Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1919-02-14
Friday, February IA, 1919.
LOCAL RREvI1Es.

Subscribe to the Armenian Syrian
campaign ilud.
The February term OF court WIZ
convene on Monday next.
Miss Thelma Trotter motored tc
Leonardtown on Sunday last viii
friends.
The County Commissioners will
meet on Monday the nth, instead Of
Tuesday 18th.
The latest model incubators on hand
at the Matthews-Howard Implement
Co.'S warehouse.
Miss Louise Queen is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Hugh Smms, at her homo
in Baltimore,
Mrs. Louis r. De Roode and little
daughter have returned from visit &c
friends in Baltimore.
Mrs. Charles d. Rue spent the week
end with her parents, MIR. and Mrs
Peter Trotter, Waldorf.
There will be dance for benefit Of
the Red Cross in Tomps insville Sehoo
Friday, February q, 1919.
Don't miss getting buggy from the
Matthews-Howard Implement Co. while
they are giving special discounts.
Buy your tobacco bed fertilizer from
the Matthews-Howard Implement q
They carry Baugh's brands in stock.
The many friends of Mr.. Edward L.
Sanders, the popular INSURANCE agent
were glad to see him in town on Tues
day.
Ex-senator S. S, Lancaster was
among the visitors to Washington
City from this county during the
week.
MIR, H. S. Roop, Of the Baltimore
Fertilizer Co., was among the promi-
nent visitors TO the county seat on
Tuesday.
Miss Blanche Abel has returned IA
her home near Leonardtown, St. Marys
County, from visit, to Mrs. Ernest
Burch.
A warm welcome always awaits you
at the New Wills Hotel Stop there
when in need of good room and a
fine meal.
Miss Louise Matthews, the charming
and attractive daughter of Mr.. and Nj
John Matthews, is visiting friends il
Charlottesville, Va
Captain Joseph A. Wilmer, who was
recently honorably mustered out Of
service, was a visitor to the county
seat on Tuesday.
Mrs. Joseph Winkler, who under
went an operation for appendlcitia
during the week, is, we are glad to
note, rapidly improving.
We are glad 10 note that Mr.. Sam
uel G. Linton, who recently under
went an operation in Washington, IS
rapidly improving and on the road
to complete recovery.
The teacher and pupils of Rock
Point public school will hold dance
at Rock Point Hotel on February 21st
Dancing will begin at 1880 P. M. The
public is cordially invited.
Congress is about to pass the larges
revenue bill ever passed in this country
This bill proposes 70 raise SIX billions
Of dollars of revenue Everything I'M
aginable is taxed to raise this amount.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph H. HowalJ
motored 10 Leonardtown on Sunday
last and spent the afternoon with then
children, who are students at St. Mary
Academy and Leonard Hail respec-
lively
Read the articles which have beer
appearing N the independent about the
destitute condition Of the Armenians
and Sylians, another of which appear
this week and do your part to help these
poor people.
Mr.. Robert T. Gray, who was re.
Gently honorably discharged from the
Army, has accepted position in Nor
gantown, w. Va. We are sorry to see
him leave the county, but wish him
success in his new undertaking.
We are glad to state that Miss Viol;
Clark, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. VII
tam X. Clark, who recently underwear
an operation for appendicitis, is rapidi.
improving and viii soon return to he
home near this city
Nj. ]. D. Robertson, who has bee
quite sick with the FLU, has fully re
covered and is back at his post again.
The young folks Of this section en-
joyed an informal dance in the Iowr
Hall here on Wednesday evening OF las
week.
The Dodge Brothers" cars hav'
given the maximum OF service and en-
durance. The government has take
during the war larger percentage o
the factory output than any other make
showing the value placed on them b
'fUncle Sam"
Among the prominent visitors t.
the county seat on Tuesday were ex
Sheriff Benjamin B. Compton, Dr.
George o. Monroe, Judge George N
Carpenter and Messrs. Esten Hunger
ford, Of Marshall Hall, and A. w.
Hicks, of White Plains.
Mr.. William Berry, the popular ager
of the Standard Oil Company, was
visitor to Washington over the week
end. Willie, those visits to the Capiti
City are becoming quite frequent c
late. Let us into the secret and tell 1
who is the fair lady
Through accident one of the lines {
a brief in our papei last week straye
away from its moorings and it appeare
that we maze the statement tildt
clocks should be set forward on SUI
day last" This brief was intended
read that all clocks would be set TO
ward on Sunday, March 80 next.
Now is the time to place your ord
for either a Ford or Dodge Brothe
car. THE Northumberland Iml
Co." are now receiving a limited numb
Of them. and can make fairly prom
deliveries. 1t is not well to wait I'm
you need car before placing an ord
D the supply 10 limited.