Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1915-01-29
Local tsrevItIe


The first hail this winter fell on Sun
day.
Miss Raye raileY spent the past week
with friends ia Washington.
Miss Maye Jarboe is visiting Mrs
Albert j. Lomax, Hotel La Plata
Miss Anna Prown visited Baltimore,
during the week. ~
Mr.. H. S. R 1op, OF Baltimore, was a
visitor to the coenty during the week.
The Board of School commissioners
were in session on Tuesday passing on
teachers reports.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Z. Hamilton
and little daughter, are spending some
time at "IIawthorne.
Oysters were selling last week for
the small sum of Is cents per bushel In
the Potomac.
Miss Lorena B. Croft has returned to
st. Mary's Seminary after three at
tempts to board the Baltimore boat.
A dance will be given at Wiukier's
Shop school tonight. Attend it and
help a COED cause
Your last chance to buy goods from
the stock of Farr & Hancock will be
on Saturday. January Both. Attend It
The last day Of sale Of the goods OF
Farr & Hancock will take place on
Saturday next.
A number of prominent citizens Of
the county visited the county seat on
Tuesday.
Miss BERTHE Jarboe returned home
on Tuesday from visit to the family
of Mr.. R. P. Horney.
There is little time left to pay your
taxes before you will be advertised as
delinquents, so get busy Mr.. Taxpayer
Hotel La Plata right at the depot is
the place to stop when in La Plata for
convenience, comfort and pleasure.
advt.
Miss Eleanor Brown has returned TO
her home in this city from visit to
Miss Eleanor Hines, in Baltimore,
We are glad to know that Mr.. Wilson
Bowling, who suffered an attack Of
acute indigestion on Sunday night at
ter helping to fight the fire at the home
of Mr.. f. Stone Posey, has recovered.
Ash Wednesday, which marks tie
beginning of Lent, the season Of pen
ance and abstinence, comes on Febru-
airy II, and Easter Sunday at the close
of Lent. on April A.
Mrs. George B. Mudd and little
daughter returned on Monday to her
home, near White Plains, after a ten
days visit to her mother, Mrs. Leon
Hayden.
Miss Marie Long, Of Clements, re-
turned to her home on Sunday last, af-
ter speuning the past two weeks with
her aunt, Mrs R. L. Tippett. Of New
port, Charles county st. Mary's En-
terprize.
Mr.. R. NJ. August, Special Agent Of
the North British and Mercantile In
surance Company was here on Wednes-
day to adjust the fire loss Of Mr.. r.
Stone Posey.
States Attorney Cooksey and his
brother, Mr.. VIM. Fairfax Cooksey.
were in Washington on Thursday visit
ing their young brother. Ellie L. Cook
sey, who is suffering from serious at
tack of pneumonia in that city.
An Entertaining Revelation. -"M,
Life With 400, 900 Women, al intimat,
and highly entertaining revelation b,
the executor of a woman's magazine
will be published in the Washington
Sunday Star You can't afford to mis-
this article next Sunday. advt.
Your attention is called to the ad il
another column of the fine oyster sup
per and dance which will be held a
the Newport Catholic Church Hall o.
Wednesday, February Bird. Attend /
and have good time.
Among our most welcome visitor
during the week was Mr.. Taylor Hay
den, OF Cobb Neck. With the rlgh
hand he greets us with the war;
friendship of many years standing an
with the left he drops dollar bill /
our till for the Independent. A frien
like him is worth having.
Mr.. and Mrs J. c. Simmons
Pomfret, Nd, are the happy parentsI,
\ fine baby boy borne Sunday last.