Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-09-26

Only four days OF September left.
John is outdoing St. Peter as dsh-
erman.
Mis-. W. R. Linthicum Is queen Of
the Flsherettes.
Seed wheat is selling at Slips per
bushel.
Farmers are busy cutting tobacco
and harvesting corn.
Our local sports have had Mr.. Squirrel
on the run since September LIST.
Tuesday next, September soth will
be the first day Of Registration.
Miss velina Rye, Of Baltimore is
visiting Miss lola Robey.
Mrs. Swami is visiting her
son, Mr.. H. S. Swami, this city.
Much damage was done in the coun-
ty during the severe storm on Sunday.
Miss Marguerite Jenkins spent sever
al days during the week with the Misses
Brown.
Crap is said to be the new game OF
chance Of late introduced in this cou,-
ty.
The dance at Pomfret Tuesday even
ing was well attended and highly en-
joyed
Democratic political n idnight owls
are haunting the dark corners around
our town these nights.
Miss Ruth Twiford, daughter Of
Captain Twiford, is, we are sorry to
know is very i'll with typhoid fever.
Doctor L. C. Carrie and family spent
the day on Tuesday with friends in this
neighborhood.
The merchants Of the County are re-
plenishing their stores with a full
stock Of fall goods.
Mr.. P. S. Bowling has returned from q
Two days trip to Baltimore where he
went to purchase his fall stock Of goods
Captain Joseph Stumpner the popu.
lar railroad foreman is spending his
vacation in Philadelphia and other
points In the north.
The Rt. Rev. c. K. Nelson. Bishop
OF Georgia, will preach at Christ
Church, Wayside on Sunday morning,
Sept. %, 1913 at II a. m. Holy Com
munion.
Mr.. W. Mitchell Diggs was in town
on Tuesday and many OF his friends
greeted him jocularly as allow do Mr.
Lee"
Ed was about as happier a man as
there was in town on Friday last the
pretty school teachers were here.
Misses Lucille and Annette Wade
have returned to Baltimore after a
visit to their sister, Mrs. John S.
Button.
Miss Ethel Yates, the popular assis-
tant at Waldorf school spent the week
end with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
W. S. Yates.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur L. Souther land
and two bright boys, of Washington,
are visiting the formers parents Judge
and Mrs. L. NJ. Switzerland.
We regret to learn that Mr.. r. Laurie
Mitchell has been quite sick during
the week, At this writing, we are glad
to state, he is much improved.
Judge John Ii. Reeder. is proud
Grand Pop. Master Bronaugh sarriy-
ed at the home of DR.. and Mrs. Alfred
T. Bronaugh last week.
Don't forget Republicans that if you
are not already on the registration
books, that next Tuesday, September
S0ih is the first Registration Day and
October the last.
: Midshipman Louis de Roode, who
who has been spending his vacation
with relatives and friends in the coun-
ty returned to the Naval Academy
9CstcrddJs
Miss Marguerite Darg, daughter OF
Mr., and Mrs. J. J. Darg, we regret to
learn is quite sick, threatened with
typhoid fever. We join her many
friends in hoping that her indisposition
will be slight and that she will speedily
recover.
Mr.. Harold S. Swami, who was the
successful bidder to build the Grain
Shoemaker road in Piecawaxen, began
operations on Monday. He expects to
complete the job in sixty days. Judging
from the rapid and successful manner
in which Mr.. Swami built one Of the
Cobb Neck public roads it will not be a