Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1921-08-26
LOCAL BREvIIEs.

Wednesday next will be the big day
of the season at Pomiret.
Mrs. J r.. Mccarthy has returned
from visit to Washington.
Congressman Mudd spent the week
end at his home in this town.
The Orphans and Commissioners
Courts were in session Tuesday last.
Read the Ford advertisement each
week; it is worth your attention. =.
II you want to 81 your farm, List il
with S. X. Burch, Hsghesvills, Ma
adv.
Mrs. j. S. Barbour spent few days
during the past weak in St. Mary
county.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Carlyle Tarnsr, OF
''keechland, are the proud parents u
fine boy.
Men and lrnnnn- neoiatar. TnaAdAx
September 6, if you want to voss in hs
primaries.
Mrs. William F. Cooksey has re-
turned from q visit to relatives in
Baltimore.
The hand Of welcome, and solicimde
for your comfort is always found at
the New Wills iietel.
Mr.. and Mrs. John G. Chapman and
little son, of Spring Hill, are visiting
friends in Washington.
The Marshall Hall tournament Wed.
nesday, as usual, was largely at
tended and pronounced success.
Miss Katherine Ferguson, of An.
napolis, is visiting the family of Mrs.
Sallie V. Marshall, near Pomonkey.
Be sure you are with She crowd al
the ball game and dance at st. Peter S
Church, near Waldorf, Monday next.
Mr.. and Mrs. Simon r. Golibart, Jr,
who spent the summer in the county,
have returned to their home in Wash.
ington.
Don't forget the Community Picnic,
Saturday, August II, in the grove al
the home Of Mrs. Nellie c. Jenkins,
Pomonkey.
Every farmer in the county should
have some kind of an exhibit at the
Indian Head Fair--Septembsr sth to
18th, inclusive.
Ask Matthews Howard Company,
Inc. . to give you free demonstration
of the work that can be done with a
''Fordson" tractor. :.
The many friends of DR.. George 0.
Monroe, OF Waldorf, who has beer
quite sick, are glad to know that he is
up and about again.
The Court House fence, sold by pub.
lie auction Tuesday last, was bid in
by States Attorney Cooksey for $50
The iron gates were knocked down
to the same party for 50.
The Pomonkey Community Club will
meet for their regular business session
at the home OF Mr.. +. b. Bolton, Pc.
monkey, Saturday; September 3. al
2;30 r. NJ, All members are requested
to attend.
Mrs. c. Henry Camalier, the Misses
Madeline and Anita Camalier, Miss
Heloise Abel and Miss Genevieve
Norris, of Leonardtown; Miss Ruth
Waters, of Baltimore, and Miss Mar.
garet Combs, of Missouri, were among
the spectators and srootersp for Leon
ardosn at the Leonardtown- Bel Alton
ball game Sunday last.
The ChautauQua, which concluded
three-day engagement at the Towr
Hall Monday night, has LETT for Other
parts, taking away from Charles coun
ty about $3.50. And now that all said
and done is about forgotten, the ques,
tion arises who are the gamers by tn,
venture-the people Of the county, OF
the Chautauqua management
1t is reported that Dolly Shorter
the special ofliceri from Benedict
who is in Washington hospital sui.
fering from being shot in the back 10y
Rooney .Toye, colored, at u picnic neal
Gallant Green, Monday night of las
week, as told in our last issue, has {
slim chance for recovery. Meanwhile
Toye is held in jail without bail. ID
will lie given a hearing by Judge Rob
ertson Sept. LIST. Mike Toye, Bunci
Y Toye and Willie kstsp, all colored
who we're shot in the same melee, are
said to be recovering from Aeii
wounds.