Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-09-12

Fair at Indian Head, today and to-
morrow.
The festival and picnic season is
drawing to close.
Miss Dorothy rosey is spending
sometime in Washington.
Note change in schedule OF the Tide
water Lines, Inc, effective Oct. l.
Miss Rachel Billingsley spent last
week with friends in Washington.
The melon crop in Charles county
this year has so far been failure.
Miss Dean, OF Constantinople, Tur-
key, is visiting Mrs. Adrian Posey.
Miss Laura Yates. OF Dahlgren. Va.
spent the weekend with her parents, in
this town.
Miss Margaret Norris, of Washing
ton, is visiting Miss Lula Penn, of
this town.
Mr.. Claude B. Lloyd, of G. Ober &
Sons Co., was doing business in the
county this week.
Sergeant Vim. c Ferguson, of the
Baltimore Police Force, was recent
visitor to our city.
Thank the man who directs you 10
Martins Hotel, La Plata, Nd, TO dine.
He is sure friend to you.
Three corener's ineuests were re-
Gently held in Charles county-Satur-
day, Monday and Tuesday last.
The September term of the Circuit
Court for st. Mary's county will con-
vens in LeonardtoSn Monday next.
Mr.. Anderson HUNT, the well known
hardware salesman, called upon the
merchants OF Charles during the week.
The recent cool snap had notice
able effect upon the attendance of city
jewellers at our summer resorts Sunday
last.
Contractor W. A. Potts, it is said,
is making rapid progress with the
State road from La Plata to Dents
ville.>
Miss Virginia Bond, who has been
spending several weeks at The Ma
pies, returned to her home in Cations
vile. Nd, Monday last.
Mrs. Gordan Parks and little daugh-
ter ter, wsc have been sisi.ing It sIhe
Naples, returned to their home.
Guilford, Baltimore, Sunday.
Today, Friday, September 18th, has
been designated as National Defense
Day, when there viii be mobilization
OF the man power of the country.
Misses Lillian and Clara Eager Gar
diner, of Washington, and Mrs. Bar
clay, of Brooklyn, spent the weekend
with their aunt, Mrs. Adrian Posey.
Misses Catherine Robey and Ethel
Graves have returned to Baltimore
and again taken up their duties as
teachers in the public schools OF that
city.
The pipe organ recital at Christ
Church Wednesday evening, by Miss
Margaret Page 1ngle, OF Baltimore,
-was a delightful affair and largely az
tended
Mr.. Wilbur Atkins has resigned his
position as clerk in the Railroad Sta
tion here TO accept position with the
Pennsylvania Railroad in Washing
ton. He will be succeeded by Mr..
Phil Padgett, of White Plains.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. N. Thompson, Oh
Bel Alton, motored to Woodyille,
Md, Sunday last, where they placed
flowers on the grave OF the latter's fa-
ther who lies buried in the cemetery of
ST. Mary's Chapel, that town, and
who died years ago.
McDonough Institute will open its
twenty second session Tues lay next.
In the boarding departments capacity
reservations have been completed The
faculty will be composed of the follow
ing Prof. and Mrs. K. II. Lee Reich,
Prof. and Mrs. E. E. Stevens, Miss
Edythe Pentz Sitter, Miss Lois Reese,
and Miss Resta Irene Bushey.
Dog owners are warned that accord
ing TO the Statewide Act passed at the
Session OF 1918, it is just as necessary
for the tag TO be worn on the dog as Il
is to procure one. The law reads
1.-THE tag shall at all times be kept on
the dog for which the license is issued
except when confined in the kennel OF
when :, hunting in charge 0t On atIend'
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