Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1911-01-27

Now for tobacco beds.
Eggs are still selling high.
Nearly one month Of new year gone.
The first day of March is Ash We'd
nesday
About two inches of snow fell here an
Sunday.
Or. Thomas S. Owen visited Balti-
more On Monday.
Miss Bessie Hayden WHO has been
unweli is much better.
Tomorrow will be pay day with the
public school teachers.
Glover seed is too high to buy.
Another trust on the tapis.
Register at the New Wills. A
thoroughly up to date hotel.
DIR. Fred Cappelear spent several days
> in New York during the week.
Misses Ethel and Katherine Cochfans
are visiting friends in Baltimore.
Mr.. W. Bernard Scott, was a welcome
visitor to our sanctum on Tuesday.
Mr.. W. G. Bond, Of Baltimore, was .
visitor to La Plata during the week.
Mr.. R. Laurie Mitchell spent several
days at Rockville, during the week.
The dance at Pomfret on Friday night
last was ejoyed by those in attendance.
Can't the young folks scrape up
another dance before the lenten season.
The white school teachers association
will be held at the MeDonough Instituts
today.
You are always welcome at Hotel La
Plata. Stop there when in Charles
County.
IN Ne Thomas NJ. Carpenter, returned
uesday from a visit to friends in
Washington,
The price OF coffee has taken a fy.
The coffee drinker will have to resort
to corn.
Deputy Treasurer Edward L. Sanders,
returned on Tuesday from a visit to
Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jessie A. Bowie, spent
Sunday last with the formers parents
in La Plata.
One more month of Water season.
How many more months Of winter
weather is guess.
Miss Ella c. Wade, spent Saturday
aud Sunday with her sister, Mrs. j, 5.
Button, this town.
We appreciated and enjoyed . call
during the week from our old friend
Capt Thomas H. Ching.
The trial Of DR.. MACPHERSON Crichton,
on the charge of manslaughter at Rock
vile only lasted one day.
Mrs. DR., John Fergel, nee Simms, nee
Davis who has been i'll for sometime is
rapidly cenva'escing.
Miss Rye Bailey has returned home
from wait to relatives and friends in
Baltimore and York, Pa.
marriage license was issued during
the week to Benjamin franklin Hender-
son, Jr, and Eva Lee Farral.
Miss Margaret Dorset spent the first
part of the week visiting her twin
sister, Ruth, in Washington City.
Mr. Eldrige NJ. Monroe, son Of DR..
George o. Monroe, will shortly establish
a wireless telegraph station at his hcme.
Miss Amelia Smoot, it is said, will
soon remove TO Baltimore to reside
with her brother, Mr.. Hungerford
Smoot.
Attend the dance to be given At Bel
Alton Public School, Friday, January
9th. Doors open al P. NJ. Adniis-
sion is cents.
A five dollar bill deposited in the
Southern Maryland National Bank pays
better than government deposit and ia
equally as safe.
Mrs. j. v. Smoot, who suffered the
fracture OF her right arm last week to
the delight of her many friends is
rapidly improving.
hd'ths dogflaw, case sleeps on the
Court docket while many other cases Of
much less Importance are vending
way to a speedy termination.
Mr.. Charles A. Mullen, formerly Of
New York but now Of Wisconsin, spent
several days with relatives and friends
in the County during the week.
Mr.. John Dudley, the newly elected
director Of the Southern Maryland
National Bank Of La Plata qualified on
Friday last and attended his first meet
ing.
There is room for several more
enterprises in our town. Can't some OF
cur capitalists show band ? A shoe
factory, lumber yard, aud brick yard
would pay.
Mr.. John J. Gering, was visitor to
our city on Friday. Among other
business engagements his visit was to
secure currency to pay of the govern
ment employees at Indian Head
Before selling your fur consult us
Hrst. We pay the highest market price
fon all kinds Of fur. Drop US a line ana
We will call to see you.
Ssinbsrg and Wolf.