Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1921-02-04
LOCAL BREvITEs.

Lent begins Wednesday.
The ducking season closed Monday.
Wednesday next will be Ash We'd
nesday.
Read the new adv. of M. Rubin,
which appears in today's issue.
Work has commenced on the Colored
Industrial School near Pomonkey.
The National Administration will
change hands one month from today.
If you want to sell your farm, list it
with S. X. Burch, HughesvilIe, Md
adv.
A.. G p " illse.sss... eef u =.
was a welcome caller at our sanctum
Wednesday.
The last dance before Lent will take
place in the Town Hall Monday night.
Don Z miss it
Miss Christine Greenwell, OF Leon
ardtown, is visiting Miss Gladys How
ard, OF Waldorf.
The County Commissioners were il
session Tuesday last trapsGcting mis-
cellaneous business.
The hand Of welcome, and solicitude
for your comfort are always found at
the New Wills Hotel.
Former Senator William j. Frere,
of Tompkinsville, was visitor to the
county seat during the week.
Get your tobacco bed fertilizer from
w. s. Yates, La Plata. Immediate
delivery at "rock-bottom' prices.
Well, the ground hog saw his shad-
ow; but who cares ? The rodent long
since ceased to be weather forecaster.
Miss Bessie Jones has returned to
Washington, after a visit to the home
of her brother-in-law, States Attorney
Cooksey.
Martin & Mitchell can supply you
with Ober's High-Grade 10 Per Cent
Tobacco Bed Fertilizer. Prices sharp
ly reduced.
Mr., John j. Jenkins, Jr., of Balti-
more, spent the weekend with his pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. John ]. jenkins.
near this town.
Mrs. George A. Nealon, of Indian
Head, has been called to her former
home in Wisconsin or account of the
death of her brother.
Note the advertisement of sale of the
personal estate of the late Matthew
Smallwood, which Will take place Sat
urday, February 18th.
A wag says medal should be
awarded the local Road Commission
for the fine ~ highways built in the
western section OF the county.
The Matthews Howard Co. Inc. y
will give special attention this season
as in the past towards supplying farm
implements and repair parts.
Mr.. Arthur Thompson, of this town,
very pleasantly entertained number
of young folks from Leonardtown and
Waldorf Wednesday evening last.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mason G. Barkley an
nounce the birth OF a son on January
81, 1921. Mrs. Barley is the daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. John William Boar
man, OF Tompkinsville, Md.
Baugh's standard fertilizers will be
kept constantly on hand by Matthews
Howard Co., Inc at lcw prices You
know you have the oest when you get
your tobacco bed fertilizer from it.
must make room for Spring Goods.
Cut prices on all lines, Special reduc-
ton on silk, Millinery, Coats, Etc.
Come quick and get your choice.
|. M. KERR, Waldorf, Md.
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missioner Baughman's force made sew
eral brushes through La Plata and
vicinity Sunday morning last, but if
he caught anyone mapping" we have
not heard of it.
Mr.. Enoch B. Abell Clerk of the
Circuit Court for st. Mary's County,
has exemplified his long standing nd.
yocacy OF equal rights for women by
the appointment Of lady recording
clerk in his Office.
Miss [nez Posey has returned from
a visit to her sister, Mrs. Louis r. de
Roode, in Baltimore. She was accom-
panied by her little niece, Miss "Sun-
shineN de Roode, who will be the guest
of the family for several weeks.
Among the prominent visitors to the
county seat Tuesday we're Mossrs. Jesse
Cox and p. A. Wheatiey, homifet; A.
B. Bateman, Mt Victoria: Harry r.
Bowling, Bryantown; Dir. George o.
Monroe and James +. Ryon. Waldorf.
Mrs. Adrian Posey entertained the
Ladies' Card Club Wednesday after
noon. Refreshments we're served, fol-
lowing card-playing. The club prize
was won by Mrs. F. Hill Hamilton, and
the guests prize, by Miss Gladys
Howard.
According 10 an estimate by the
Xaverian Brothers. In charge, the loss
sustained by the burning OF the Admin
islration Building OF Leonard Hall
High School in Leonardtown Thurs
day OF last week, as reported in our
last issue, Is about s25, 900.
A number OF our patrons, evidently
realizing that 1t takes money to run
newspaper, have RENTED for their
subscriptions. There are number
still, however, who have overlooked
the matter. We will appreciate an
early settlement Of all subscriptions IN
arrears,
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