Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1898-04-15

We are indebted to Me.srs Frank G. Bowl
ing, J, Lawrence Tanner and E. Ashley
Burch for an invitation to attend the Bryan.
Town dance, which will be given in the to vi
hall on Monday next.
Mr.. II. N. Hawkins who has stocked hi'
lumber yard in this town with all grades OIL
6ne lumber is now prepared to serve the
public in this line His a6 will appear in our
next issue.
To-day being Arbor day the public schools
throughout the County will observe the same
in the usual manner by transplanting young
trees around the school grounds and along
the public highways.
A medical book with the full description of
all diseases and their treatment by F. Hum
phrsys, NJ D mailed free on request Hum
phreys' Medicine Co, Cor. William l. John
Streets, New York.
In another column we publish a statement
showing the condition of the State Mutual
Life Assurance Company Of Massachusetts,
The statement gives an itemized account of
the total assets and liabilities cfthe Company
The County Commissioners, abrorated the
enforcement of the Mortgage tax law as re-
CARDS mortgages ante-dating the assessment
law Their act is generally commended as
its enforcement was only source of annoy
ancs and expense.
Master Lewis Spalding, son of Mr B. W.
Spalding, was injured quite badly on Sunday
last when returning from Pomfret Church, by
bis horse falling upon him. He was uncon-
scious for while but be soon recovered and
is now able to go about.
Revs Misses Florence Smith, Annie Stables
and Mr.. George @. Wise, of Baltimore, held
morning and evening meetings every day last
week at Hughesville Quaker church, of which
Rev. Samuel R. Neave is pastor. Various re-
ligIous topics were discussed at each meeting
and large crowd was in attendance on every
occasion
Our thanks are due Examiner 7 NJ. Car
penter for the Thirty-First Annual Report Of
the State Board Of Education, which shows
the exact condition Of the public schools of
Maryland. 1t also gives valuable information
on some ofthe most important facts connected
with the administration of the public school
system of the State, ths for fiscal and school
year ending July 81, 1897.
The well-known Paint and Powder Club
of Baltimore, will give minstrel and Yaude-
vile performance in the Town Hall, La Plata,
on the 22nd INST. The play will undoubtedly
be success as the characters who will par
ucipate in the same are well experienced
The proceeds Of the
play will be used for the founding of circu-
lating library In this town See lad"
Special Ladies Vests sc each, a much
finer one and good quality at loo, ladies
sailors Ice, Aours and wreaths ofall kinds 81.
lOc. to l5c. bunch, ladies colored bordered
handkerehiefs &c each, ladies skirts 40, your
aast chance to buy embroidery inches wide
of good quality sc I'd oriental and valencine
laces at any price; children stockings all sizes
Sc; latest style ladies belts horse buckles l9e.
j. L. Edlavitch, The Bargain Merchant.
The Italian training ship Anne rigo yespucc;
which is now at anchor near Washington was
the cause Of much excitement among the fish
erman around Fort Washington on Monday
last when passing that place The ship fired
her salute to the Fort and in return twenty
one more were fred from the Fort This
righte ned the fisherman so who were out on
flhe water attending TO their nets, that they
left at once and made haste for their homes, as
they felt sure that such continual firing al
Fort Washington was declaration Of war.
We are sorry to see our brother Of the
Times suffering from crippled arm, which
be wears very gracefully in sling. The
occasion of his hurt was in the excitement
incident to listening TO a forensic effort of
Gen. Wilmer who was explaining IN his de
cislve way the why's and wherefores of legal
case, before few appreciatiye friends on Nj.
Shoots porch in La Plata. In moving a
chair on which he was sitting our contem
porary pushed it off the porch and in falling
sprained his arm. physician heal myself"
We are glad TO say tae sprAin is not serious,
though it knocked out very useful member,
his right aim- Marlboro Gazette.