Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1920-05-28
LOCAL BREvlIEs.

The New Wills Hotel-the Travellers
Home.
Fine weather for the tobacco fly and
cut worm.
The sweet girl graduate will soon be
with US again.
Help the Red Cross in peace as you
helped it during the war.
Cow Peas and Soy Beans for seed
LA PLATA MILLING Co. Sdv.
Captain and Mrs. Louis R de Roode
have returned from visit to New York
City.
If you want to sell your farm, list it
with S. K. Bureh, Hughesville, Md
adv.
Mrs. Blanche B. Yates and nephew,
Mr.. Oswald Yates, motored to Wash
ington Sunday.
There will be a dance at Carrico
Mil School, Friday, June 4th, for the
benefit of the school.
Mr.. John Dudley, one of Hughes
villeis most prominent business men,
was in La Plata Monday.
A citizen in town few days ago
looking for cut prices, says he didn't
even find scratched one.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Rober son, of
Washington, spent the weekend with
the formers parents, in this town.
Miss Laura B. Yates, who has been
visiting her parents in this town, re-
turned to Washington Sunday last.
Our popular Insurance Agent, Mr..
Edward L. Sanders, spent lew days
in Baltimore and Washington last
week
Governor Richie will in a few days
re-appoint MIR. J. Enos Ray, of Prince
Georges County, State Tax Commits
sioner.
Mrs. Matilda Meddinger, who spent
last week with Mrs. Arthur Thompson,
in this town, has returned to her home
in Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. A. Howard, who
spent the winter in Baltimore, have
town for the summer.
Mrs. VIM. S. Yates, who is under
going treatment at Johns Hopkins
Hospital, Baltimore, spent the week.
end at her home in this town.
The County Commissioners will be
in session on Tuesday and Wednesday
next for the purpose of passing on &C.
counts against the county.
Every day is repair day now II you
need Osborne repairs send your orders
to Robert v. Norris. Don't fail to
send the number or old part. adv.
Decoration Day, May Both, falling
on Sunday, the holiday will be OBJ
served Monday, the 3lst The banks
in this town viii be closed on that
day.
Messrs. w. S. Yates, F. B. Gwynn,
w. b. Billingsley, A. ]. Lomax and
J. II. Howard were among the Charles
County visitors to Baltimore during
the week.
Mr.. and Mrs Jenkins Simms, OF Bal
timore, are receiving congratulations
upon the birth of fine son, May 18th.
Mr.. Simms is son of Mrs. Clara
Simms, of near this town.
Mrs. G. Il. Powell, formerl; Miss
Ethel Yates, of this town, and little
daughter, Jeanne, have returned to
their home in Baltimor from short
visit to the formers parents here.
Paymaster John J. Gering, Mr.. ED.
ridge Monroe and Miss Louise Mon
roe attended the closing exercises of
the Nurses Training School at Sibley
Hospital, Washington, on Tuesday.
Miss Richley Ching, daughter of Nr.
and Mrs. Joseph Fl. Ching, of Leon
ardtown, and niece of Mrs 7. Wright
Wills, Of this county, will be among
the graduates from the nurses train
ing school of Georgetown University
this year.
The House Of Representatives Mon
day last refused by vote OF 204 to l07
to eliminate from the agricultural APP
preparation bill S229, 900 for distribu-
ton of free seeds, and the bill went
back 70 conference, the Senate having
previously instructed its conferees not
TO accept the free seeds item.