The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-09-04
BREVITIES.
Miss Bette Hansborough, of Nirgi

is visiting her cousin, Mrs John w.
Belt.
Mrs. d. V. Payne was appointed post
mistress at Clinton vice Emmanuel
Knowles, deceased.
The Ladies' Association will meet at
the home OF the President next Monday
afternoon at 4 o'clock.
DR. John s. Billoppis still at Glendale
where he will render professional services
to those needing them.
The ortolan season will begin to-
morrow. The marshes of the Patuxent
are said to be full of them.
Mrs. Judge Somerville Tuck, of Egypt
and Miss Gertrude Tillard. of New Jersey,
are guests at the home of Judge Chew.
VIM. NJ Mayhew has bought of W.
Sykes a farm in Queen Anne district
containing 200 acres, for the sum of $4,000
cash.
Mrs. George w. Wilson and Miss
Mary l.. Wilson have returned from their
visit to friends and relatives in
Virginia
Mr.. Charles F. Shaffer has been
elected a director of the Citizens National
Bank, of Laurel, in place of Mr. Edward
Phelps, who failed to qualify.
The festival, held in the grove at the
Priests Home last week for the benefit of
the Pastoral Residence Rapair fund, was
largely attended, and the net receipts
amounted to $3.50.
The University of the South, at its
Commencement on August 6, conferred
the degree of Doctor of Divinity, homo. is
cauSa uron the Rev. G. Ernest Smith,
All Angels Baltimore.
The stores of Mr. John l.. Edlavit, h
will be closed next Tuesday and Wednes-
dav. September Sth and 9th, and again on
September 18th, on account of Hebrew
Holidays. He asks all his customers 20
buy wh:t they need, or wait until the
holidays are over.
Mr. and Mrs S. G. Townshend and
Miss Irene G. Townshend, of Cheltenham
Miss Lucreta G.. Edgerly of Ardwick,
Miss Maggie Lusby Messrs Townshend
and Frank Tippett Of Washington and
Mr.. Will Howard of Baltimore, started
from Chetenham on Monday for trip
to Atlantic City.
The next chapter of the "Subaltern
in America" will give an interesting
account of the encampment of the British
army at Marlboro and tell how the ancient
village appeared to the young officer eighty
two years ago Back numbers containing
the first two chapters can be procured
upon application.
Don't Waste Younr Money-Buy
your goods from J. L. Edavitch's two
stores He will sell goods for the next 80
days at the following prices Ginger snaps
4c; sugar cakes, TIC; lard, &C.; fat back
SIC; Star and Circus soap, Be-; % lbs. of
flour, 45c,; fine and heavy brown cotton,
yard wide, &C.; peck of meal, Ice;
This county was represented at the
meeting of the Maryland State Bar Asso-
citation, held last week at the Blue Noun
tain House, by Messrs. c. c. Magruder,
George E. Loweree, Phil W. Chew, and
Joseph K Roberts. Chief Justice James
McSherry of the Court of Appeals was
made President Mr.. c. C. Magruder was
chosen as one of the Vice-Presidents.
Governor Lowndes has determined
to extend the time in which assessors shall
complete the assessment in such cases as
are necessary. In this county the time has
been extended for the second assessment
district, comprising Bladensburg, Kent
and Queen Anne, until September Both,
comprising Nottingham, Aquasco and
Brandywine until October, 18th.
The Ivy Leaf Pleasure Club of North
East Washington, gave their first straw
ride Saturday evening to Mr.. Joseph Dor
cey of Reds Corner. Numerous and
amusing games were INDUCED il, after
which the happy throng where ushered
into the dining room, where an elaborate
reDaSG was served. Inc feature OI the
evening was fine game of base ball be
tween the county boys and the city which
resulted in grand victory for the county
boys by a score of TOTO 4.
The Misses Hill entertained the Dane
ing Glass Club last Friday evening in a
delightful manner. Among those present
were: Mrs. Ida NJ. Bowie and daughters,
Mrs. Fred. Sasscer and son, Mrs. Lucy
Marbury, son and daughter, Miss Mamie
Bowie and her nieces, Misses Nellie and
Rosa Hill. The Misses Wood, Mr.. r..
Bernard Berry and daughter, the Misses
Beale, Miss Nellie Grant, Miss Brooke,
Messrs Reverdy Sasscer, Robert Beale,
Richa I'd Roberts, Allen and Webb Griffith,
Charlie Grant, George and NanDyke
Brooke, Beall and Irving Bowie, Philip
Wall, Guy and Roy Clagett, James Har-
per, Charles |. Wilson, lille and Sidney
Hill.