Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1923-04-13


This is Friday, the, 18th, so beware.
Attend the play in the Town Hall
tonight.
MI, Edward L. Sanders spent Fri
day in Washington.
The Mayoralty campaign in Balti-
more City is beginning to bristle.
County Treasurer and Mrs. F. Wills
Posey spent Saturday in Washington.
II you want to sell your farm, list it
with S. X. Burch, Hughesville, Md
adv.
Odds are on Percy to night. Attend
the play and see who wins Prairie
Rose.
DR.. and Mrs. Thomas Lynch, OF Po-
monkey, we're visitors to La Plata
Tuesday.
The April term of Court for Prince
Georges county is in session at Upper
Marlboro.
The recent heavy frosts have greet
ly damaged the peach and plum crops.
it is thought.
Rev Father J. Brent Matthews, OF
st. Thomas Manor, spent Monday in
Washington.
Work is progressing quite rapidly
on Mr.. Arthur Thompson's new dwell
ling, this town.
IfAyou want good, cheap second
hand Dodge or Ford car, call on
Mitchell Motor Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. r. Stone, of Rip
ley, motored to Washington Saturday,
where they spent the day.
Some attractive bargains in high
grade furniture at the show rooms OF
Matthews Howard Company, Inc.
Dressed lumber, flooring and build
ing material at reasonable prices.
For sale by A. j. Twiford, Marbury,
Md.
DR.. and Mrs. s. j. Fort, who have
been spending the winter in Baltimore,
have returned to their home in this
town.
old-fashioned Southern Maryland
meals are to be had at all times at the
New Wills Hotel. Stop there and try
one.
Mr.. Leonard S. Ritter, Of Washing.
ton, spent several days during the
week with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John IL. Ritter, this town.
Attend the dance at St. Peters
Church Hall. near Waldorf, Saturday,
April l4th. Dancing $50 to 11.30.
Good MUSIC. Refreshments.
Misses Minnie Wheeler and Matte
Ruark have returned TO Washington,
alter spending several days with Mr..
and Mrs. X. ). Swami, OF Port 10
baceo,
Mr.. Rodock Scott, for sometime past
a clerk in the store OF Mr.. Arthur
Thompson, this town, has been APP
pointed assistant in La Plata post
office.
Mr.. James Wills, who spent the
Easter holidays with his parents, MIR.
and Mrs. p Heed Wills, mas returned
to his studies at Johns Hopkins Uni
versity.
"Hoodoo9 evening, Friday, April 18th
the Town Hall here Don't get super
stitious but turn out and see who win:
Rose
The Baltimore Conference OF the M
E. Church South, in session az Roa
noke, Va, during the past week, ha!
returned key. Ii. Q. Burr to the Ia
Plata-Indian Head Charge for anothe
year.
Mr. George Ii. Carson, OF Newburg
al
the st. Louis Lightning Rod Co, ant
left Monday last to assume his nel
duties. His territory will cover Wiz
ginia and North Carolina.
AS we go to press we learn that Mi
james A. Haislip, prominet citizen 9
Riverside, in the western section of til
county, was accidentally killed Wed
nesday last by truck running owe
him and crushing his skull,
A conference of County School 81
perintendents and the State Board {
Education has been called for Apr
Is, IL and 20. IL will be held in til
Park Avenue building, Baltimor,
Educational problems will be di.
cnssed.
According to summary of return
from selling agents of leaf tobacco
Baltimore to the State Board of Ayr
culture, 766 hogsheads or 503, $50 10
OF Southern Maryland tobacco WEI
sold during the month of March. A
erage price received, .146 per ID.
Mr.. w, Oscar Anderson, who for
number OF years was connected wi
the Baltimore american, but who +,
the past three years has been Seer
tars to Governor Richie, has resignt
his position TO accept the manageme
OF OF r. L. Dollings Company. "
extend him our best wishes for succe
IN his new venture,