The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-03-20

LOCAL BREVITIES.

Hon VIM. A. Meloy's registration
case will come up before the Court of
Appeals in April.
Mr.. j. W. Fowler, Jr and Miss Nellie
Gibbons, of Oxen Hill, spent Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. J. N. W. Wilson.
Mr.. James P Bays has resigned as
clerk in the Office of the State Treasurer.
Mr. Robert Bowie will be retained.
Sheriff Underwood has appointed
Robert c. Langley Deputy Sheriff for
Bladensburg district vice Geo. Mcfarland
resigned
Mr.. sydney p Townshend, formerly
of this county has been appointed prln-
cipal of the public school at Greenwood,
Baltimore county.
Mr.. Fred Sasscer, having been ap-
pointed executor by his uncle, the late Dr.
James T. Ghiselin of Portland, Oregon,
left for that city on Monday.
Mrs. Eleanor C. T. Magruder, widow
of the late C. c. Magruder, of this town,
died on Wednesday in Frederick at the
nome OF ncf nephew, MI W hlh'h IL. -"
| derson.
Those who will take part in concert
and the play to be given at the Town Hall
on the Sth proximo, are requested to meet
at the residence of Mrs. Frank W. Hill
next Monday at 3p. m.
Among the nominations sent to the
| T Tuesday
was that of Robert c. Langley, as justice
| of the peace of Bladensburg district, vice
| Louis O. Wiseman, rejected.
| MIR. B. F. Duvall, who has been ap-
aointed tobacco inspector from this county
expects to take charge of warehouse \"
) next Monday. He will not official
announce all his appointments lefore the
lst of May.
The State Comptroller has made the
quarterly distribution of the public school
tax, payable on and after the 25th instant.
In this distribution this county will re-
ceive 81 1929 for white and 81 ,520.S9 for
colored schools.
AT the Washington NJ. f. Conference,
colored, with closed its session at Charles
ton, West Virginia, last week, Rev. W.
r. J. Williams was appointed fer Bowie,
Rev. A W. Brooks, for Laurel, and Rev.
| W. NJ. Norman to Marlboro.
| The Republicans of the Fifth Con-
| gressional district will hold their conven-
ton to select delegates to the st. Louis
| National Convention in this town on
! Thursday, April 23rd, and the regular Con-
| gressional Convention at La Plata, Charles
county, August 18th.
The Trustees of Mary land A agriculture
| al College have decided 20 hold an encamp-
ment of the cadets next June. MeSsrs.
| Charles H. Stanley, Charles b. Calvert
and Charles H. Evans from committee
20 urge upon the Legislature a special
| appropriation to erect and equip..a suitable
hospital for studen IS attacked with in
| fictitious diseases.
The directors of the Laurel Building
and Loan Association met Wednesday
last and declared a semiannual dividend
| for the six months ending March It'll, of
three and threefourths per cent. From
the 25th annual report we see that the
profits for the last six months were
| $15,S5S 95, and the total expenses, includ
| ing officers salaries and taxes paid were
| only 81 ,269 80: this is less than onet enth
of the profits.
Baltimore and Washington accommo-
dation train No 325' in charge of Engineer
Boyer and Conductor Chambers, struck
| and killed Caleb Barrett colored. fifty
years of age, about one mile south of Sea
| brook Station Saturday night. Barrett
| lived near Hynesborough Park and was
| on his way home from Landover. 1t is
| said he was under the influence of liquor
and lay down on the track and went to
sleep Justice of the peace W. W. Phelps,
| of Bowie was notified, and after vew-
ing the remains decided that an inquest
was unnecessary. Tho body was turned
over to his friends for burial