Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1921-02-11
LOCAL BREvIIEs.

Monday next will be St. Valentines
day.
The season for fasting and prayer
is here.
Mr.. L. L. Sanders visited Leonard
town Monday.
Mrs. f. Wills Posey spent Monday
10 Washington.
Mrs. A. j. Lomax visited Washing
ton Monday last.
Mrs. Arthur Thompson has returned
from a visit TO Baltimore.
II xnn want 70 se Penn, t az. i :. L i
with S. X. Burch, Hughesville, Md
adv.
Miss Laura Yates was guest of
friends in Washington during the
week.
Mr.. Joseph A. Wilmer has returned
from n brief visit TO Baltiteore and
Washington.
The County Fathers are having some
much needed repairing done to the
Court House.
Tomorrow, February 18th, is the
18th anniversary OF the birth of Abra-
ham Lincoln.
The Orphans Court and County
Commissioners will be in session
Tuesday next.
Mr.. Austin Hamilton, of Leonard
town, visited La Plata and vicinity
during the week.
The hand Of welcome, and sci;;ss...aGa
for your comfort are always found at
the New Wills Hotel.
Among the welcome visitors to our
city during the week was Mr.. p. +.
Williams, of Doncaster.
Miss Josephine Donovan, of Wash
ington, was a weekend guest of Miss
Inez Posey, at ''Ihe Naples"
Miss Thelma Trotter, of Waldorf,
spent several days during the week
with relatives in Washington.
Get your tobacco bed fertilizer from
W. 5. Yates, La Plata. Immediate
delivery at "rock-bottom" prices.
Mrs. T. Wright Wills, of Bel Alton,
has returned from a visit to her sister,
Mrs. Jos. H. Ching, in Leonardtown.
Messrs. p. I. Graves and Frank
Readmond, of st. Mary's county, we're
visitors 10 La Plata during the week.
Martin & Mitchell can supply you
with Ober's High-Grade 10 Ter Cent
Tobacco Bed Fertilizer. Prices sharp
ly reduced.
Misses Eloise and Marguerite Berry,
Of Washington, were among those who
attended the American Legion dance
Monday night.
The Matthews Howard Co. Ine.n
will give special attention this season
as in the past towards supplying farm
implements and repair parts.
Miss Hattie HUNT, OF Baltimore,
and Miss Maude bayles, OF Washing
ton, were guests oil friends over night
for the American Legion dance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Sasscer and
little daughter, of Washington, spent
the weekend with the former parents,
DR.. and Mrs. z. A. Sasseer, this town.
The pre-lenten dance given by the
Charles County Post, American Le-
gion, held al Tie Town Hall Monday
night, was largely attended and most
enjoyable affair.
Mrs. c. X. Powell and little daugh.
ter, Jeanne, of Baltimore, have re-
turned home, after an extended visit to
the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
W. S. Yates, this town.
Mr.. L. L. Sanders attended meet
ing of the Maryland agents OF the Mu-
tual Benefit Life Insurance Co., of
New Jersey, held in Baltimore We'd
nesday and Thursday OF this week.
| must make room for Spring Goods.
Cut prices on all lines. Special reduc-
tion on silk, Millinery, Coats, Etc.
Come quick and get your choice.
!. M. KERR, Waldorf, Md
Baugh's standard fertilizers will be
kept constantly on handy Matthews
Howard Co., Inc" at low prices. You
know you have the best when you get
your tobacco bed fertilizer from it.
Prompt action OF the Governmen fire
department prevented the mess hall of
the marine barracks at Indian Head
from being totally destroyed by fire
Wednesday of last week. The loss is
estimated at s., 500.
Mr.. and Mrs. James NJ. Bowling,
MI. anu Mfo. IldNutu DDNiiuk anu
Miss Kate Bowling, of Hughesville,
were among those who attended the
initial performance OF The Spotlight
Grip at the Natioul Theatre, Wash
ington.
We call attention to the adv. Of
Captain Harrison Ewell, of Compton,
Md, which appears in this issue.
Capt Ewell is, and has been for many
years, selling marine engines, and has
many satisfied customers among the
boatmen of Charles county who will
testify to the worth of the Hubbard
engine.
Among the prominent visitors to the
equity seat during the week we're I:
Ex-senator S. S. Lancaster, OF Rock
Point, DIR. G. o. Monroe, of Waldorf;
Messrs. Price Gray, Of Grayton; John
Dudley, Hughesyille; L. S. Herbert.
Newport; P. A. Wheatley. Pomfret;
V. n. Neale, Tompkinsvifie; Robert
r, Cooksey, Dentsville, and z, A, 7,
NePhersonl Pomonksy'