Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1920-10-15
LOCAL BREvIIsEs.

Indian Summer and delightful one,
it is.
When in La Plata, stop at the New
Win Hotel.
MIR. p. r. Wills has returned from
a business trip to Baltimore.
Tuesday last, Oct. 18th, was Column
bus Day, and legal holiday.
President Wilson has designated
November 18th as Armistice Day.
The "Fordson" tractor is now dis
.tributed by "Matthews-H Howard Co.,
Mr.. P. A. wheatley of Pomfret, was
a visitor to Washington during the
week.
If you want to sell your farm, list it
with S. X. Burch, Hughesville, Nd
adv.
Miss Josephine Donovan, of Wash
ington, was a weekend guest of Miss
lnez POsey.
Martin q Mitchell have few bar
gains in used cars. Call and look
them over. lady,
Ask your merchant for Potomac"
-four; there is none purer or more
wholesome.
Messrs. George E. Hamilton and S.
Paul Hayden, of Leunardtown. were in
La Plata last Friday
Miss Anna Swami was the guest of
the family of Mr.. Warren NJ Albrit-
tain during the week.
Hunters are obtaining licenses pre-
paratory to the opening of the cunning
season, November 10.
Mrs. Frank Matthews has returned
from visit TO Washington, Baltimore
and Westminster, Md.
Mr. and Mrs. John 7, Cecil, of Great
Mills, ST. Mary's County, motored TO
La Plata Sunday last.
Miss Mary Digges, of Washington,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Charles II.
stonestreet, at The Grange"
Miss Elsie Jarboe, of Washington,
spent the weekend with her mother,
Mrs. }. b. Jarboe, at Chapel Point.
Mr.. c. c. Lancaster, of Washington,
spent sunday last with his brother,
Ex-senator S. S. Lancaster, at Rock
Point.
The registration over, the next duty
of all good citizens who love their
country is to vote the Republican
ticket.
Mr.. W. H. Martin, of Aurora, nli-
nois, is visiting his sister. Mrs. II. F.
Robey, at her home, "Oak Hill, near
Pomtret.
"Ford cars" and "Fordson" Trac-
tors are exclusively handled by Mat
thews-Howard Company, Inc. in this
territory.
Postmaster Robert NJ. Garner is
ouita a frequent visitor to Washing
ton these days. Official ~ business,
we presume.
The many friends of Miss Ida Will
mer, who has been quite indisposed
recently, are glad to know she is now
much better.
Ex-Service men of Charles County
can obtain their Victory Medals by
communicating with DR.. Samuel }.
Fort, La Plata, Md.
Martin & Mitchell have recently in
stalled charging panel and are now
in position to recharge your battery.
Give them a trial. lady.
MissesLaura Yates, Eleanor Brown,
Carmen and Mattee Owen, Of Wash
ington, spent the weekend at their re-
spective homes in this town.
Matthews Howard Company, Inc. "
have on hand q full stock OF grain
drills; you get prompt service and
quick delivery when buying from them.
BY winning four games out of seven
from the Brooklyn National League
Club, the Cleveland Club of the Amer
lean League, are now orld's Cham
pions in base ball.
The funeral of Mrs. Margaret Wood
Taylor Wesbroom, wife of Mr.. VIII
liam N. Wesbroom, who died at her
home, Yatten, this county, Friday last,
Oct. sth, was held at Good Hope 8ap-
tist Church Monday.
The Ladies' Card Club was enter
tanned Wednesday afternoon by Mrs.
Adrian POSey, at line Naples, al
ter which light refreshments were
served. The prize-winners were as
follows; Bridge prize, Mrs. Walter
j. Mitchell; 500 prize, Miss Joe Fer
susson.
IN order to reduce his mammoth
stock, Mr.. Meyer Rubin advertises in
today's issue that for the next three
months he will sell ladies' and gent 5
clothing, shoes, underwear and dry
goods at greatly reduced prices.
When in La Plata give him call,
Miss Marie W. Freshman, a member
of the State Board OF Motion Picture
Censors, was in the county several
days last week endeavoring to get the
Democratic women TO register. Last
Friday she held a meeting at Indian
Head, at which Mrs. Francis L. Mat
tingly was chosen to head a committee
of her own selection to continue the
work In that town