The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-07-03

Mr. William l. HILL Miss May Hill
Miss Maggie Hill. Mr. w. : Hill Mr.
I A. s Hill, and Mr. T c. Tucker, hav,
gone to Richmond to attend the C"nfcd-
crate reunion.
The half quarter of the Misses Bird 5
dancing school will begin Saturday. July
4th. They will be glad t" have amy of then
former scholars join, who wish to be pre-
sent at the soirce.
For your Binding Txinr, Lard and
Machine oil, Soft Coal, CultivatorS, Hoes
Paris Green, Plaster and Harvest Whiskcy
90 to j L. Edlavitch, the low priced man
of Southern Maryland.
The annual read u>tmcnt> of the sal
aries of the presidential postmasters
went into effect yesterday. We find that
the salary of the postmaster at Laurel has
been increased from 81 100 To 81 400
The Laws passed at the January SEES
sion, 1896, of the General Assembly OF
Maryland, have been received ii the Clerk ;
the Peace and the members of the late
Assembly
Next Tuesday there will uc a nlcctin
of the Board of Election Supervisors for
this county. At this meeting the names "i
those already selected as Officers OF
Registration will be considered as /" their
fitness for appointment,
Judge Brooke Tuesday heard the
haI,rnx 60, pms case of Charles IL. Stewart,
c,iorcI. who was confined in the ll"us e
of Correction. Mr. John b Contcc fer
petitioner, and States Attorney Bells f'I
State. petition sustained and prisoner dis
charged
for Richmond The society of the Army
and Navy of the Confederate States, IN
the State of MARYLAND, of which he is a
member attended the ceremonies con
nected with the laying of the Jefferson
Davis monument i'll that city.
DIR James \ Stewart. Secretary to
be in Marlboro to meet the County Com
missioncrS on the 18th day of July and will
bc glad to have all the doctors of the
county to meet him and all other persons
who can attend He will give Il general
talk on the subject of health etc
The Malthy House, which for Il mum
lao, Of b.,- nnIIIll host ,.lr
in Baltimore, closed its career as a hotel
Tuesday night The building will be sold
in order to settle the Maltby estate. Col
mel Fowler. the manager, said that several
of the old hoarders will remain in the
building until its affairs have been settled.
Mr. F. WiIlctt, an old and highly
respected citizen of tins district died II
his home ut Mclwood on Friday last For
many wears he had charge of the toll gate
at that place and by his gentle, thought
ful consideration won the confidence and
esteem of all who travelled our pike He
WAS - years of are and leaves Il widow
and one son.
Daniel c. IIammctt, trustee, sold
Monday at public auction the point Look
out estate, situated AT the mouth "f the
Potomac river. Anthony VI. ZANE, of
Philadelphia was the purchaser, 1t Sill
600 The farm contains 2StY acres, and
on il is the site of the famous United
States prison for Confederate troops dur
inc the cival war. Point Lookout was 1t
one time a resort of considerable note,
visited.
We are pleased to announce that the
we'll received by our people during thcir
stay here last winter, will be with Us this
week again, beginning Friday, July 3rd,
and continue until further notice, giving
their plrasin" performances under 4 lar@,
and spacious tent. The company Is mucl
larger than when here last. They ais,
carry a band of genuine Indians VIII" as
sist in advertising and Introducing thclI
| remedies, also giving their War Songs
| Dances etc, nightly.
The body of an unknown white mal
was found living along the tracks of the
| Baltimore and Potomac Railroad ncal
Seabrook by the track foreman Ncdncs
| day morning. He is supposed to have been
Il tramp who was stealing ride and ha'
| fallen from a freight tram some time dur
ing the night \ justice of the peace hcl'
an inuuisition, generating the railroad
company from any blame. Nothing wa:
found to identify the body, which WA:
carried to Bowie and turned over to tn,
| constable for burial.