The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-12-25
BREN rs.
Merry Christmas,

Are You disappointed:
Late breakfasts are in order this morn
ing
Many bundles Indicate Il gcnerou.
Santa Claus.
There has been the usual Christmas
activity at the stores here this week
The public schools of the county closcc
Wednesday for the Christmas holidays
Miss Mary Gill, of Baltimore is spend,
town.
Among the visitors to our sanctum
during the past was Dr. James b. Chcslcy
of Washington.
The Christmas decoration at Trinity
Church are very tasteful, although not
so elaborate as usual.
The regular quarterly meeting Of the
Colored Teachers Association was held at
Bowie, on Wednesday,
Mr.. Clivic Wilson. Who has been with
an Engineer corps, in West Virginia, is
home for the Holidays
Sergeant Owings. of the Baltimore
Police Force paid a visit to relatives he; e
last week, and called at the Enquirer
office
Mr.. Reverdv SaSsctr who is attending
medical lectures at the University of
MARYLAND, Baltimore, is at home for the
Holidays.
Miss Bessie c. Bunnell and Miss
Ruby Neal who have been attending
Holidays.
We are glad to hear that Mr.. Marshall
has so far recovered as to he able to re
turn home.
The custom of decor:tings the house
with evergreen is very ancient. The Jews
practiced it in the Feast of TabnacieS, Il
feast very like our Christmas
For your Pepper. Sage, Saltreter and
fine spices; Ground Alum Salt at &c. per
sack, fine bushel Sack Sill. don't fail
to call at J. l.. EdlavitchS stores.
The racing track at Magruder's Sta
ton, uear Washington, which opened a
week ago, closed its gates Tuesday, being
seized by the creditors who built it.
kissing beneath the mistletoe dates
from the Druids. According to tradition
| the maid not kissed beneath the mistletoe
at Christmas goes husbandless another
year.
Our thanks are due to Rev. c. F.
Smith for tickets to an organ recital which
will take place at st. Michael and All
Angels Church, Baltimore, on January
second
For Ladies'. Misses and Childrens'
stylish well made Capes, Coats, and
Jackets; trimmed Hats, Kid Gloves
lankets, Comforts, L. &c, 90 to ]. l..
Edlavitch two Stores in this town.
The ladies of Westphaia will give a
concert, supper and ball at the Town
Hall next Monday night. The proceeds
will be used toward defraying tie cN-
pense of painting the Priests House.
Hon. Charles B. Calvert and MeSsrs.
Deakins ard Nichols were before the
Board of Review on Monday, arguing an
appeal from the assessment placed on
their property in Bladensburg district
DR.. G. French Owens has rented
rooms in the Town Hall Building, and
will begin the practice of medicine here
with the beginning of the New Year. He
is graduate of the University of Mary
land.
Services in Trinity Church Christ
mas Day as follows: Celebration of the
Holy Communion and an address at Ga. n;
Morning Prayer, Sermon and Holy Com
munion at II O'Clock. The offerings of
the day will be devoted to the fund for
aged and disabled clergymcn of the
Diocese.
Mr.. Frank A. Robey died at his home
near Hill Top, in Charles county Md,
Friday morning, after a short illness, If
pneumonia, aged sixty seven years. The
deceased was well known as the man wi o
piloted John Wilkes Booth and his com
panon, Harold, after the assassination of
President Lincoln from the home of the
late Col. Samuel Cox. in Charles county,
to the pine woods near where Bel Alton
now stands and later directed Thon "a
Jones to the spot
Mrs. Hannah Moore, afte- driving
into Washington Friday afternoon from
her home in this county, was thrown from
her DAYTON wagon and fatally hurt. She
had stopped at her daughters house 66,
F street northwest and was getting out
of the wagon. when the horse started
up, and Mrs. Moore was thrown heavily
to the ground, sustaininga severe fracture
of the base of the skull. She vas taken
to the Emergency Hospital and Drs.
jackson aud Lewis worked over her
for an hour to restore consciousness. but
without avail
The executive committee of the Mary
land State Temperance Alliance has adop-
ted a form of constitution for local anti
saloon lcaguers Its tenets bind league
members to vote for no party which
countenances the sale of liquor and to
AID in the nomination and election of
candidates for the Maryland Legislature
who will favor submitting the licensing
of sal o"n> toa popular vote in their
neighhorhood. \ public meeting was rec
commended to he held on February % and
July 1 by the combined leagues which
shall be organized, and that the third
sunday of November be set apart in all
the churches rs temperance div.
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