Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1901-06-28
PIccawaxea Items.

A carrier pigeon was killed at Wayside 90
Saturday last BY Mr. Lorenzo Jackson The
only msrks found On is body were iva rings
-oue brass and one silver --bearing the
initials and numbers 1898 aud + 2l6,
which will PROBABLY lead to its Identification.
Mr.. Raymond Hamphreys, after sojourn
Of week ia the county, left on Sunday last
for his home 10 North Carolina.
Mrs. Emily Mills, and her charming and
accomplished daughter, Miss Eva, Of Wash
ington, D. @, are the guests Of Judge and
Mrs. Pred. Richmond at Pasquhanzs.
Miss Bruce Martin has returned to Wash
inzton.
Rev John NJ Todd, rector emeritus Of
Christ Church, William and Mary Parish,
who has been i'll for the past siH months, as
sisted Dr.. Cooley ia the services on Sunday
last.
Misses Ellen and holly Somervile, Of
Wa5sde, have gone to Washington TO see
their two little nieces, daughters Of Mr..
Harper Berry, who will return with them to
spend the summer
Mr.. Thomas Smith, OF salumore, spent
Sunday with his sister, Mrs. VIM Coulby, at
Laidlow's Ferry
Mr.. and Mrs. Proctor, Of Washington, are
visiting Mrs. ProctOr's sister, Mrs Conrad
Posey, at Newburg.
Mrs.. hcKenney Burroughs, who was seri-
ously injured in runaway fortnight ago.
is reported as being much improved
Mr.. Ernest Hayden, ooe of wayside's lead
ing business men, left on Saturday last for
his usual summer vacation Mr. Hayden
expects to be gone two weeks. most Of whi.h
he will spend in the Adirondacks
Mr. JAS A. Dorset has curiosity in the
nature Of a lamb with two mouths. The
lamb is sir months old and has two separate
and distinct mouths. ene mouth is located
in the customary place and the other under
the right ear. 1t is perfect formation, with
teeth, tongue, lips and throat. One mouth
only is used in eating, however.
Some young men are very conceited, but
there is one down here who met the fate of
many Who have gone the same road before
This chap vas Of the variety who imagined
himself irresistible, and that every girl who
gazed his way could not help but fal in love
with him. He was "bowled" over last week
and he hasn't stopped falling yet He ran
against snag when he met this meek eyed
little creature. When she nestled her head |
on his arm and made goo goo eyes at him he |
got hectic flush and believed all she told |
him, but his heart is broken now. She |
has passed HIM for another When the dis |
agreeable intelligence reached his ears be |
Immediately started of and "tankcd' up |
She In some way heard Of it-as the beauteous |
maids always do--ani when be returned to |
win back the heart he had lost, the reception |
she gave him he will have cause to remember. |
Ii was the marble heart that be got. She sang |
to him that little song about clips that
touch wine can never touch mine" and she |
sang it with voice as soft and as gentle as |
the murmur Of dove. The equilibrium Of |
e1to tettc ioiho - ~ uiuSh utstdtDru tuat nc 1
will grow mutton chop whiskers and 90 into |
executive session for while. He will prob |
ably have time to reflect and discover that be |
is not the charmer" be cnce figured he was
and wisely conclude that be Is ''chump."
Mr.. Count Lyon, who has been visiting bis
parents at Prospect Hill, left on Wednesday |
for Baltimore.
gentleman who visited La Plata last |
week met Warren Albrittain ard be asked |
Warren how he accounted Tor the iceberg" |
the Piecawexen Dramatic Club ran against |
on its recest trip TO that town He said that |
he had heard it rumered about town on the |
evening of the show that member of the |
troupe had beea to different places trying to
oorios revolver, aud the people Of l.. Plata |
as well as they loved the sight Of blood do not
thirst for it. They did not know whether
the revolver was to be used b, intimidale them
or not, and it bad a depressing effect and
kept them home.
"CINDERS."