Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1920-10-22
LOCAL BREvI1.Es.

The election is just eleven days off.
When in La Plata, stop at the New
viii Hotel.
The Commissioners and Orphans
Courts were in session Tuesday.
The "Fordson" tractor is now dis
tributed by 'Matthews-Howard Co.,
II you want to sell your farm, list it
with S. X. Burch, Hughesville, Md
adv.
Don't fail to attend the local Repub-
lican meetings, advertised in today's
issue.
Ask your merchant for ''Potomac"
-four. There is none purer, or more
wholesome.
Martin & Mitchell have q few bar
gains in used cars. Call and look
them over. adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. A. Howard left on
Thursday for Baltimore, where they
will reside for the winter.
Rev. and Mrs. L. b. Atkins, accom-
panied by Mrs. Warren M. Albrittain,
spent Wednesday in Baltimore.
The annual meeting OF the Red Cross
will be held at the Court House on
Wednesday, Oct. 81, at 200 P. M.
Some new corn has been sold here
abouts at S.. 90 barrel. 1t is thought,
however, it will be cheaper later on.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hoffer, of Bal
timore, are visiting the family of Mr..
and Mrs. John Matthews, at Idaho. I"
Only a miracle, it is said, can save
Governor Cox from defeat; and the
days of miracles are over, so there
your are.
We are glad to report the recovery
OF Mrs. John Matthews, who has been
quite sick at her home, Idaho near
this town.
Ford cars'' and '.Fordson'' Trac-
tors are exclusively handled by Mat
thews-Howard Company, Inc" in this
territory.
Mrs. Meddinger, who has been the
guest OF Mrs. Arthur Thompson, this
town, has returned to her home in
Baltimore.
Martin 4 Mitchell have recently in
stalled charging panel and are now
in position to recharge your battery.
Give them trial. lady.
The new adv. of NJ. Schwartz, of In
dian Head, Charles County s Outfitter,
will appear in our next issue. In the
meantime, call on him.
The editor desires to thank Mr..
Julian Dent for delicious pear left
for him in care of officials of South
ern Maryland Bank Tuesday.
Mrs VIM. S. Yates and sister, Mrs.
Blanche B. Yates, Mrs. Clara Budd
and son, Mr.. Adrian Budd, motored
70 Pomonkey and Indian Head Tues
day.
Owing to the unusual length of adver-
tisements pertaining to the coming
election which we are publishing this
week, we are forced to exclude much
reading matter.
Mrs. Emma W. Sappington, widow
of the late DR.. Thomas ?. Sappington,
of Frederick County, is visiting the
family of Mr.. and Mrs. b. II. Mating
ly, at Newport.
Owing to recent sad death in the
community, the masquerade dance ad.
vertised to take place in Bryantown
Church Hall, Friday, Oct. 20, has been
indefinitely postponed
Mr.. and Mrs. James Blundell, the
latter formerly Miss Mabel Mullen,
who will leave shortly for their future
home in Arizona, are now visiting
Mrs. Blundell's aunt, Mrs. L. r.
Howard, this town.
We are in receipt OF very interest
ing account of the Charles County sun
day School Convention held at the La
Plata Methodist Church Tuesday last
which, for want Of spree, we are com
PEELED 20 withhold until next week.
Former Commissioner W. Gwynn
Gardiner, of Washington, entertained
quite a number OF his friends from the
District Saturday night last with an
old-fashioned coon hunt at his farm
near Waldorf. Among Mr.. Gardi-
ner's guests were some OF the most
prominent business men and officials
Of Washington,