Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-09-19
LOCAL BREyIrsEs.

Farmers are busy cutting tobacco.
The straw hat season closed Monday
last:
McDonough Institute opened Tues
day last.
Miss Madeline V. Cooksey is enjoy
ing two-week' vacation.
Miss Alice Bowie is visiting Miss
Pearl Winkler, at Indian Head
Mr.. Ruey Bowling paid business
~ trip to Baltimore Sunday last.
Mr.. George Herbert is building q
storehouse and dwelling at Faulkner
Mr.. Harry Cramer has completed a
tobacco barn on the old Glasva farm.
Miss virginia Bond, of Gainesville,
spent the weekend with friends in the
county.
Mr.. Carl Gardiner is making rapid
progress with his new bungalow at
Faulkner
Mr.. Adrian Budd, OF Washington,
spent the weekend with his mother, in
this town.
The rain and cold weather during
the week has hampered farmers with
their work.
Miss Mamie Matthews, of Baltimore.
spent the week end with her mother, in
this town.
The State Normal School reopened
at Towson Monday last with an en-
rollment Of lli9.
Thank the man who directs you to
Martins Hotel, La p lata, Md.slo dine.
He is sure FRIEND to you.
MIR. and Mrs. ]. G. Jameson, OF
,sWhite Hall Cottage we're visitors
to Washington during the week.
Miss Geraldine. Simms, OF Washing
ton, is spending her vacation with
Mrs. 4. L. jameson, near Bel Alton.
Miss Elise Wheatley, of Pomfret,
lett Thursday for Georgetown Convent,
which institution she entered as stu
dent.
Mr.. Thomas Gardiner, OF Faulkner,
has fully recovered from his recent in
jury, caused by running a nail in his
loot.
Mrs. Bruce F. Barbour and family,
OF Spring Hill, spent very enjoyable
week with relatives andiriends in Bal
timore.
Misses Catherine RobeY and Ethel
Graves, of Baltimore, spent the week
end with their respective parents in the
county.
Mr.. Chester Mccarthy, of this town,
has returned home, after spending the
weekend at Mr. Austin Robey's, Pom
fret, Md.
MIR. John Robertson, OF Washing
ton, spent the weekend with his pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. D. Robertson,
this town.
Watch out for our Fall line OF goods,
which will be the most complete in
Southern Maryland. F. l.. Simms,
Bel Alton, Md.
Misses Mae Dyer, of Washington,
and Bessie Thompson, of baltimore,
are visiting Miss Phyllis Stonestreet,
at La Grange.
Miss Mabel Jones has returned to
her home in Washington, after very
pleasant visit 10 her aunt Mrs. S, u.
Jones, this town.
Judge Digges is spending the week
In Leonardtown, where the Seplembel
term OF the Circuit Court for st. Mary i
county is in session. MI
Mr.. Gardiner Barbour has returned
TO Ohio, after spending sometime witt
his parents, Mr., and Mrs. J.. S. Bar
bour, OF Spring Hill.
Mr.. Robert H. Turner, OF "Keech
land" spent the weekend with Mr.
and Mrs. J. Reeu Bailey, at thei
home near Wicomico.
Mr. r. Smith Ssannas Barred Rock
win again at Indian Head Fair. H
exhibited seven birds and all wer
placed under ribbons.
The contract for building six mile
of the Grain Highway, from Chelten
ham to 4. b., has been awarded to L
r. Colbert, whose bid was Ssh ,s.6.61
Mr.. Nathan C. Moore, OF "Auu
Mary s Farm, " Doncaster, left Snuda
for 0wing's Mills, Md. where jnine
Mrs. Moore, who is spending sometim
there.