Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1908-02-14

Valentine day.


ton during the week.
Mr.. NJ. R. Stone has joined the order
of Masons in this locality.
February term of the Circuit Court
will convene on Monday.
The McDouough Institute Trustees
held meeting on Saturday.
Mr.. ]. NJ. Cochrane has reco sered
from his recent attack of illness.
The deposits in your County's Nation
al Bank are running over 100000.
The recent freeze tied up the oyster
longing business for few days.
Rev. Father Meyer, Cobb Neck, has
lost his mother. She died last week.
Miss Mary Barber, Piceawaxen, has
been visiting friends in this neighbor-
hood.
Miss Margaret Hamilton is visiting
Miss Eleanor Jenifer, Baltimore County.
Mr.. G. D. Carpenter, Jr., is studying
the science of embalming dead human
bodies.
Mr.. c. d. Carpenter, Pisgah, paid a
business trip to Baltimore City during
the week.
Mr.. George W. Price and family left
on Friday afternoon last fer their home
in Washington City.
The New Wills bus meets every south
bound train-don't walk when you want
to reach the hotel.
Hotel La Plata is well equipped with
amusements. A good place to stop
when waiting in this town. -
Mrs. E. Ida Burch, accompanied by
her daughter, Miss E. Ida Burch, visited
Baltimore during the week.
Gen. L. A. Wilmer has received an
appointment as assistant attorney in the
Department of Justice in Washington
City.
The Y. S. A. will meet in the Parish
Hall, Trinity Chapel (Old Fields), Feb
ruary 81, 1908, followed by an entertain
ment.
Mr.. Chris Jensen is busy trying to Sc
cure homes for number of Western
iabosers desiring to come here to work
on farms.
Delegate George T. G. Gray made a
speech on Wednesday in the Legisla-
ture against the disfranchisement
amendment
Miss Helen HUNT, the popular teach
err of Indian Head public school, spent
Saturday and Sunday with friends in
Washington City.
Mrs. W. }. Gordon, wife of the pur-
chaser of Prospect Hill farm, Popes
Creek, joined her husband at her new
home on Monday.
The Railroad Company having refused
to purchase any more ties, the public
highways may be spared from being cut
, up for little while at least.
Miss Harrington returned to Balti-
more on Friday last after spending quite
an enjoyable visit to her friend, Miss
Eva Chappelear, Hughesville.
Notwithstanding the bad travelling a
large number of lady teachers attended
the Teachers Association held on Fri
day last. A woman is always faithful
to duty.
Senator Lancaster spent last Saturday
and Sunday at home. He stated that
his effort to get hungry Democrat a
place in Annapolis afforded good deal
Of merriment in the Senate.
Mr.. Henry T. Mudd, of Waldorf, is
now connected with Edelen Brothers,
the well known commission house of
Baltimore City. Mr.. Mudd is one of
our capable and best citizens, and we
therefore bespeak for him success in his
new venture.
Cards are out announcing the wedding
of Miss Eta Brady to Mr.. John Van W.
Garrow, Of Texas, to take place at her
mothers home in that city on the 25th
day of February, 1908. The mother of
Miss Brady is daughter of the late
Judge George P. Jenkins, this County.
Among the noble hearted ladies of our
County who have so far enjoyed the
best of health this winter is Mrs.
Roberta Robertson. Mrs. Robertson
is not young, yet we must not say she
is old, because spry widows don't like
the latter known, but such sweet and