Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-03-14

Monday next viii be St. Patrick's
Day.
Much sickness is reported in >the
county.
Mr.. r, c. Cooksey paid "a business
trip TO Baltimore Friday last.
The County Fathers finished their
work OF transferring property Tuesday
last.
Miss Alma Atkins, of McDonough
Institute, spent the weekend in Wash
ington.
Work. 1t is said, viii begin on the
new Catholic Rectory here about the
first Of April
Senator Mitchell has introduced t
bill applying the speedy judgment &C
10 this county.
Ober's 10 per cent Tobacco Bed fer
tilizer for sale by Mitchell Motor Co !,
La Plata. Md.
Sheriff Joseph H. Howard and Mrs.
Howard, Of Waldorf, were visitors 10
Annapolis during the week.
Thank the man who directs you 70
Martins Hotel, La Plata, Md, TO dine
He is sure friend TO YOU.
All prospects for an early spring
+ were dissipated Monday night last.
Old man winter is not dead yet.
For tobacco beds, get Old Honesty
10 per cent fertilizer. For sale by
Robert v. Norris, La Plata, Md.
Miss Laura Yates, OF Dahlgren, Va,
spent the weekend with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Yates, this town.
Only three more weeks ofshe Legis-
lature and no one will be more happy
when the end arrives than the tsxpay-
ers.
Miss Elsie Cooksey, OF Washington,
spsnt the Weekend with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Cooksey. near
this town.
When in need of letter heads, envel-
opes, bill heads, posters or any other
kind OF job printing, call at this office.
Prompt attention given TO all work,
Rev. =. J. Bradley and Mr.. P. A.
Wheatiey attended the st. Patrick 5
entertainment, given by the students
of Holy Cross Academy in Washing
son Thursday night.
AS will be seen from notice in an
other column, the meeting of the Road
Commissioners advertised for March
IL, on account of weather conditions.
was postponed to Tuesday, March Is.
Though damage TO telephone poles
and wires In La Plata was great, it was
the only town In Southern MARYLAND
south of Anne Arundel county in touch
with the outside world alter the storm.
A summary OF returns from SELLING
agents OF leaf tobacco on the Balti.
more market show that 23l hogsheads
Jas. 100 pounds Of Southern Maryland
tobacco were sold during the month Of
February at an average price of 23.S
cents per pound.
The ladies are invited to call and
inspect our Spring line OF Millinery,
Goats and Dresses .s..sMiss Hint
will be in charge 90
JAMES N. BOWLING & Co,
Y Hughesville, Md.
Any one desiring demonstration
on the haulO Will please write us, OF
call at our place of business any even
ing after six O'Clock.
MITCHELL MOTOR Co.,
La Plata, Md.
John B. Gray, Jr., and NJ. Luthe
Hutchins were appointed in Circui
* Court, No. 2, Baltimore, Thursdav 4
4 last week, receivers for the Unite
Farmers Agency, which conducted
commission business at 1876 S. Charlie
ST., for many years. MIR. Hutchin,
who alleged the agency owed him SOS
900 and was insolyent, asked that r.
ceiyers be named.
The Weather Man is not to b
laughed at any longer. His predit
tion Of blizzard came true last Nor
day evening, when q terrific snow an
wind storm broke over this section
lasting all Monday night and Tuesd a
and playing havoc in its wake, d,
stroying telephone and telegraph COT
nections. In this town the storm va
most severe. most every telephone pol
on Main Street being broken of al Ii
A ground.