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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1917-08-24

Sealed proposals for building a sec
ton of the La Plata Riverside State
Aid Road will be received by the
Board of County Commissioners of
Charles County at its Office in the
court House, La Plata, Md, until IL
M. on the 4th day of Sept, 1917, at
which time and place they will be
publicly opened and read.
Bids must be upon the blank form
contained in the book of specihca-
tons.
Specifications can be obtained and
plans seen at the office of said Board
OF County Commissioners of Charles
County or at the Office of the State
Roads Commission, COL Garrett Bldg,
Baltimore, Nd, upon application and
payms t Of 81.
No bids will be received unless ac-
companied by certified check for the
sum Of two hundred dollars $4,000,
payable to the Board of County Com
missioners of Charles County.
The successful bidder will be re-
quired to give bond and comply with
the Acts of the General Assembly OF
Maryland respecting contracts.
The Board of Commissioners re-
serves the right to reject any or all
bids.
By order OF the Board of County
Commissioners of Charles County
this 10th day of July, 1917.
JOHN w. OWEN, Pres.
GEO. A. WADE, IT., Clerk.
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MARYLAND DELAWARE
4 VIRGINIA RY. GO.
Patuxent River Line.
SCHEDULE
In Effect April Bird, 1917.

Steamer Leaves Baltimore, Pier 4,
Light Street, tuesday 200 p. N +,
weather and tide permitting, stopping
at following \. ints A:
Fair Haven st. Uutnberts Forests
Plum Poiut ST. Leonard's Dukes
Dare's oullers Trent Hall
Governors Run Sjtterley Holland Point
Milestone, Iashner's Benedict
Solomon's Island Park.r's Lower MARI
boro
Spencer's:
Returning Steamer will leave Lower
Marlboro, Wednesday, $50 a. m,
weather and tide permitting, stopping
at points as iuiiUws
Magruderis Ferry, Dukes, Spencersl
Holland Cliffs. FORESTS, Solomons Is.
$50 p. N. D.ep Landing, Parker's,
Milestone, 0 GO p m, Trusman's Point,
Cashiers, l ve Point, Lietch's,
Sotterley 2.3Op m, Governors Run
90 p. m. Holland Point II 40 a: m.
St. Leonard's, D.re's $40 Benedict II
noon sollers, Plum Point 900 p. IN.
Tfent Hall, St. Cuthberts, Fair Haven
1000 p. m.
Arrive Bel. more next morning.
Steamer Leaves Baltimore, Pier 4.
Light Street, weather and tide permit
ing, Thursday p. m.
Fair Haven, Milestone, Parker's,
Plum Point, Solomon's Island, Forests
Dare's, Spencer's. Dukes, Governors
Run, st. Cuthberts, Trent Hall, Cove
Point, SotteIiey, HOLLAND Point,
CASHIERS.
Returning Steamer will leave Holland
Point, weather and tide permitting,
Friday, 80 a. M, stopping at the fol
lowing landings
Benedict, St. Cuthberts, Trent Hall,
Spencers, Dukes 5olomon's Island o. 80
a. m. Forests, Milestone 10 a m.
Parker's, Governors Run 11.45 a. m.
CASHIERS, Dare's, Sotterley, Plum
Point II As p. m. St. Leonard's Fair
HaYen 200 p IN, Sellers. Arrive Balti-
more ZOO pm,
Steamer Leaves Baltimore, Pier "A,
Light Street, weather and tide permit
ting, Saturday 2 L NJ for the following
points;
Fair Haven, Plum Point, Dare's,
Governors Run, Cove Point, Milestone,
Solomon's Island, Spencer's, St. Cuth-
berts, st. Leonard's, Sellers, Softer
ley, Cashiner's, Parker's. Forests,
Duke S, Trent Hall, Holland Point,
Benedict, Lietch's, Trueman's, Deep
Landing, Hollands Cliffs, Magruder's
Ferry. Lower Marlboro, White Land
Ferry Landing, Nottingham, Lyons
Creek.
Returning, Steamer will leave Lyons
Creek 100 m, weather and tide per-
hitting, Modday, stopping at the above
points: Nottingham, 500 IN, Lower
Marlboro, 9.3c IN, Benedict, IL noon:
Sotterley 2.3o p m, Solomon's Island,
8. 80 p IN, Milestone, 800 p m, Cover
nor's Run 500 p m, *Dare's $40 D m,
Plum Point 100 p IL, Fair Haven 1000
D m, arriving Baltimore next morning.
sDare's Wharf Temporarily Aba1-
doned Account-Repairs.
This timetable shows the times at
which steamers may be expected to ar
rive at and depart from the several
wharves, but their arrivals or departure
az the times stated is not guaranteed
nor does the Company hold itself re-
sponsible for any delay or any conse-
quencee arising therefrom.
T. MURDOCH,
General Manager.
d. w. DOWNEY,
Agent, Baltimore.
r. H.. SOULLSBY,
Asst. Gen. Passenger Agent.
A. II. SETH,
Supt. Str. Lines.
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The object Of this suit is to procure a
decree for the sale OF certain real prop
erty, in Charles County, Maryland, Tor
the payment of creditors of Samuel r.
GRAY. late of said county and State.
lhe bill states that this suit is insti-
tuted for the benefit Of the plaintiff and
all other creditors who will come IN
and contribute to the expense OF this
suit. d,
That Samuel +. Gray, late of said
Charles County, Maryland, departed this
life sometime in the year 1915, indebted
unto the plaintiff in the sum OF one
hundred dollars (SiO0) on his promis-
sorry note dated February 9th, 1905
that he ad 10 general estate; that he
died seized and possessed OF a small
tract OF land lying and situate in the
Second Election District of said County
and State; that he left no personal es-
tate out OF which is debts could be
paid; therefore that the same should
be paid out OF the sale of his real
estate that his wife survived him but
has since died, and that he lett the
following children some OF whom are
married and some not, all Of whom
are OF full age, above twenty-one years
and some OF whom are enon-residents
and some are not Samuel Gray, whose
wife is Harriet Gray; Benjamin Gray,
whose wife is Laura Gray; James Gray,
whose wife is Mary Gray; William Gray,
whose wife is Eugenia. Gray; Paul Gray,
whose wife is Ida Gray; Charles Gray,
whose wife is Anne Gray; John Gray,
unmarried; Mary Chapman, whose hus-
band is Harry Chapman, and Jennie
Rocker, whose husband is William
Booker; and the following grandchil-
dren; Bessie Butler, Joseph Butler and
Pearl Butler, who are his heirs at law /;
that Samuel Butler is the surviving hus-
band of Laura Gray, now dead; that
said Butler children are minors, under
twenty-one years of age; that William
Gray, Eugenia Gray, Paul Cray Ida
Gray John Gray, Mary Chapman,
Harry Chapman, jamie Booker and Viii
liam Booker, are n0n-residents OF this
State.
1t is thereupon this nth day Of July
in the year 1917, ordered by the Circun
Court for Charles County, sitting III
Equity, that the plaintiff, by causing a
copy Of this ORDER to be inserted in
some newspaper, published in saio
Charles County, Maryland, one a week
Tor four successive weeks before tht
18th day of August. 1917, give noticS
10 the said absent defendants OF tn,
object and substance of this bill, warn.
ing them to be and appear in this court
in person or by attorney, on or by tn,
9Th day of September, 1917, to show
cause, if any they have, why a deere,
ought not to pass as prayed.
FRANCIS B. MATTHEWS,
Clerk of the Circuit Court for Charles
County.
True Copy-Teste:
FRANCIS B. MATTHEWS,
4 Clerk
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Despite the fact that the oper-
alton of the Selective Draft Law
has considerably diminished the
number of young men available,
enlistments in the Navy from
Maryland, place this State well
up in the ranks of the Eastern
Naval Division.
Lieut.. NJ. A. Leahy, Navy re-
cruiting officer for the Maryland
district, is somewhat disappoint-
ed, however, with the more re-
cent results, and believes the fall
ing off in applicants is largely
due to the erroneous impression
that the Nays complement has
been filed. Lieut.. Leahy Is anx-
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In the Circuit Court of Charles
County, Nd.
No, 1447. Equity.
Mary r. Johnson, plaintiff. VI.
Joseph Johnson, defendant.

Joseph johnson, defendant.
The object OF this suit Is to Sc
cure a divorce a vinculo matrimonii
by the plaintiff from the defendant.
The bill alleges the parties were
married on or about the 10th day OF
July. 1897, and that there was born
of said marriage one male child
That they lived together in Wash
ington City. District OF Columbia,
until on or about the 30th day Of
June, 1904.
That the said Joseph johnson, the
said defendant deserted the plain
tiff on or about the Both day OF
June. 1904, and said desertion has
continued uninterruptedly up to the
present time, and that the said de-
PENDANT has in no manner supported
the plaintiff, nor has the plaintiff
seen or directly heard from the de-
PENDANT for the past thirteen years.
That the plaintiff is informed that
the defendant is yet alive and lives
somewhere in the State Of Vir-
GINA
That there was born OF said mar
riage, on the 18th day of December,
1902, one male child, which said
child died during the year 1903.
That though the conduct of the
plaintiff toward the defendant has
always been kind, faithful and
above reproach, the said defendant
has. without any just cause or rea-
son, abandoned and deserted the
plaintiff and declared his intentions
to live with her no longer, and the
separation of the parties is beyond
any reasonable expectation Of recon
Citation.
That the said defendant is a non
resident Of this State, and that the
plaintiff is informed that he is a
resident Of the State of Virginia.
That the plaintiff is a resident OF
Charles County and has ever re-
tanned a true and bona fide domi-
cile therein, having at times sought
temporary employment outside the
State of Maryland for the purpose OF
earning a livelihood and the actual
necessaries of life.
1t is therefore ordered by the
Circuit Court for Charles County, in
Equity, this 18th day of August,
1917, that the plaintiff, by causing
copy Of this order to be inserted
in some newspaper published in
Charles County, once a week for
four successive weeks, before the
18th day of September, 1917, give
notice to the said absent defendant
of the object and substance Of this
bill, warning him to be and appear
in this Court in person or by So
licitor on or before the 4th day Of
October, 1917. to show cause. II any
he has, why a decree ought not to
be passed as prayed.
FRANCIS B. MATTHEW'S.
Clerk OF the Circuit Ct. for Chas. Co
True copy,
Test:
FRANCIS B. MATTHEWS.
Clerk.
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Notice is hereby given that at the ex-
piration of thirty days we shall petition
the County Commissioners of Charles
County, Maryland, to close the road
leading from T. A. Southerlands store
to Mattawoman Creek, at and from a
point below house belonging to the
heirs of the late B. l. Switzerland to
said creek. and open a public highway
from said beginning point of closing to
the point on said Mattawoman Creek
where proposed government bridge is
to have landing place on the east side
Of said creek.
]. R. THOMAS.
E. E. CREED.
]. T. BURGESS.
HENRY WoRLDs.
ROBERT G. CARPENTER.
H. w. HART.
THOMAS SUMMONS.
JAMES p. SNIfz.
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Notice is hereby given that, in
pursuance of Chapter $50, Section
TIA, Acts of 1916, the Registration
Officers of the several Election Dis
tricts of Charles County, Md, will
sit on
TUESDAY, September 4, 1917,
to make a registration Of all the
voters in their respective districts
who have not previously registered
and who may be entitled to vote at
the next General Election, and such
person or persons so registered shall
be entitled to vote at all Primary
and General Elections held here
after.
Accordingly, the said Registra-
ton officers will sit on the above
day at the places of registration in
the several Election Districts, be-
tween the hours of 8 O'Clock a. m.
and O'Clock p. m, on the above
date. as follows:
First District - LA PLATA.
Second District HILL TOP
Fourth District = ALIENS FRESH
Fifth District - HARRIS LOT.
Sixth District - WHITE PLAINS.
Seventh District,
LIST Precinct - POMONKEY.
I'd Precinct - INDIAN HEAD.
Eighth District = BRYANTOWN.
Ninth District - HUGHESVILLE
P. P. WILLIAMS, Pres.
]. p. BURcH,
S. S. LANCASTER,
Board of Supervisors of Elections
for Charles County, Nd.
L. NJ. HYDE, Clerk.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS


In the Orphans Court for Charles
County, Maryland
La Plata, Mo July 23rd, 1917.
Ordered by the Court that William
Wedding, administrator of Mary S.
Wedding, deceased, give the notice
required by law to the creditors
Of the said Mary S. Wedding, deceas
ed, to exhibit their claims; legally au-
thenticated, by advertisement published
10 some newspaper printed and pub
lished In Charles county, Maryland,
once in each Of three successive weeks.
True copy-Test:--
CHARLES N. DEMENT,,
Register of Wills for Charles county.
This is to give notice that the sub
seriber has obtained from the Orphans
Court of Charles county, Md, Letters
of Administration on the Personal
Estate of
MARY S. WEDDING,
late of said county, deceased. All per.
sons having claims against said de-
ceased's estate are hereby warned to
exhibit the same with the vouchers
thereof legally authenticated, to the
subscriber on or before the 9th day Of
January, 1918. They may otherwise
by law be excluded from all benefits d
said deceased's estate.
Given under my hand, this 9th da,
of July, 1917.
WILLIAM WEDDING,
Administrator Of Mary S. Wedding
deceased.
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ious to correct this impression.
There is still need Of several
thousand more recruits before
the Navy will be completely filled
to its recently authorized strength
OF 10000.
The ratings in which men are
needed most urgently are appren-
tiee seamen, hremen, cooks, mess
attendants and bakers.
Full particulars OF Navy enlist
ments can be obtained from the
nearest postmaster; directly from
the Navy Recruiting Station,
Calvert and Lexington streets,
Baltimore, or from the Navy Re-
cruiting Substations at Cumber-
land and Hagerstown
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THE
Jchn Hopkins University
BALTIMORE, MD.
Entrance Examinations.
STATE SCHOLARSHIPS IN ENGI-
NEERING COURSE.

STATE SCHOLARSHIPS IN ENGl-
NEERING COURSE.
ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS for
the Department of Engineering, as
well as for the College of Arts and
Sciences, will be held in Gilman Hall
September 1920, 1917, beginning
at am. each day.
APPLICATIONS FOR SCHOLAR
SHIPS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF
ENGINEERING, established under
the provisions of the Laws of Mary
land. Chapter 80, 1912, will now be
received. If there is more than one
applicant for a particular scholar
ship, a competitive examination must
be taken Friday, September 81,
1917, beginning at a. m. Appoint
ments will be made soon after.
Each Legislative District Of Bal
timore City and each County of the
State, with the exception of Caroline
and Somerset Counties, will be en-
titled to one or more scholarships
for the year 1917-191S, in addition
to those which have already been
assigned. In the two counties men
toned above all the available schol-
arships have been awarded.
Under the provisions of the Act
Of Assembly the County and City
Scholarships in the Department of
Engineering are awarded only to de-
serving students whose financial cir
cumstances are such that they are
unable to obtain an education in En-
cheering unless free tuition be
granted to them. The scholarships
entitle the holders to free tuition,
free use of textbooks and exemp-
ton from all regular fees. The ex-
pense of attendance for those who
10 not receive scholarships is no
greater than at other Maryland in
situations.
Scholarships may be awarded to
graduates of Loyola College. st.
Johns College. Washington College,
Western Maryland College, Mary
land Agricultural College, Mount St.
Mary's College. Rock Hill College,
and one scholarship will be awarded
AT Large"
Applicants should address the
Registrar, The Johns Hopkins Uni
versity, for blank forms of applica-
ton and for further information as
to examinations, award of scholar
-tss.,--tr'd courses of instruction.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.


In the Orphans Court for Charles
county, 5 5.
La Plata. Md, July 80, 1917.
Ordered by the Court that Ferdinand
:. Cooksey,. administrator OF William.
scott, deceased, give the notice re-
lulred by law 70 the creditors OF the
aid William scott, deceased, to
lxhibit their claims; legally authenti-
ated, by advertisement published il
Vme newspaper print q and published
q Charles County, Maryland, once in
zach OF three successive weeks.
True copy-Tsst:
CHARLES n, DEMENT,
Register OF Wins Tor Charles county
This is To give notice, That the sub
scrlber has obtained from the Or.
phans Court OF CHARLES county, Mary.
land, Letters of Administrator on The
Personal Estate OF
WILLIAM SCOTT,
late Of said county, deceased. All per.
sons having claims against said de.
ceased's estate are hereby warned &c
exhibit the same with the vouchers
thereof legally authenticated, to the
subscriber on or before the 9th day
January, 1918. They may other
wise by law be excluded from all bene.
Dit OF said decessed's estate.
Given under my hand, this 9th day
Of July, 1917.
FERDINAND C. COOKSEY,
Administrator of William Scott,
deceased.
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The object of this suit is to obtain a
divorce a vineula matrimonii by the
plaintiff from the defendant. The bill
alleges that the parties were married
on the 29th day OF December, 1904, and
lhat there was born OF said marriage one
child which is now dead. That they
lived together in Charles County, Md,
until the 18th day of January, 1914.
that though the conduct of the plaintiff
mas always been kind, faithful and above
reproach the defendant has without any
Just cause or reason abandoned and de-
serted him and declared her intention to
live with him no longer, and that sucn
abandonment is deliberate and final and
mas continued uninterruptedly for over
ahree years, and that the separation OF
the parties is beyond any reasonable ex-
pectation of reconciliation. That the
plaintiff has ever been willing and ready
TO provide comfortable home for the
defendant and has requested the de-
fendant to return to him but that she
has refused and declared her intention
to live with him no longer That the
defendant is a NONRESIDENT OF the State
of Maryland and has resided for the
time OF the alleged desertion in Wash
ington City, District of Columbia.
1t is thereupon ordered by the Circuit
Court for Charles County, in equity, this
10Th day of May. 1917, that the plaintiff,
by causing copy of this order to be
inserted in some newspaper published iii
Charles County, once week for four
successive weeks before the 23d day of
June, 1917, give notice to the said absent
defendant Of the object and substance
of this bill, warning her to be and ap-
pear in this court in person or by solicit
tor on or before the 18th day Of July,
1917, to show cause, il any she may
have, why decree ought not to be
passed as prayed.
FRANCIS B. MATTHEWS,
Clerk for the Circuit Court for Charles
County Nd.
True copy,
Teste:
FRANCIS B. MATTHEWS,
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THE PRIMARIES.

In compliance with the law, a |
primary election will take place
on tuesday, September II, for
the purpose of nominating can
didates for the State and local
Offices to be filled at the coming
general election in November.
There being no opposition to
MIR. Atwood for the Republican
nomination for Comptroller and
none in the Democratic party to
Mr.. McMullen for the same office;
primaries will be held through
out the State only for the pur-
pose of filling local Offices.
Under the primary election law
any citizen and voter wishing to
become candidate for the nomi-
nation for any office to be filed
by the people, State or local, had
right to so do by following the
requirements Of the law within
certain time, as laid down by
the primary election law. The
time for those desiring to enter
the lists of either party expired
on Tuesday of this week. 1t is
now too late for any others to
enter the campaign, and the pri-
maries will be held for the pur-
pose only OF making nominations
wherever there is contest. In
this county, as told in a recent
issue in the report of the action
of a conference, the Republicans
agreed upon a ticket satisfactory
to all elements to be supported in
: the primaries. Exercising the
rights allowed them by law;
others than those agreed upon at
tine conference have filed their APP
phcations to be placed upon the
otheial primary ballot. Hence,
there being a contest, primaries
will be held among the Repub-
licans. There will be no contest
in the Democratic party, since all
OF the Democrats apparently have
taken to the woods, except one,
who desired to be a candidate for
Sheriff, three who desired to
serve on the State Central Com-
mittee, and three who desired to
60 to the State Convention.
The Republicans, as heretofore
stated, VIII haXe z contest in tine
primaries sssefe Dslns ...ss ---ssn-
dldstsf Tor treasurer and ta.@S
candidates for Sheriff. We bel
lieve and think the candidates tor i
these two offices selected by the
conference IL Republicans re-
Gently held here should be sup
ported by every republican in the
county in the primaries. Apart
from the fact that MIR. Ryon tori
Treasurer and Mr.. FarraIl Tor
Sheriff are men of the highest.
character, clean and well quali-
fed in every respect for the oil
e which they aspire, they
Endorsed as the organiza-
candidates by representative
republicans from every sec
ton OF the county, without re-
gard to faction. They are both
true-blue Republicans who have
consistently fought the party's
battles and worked in the interest
Of the taxpayers OF the county all
their lives. Others had right to
enter the contest, OF course, Tor
the nominations; but believing
at this time, from a party stand
point, that it is best to support
and nominate Messrs. Ryon and
Farrall for Treasurer and Sheriff,
respectively, we urge every Re
publican, when he goes to the
polls on September II, to vote
for them and make them the
party nominees in the fall cleo
ton for the respective offices they
are seeking to fill.
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NOTICE.


By virtue of writ OF 6eri facias
Charles County at the suit Of the
Southern Maryland National Bank OF
La Plata, corporation, against the
goods and ehattels, lands and tene-
ments OF Mary M. Quinn, William l..
Quinn, Michael r. Quinn, terretenants
OF Jane b. Quinn, deceased, and John
d. Quinn, Individually and as surviving
husband of Jane b. Quinn, deceased, to
me directed, | have seized and taken in
execution, all the right, title, claim, in
terest and estate at law and in equity,
OF the said Mary NJ. Quinn, William
L. Quinn and Michael K. Quinn, terre-
tenants OF Jane b, Quinn, deceased, and
John d. Quinn, individually and as sur
wing husband OF Jane b. Quinn, de-
ceased, in and to the following property,
to-wit All that tract, piece, part or
parcel of land lying and situated in the
Seventh Election District of Charles
County, Maryland, known as and par
ticularly described as Lots No. ~, No.
%, No. "a, No. rs and No. &c, in the
plat of tract of land now knowff as
South Glymont," recorded in Liber II.
c. {. No. %, folio AZ, one of the Land
Records of said Charles County, Mary
land, said to contain 49, 1000 acres OF
land more or less, and in the possession
OF the said Mary M. Quinn, the said
''ldlam L. Quinn, and the said Michael
H. Quinn, OF which they were returned
tenants, and John ID. Quinn, surviving
husband OF the said Jane b. Quinn.
And J. ssEeUy gwen notice that l
gjlfoffer for sale at the Court House
poor, La Plata, Md, on tine 18th da,
pi August, 1917; in the afternoon be.
tween the hours of II and one O'Clock
the said property SO seized and taken
N execution BY public auction to the
highest bidder tor cash.
LEM EL ALBRITTAIN,
Sheriff OF Charles County.
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Festival & Dance

of the Beneficial Association will DO
given at their Hall 10 Cobb Neck on
TUESDAY, Aug. 21st, 1917.
Dancing, Supper and Refresh
ments will be served and good
music. Good order. Come and en-
joy yourself.
By order of Board OF Directors Of
G. B. A.