Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1899-09-08
Friday. September 8, 1893
LOCAL BREvITIEs.


The straw bat will soon he out OF date.
The County Commissioners will be in SEES
sion on Monday
Miss Eva johnson, of Washington, is visit
ing friends in the county.
A tournament will ee given at Cedar Point
on Thursday, the 21st inst.
The Board of senool Commissioners will
meet on Tuesday the Q inst.
Miss Minnie Hgdon has been appointed
teacher Of Dentsvile School.
Mr.. Albert Jameson. of the Capitol City,
spent Sunduy with friends in the county
The Supervisors of Election will hold a
meeting in their office at La Plata on Tuesday
next.
Miss Mable Robey, we are informed, has
been appointed teacher of Benedict Public
School.
Miss Margaret Dyer, Of Washington, was
guest during the week of the Misses Digges
Highlands -
Mr.. ]. II Penn, of Pomfret, has fire lot of
seed wheat for sale which he will dispose of at
market price.
Miss Louise Dyer who has been on a short
soiourn in the county returned to Washing
ton on Tuesday.
Mr. Johnnie Davis, of Washington city,
spent the week with his uncle, Mr.. W. p
Jameson, Piccawaxen.
Mr. A Bles has removed his family from
Chapel Point to Nanjemoy where he expects
10 reside in the future.
A Bel Alton widower was seen enjoying a
buggy ride on Sunday evening last with fair
young maiden of Washington city.
Miss Amanda Gardiner who has been
slmmering with friendsin the county returned
to Baltimore On Wednesday
Mrs William B Ferguson accompanied by
her daughter, Miss Jessie Ferguson, is rus,i-
eating at Piney Point, St. Mary's county
Mr.. William Brawner, of Washington, who
has been spending his vacation in the county
returned to his post OF duty on Wednesday.
Early housed tobacco is said TO be consider
ably damaged in various sections Of the coun-
ty owing 10 the want of seasonable weather.
Marriage license was issued by the Clerk of
the Court on Monday to William II. Alvey
and Mrs. Drucllla Goldsmith, both of Benedict.
Mr.. John Jones and Miss Matte Wood, OF
Washington, spent several days during tie
week with the family ofMrs. A. NJ. Carpenter,
"Mt. Victoria"
Miss Carrie Y. Bold, OF Virginia, it is said,
has received the appointment as teacher of the
public school near White Plains, vice Miss NJ.
Lula Martin, resigned.
Mrs R. Vernon, of Prince Georges coun-
", accompanied by her children, spent several
days during the week with her mother, Mrs.
S. E. Garner, this town.
Mr.. ]. h Herbert has rented his store at
Tompkiasville to Messrs. Thomas Farr and
&. D. Hill who are conducting mercantile
business at that place.
Clerk of the Circuit Court, Mr.. B. G.
Stones.reet, accompanied by his daughter,
Mrs. Julia S. Auschette, left yesterday for a
two weeks stay at Bedford Springs, Pa.
A large excursion is expected from Washing
ton to Chapel Point on SUNDAY. The mem
bers ofSt. Dominck's Church Sunday School
will be down on the Gamer Samuel j. Pentz
With sunset on Monday the new year 1860
in the Jewish calender was begun and was
celebrated in the usual manner in the Hebrew
syuagogues. number of re Jew stores in
the county closed on Monday in order to cele-
brate the occasion.
Among those from Bel Alton and Lothair
vicinities who attended the Cedar Point dance
on Tuesday night were; Misses Leila Rita,
Bena and Ellie Matthews, and Messrs. Walter
Aubrey aud Reed Posey and f. Brooke
Matthew'S.
The Southern Maryland Preparatory School
will open at La Plata on Monday the II inst.
Prof II Fl. Llntner, principal Of the School, is
well experienced in thsart of teaching and is
said to be good disciplinarian. He is much
encouraged at the prospects and expects to
have a full school before the close Of the
scholastic year