Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1921-04-15
LOCAL BREvIIiEs.

A slight snow fell Sunday night.
Read Washington theatre ads. in
this weeks issue.
Mr.. Anthony Wynn, of Indian Head E,
was visitor to the county seat Tues
day.
If you want to sell your farm, list it
4 with ). X. Bureh, Hughesyille, Md
adv.
Advertising matter has greatly en-
croached upon our news columns this
week.
Mr.. r. L. Duley, of Riverside, was
a welcome visitor to our Sanctum last
Monday.
We are glad to learn that Mr.. John
J. Jenkins, who has been quite sick,
is better.
Miss Lucille Phoebus, of Baltimore,
is visiting Miss Julia Garner, near
this town.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Carlyle Turner, of
"Keechland," visited Washington dur
ing the week.
1t will pay you to visit the store of
F. L. Simms, at Wayside. We know
whereof we speak.
The hand of walcnmez and saliieiittttssaaee
for your comfort are always found at
the New Wills Hotel.
Rev. Joseph Zwinge, of Loyola Col
lege, was among the visitors TO the
county during the week.
Rev. w. N. Wesbroom visited Mr..
and Mrs. r. Smith Swami, of Port
Tobacco, during the week.
A complete line of repair parts for
all Ford" machines, always on hand
at Matthews Howard Co., Inc. =.
Mrs. Charles H. Stonestreet, of 1.-THE
Grange" spent several days during
the week with relatives in Washington.
Mrs. ]. Willie Boarman. of Temp
kinsville, spent the past week in Nash
ington with her daughter, Mrs II. 5.
Cooksey.
1t is thought that Sunday night's
snow and freeze killed all fruit which
survived the bad spell oi weather d lie"
weeks ago.
Mr.. George 1. Gardiner, manager of
the Maryland Tobacco Growers Asso-
citation, spent the weekend at his home
near Bryantown.
Messrs. VIM. S. Yates and Harry
+. Graves, OF this town, visited the
Laurel Grove section of St. Mary $
county Sunday last.
Miss Clara Mullen, Demonstration in
Home Economics for WicOmico county,
a., mi hap Mrs
l.. h. Howard, this town.
AS we go to press we learn with deep
regret of the death in Baltimore We'd
nesday night last of Mrs. Charles b.
Wade, formerly of this town.
The American Legion dance here
Friday night was one of the most en-
joyable and largely attended dances
ever given by that organization
Beautiful Hats, Silks, Coats and
Dresses, American Lady Corsets.
Our prices are right.
|. NJ. KERR, Waldorf, Md.
Mrs. Mason G. Barkley, of Wash
ington, spent the past week at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j d.
Willie Boarman, of Tompkinsville.
Lets hope that the special session of
Congress, which convened Monday
last, will pass legislation looking to
the relief OF overturned taxpayers.
Mrs. Frank: Roach has returned to
her home in Brookland, ID. g., from a
visit to her parents, Ex-senator and
Mrs. S. 5. Lancaster, at Rock Point.
Note change of ads. of W. A. Smoot
4 Co., Inc. and Frank Libbey Il Co.,
the leading lumber merchants OF Alex
andria and Washington, respectively.
Mr.. j. Edward Burroughs and fam
fly, who spent the winter in Baltimore,
will in few days return for the sum-
fner to their home Melton, - near this
town.
Capable and experienced men en-
plOyed in Matthews-HowardC Company,
Inc. repair shop, and latest machines
and tools to work with, guarantees
iirst-class work.
Paymaster Gering, of Indian Head
Proving Station, accompanied by his
daughter, Mrs. Dodd, and niece, Miss
Katherine Mates, visited friends in
this section Sunday last.
Mrs. Arthur Richmond and little
daughter returned to their home in
4 Washington Sunday last, after visit
to the formers mother, Mrs. Edward
Smith, at Waldorf.
Our congratulations to Ex-senator
and Mrs. John F. Mudd, who are re-
joicing over the safe arrival of an ad-
dition to their happy family, in the
person of little Miss Mudd
The "Ford" car saves more time,
labor and expense than any thing of
the kind on the market, wiAeh has been
proved by the cOmpany's increase of
production being consumed by the ex-
acting public continuously. Send your
order to Northumberland Co., Inc. "
and be in line for delivery at reason
able time. =.
All goods sold by the Standard and
L. S. GuanO Companies are registered
and standard guaranteed and, had it
not been for the fact, CLAIMS Mr. w.
V. Waters, that he represents these
Companies in Southern Mary land
where he Is we'll known, Our farmers
would be paying from IS to Sl5 more
for fertilizers than they are now doing.
During the month of March, accord
ing to reports of Commission Mer-
chants and the Maryland Tobacco
Growers Association, made to the
State Board of Agriculture, 53S hhds.
(344, C60 poundS) Southern Maryland,
and hhds. (4735 pounds ofup-country
tobacco were sold. The average price
per pound received for Southern Md
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