The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-04-24
LOCAL BREVITIES.

All Orders left with Mr.. J. Ber
Jarboe, in this town for Scott Armstrong
the Undertaken, will receive prompt at
| tention.
The next regular meeting of tho PatuN
ent Planters Club will be held next Tues
day evening at the home of Mr.. William
G. Brooke.
Mr. James Royce, for many years a res
ident of Spaldings district, died of paraly-
sis, in Georgetown, on the 18th instant
aged - years.
The regular meeting of Trinity Chapter
of the Brotherhood of st. Andrew was
held at the rectory Wednesday night at
the usual hour.
Mr. Clivie c. Wilson, has gone to
Paint Greek, West Virginia, to engage in
business with his uncle, Mr.. G. NJ. Carpen
ter, Il large railroad contractor.
Willie Harper and Charlie Traband,
of Baltimore, and johnny Warning and
Walter Magruder, of Washington, spent
Sunday here; coming from Washing ton on
their bicycles.
Thomas & Sons, Undertakers, Wood
yard, have established branch office in
this town at the residence of Mrs. Owings
and will be pleased to serve the public in
this business. Will keep on hand full
stock of Collins and Caskets.
The Governor has appointed the fol-
lowing Justices Of the Peace for this coun-
ty to fill vacancies caused by designations
John O. Roberts, Twelfth district: Henry
Compton, Eighth district, and Benjamin
NJ Cross, Thirteenth district.
An eXemplitied copy of the will of the
!ohn L. jenkins of this county, was filed
last week in the Orphants' Court for the
District of Columbia. The estate is be-
uucathcd to the widow, Mary W. Jen-
kins, for life, with the remainder to the
children.
Right Reverend Bishop Sattorlee will
make an official visit to st. Thomas Par
ish, Rev. Mr. Willes, rector, on Wednes-
day next, April Goth Services at st.
Thomas Church, Groom, at 10 a. m, and
at the Church of the Atonement, at Chel-
tenham, at 2. p. m.
Under the new Assessment law this
county is divided into five Assessments
districts as follows: First district, Vans
vile, Laurel, and Bowie: second district,
Bladensburg, Queen Anne and Kent; third
district, Marlboro and Spaldings; fourth
district, Nottin CHAM, Aquasco and Brandy
wine, and fifth district, Piscataway. Sur
rats and Oxen Hill.
-Laurcl's new City Councilwas organic
ed last week by electing Mr. r. w. Keer,
President and Mr.. John w. Gray. Secre-
tary. The new Council also reappointed
Bailiff B. Frank Robev, Deputy Baliff J.
r. Griffith and Town Treasurer George W.
Waters, Jr. Mayor Phelps submitted to
the council a message on the lines of the
lines of the one sent to the old council in
January.
The contract for building the new
Court House at La Plata was awarded
last week to Mr. James H. Haislip, of
Charles county for $lG,414 being the low
est of the thirteen bids offered The plan
submitted DO Architect Johnson. O fWash-
ington, has been adopted and he will sup
erintendend the erection of the building
Mr.. Haislip is required to give bond for
the sum of $50 900, and is to file it by the
last of this month. He asks to be allowed
eight months t" complete the building
which the committee thought a reasonable
time and allowed it, Among the bidders
was Mr. A. F. Nicholson, of Laurel; his
bid was ST., 49,.