Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1914-07-03


The dance at Pomfret on Friday night
last was well attended.
Mr.. W. NJ. Lyon. spent the week
erd at his home near Wicomico.
Mr.. J. Mitchell Cochrane visited
Baltimore during the week.
MI. L. NJ. Hyde was visitor to
Washington on Monday last.
Miss OF via Wills has returned home
from visit to friends in Arlington.
Miss Je.nie jenkins returned on Fri
day evening from visit to Baltimore.
Messrs. Edward L. Sanders and F,
Stone Posey, lett on Tuesday for trip
to Boston by sea.
Mrs. @. E. Tauskey and little son,
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J
NJ. Cochraae, this town.
DIR. II. +. Jameson who has been re-
creating at Atlantic City, returned
home on Friday evening last.
Mr.. Leo Mudd, OF Hayattsville spent
the week end at the home Of his brother
Mr.. Henry L. Mudd in White Plains.
. Little Hilda and Natalie Martin are
visiting their grand parents, Mr. and
Mrs. r. L, Clements OF Newport.
Messrs. Carlisle Posey and Percy
Clark have returned from School to
their respective homes for the summer
Mr.. and Mrs Gunner C. Lang Of
North Carolina and Mrs S. II. Morris
Of Faulkner spent the week end with
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Martin, Issue.
Mrs. Robert l.. Cooksey to whom the
stork recently broughta beautiful little
girl is no more proud of her gift than
is our genial Deputy Sheriff.
Mrs Davis OF Washington, d. c.,
former resident Of Southern Maryland,
is guest of Mrs. Rebecca Cough at
her home in La Plata.
MIR. Antoni Lorenc, one of our Thrift
ty and energetic adopted citizens, who
resides on his farm near Newburg was
a welcome visitor to our town on Tues
day last.
Postmaster Harry c. Bowie has pur-
chased new Ford, thus indicating his
desire to keep up with the progressive
times.
Miss Jennie Burgess who was badly
injured last week from the effects of a
fall, is doing we'll at Sibley Hospital
in Washington where she was removed
at the suggestion of her physician DR..
T. S. Owen.
Protect your property with insurance
Consult Adrian & F. Stone Posey,
agents for the North British and Mer-
camille Insurance Company and have
your property insured at once
Where do you find exactly what you
want. as you want it aud when you
want it in the line of hotel aecomoda-
tions. At Hotel La Plata. where Mr..
Lomax the proprietor and his employ
ees gives you the best service. advt.
A cool early morning ride to the city.
and cool ride home, can always be
had on the Semmes Motor Car bus
which leaves here at 7 o'clock for
Washington and returning at L. NJ.
advt.
The political roads, democratic and
republicasJm ust be getting too mud
dy'' fdf.otr young attorney friend Mr..
]. A. Wilmer. According to the news
paper reports he has allied himself
with the Progressives and has been
named as one of committee to visit
the Big Chief at Oyster Pay.
Ex-senator S. S. Lancaster in an ar
.til.Ss published in the Baltimore news
papers on Wednesday yeryclearly shows
that those statements recently publish.
ed in those same papers as to the terms
OF an agreement made last fall between
the friends of Adrian Posey and S. e.
Mud were incorrect, to say the least.
ne dltiuit aino ohcW - WI NAcaAi4 eAi"'
Mudd's friends are leaving no stone IN.
turned in their efforts and misleading
false statements, to put, Posey in a
hole.
st. Francis Desales Church, Of Bene-
dict, will hold its annual picnic We'd
-snesday, July 18th, atthe picnic grounds
on the Patuxent. Dinner and supper
eonsisting Of sea food and meats will
Reserved at Convenient hours, Ice
cam, iconfectipery and soft drinks
ill be served ~ abundance. la the
sening there ll be dance in the
arish hall he colored members o.
Z eongrega on will hold their picnic
Wednesday, 5uly 22nd, at Patuxeni
advt.