Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1920-03-05
LOCAL BREvrI.Es.

The legislature will be in session for
another month.
DIR. C. Fl. Posey was visitor to the
county seat on Tuesday.
Mr.. p. r wills was a visitor to
Baltimore during the week.
Miss Marguerite Jenkins is visiting
friends in Winchester, Va.
Mrs. Blanche B. Yates, of this town,
is quite sick in Washington.
Mr.. J. P. Tippett has returned from
business trip to Baltimore.
Rev. Father Kries was welcome
caller at our sanctum on Monday.
Mrs Jerrie Norris is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Bartlett, in Washing
ton.
Mr.. E. Lancaster button, of Wash
ington, visited La Plata on Monday
last.
Miss Ella Guy, OF Leonardtown, WIS.,
tied the Misses Norris, OF this town,
during the week.
Mr.. c. B. Lloyd vas in town Tues
day taking spring orders for his well
known fertilizers.
We are glad to know that Mrs. W.
J. Mitchell, who has been quite sick,
has fully recovered.
March came in like a sunlit lamb,
but it remains to be seen how much OF
this was camouhage.
Richardson Bros. have horses for
sale and exchange at the New Wills
Hotel, La Palta, Nd.
All OF the local county boards wers
in session on Tuesday, except the Su-
pervisors of Election.
Mr. W. s. Yates, of this town, has
Just received full line of Oliver
Chilled Plows and repairs
Always the same cordial welcome
and hospitality is extended to travel
lers at the New Wills Hotel.
Mr. Edward L. Sanders, unpopular
insurance agent, spent several days
during the week in Baltimore.
Mrs. Louis r. de Roode and Miss
Mary Regina Posey returned Wednes-
day from visit to relatives in Balti-
more.
The State Road Commission would
do we'll to make tour of inspection
over the road from La Plata to Temp
kinsville.
The many friends OF Mr.. V. Il. NeGle
regret to learn that he Is quite sick
at the Church Home and lnhrmary, in
Baltimore.
Do you expect to attend the school
meeting on Monday ? 1t is your duty
to attend the meeting in the interest OF
better schools.
The heavy coating of ice on trees
throughout the state, followed often
bv high winds, has, it is said, broken
of many branches OF fruit trees.
Mr.. Robert v. Norris has returned
from Harrisburg, Pa, where he at
tended meeting of the Emerson Bran
tingham Implement Company dealers.
Among the prominent visitors to the
county seat on Tuesday were DR.. j. j.
Edelen, of Bryan town, and Messrs.
F. +. Mattingly and Wallace Robey,
of Indian Head
II Senator Wolfe's bill increasing
the cost of marriage licenses in the
State of Maryland from 81 to s2-be-
comes law, the last straw in the cam
els back will be broken. Old Fl. G.
L. is going some"
Mr.. S. D. Robey, of White Plains,
has Just received a new Emerson
Birmingham saving outfit, purchased
through Mr. Robert V Norris, OF La
Plata, and is now better prepared than
ever to serve his customers.
The Moline Universal Tractor has
been tried out on our farm during the
past year and has given perfect salts
faction. We will be glad to give you
a private demonstration at any time.
SELBY BROTHERS, Rock Point, Md,
Agents. ladV
Admiral Sims, in his article in the
Magazine of next Sundays Washing
ton Star, tells an interesting story OF
the subchasers in the war. He says
valuable work was done by these little
vessels against the pirates OF the sea,
the German submarines. Watch for
this article in next Sundays Washing
ton Star.