Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1911-03-24

Maryland Day.
Baltimore drummers are plentiful.
Spring poets will soon be in evidence.
Farmers are activ " engaged in plow-
ig.
Court began at Leonardtowu on Mon
day.
The assessors are now assessing in the
seventh District.
Baseball fever will soon take the
place Of la grippe.
Dredging zachia swamp is all tn.
talk going the rounds.
In few days the new sprlug hats and
suits will be out in force.
Miss Mollie Simms, of Baltimore, is
visiting friends 10 the County.
Miss Naomi HUI tt has been sick
during the week with la grippe.
vernon Croth.rs has designated
Friday, April l4th, as Arbor Day.
Mr.. F. b. Matthews sp mt several
days at LeonardtowA during the week.
To raise large fat lambs feed Dairy
''Suerene. for sale by La Plata Milling
Co.
Messrs. Hamilton Bros. sold lambs
last week on the Washington Market
for IS cents.
Miss Leila Mattingly spent the week
end at the home Of DR.. and Mrs. A. A.
Posey, Faulkner.
Mr.. Armory copsey, who was il iured
in runaway accident several weeks
ago, is now much improved.
Mr.. Robert Cooksey, brother IF
the States Attorney, is in Baltimore
City receiving medical treatment.
Mrs. 7. Yates Robey, Pomfret, re-
ceivsd the extraordinary sum Of Strap
for dozen hens shipped last week.
Mr. William NJ. Howard has purchas-
ed stump puller and as progressive
farmer he is making the stumps fly.
Carpenters are at work repairing the
owen buiIding for use bv the new
mercantile firm, P. 5. Bowling & Co.
The r, asse. sment of property 10 Prince
Georges County has been completed,
and the basis shows an increase Of
50, 1893 $50.
When it comes to puttir g reads in
shape for travel, .Old Sol beats all the
road commissioners in tie State. Ste
how I hey are improssog Low.
The County Commissioners were in
session four days during the week as a
board Of control and review for the
Second AID Eighth Districts.
bIessrs. J Aubrey Abel aud Joseph
G. Martingly. If Leonardtown, pent
Saturday aud Sunday with friends in
the lower section OF the County.
Hotel La Plata is the place to stop
when in CHARLES County. Every accom-
mediation you want, besides bowling
alleys snd pool to pass away the lone
some hours.
state Comptroller Clsggett last week
announced the regular quarterly dis
tributicn Of the State school tax and
also an epportioument OF the free school
book fund II which this county receives
respectively So, III 81 nd s572 IS,
MIR. Georg Dent of Lothian was
among the prominent visitors to our
town oa TUESDAY. Mr.. Dent has the
distinction Of being the only Charles
County soldier now living who fought
under General Mosby.
The Democrats of Baltimore are
having glorious "a time all to them
selves over the Mayoralty nomi-
nation. In picturing one another evsry-
thing but honest men and gentlemen
tney uafe frdcheu bno supefialife
degree.
The thriftiest section Of our County
at this time is Indian Head. About
ten new and handsome dwellings are
being built at present. Mr.. John G.
Gering is Mayor of the new city and
one of the largest property owners ant
most popular man in the town.
Mr.. r. J Campbell. well know
lawyer, Of Washington City, has beer
visiting the County during the weel
looking up the heirs Of Bennett Neal,
who died in Washington City man.
years ago. His purpose is to perfe,
the title to lot 10 Washington City.