Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1919-03-28
Friday, March rs, 1919.
LOCAL BREviIEs.


Spring has officially arrived.
ruesday next viii be April Fools
Day
Tuesday last VS. a legal holiday
Maryland Day.
Shad are beginning to rl- N the
rstomac River
Mr.. Raymond J Mates spent Sun
day last IN Washington.
WANTED; vale companion tor 4
invalid Apply at this Office.
Don't forget to set your fclocks
ahead or March 30th.
Nj. and Mrs. T. W. PSsey visited
Washington during the Week
Mr.. f. E. Mattingly Spent several
days during the week NJ New Jersey.
Hon. Robert CraiIt spent several
days in the county booking after his
farms,
Mr.. Ross L. Mitchell, Of Marbury.
was a visitor 50 The county seat on
The Orphans Court and County
Commissioners will be in session OF
Tuesday next.
Begin to save now for the Victory
Liberty Loan to which one and ali
are expected to subscribe.
The Sheep Growers Association
will meet on Tuesday, April Sth, IN
the Court House in La Plata.
\ Mrs. George R. Powell, Of Bait
more, was weekend guest OF her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. 5. Yates
Mr.. A. T. Mcdaniel, OF Wasl ne
ton, formerly Of this county, paid a
business visit to La Plata~en Tuesday.
The price OF coal is advancing, in
fact, the price OF Host everything is
goinrN up except The price Of tobacco.
Mr.. Claude B. Lloyd was a visitor
\ to the county during the week, tax
ing orders Tor his well known fer
tilizss1Ts.
HAY FOR SALE
Apply to
P. R. WILLS,
Bel Alton. Md.
A full line of buggies, wagons and
farm implements on hand at The Mat
thews-Howard Impl. Co.'S warehouses
at moderate prices.
Capt. George w. Goring, U. S. A.,
stationed in Boston, Mass, recently
visited his parents, Lieut.. and Mrs
John j. Goring, Indian Head.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Cecil, Of Great
Mills, St. Marys County, with party
of friends, visited this town on Sun
day en- route to Washington.
Buggies are now being sold by
"The Matthews-Howard lmpl. CO.
at cut prices Now is the time to
purchase.
Tie primary election for ths nom,
nation OF candidates for Mayor and
the city council OF Baltimore will
take place on Tuesday next,
Mr.. John D. Rowe, who was re-
Gently appointed Postmaster at In.
dian Head has qualified and entered
upon the discharge Of his duties.
Make tile New Wills Hotel your
headquarters while in La Plata. Ex-
cellent service and everything &c
please is the motto of the genial
proprietor, Mr.. Albert J. Lomax-
Among the prominent visitors &c
the county seat on Tuesday were
Hon. Robert Grain, Messrs. Harry
R. Bowling, James P. Ryon, Price
Gray. John w. Owen, A. B. Gardiner
and Harvey Price.
An examination will be held il
Washington this month to fill th'
vacancy in the Post Office in thi.
town due to the resignation of Mr.
]. v. Padgett, notice of which ap
pears IN another column.
Place your order if you want I
gel a Ford car this season with "Th
Matthews-Howard lmpl. Co" as tn
"Ford" Company will not ship an,
cars unless the purchasers order !
on file with them.
Messrs. Frank s. and Beverl
Barnes, who represented the Mat
thews-H Howard Implement Compan
during Court at Leonardtown, s.
Marys County. last week have re
turned to their homes in this towr
Miss Maggie Gardiner, Of Mitchell
vile, Prince GeargeS county, an
sisters. Misses Lillian and Clar
Eager. OF Washington, visited thei
aunt, Mrs. Adrian Posey. The Nj
pies" on Sunday last.
The latest model dodge Brothers
car far surpasses all former car
built BY this hrm-more speed moi
power and far more attractive IN az
pearance. Write THE Matthew
Howard Imp. CO. for particulars.
Mr.. Ryan Matthews of-SE1Narl
was a guest of his brother Mr.. Y
Matthews, on Church street, tn
town, on Sunday Mr. Matthews h;
but recently returned from "Ov
There" He did not see active ser
ice as the Armistice was signed b
fore he reached the front. He speal
highly of France but prefers his Il
tive soil-Ikewise girls.
Mrs. Lula Richards, Of Virginia,
visiting her sister, Mrs. JOSEF
Cronk, at her home near Glymoi
Miss Richards is a Red Cross nur
and for the past year has been e
gagged in active service with
American Expeditionary Forces
the firing line in France. She !
also been on duty in England, It;
and most recently in Germany.