The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-01-11
LOCAL BREVITIES.

The County Commissioners will lie in
session next Tuesday.
The Orphans Court will hold a re
gular meeting next Tuesday.
The Editors of the Frederick Citizen
have favored us with handsome calcn-
dar.
-Avar'S Hair Nigor, for dressing the
hair and promoting its growth. Get Aver
Almanac.
1t will pay YOU to attend the great
sacrifice sale to take place at the store of
J. l.. Fdlavitch next Tuesday.
The Postofficc Department has order
ed the name of the postoflice at North
Keys to be written as one word.
of State Colt, is visiting her friend. Miss
Lilly Willes st. Thomas Rcctory, Groom.
Merchants and Farmers of Prince
Georges Comfy cannot do better than
stop at the "Malthy House" when in Bati-
more. Convenient to Boats, Trains and
Street Cars.
The State Comptroller has made
the quarterly dist ribution of the public
school tax. This county will receive
So 1926 for white and s1.5e0.S9 for
colored schools.
The colored man Blackstone who was
so seriously cut by George Brent colured,
on December 18th. died last Thursday
home in Queen Anne district.
On Thursday Judge Chcv, as Trustee
sold at public sale the farm of the late
William F. Howell, located near Collin~-
ton and containing about 1913 for 81 400: it
was purchased by Mr.. Benjamin n.
Hardesty.
Mr.. Robert Chambers, who has been
manager for Mr.. Charles J. Bonaparte on
the "Weston' Farm for four or five wears
past. has given up his position and gone
to Baltimore He has made many friends
here who wish him success and prosperity.
1t seems hardly possible, but neverthe
less it is true that on an average every
fifty -fifth person you meet wears W. l..
Douglas Shoes Did you ever realize what
an immense undertaking it to supply one
article of wearing apparel to over one
million people?
-"Old. yet ever new, aud simple and
beautiful ever, sings the poet, in words
which might well apply to Ayers Sarsa
most efficient blood-purificr
ever offered to suffering humanity. Moth
ing but superior merit keeps it so long at
the front.
Mr. James W. Mckee, auctionccr for
w. H. Yerkes and Charles A. Baker.
Trustees, sold the Seibel farm in Vans
vile district last Saturday for $4,000. 1t
was purchased by Orinda f. Knapp. The
property was advertised in THE ENQrIRER
and Mr. r. Ford Combs acted as solicitor
for Trustees.
There was meeting of the patrons of
the Upper Marlboro Academy on Mon
day; Dr. l.. A. Griffith presided with Mr..
W llllam III. Harper, Secretary. Inc 1olloW-
ing Trustees were elected to serve for the
ensuing year; Messrs. c. c. Magruder, DR..
L. A. Griffith, r. Irving Bowie William
H. Harper, George w. Wilson, Charles
Traband and John r. Coalc.
Mr. Thomas St. George Pratt, a son
of the late eX-GOv. Thomas G. Pratt, of
d., Il
on Monday, aged fifty-eight years. He
was graduated in law from the University
of Virginia and was captain in the Con-
federate army. Mrs. Daniel Clark and Mrs.
Florence Hobson are his sisters. For many
years past Mr.. Pratt has made his home
in Baltimore His funeral took place
from St Annes Church at Annapolis.
He was brother-in-law of Mr.. NJ. Plum
mer of this town.