Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1919-07-25
FRIDAY JULY 25th. 1919.
LOCAL BREvI1.Es.

Attcnu TIC DdSc jail uducc az tnc
Town Hall, La Plata, Nd, tomorrow.
Rev. Father Peck was a visitor to
Washington during the week.
Miss Dement,, of Washington, is
visiting Mrs. Frank Barnes. this city.
States Attorney Ferdinand c.
Cooksey spent Sunday last in Wash
ington.
Owing to the Indictment weather
the chautauqua has been poorly at
tended.
Mrs. Mamie C. Gardiner is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Adrian Posey,
near this town.
Much wheat in the county has been
damaged by the heavy rains during
the past ten days.
The simplest and best corn worker
on the market, is being handled by
THE Matthews-Howard Imp. Co.,
call and see them. adv.
Mr.. Fabian Posey and his son.
Charles, spent the weekend with his
brother, Mr.. Adrian Posey.
The old aGage OF forty days OF
rain following rain on St. Swithin's
Day is running true to form.
Old John Barieycorn died on July
LIST, but Congress is still fighting over
the final distribution OF his remains
Mr. and Mrs. Bailey. Of Washing
ton, are spending the summer at
Hawthorne" the former home Of
the latter.
Miss Tannehill has returned to her
home in South Carolina from visit
to Miss Mary Emily Mitchell.
"Thaineton."
Messrs. Adelbert Hungerford and
Michael Jenkins were guests OF the
family OF Mr.. P. r. Wills over the
weekend.
Mai. Louis De Roode, U. S. NJ. C..
writes that he expects again to set
foot on United States soil about the
LIST of August
Mrs. L. X. Howard and her niece
Miss Clara Mullen. have returned
from motor trip to Cambridge,
Dorchester County.
Messrs. Austin and Louis Hamil-
ton. OF Washington, spent the week
end with their sister, Mrs. B. Earle
Talbot, Hawthorne"
Capt. Frederick Stone Mathews
U. S. A.. is spending his furlough
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Matthews, Idaho
Wedding bells, il is said, will ring
in the near future in Bel Alton.
Wonder whether it will be the wild
over or his nephew first.
When travelling through the coun-
ty stop at the New Wills Hotel where
they serve the finest meals to be OBJ
tanned any where in Southern Mary
land. adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. R. Golibart, Jr..
entertained few friends informally
on Saturday evening last at their
summer home near La Plata.
Graham, the infant son Of Mr.. Viii
liam G. Schwab and the late Mrs
Dorothy Mitchell Schwab, died at
the Mercy Hospital on Friday eve
ming last.
Mrs Ida Sanders, accompanied by
her daughters, Mrs. Rosa L. jenkins.
and the latter's daughter and son-in-
law. spent Sunday last with friends
in the county.
Lieut. Frank f. Jameson, of the
U. S. Medical Corps, has been mus
tered out OF service. He was in town
on Tuesday looking the picture OF
health.
Mr.. Wright Maddox, who is i'll
with typhoid fever. was taken to
Providence Hospital for treatment.
His many friends regret to hear Of
his illness and wish him a speedy re-
covery
Mr.. and Mrs. Melville F. Green, OF
New Ulm, Minnesota, are spending
their honeymoon with their aunts, the
Misses Green, of Green Park, Mary
land Mr.. Green is the son of Ber-
nard Green, formerly of this county.
TRINITY PARISH. Trinity Church.
Sunday School, 10 A. NJ. Morning
Prayer and Sermon, II A. NJ.
Trinity Chapel. = Sunday School,
2:30 p n. Evening Prayer and Ser
mon, $3.50 P. NJ.
REV. E. LEE BRcHBA, Rector.
Provide yourself with a tobacco
planter, and not be dependent upon
labor conditions. Tobacco is bringing
too much money to risk loosing crop
on account OF not being able to plant
II. 1.-THE Matthews-Howard Imp.
Co.. can supply you. adv.
Mrs. Benjamin Tubman, accompa-
MED by her daughter, Miss Tubman
Miss lmogene Gardiner and Messrs
Benjamin Tubman, Jr., and John
Gardiner, attended the wedding ami.
versary OF Judge and Mrs. R. NJ
Bowie, near Marlboro. last week.
Miss Louise Matthews has beer
entertaining house party during the
week. Among her guests were; Miss.
es Laura Bailey, of Georgia, and
Hester Heiskell, of Washington, anc
Messrs. Hill Montague. Of Rich
mond, Va, and Edward Heiskell, o
Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Oteiza. o
Havana Cuba. were guests during tn
past week OF the family OF Mr.
Adrian Posey. Mrs. Otiza, who wa
formerly Miss Pillar Penichet, ha
many friends here in the county
where she frequently visited Will
attending school at Mt. St. Agne
College, Mt. Washington.
The Memorial Committee is bus
collecting funds Nor fitting me
mortal to our county soldiers an
sailors who fought during the wal
some OF whom made the suprem
sacrifice. We will be glad to pub
fish suggestions for a fitting me
mortal in our columns, but reques
that they be sent in not later tina
Tuesday of each week