Miss Nellie Mudd, Of Georgetown Convent
her sehoOl-mstt, Miss Ethel Conner. Of
q wvomino Thanksgiving with
&, AUDI, La Plata.
utter, situated in the
Sec containing l49 acres Of
land .erday at sheriff's sale or
S3os. a.. Butler was toe purchaser
Mr. JssG.NeHt spens several days with
hiends in the county during the week, solicit
ing consguments for the Farmers h Planters
Agency with which Commission House be
Is now associated.
Nr. Robert L. Murphy lost valuable
young horse on Sunday night last. The
animal was driven that day and seemed per-
fectiy well wheo put in the stable at night,
but was found dead in his stall the next
morning.
Master Eugene Gibbons, son of Mrs. Eliza
d. Gibbons, Bryantown. who stobbed bis leg
while iG bathing last summer and from which
he has been great sufferer, returned last
week from the Maryland University Hospital
where the same was amputated'
We beg to acknowledge receipt of an in
sitatiou from Mr.. aud Mrs E 5. Randall Of
Washington city to attend the marriage of
Interesting and accomplished daughter, Miss
fistelIe to Mr.. james r. Csrlin, which took
place on Wednesday, the 2sd inst.
Special Sale next Tuesdsy.-2 Heavy
Ladies winter vests for 25c; Something better
vests and pants for i9e; Mems heavy top and
uudershir,s for 4sc; HEAVY bed blankets
Acc and 69ci Horse blankets T9c; Seedless
and cooking raisias currants, eitron, mince
meat and all other goods for Christmas arrlv-
iug daily. L. Edlavitch, The Bargain
Merchant.
Death Of Mrs Henrietta Jenkins .
Died at her home .'CIamber Hir' Tuesday
evening last at 1880 o'clock, Mrs Henrietta
jenkins, widow of the late Judge George
p Jenkins whose demise was mourned in the
year 1890 She had been in bad health for
several months and her death which was due
10 advanced age had been expected for some
time. The deceased who was in the eighty
6rst year Of her wss kind and loving woman,
devoted mother and in regligicn an activs
member of the Roman Catholic Church. In
the death Of this esteemed lady many relatives
and friends Throughout. the county will mourn
her loss. The following children survive Der.
Mrs. Glare simms, Mrs. EsteIle Brady OF
Texas, Misses Grace, Joe and Eliza Jenkins,
Messrs John ] =, F P and G. p Jenkins. Tns