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

a<DNAt VI ~NaAt~
The first hail this winter fell on Sun
day.
Miss Raye raileY spent the past week
with friends ia Washington.
Miss Maye Jarbos is visiting Mrs
Albert J. Lomax, "Hotel La Plata"
Miss Anna Prown visited Baltimore,
during the week. ~
Mr.. H. S. Roop, of Baltimore, was
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 10 cents per blshel 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 Winkier'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 3oth. Attend 1t
The last day of sale of the goods OF
Farr & Hancock will take place on
Saturday next.
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 yeur
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, c,mfort and pleasure.
advt.
Miss Eleanor Bro sn has returned to
her home in this city from a 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 4.
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 speDning 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.. F.
Stone Posey.
States Attorney Cooksey and his
brother, MIR. 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. -"My
Life With 400, 900 Women an intimate
and highly entertaining revelation by
the executor of woman's magazine,
will be published in the Washington
Sunday Star. You can't afford to miss
this article next Sunday adyt.
Your attention is called to the ad in
another column of the fine oyster sup
Der and dance which will be held al
the Newport Catholic Church Hall OF
Wednesday, February Bird. Attend 4
and have a good time.
Among our most welcome visitor
during the week was Mr.. Taylor Hay
den. OF Cobb Neck With the RICH
hand he greets us with the warn
friendship Of many years standing az,
with the left he drops dollar bill il
our till for the Independent. A frien,
like him is worth having.
Mr.. and Mrs J. G. Simmons a
Pomfret, Nd, are the happy parentsIO
= fine baby boy borne Sunday last.