Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1921-05-13
LOCAL BREvIIEs.

Tax sales in La Plata Wednesday
next.
The season for straw hats will open
Sunday.
The May term of court will begin
Monday.
The colored schools of the county
closed Friday last.
Hon. S. S. Lancaster visited Wash
ington during the week.
Mr.. y. Wills Posey and family spent
Monday in Washington.
Mr.. P. Reed Wills was a visitor, to
Washington during the week.
Road Commissioner Harry r. Bow
ling was in La Plata Tuesday.
If you want to sell your farm, list it
with S. X. Burch, Hughesville, Md
advs
MIR. and Mrs. Eugene L. Norris, of
Washington, spent Sunday last in
La Plata.
Miss Corrine Morris, of Sykesville,
IS visiting her aunt, Mrs. Bernard A.
Howard, this town.
The hand of welcome, and solicitude
for your comfort are always found at
the New Wills Hotel.
Mrs. Mamie de Roode, of Bryan.
town, is visiting her son, Capt. Louis
r. de Roode, in Baltimore.
Mr.. Henry Matthews and family, of
Washington, have opened their sum
mer home near this town.
Rev. P. ]. Bradley, of St. Mary's
Catholic Church, Newport, was Wis
itor to La Plata Tuesday.
A complete line. of repair parts for
all Ford" machines, always on hand
at Matthews-Howard Co, Inc. :.
Ringing Brothers and Barnum &
Bailey Combined Shows will be in
Washington Monday and Tuesday
next.
Mr.. NJ. Schwartz, the Indian Head
merchant, is making great reductions
in prices. Watch for his adv. in our
next issue.
Messrs. R. H. & w. C. Turner, of
Pope's Creek, are offering lot OF fine
yellow corn for sale. See adv. in an
other column.
Miss Harriet Burroughs, who spent
the winter in Baltimore, has returned
for the summer to her home, Melton, F"
near this town.
Don't forget May 9th Place, Town
Hall, La Plata. What The very
best entertainment by the VERY BEST
of local talent. -
Mr.. and Mrs. John 7. Cecil, of Great
Mills, st. Mary's county. we're guests
Sunday last of the family of MIR. w. S.
Yates, this town.
Mrs. Charles II. Stonestreet gave a
birthday dinner at her home, La
Grange" Sunday last in honor of her
sister, Miss Mary Digges.
Do not fail to attend the play to be
given in the Town Hall here on the
evening of May 9th, an advertisement
OF which is to be seen elsewhere in this
issue. -
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph H. Howard and
Mrs. P. E. Trotter, of Waldorf, have
returned from WarrenEon, Va, where
they visited the latter's daughter, Mrs.
G. d. Rue.
1t pays to advertise in the Maryland
INDEPENDENT. Mrs. G. r. Posey, of
Chapel Point, advertised horse for
sale recently and sold it, after one in
sertion of the ad.
Postmaster r. NJ. Garner has traded
his Dodge touring car for Harley
Davidson motorcycle. BE patient,
girlsi he is negotiating for the pur-
chase of side car.
According to the plans of Motor
Vehicle Commissioner Baughman, ten
recruits are soon to be added to the
State Police Force. This will bring
the force up to 3S.
Every taxpayer in the Third Election
Ditrict should attend the meeting to be
held at Grayton Hall, Saturday, NAV
Il, at P. M. A most important mat
ter will be discussed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis |. Herbert and
littla daughter, of Washington, are
spending sometime with Mrs. Herbert
parents, Ex-senator and Mrs. S. s.
Lancaster, at Rock Point.
Everybody who wishes a REAL even
ing's entertainment must attend the
play to be given In the Town Hall in
this town on May 9th, and everybody
who is REAL will be there. -.
The machinery for La PIata's ice
plant has arrived and MIR. Lorenzo,
promoter of the new enterprise, will
at once install same, So as to have the
plant in operation ny June /.
The Ford" truck will move your
produce quick and inexpensively: buy
one now from "Matthews-Howard Co.
Inc, and save the loss of time incur
red in the old way OF hauling. =.
Among visitors from the county to
Washington Sunday last we're Mr.. and
Mrs. Nathan C. Moore, Messrs. p. s.
and Wilson Bowling p A. Wheatley,
Adrian Budd, w. W. Berry and Ken
meth Clark.
The ''Fordson tractor'' and equip
ment has put the farmer in position to
grow produce at minimum price: why
not buy now and be ready to meet com
petition. The Matthews Howard Co.,
Inc can supply yon. :,