Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1908-03-06
FRIDAY. March 6, 1905
L OCAI AND personal
Local Brevl,,es.

Spring.
The colored public schools will close
on Friday of next week.
Robins, in large numbers, are making
their appearance.
Mr.. J, B. Scott and wife, Pope's
Creek, have removed to Baltimore City.
Fresh fish were caught in Aliens
Fresh run last week--the first of the
season.
A number of employees has been put
of atIndian Head because of shortness
of funds.
The County Commissioners will sit
again on Monday and Tuesday to trans
fer property.
The Democratic State Central Com
mittee held meeti lg here on Wednes
day. What is upP
Mr.. R. B. Early, of Washington City,
spent Sunday last in La Plata. Cupid
is on the lookout.
Miss Blanche Abel, Chapel Point, has
been visiting friends in this neighbor-
hood during the week.
Farmers are getting busy with spring
work. Several IN onths of strenuous life
has begun for them.
Mr.. Harry Padgett, of Washington,
visited his parents, in this town, the lat
ter part of last week.
Mrs. r. P. Horney and daughter, Miss
Caroline Horney, are spending the week
with relatives in Baltimore.
Religious services were held in both
the Episcopal and Catholic Churches in
this town on Ash Wednesday.
The steamer Trenton has resumed her
trips to and from Washington City to
Chapel Point and Brentland wharves.
If you want team don't stop to pom
der where to get it. Just call at Hotel
La Plata and the proprietor, Mr.. Conrad
Posey, will fix you up first class.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. NJ. Woodburn, Hugh
esvill, announce the marriage of their
daughter to Mr.. James w. Herbert, of
Mechanicsville, Md.
An undesirable barn, after lots Of
complaint, was at length pulled down in
our town, and now stable is about TO
take its place. Have our Commission
ers no assertiye powerP
The New Wills Hotel is the next place
to home for the travelling man. Hot and
cold water, steam heat, gas light, all
modern improvements. Ask some one
who knows.
The winter of 1908 is now thing of
the past, and those who have been puz-
cling themselves as to what sort of
weather we were going to have during
that time may now turn their attentions
to spring.
Your attention is called the notise of
Mr.. F. B. Matthews in another column,
offering free chances in a number of
farm tools. State what farm machinery
lOu may hCou tntS StdSOu anu sign your
name and address on the blank lines of
the ad. and mail it to Mr.. Matthews.
You will then receive free chance.
The Pennsylvania and other Railroad
Companies having erected in Washing
ton depot that is. . credit to the Capt.
tai City, the former might lay aside its
spirit of generosity and be so charitable
as to build in this town a waiting room
large enough to turn around in without
stumbling over piece of baggage or
walking on another's feet. Could it be
possible. ?
Dogs, at different times within the
last fortnight, have killed nine lambs
and one eve from Mr.. W. H. Wenk's
fine flock of sheep. There are enough
half-staryed, worthless ours rowing
about this town nearly every day to fur
nish the material for first class fertili-
ger factory, and thata greater number
of sheep are not killed is little short of
a wonder.