The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-12-11
BREVITTES.

of the assessment of Bladensburg district
until the 18th of this month.
Mr. John w. Belt, who has oeen quite
sick at the Providence Hospital in Wash
ington, is now much better and is expected
home.
The Teachers Association Of this
county will meet in Washing ton today at
the Georgetown Law School Building on
E street.
The year is nearing its close and we
hope to have many renewals OF subscrip-
tions for 1897. Send in the dollar bills at
our risk
The next meeting of the Salma gundi
Club, will be held December Both at
'sWoodland." the home of Miss Mary d.
Beale, from p. M, to p. m.
For your Pepper, Sage, Saltpeter and
fine spices; Ground Alum Salt at &c. per
sack, fine bushel Sack $1.17. don't fail
to call at j. L. Edlavitch's stores.
Chapter VII. of "A Subaltern in Amer
lea" is published this week on our first
page 1t tells Of the destruction of W ash
ington in 1914 by the British army.
Services in Trinity Church next Sun
day as follows: Early Celebration at 730
a. IN Morning Prayer and Sermon at II
Il. m, Evening Prayer and Sermon at 80
p. m.
"A very pleasant meeting of the Salma-
gundi was held on Wednesday at the home
of Mrs Geo. W. Wilson. We regret we
did not get full report in time for publ
cation this week.
MIR. and Mrs. Zantzinger spent few
days last week at ''Ellerslie,' the home Of
Mrs Zantzinger's parents. They are now
in Baltimore and will spend the winter at
the Mt. Vernon Hotel.
Mr. Eugene Demontriville, short stop
of the Washington Base Ball Club, and
Mr.. J. A. Meyers, 3rd baseman of the st.
Louis Club, visited our town this week.
They rode on bicycles from Washington.
The poor We have always with you,
and this is very good season to remem-
Der them. The cold weather is particular
ly hard on them and something should be
done to relieve their pressing necessities.
For Ladies, Misses and Childrens'
stylish well made Capes, Goats, and
Jackets; trimmed Hats, Kid Gloves,
Blankets, Comforts, &c, go to J. L.
Edlavitch's two Stores in this town.
Congressman elect Sydney E. Mudd
is in luck again. Monday night Col. A. B.
Suit gave an entertainment at Suitland,
near Washington, among the features of
steeplechaser Glennal. The horse was
awarded to Mr.. Mudd.
-Adjutant General Wilmer conferred
with the Governor last week as to proper
arrangements for the State militia in ref
erence to the Inauguration of President
elect Mckinley. 1t is proposed that the
Maryland militia shall make display
creditable to the State
AT meeting of the Brotherhood of
St. Andrew on Monday night last, the fol-
lowing officers were elected to serve for
the ensuing year: Director, William S.
Hill; Secretary, J. Selwyn Sasscer; Treas
urer Charles [. Wilson. The first week
in January was appointed self denial week
for members of the Brotherhood
-Messrs. Rehan & Hall, the fun makers,
have been giving nightly performances in
the Town Hall this week. and will con-
tinue their laughable entertainments to-
night and tomorrow night. They have
added new talent to their company since
they were here last, and altogether they
give very enjoyable show. The admis-
sion is only ten cents
Thomas Bruce colored, died sudden
ly at his home, near Groom, on Sunday
night. There was a religious revival going
on in an adjoining room. When one OF
his children went in the room he was found
dead kneeling beside his bed He was the
Oldest man in the county, being one hun
dred and two years old. He was born in
1874, and belonged to the late Dr. John
Everstield
There was a special session of the
Orphans Court last Wednesday for the
purpose of renewing the bond of County
Sheriff Underwood: the bond was present
ed and approved. The bond is for *25, 900
and is given through the United States
Fidelity and Guaranty Company of Balti
70 ,i,b
is the local Attorney and Mr.. James B.
Belt, A gent.
j. Writ Randall, Reverdv Johnson,
Clar Is j. Bonaparte,J. Alfred Pearce and
Thomas W. Hall have been appointed
by Governor Lloyd Lowndes a commission
to report upon the placing of statues of
Maryland citizens in Memorial Hall
of the Capital at Washington, under a
resolution OF the last Legislature, which
makes 1t the particular duty Of the COM
mission to inquire into the ACCESSIBILITY of
placing statue of Francis Scott Kew,
author of the "Star-Spangled Banner"
therein,
The higher temperature prevailing re
Gently has caused some injury to ship
ments of corn received from the West
Several carloads have become heated
This was followed by fermentation, and
in some instances the corn in the cars
solitied, and chopping was reserted to in
order to unload it. The corn 50 affected
is sold for what it will bring and averages
from three to five cents a bushel. The
damage reported so far from this cause
has not been large, and in some eases it is
attributed to delays en-route due to the
heavy movement at this time of grain
from the West to the seabOard