Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1916-10-20


mother, Mrs, Rebecca Cough this city
Mr.. Motley Dutton. Indian Head, ex-
pects to get into his new store in few
days.. ~ =.
Mr.. Charles II Heintzman. Of Balti.
more. ~as a guest OF Hon. Sydney +.
Mudd during the week.
Mr.. John N. Simms. ant vcsoria's'
big merchant was among the many Wis
itors to our city on Tuesday.
our town neighbor is a good farmer
as W II as g'o' States Attorney. Last
week he sold hogshead Of ground
leaves at IA cents.
Mrs. Mamie deRooie, who hrs been
visiting with her daughter, Miss Polly.
friends in Glems Falls, N. Y, has :
turned to the county to spend the
winter.
marriage license WAS issued during
the week to Mr.. Marshall St. Clair and
Miss Ada NJ. Cook sey, both Of Deuts-
vile, this county.
There will be an Oyster Supper in
Port Tobacco, Oct. 20. 1916 For the
bent fit Of the Port Tobacco Baptist
Church. Beginning at 80 p. m. adv.
Mr.. Somerset Owen has resigned his
scholarship at the Western Md Col
lege and accepted a position In Balti-
more city. "Setty" is promising
young man and will make su cess in
life,
The advertisement Of the big Mass
Meeting at La Plata and the local Re.
publican meetings appear in our
eolum' 3 this week. The public is in
vited 10 attend these meetings to hear
the Issues discussed
Mr.. Albert Wheatly, who was re-
Gently operated on for stomach
trouble, his many friends will be glad
to know, is doing well and has every
assurance for speedy recovery.
Follow the crowd to Indian Head
every Friday night. Moving pictures
and dance. Largest and finest dance
Hall in Southern Maryland. advt. s-l1 I
The comforts and pleasures OF the ,
New Wills Hotel are unparalleled in
Southern Maryland. One stop there
tells the story. advt.
Wa ara ,,lad D., Lao ~ 49,. ". uar,,Id
Albriltain, son of ex-Sherff J. W Al
britain. who was operated on at Pro-
violence Hospital on Monday last for
mastoidites passed through the ordeal
successfully and is now doing as vel as
could be expected.
Attend the Halloween dance at
Hawkins Gate School Friday. Oct. 20
Admission adults 15c. Children 10c.
Refreshments. adyt
And now Farmers bank" The
bank craze is on hand. In common
sense it would seem better for the farm
er to make more crops first and let the
question OF where to put his money
come along later. The "old womans
stocking" or the bureau drawer is still
useful.
Among the most hopeful and anxious
Republicans in the county is an ex-
Sheriff, residing in the Fourth Election
District. Friend -. Do not worry.
That promised job will not come
Somebody has been throwing mud at
you. False hope-empty promise.
Mr.. Cornelius Cox, who is in Emer- ,
gencY Hospital in Washington City,
suffering from broken leg is much i'm
proved. Mr.. Cox although not as young
as he used to be and with a broken
Limb is still active and game enough to !
'lasso wild COW as in days gone BY
when Texas Ranger. |
The Planogravure Supplemental The
Washington Sunday Star has scope |
uuequaled by any other similar news
paper feature section in the country
The late news Of the European war, the
Mexican border trouble, the political .
situalipn and of styles are presented in
interesting pictures. Glimpses of
Washington life, which is of national
life, also are given. adyt.
A wag asks, have the Democrats a
candidate for Congress. And he an
swered his own query. If they have he
is a silent subject. 1t is told he recent
ly asked the question of promi-
nent member OF the Democratic State
Central Committee and was told to go
elsewhere for the information as the
latter had not found out. Only eight
white men in the county voted fer
Abraham Lincoln when he ran the Sec
ond time and now they are tumbling all
over each other gettirg in the Repub-