Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1921-12-09

The first snow of the season fell
Sunday.
Mr.. P. Reed Wills has returned from
a business trip to Baltimt re.
The directors Of both banks in this
town held their regular meetings Mon
dag.
II YOU want to sell your farm, list ii
with $. X. Burch, Hughessille, Md
adv.
Advertise your Xmas entertainments
early so as to get the benefit of choicest
dates.
Rev. James A, McGivney, of New
York, was visitor the county during
the week.
Southern Maryland has come into
her own uckwheat cakes and sausage
and spare ribs, Z too.
Ford cars are noS selling at pre-
war prices. Call "Matthews-How
Co., Inc for partieual =
Mir. Thomas 3. Il. Mudd, who is
;.. .:s The -scte,. II Washington,
was visitor here Saturday.
Miss Lillian Bean, the popular
teacher OF Piney Public School, was a
visitor to La Plata Saturday.
Mrs. c. Regina Posey, of "White
Hall Cottage" Is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Ella Mndd, in Washington. y
Do your Xmas shopping early, thus
getting the benefit OF first choice of
goods and helping the clerks as well.
MIR. Leonard Ritter, of Washington,
spent sunday last with his parents,
Dir. ana Mrs. j. II. Ritter, this town
Mr.. William Bailey, OF Wicomico,
was guest of MIR. w. Carlyle Tur-
ner, OF "Keechland, - during the week.
Mrs. ]. Carlisle Wilmer and daugh-
ter, Miss Mary Ida Wilmer, have
closed their home in La Plata and
moved TO Washington for the winter.
You can see what the "Fordson,'
tractor will do, il you will request a
demonstration to be given by the
Matthew's howard Co.. Inc =.
Messrs. Price Gray and Aloysius B.
Gardiner, reelected County Commits
sioners at the recent election, qualified
4ucsuag taSt Aot tnO tuAA WIN VI oiA
years.
Martin & Mitchell have been APP
pointed local representatives for
Dodge Bros. Automobiles. See the
new models at their show rooms in La
Plata. :.
Mrs, w. S. Yates, Mrs. Blanche B.
Yates, Miss Laura ates, Mr.. Garnet
Budd and Mr.. Oswald Yates formed a
party which motored to Baltimore
Sunday last.
The yery low prices for which Ford
Cars are now being sold, puts them
within reach OF every one. Write
Matthews Howard Co., Inc" to put
your order in. =.
The most convenient and perfectly
reliable place TO get fertilizer, lumber,
coal, cement, lime, flour, and feeds OF
all kinds is at the La Plata Mill, where
full supplies are kept at reasonable
prices. =.
Mr.. Motley T. Dutton, recently
elected Register OF Wills, was sworn
in Tuesday last and at once entered
upon the discharge OF his duties. His
tirst official ACT was TO appoint Capt.
II. H. Boswell, deputy Register.
The La Plata Woman's Club will
meet at the home of Mrs. Frank Mar
tin Saturday, December 10, at'2 P. M.
Mrs. Bohannan will give demon
strain on homemade candy. Those
interested in recipes will please bring
note paper and pencil.
Thieves broke into the stores OF
Messrs. George A. Wade and George
C. Bush, at Port Tobacco and Me-
Conchie, respectively, Tuesday night
last, and stole quantity OF goods.
1t is hopeh the cuprits will soon be in
the hands OF the Sheriff.
The meeting the farmers of the Fifth
District will be held in Wayside Hall
Saturday evening, Dec. l0fat 7.30 p. |
Nj. All OF the farmers interested in
organizing the District are urged to
come out. The question OF dues to the
State organization must be settled that
night.
Mr.. P. T. Graves, OF st. Mary 5 |
county, for more than 20 years sales |
man for Clarke & Jones and the Red
.sC'' Oil Company, of Baltimore, Wis
tied the merchants of Charles during
the week. Mr.. Graves, who is a bro
Their OF ii. Z. Graves, of the INDEPEND-
ENT Office, was the only successful Re |
publican candidate this fall in st. |
Mary's, having been elected to the re-
sponsible office OF County Commits |
sioner,