Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1923-06-22
LOCAL BREvIIiEs.

Fishing is said to be good at Benedict
and Rock Point.
Newport annual picnic will be held on
Tuesday, August 18th.
Mr.. William Thompson, Of Baltimore,
is visiting relatives in the county.
County Treasurer F. Wills Posey was
visitor to Baltimore on Tuesday last.
Attend the dance for the benefit of
Mt. Victoria school Friday, June Y.
Hon. +. E. Mattingly OF Indian
Head, was a visitor to the county seat
on Tuesday.
II YOU want to sell your farm, list 1t
with S. X. Burch, Hughesville, Nd
adv.
Judge Henderson of the Orphans
Court and his family spent Tuesday last
in La Plata.
Messrs. Walter J. Mitchell and Albert
I.omax were visitors to Marlboro on
Friday last.
The application Of paint has made the
Town Hall one OF the most attractive
looking buildings in town.
ffyou want good, CHEAP. seson n
hand Dodge or Ford car, call o
Mitchell Motor Co.
Thsxx the man who, directs you &c
Ma4tl's Hotel, La Plata, Md, TO dine
H. 6sure friend to you.
Mrs. RAYMOND Cushfnan, of Balti-
more. was the guest during the week Of
the family of Mrs. Adrian Posey.
Misses Maize and Estelle Turner, Of
Washington, are visiting their sister
Mrs. John F. Mudd, Bryantown.
A number OF teachers from this county
will attend summer school at College
Park, which begins Monday next
Mr.. Henry Matthews and family have
reonened their country home near Ii
Plata where they will spend the summer
Get your advertisements Of entertain
ments in the Independent early SO thai
everyone will know the date and houl
they will be held.
The annual white picnic for the bene-
&, az ST. Thomas and Sacred Hear
churches will be held at Chapel Point
Wednesday, August LIST.
Misses Margaret and Kathryn Cox
students Of Holy Cross Academy, arr
spending the vacation with their parents
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Hampton Cox, lndlai
Head, Nd.
DR.. Fred Chappelear, OF Hughesville
is attending the convention OF the Amer
ican Medical Association in San Fran
cisco, Cal. He will be in the West UNI
July eth.
If you anticipate doing any-building
this season you can save money a
the lumber yard of Matthews Howard
Company, Inc. A full line OF dressed
lumber and building material is car
led at all times.
Mrs. Sydney Richmond and Mis-
Eloise Berry, of Washington, wer
among the former graduates who at
tended the commencement exercises las
week at the McDonough Institute.
Through, inadvertance an error wa
made in the hours when the Post OHIO
IN this town will be closed in the after
Moons. The same will be closed tror
to P. NJ. II will reopen at +. NJ
and remain open until 8 o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren M; AlbrittaiIr
and Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Edward Burrougih
attended the closing exercises OF tn
MARYLAND University on Saturday, thei
sons Mason Albrittain and j. Edwar'
Burroughs, being among the graduates
Attend the Tobacco Growers Meetinl
at Marlboro tomorrow at 80 Z: M
The drive for IS per cent membership !,
the Tobacco Growers Association vii
close tomorrow. Is there a farmer Il
this county who is not now member
Let's hope not.
Mrs Ola B. Posey accompanied b
her son and daughter Mr.. K. Carlisl
Posey and Miss Dunreath Posey an
Capt. Paul Fl. Morris, U. $. A., atten
ed the commencement exercises oil N
University OF Maryland on Saturda
last where her son NJ. Winfield POSE
received his diploma graduating frol
) the College of Arts and Sciences.