Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1909-09-17

The public schools Of the County
opened on Wednesday.
1900 Father j.. A. Niger visited Bal
5imofe during tho week
Rev. Father Fanuon was a visitor to
Baltimore during the week.
Monday was Defenders Day-a legal
holiday in this State.
Mr.. W. Mex Burroughs spent Friday
lastin Baltimore.
Miss Crissie Lloyd, is visiting Miss
Eva Middleton, Baltimore.
Capt. W. }. PFere and son Harry were
visitors to Baltimore during the week.
McDonough Institute opened on Mon
day last with large quota of students
Mrs. Harry Edwards, who has been
quite sick, is, weare glad to state, much
better.
Miss Ella C. Wade was a guest Of her
sister, Mrs, John S. Button, during the
week.
Under the supervision Of Rev. F. A.
Nlyer the telephone system is being
greatly improved.
Don't forget that September 2sth is
the first registration day and October
18th the second.
Among the visitors to our City on
Monday we're Mr.. and Mrs. Austenous
Jameson, of Bryantowu.
Mr. John Lancaster, sou of Mr.. S.
Spearman Lancaster, has returned to che
Maryland Agricultural College.
We can be reached now by telephone
communication, so send us the news
from your section Of the County.
Misses Amelie and Rebecca wilmar,
have returned to their home from visit
to friends in Washington.
Messrs Thomas B. R. Mudd and
Frederick Stone Matthews have return
ed to St. Johns College, Annapolis.
The Comptroller announced on Tues
day the school book tax to September
Is. This County receives s2,l77.20.
Always the same welcome awaits you
at the Sew Wills and always you find
comfort, pleasure and hospitable people.
Miss Bessie Thompson, who has been
visiting at 'rhe Highlands returned
on Sunday to her home in Baltimore,
Mr.. Mosquito is packing his trunk.
May he, too, find the North Pole, but
be unable to return and tell MS about it.
Miss Emma Fowler and Mr.. oscar
Boby, both OF Washington, we're the
guests of Miss Lille Fowler, near Issue,
last week.
Mr. Arthur Middleton and sister, Miss
Eva have moved to Baltimore, where
Joined by their father, they will make
5neir iature home.
At your beck or call is the way you
sill find things at Hotel La Plata. No
better treatment can be had at any hotel
than you get there.
Mr.. Frank W Matthews, who has
d ea quite sick with Typhoid Fever, is
much improved, to the delight of his
many friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eddie Fowler and two
children, Evelyn and Marie, of Washing
ton, are visiting the family of Mr.. J. W.
Fowler, Swami Point
It is with pleasure that we note that
Mrs. j. Ernest Burch, who has been
quite sick, is much improved and on the
road to rapid recovery.
Parents desiring to send their children
to good and solid institution would
DO Wen by writing to Rock Hill College
fer catalogue or making a visit there.
1t is with pleasure that we learn that
Mr. j. Samuel Turner, who was hurt
through fall in one of the tobacco
warehouses in Baltimore is rapidly re-
covering.
Misses Eleanor Evans, Anna and Flea
nor Brown, nieces of Congressman N udd
who has been spending the summer at
his home in this town have returned to
school.
All the news all the time graphically
told and all the special features of an
up-to-date Sunday paper in the Wash
ington Sunday Star. At all newsdeal.
er's.
Senator Lancaster is not only proud OF
his record in the halls of the legislature
He is now proud and happy
Grandpa The youngster is son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Roach, of Washing.
ton.
Among the prominent Republicans
who attended the meeting held at the
Hotel Rennert on Monday to notify Mr..
Frank f. Williams of his nomination
for Comptroller Of the Republican party
was Hon Bruce NJ. Wilmer.
DR., Perry and Walter Jones, Of Balti
more, will be in La Plata, Tuesday,
September p, for the purpose Of fixing
horses teeth, and will be glad to hear
Tram any one who desires work Of that
character done. They will be found at
tine hotel.
sir. Key Compton, who was made
Niee-Presideut last July Of the Ches-
peake Steamboat Company has again
seen promoted and this time to the
Presidency Of the Company. Mr.. Comp
ton is son of the late Barnes Compton
and halls from this section of the State.
lie is an energetic and ambitious young
msa and well qualified to fulfill the
dutes Of the Office to which he has just
bsen elected.