Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1914-07-24

Miss Mary hutcnins IS visiting irlenus
in Washington.
Miss Cassie Digges is visiting Miss
Julia Muschette, Melton.
Miss E~lalia Mattingly is on a visit
TO Cleveland, Ohio.
Mrs. Arthur Thompson was visitor
to Washington during the week.
The oppressive heat during the past
week has caused many deaths in the
large cities.
Mr. Perry Wilmer, Of Washington,
attended the dance at La Plata on Mon
day evening last.
Mr.. E. j. Edelen and family have re-
turned home from a visit to relatives in
Washington.
Messrs. John J and Simms Jenkins
spent the week end with their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John J jenkins.
100000 late Cabbage plants, fat
Dutch & Savoy Variety for sale at
BARBOURs, Port Tobacco. 7102tI
Mr.. Hugh Simms Joined his family
who are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. William
Queen, over Sunday last.
Master Dent Hungerford and sisters
were guests vi iir. and Mrs. W. r.
Linthicum during the week,
Get your late cabbage plants from 7
II Boswell, Pomfret, Ma, he has tlr. /
finest plants we hive seen and plenty
Of them. advt.
Miss Carmen Berry has returned
home after spending the winter with
her sister, Mrs. Simpson in Baltimore.
Hon. Joseph H. Blandford, of Prince
Georges county, was visitor to our
county during the week
Messrs. Edward L. Sanders and +.
Stone Posey have returned home from
a trip to Boston and other places.
The Holy Ghost Catholic Church of
Cobb Neck will hold its annual tourna-
meut on August 18th next.
See add in another column of this
issue of the Grand Tournament at Pom
fret on Wednesday, Aug. 5tn.
There will be grand tournament
and ball at Hughesville on Wednesday,
August 18th, for the benefit of st.
Mary s Church, Bryantown. advt
DR.. Baskin and Mr.. Long. both Of
Baltimore were guests at melton" Che
home of MIS-. F. W. Hopper this week.
The central telephone office in this
town has been~removed 70 Hotel La
Plata.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Lloyd, of Phila-
delphia, are visiting the formers par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. t. Lloyd.
Rumor has it that one Of our former
Charles County Attorneys will shortly
become benedict for second time.
The annual picnic will b>ke place at
st. MarY's Church, Newport, Angus
18th. The colored the following day,
August 18th. adyt.
The many friends of Sheriff Bur
roughs are glad TO know that he has
left the hospital and-is at home again.
Miss Agnes Riley, has returned to
her home in Washington from a visit to
the home of ex-senator S. S. Lancaster.
Misses Nellie Bowie, of MulliIken,
Grammer, of Philadelphia, and Hines,
of Baltimore, were guests of the Misses
Brown during the week.
A cool early morning ride to the city.
and cool ride home, can always be
had on the Semmes Motor CaE~bus
which leaves here at I O'Clock for
Washington and returning at Z. NJ
advt.
Don't forget taxpayers it you want to
take advantage of the discount in pay
ing your taxes that you have only a
little oyer month in which to do 50.
Col Mertzens, the well known pro-
prietor and owner of Marshall Hall ac-
companied by bis son and latter's wife
and an aunt we're welcome visitors to
our city on Wednesday last
A large number of citizens of the
county appeared before the State Roads
Commission on Monday last interested
10 the route 10 be laid outfrom Mason's
sprin& to &4PPlata.
Read the advertisements in the indie
pendent and attend the entertainments
advertised therein. They not only
mean enjoyment for yourselves but
helping worthy causes.
Mrs. L. NJ. Walter, of Gettsburg, Pa,
is visiting the family OF Mt. P. A.
Wheatly, Pomfret. Mrs. Walter is a
sister Of Rey Father Ham, the pa tor
Of Pomfret Catholic church.
What has happened to our base ball
team Get together boys and lets have
some sport. Teams have been ora$n-
ICED in all OF the places represented in
the Southern Nd. League last year SC
boys don't be behind the others.
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