Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1908-04-24

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The New Wills is practically a city
hotel in the country. Everything neat
and refined.
Mr.. Willie Barnard, St. Mary's Coun-
ty. visited friends near La Plata on
Wednesday.
For dwelling, garden and necessary
outbuildings in this town, apply to Mr..
Conrad Posey.
The County Commissioners were in
session on Monday last and paid off
some road bills.
dessrs. Fowler & Mattingly will quit
business at White Plains and remove to
Charlotte Hall.
Mr.. VIM. Ferguson, of the Baltimore
City Police Department, visited friends
in the County during the week.
Rev. Father Dewitt celebrated high
Mass at St. Thomas Church on Sunday
and preached beautiful sermon.
Mr.. and Mrs. John S. Button spent
the Easter holidays in Baltimore, visit
ing the family Of Mr. c. E. Wade.
Mrs. Mary R. Padgett and her little
daughter Miriam are in Baltimore City,
arranging to move thereto to reside.
Mr.. William Murdoch Hodges and
Miss May Gertrude Harding, Marshall
Hall, were married a few days ago.
Mr.. Claude NJ. owen, of the Marlboro
Bank, spent Easter at the home of his
father, Mr.. L. B. Owen, McConchie.
Miss Rae Bailey, who has been visiting
her sister-in-law, Mrs. Alice Bailey, re-
turned to her home in Baltimore on
Monday.
The new marriage laws of the Catholic
Church went into effect on Sunday.
Elopements will now be rare among the
Catholics.
Mr.. Eugene NJ. Owen has returned to
st. Johns College, after spending the
Easter holidays in the County. 1t is
said certain young lady of Pomfret
weeps.
Arch-deaconry service was held in the
Episcopal Church in this town on We'd
nesday Several visiting clergymen
took part in the service and many lay
men were in attendance.
Miss Clara Speake, of this County, in
the Treasury Department at Washington
City, has again been promoted. 1t makes
us feel fine to know of the success of
our deserving citizens.
The picture shows for Sacred Heart
and st. Thomas Churches held during
The week were very successful. The
attenda ace to them all was unusually
large and goodly sum realized.
Mr.. W. Speake. of the Cedar Point
Neck Lighthouse, was visitor to our
town during the week. Mr.. Speake is
one of the oldest men in the Lighthouse
service and one of the most efficient.
Mr.. Evershaw, Director of the Sation-
al Lincoln Bank, and Mr.. Linton, Di-
rector of the American National Bank,
Washington City, were social callers at
the National Bank in this town during
the week.
Mr.. Ross Lintner has planted out sew
eral acres of land in trees for
posts. There is profitable market for
such timber, and Mr.. Lintner, with his
characteristic energy, is going to grow
them as business.
A discourse few days ago was over
heard by representative the INDIE
PENDENT bureau. Several youngsters
were up in their teens as to the pref.
.;est female public school teacher. A
vote was had and the winning little
teacher at Waldorf came out the win
ner.s.
The Southern Maryland National Bank
has Just received another supply of saw
ings banks for small depositors, and
they can be had by calling at the office
of the Bank. The line of deposit has
now reached slO5,O00. A home institu-
tion, economically managed and owned
BY home people.