Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1911-05-05
Local BrevItres.


Spring is rsliy here.
Where is your straw hatS
Miss Jennie Jenl ms is visiting friends
in Baltimore.
Mrs. W. NJ. Lyon, is now organist at
Newport church,
George is all smiles now. Can any
Que guess why2
The little bellies Of Bel Alton, visited
our town on Sunday evening last.
Mr.. Bernard A. Howard was at his
Office in La Plata during the week.
1 wonder what the town scabs are
going to do now. They are elected.
Municipal elections were held in
number OF Maryland towns on Monday.
Mr.. j. Carlisle Wilmer spent the
week end with his family in this town.
Nj. and Mrs. Edward J. Edelen, have
returned home from their wedding trip.
Ex-senator S. Spearman Lancaster
was visitor to Washington during the
week.
Mr.. Albert jenkins, of Baltimore, is
visiting his brother, Mr.. J. Willie
Jenkins.
Last Friday was Arbor day. A few Of
tie public schools honored the day by
tree planting.
The Clerk vas kept busy on Monday
issuing licenses to merchants and
liquor dealers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Percival Padgett, spent
Sunday with the formers father, Mr..
J. v. Padgctt.
Mr.. F. Stone Posey returned to his
home Sunday from visit through the
South and to Cuba.
Mr.. James NJ. Hill, Tompkinsville,
has retired from the merchsntiie bnsi-
ness to engage in farming.
The assessors are now working in
this election district, all of the remaia-
der having been completed.
Mrs. George Bourne and bright little
son, of Montana, are guests of the fam
lily of Mr.. Adrian Posey,
The McDonough base ball team will
cross bats with Charlotte Hall tomor-
row on the latter's grounds
Mr.. Claude B Lloyd, the genial and
we'll known salesman of G. Ober and
Soma spent Tuesday in La Plata.
Miss Gertrude Ian ,aster who has
been spending the winter in Washington
returned to her home on Monday.
One of our cd town sports had his
hands badly burnt during the past week.
OF course we know what caused it.
Mrs. F. W. Hopper and her daugh-
ter, Miss Julia Muschette have return
ed TO their County home fer the sum-
mer.
1t is not surprising that Deputy Clerk
Albrittang is all smiles these days.
Another son has been added to his
happy family.
LoST-on the road leading from
Piney Church to Bel Alton, one pig.
Finder will please notify, r. B. Gold
smith, Newport, Nd.
The train schedule on the afternoon
train running north has been changed.
1t now leaves La Plata at $3.50. during
the week days and on Sunday at A II.
Mr.. Swami, OF the State road
builders has rented and moved into the
old Padgett dwelling with his family
until smoked out by the coming high
taxes.
The Superintendent has abandoned
the practice of shifting weekly the
crews on the rorning passenger train
and hereafter one crew will continuousiy
run the same.
Mr.. Robert Grain cast the first vote in
his precinct, in Baltimore city, for Mr.
Harry Preston for Mayor and then tool
the early train for his estates at Harris
Lot to go planting corn.
Mr.. Sigel Brown who suffered 8
broken leg by fall from horse some
weeks ago has so far recovered as to b.
able TO get about again. He was I
visitor to our town on Tuesday.
Or. L. G. Carrieo and Mr.. William
Queen are contributors to the fund Il
erect memorial hall at the Catholi
University, Washington City, in homo
of the Silver jubilee of Cardinal eibbon
as Cardinal.
The State Public Road Commissioi
have decided to build the next sectiol
Of public highway to Hughesville in
stead of through the center of th
County. Some hot shots may BE- ez
pected from Senator Frere as he repr.
SCENTS the whole County and not
locality and speaks his mind plainl
when tho occasion demands.