Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1916-08-18


A good rain fell during the week.
August Marshall Hall Tourna-
ment.
Heavy blankets felt good several.
nights during the past week.
Miss Francis Mudd is visiting rela-
tives and friends ia the county.
Mrs. F. A. Posey is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. N. Ella Mndd, in Washington.
Miss Polly de Roode was guest dur
ing the week of Miss Lucy B. Cough.
A large number Of county peopl.
visited Marshall Hall on Wednesday.
Governor Hughes is now clearing the
West for clean sweep in November.
SIR. and Mrs. F. Bernard Gwyun, Of
Clinton, are the happy parents OF pair
: fine boys.
Mr. John r. Ryce was among the
prominent visitors to our city on Tues
day.
Mr. Thomas NJ Carpenter, as Agent
will offer by Public Auction some fine
household furniture on August 18th
Be on haad.
Rev. T. Hubert Jones, OF Virginia,
former pastor of William and Mary
Parish Is visiting the home Of the
Misses Barber, Hope
Mrs. Bernard Groves aud her two at
tractiye children, Of Frederick county.
are visiting at the Hope, her old
home.
The Matthews-Howard Imp. Co. are
overloaded on Duggies and are anxious
to get rid of them GIVE them a call
while they are in a push to sell.
Mr.. Robert II, Gleaves. Of Atlanta,
Ga, spent last week end at the home
Of Mr.. and Mas. Joseph stumpner,
Waldorf.
MIR. Joseph Stumpner accompanied
by his daughter, Miss Maude Elsie,
left Tuesday for a trip to Cleveland,
Ohio.
Mr.. Albert Wheahy, OF Dents
Vile, was taken to a hospital during
the week by Dir. II. G. Chappelear, fol
treatment.
Among the recent visitors to oul
town was Mr.. o. B zantzwinger, a
prominent real estate dealer, oil
Hyattsville
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward ]. Warir g, o.
Leonardtown, spent the week end al
The home Of the formers father, Mr.. J
W. Waring, Pomonkey.
Miss Mae b. Sasscer, Of Roland Park
was guest during enc week of hel
sister. Mrs, Henry A. Turner, near Ii
Plata.
The stock Of goods of Mrs Clara A.
Budd at Lothian will be sold out tomor
row, saturday.. Be on hand, It will
be your last chance for good bargains
Tuesday was busy day IN town. :
All Ct the county boards except tn
Supervisors Of Election, were in ssioi
which brought many visitors here.
Read the notice in another column
of the usual delightful tournamen
which will be held at wayside Angus
sOth.
Yon only need to call on The Mat
thews- Howard Implement Co. and the!
will show you the largest stock of wag
ons and buggies to select from in South
ern Maryland. advt.
No better place in Maryland for
first class chicken dinner can be foun
than the New Wills Hotel. Try one Q
them. advt.
Mr.. Leon Jameson, son Of Mr.. +
Lee Jameson, Of near Bel Alton, under
went an operation for appendicitis dur
ing the werk at Providence Hospital
Washington, where he is now recover
log satisile orily.
Misses Marie Hungerford and Care
line jenkins, two Of the most attraetiv
young ladies of St. Josephs Churc
congregation, will have charge of Ii
fancy table at the festival TO be bel
next Wednesday. Boys have you
pockets filled up and call at their bootl
Mr.. Richard 7. Wheatley recent
sold his crop Of tobacco " lich consiste
Of eleven hogsheads and received II l.
cents round. His highest brought
cents and the lowest 49, Mr.. Wheat
ley is a hard working and industriou
farmer and we extend him our congr'
tulations on his success.