The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-04-03
LOCAL BREVITIES.

| VlSlt from SCHOOL.
The Orphans Court will meet OF
Tuesday, April 1 4th.
Mr. W. Allen Griffith is on visit t.
his parents of this Town.
Invitations are out for dance to bt
given at the Town Hall next Monday
night.
An interesting lecture will be giver
here on the 10Th by Judge P. H. j. Read
mond.
Mr. and Mrs Jones of Brandywine
spent Tuesday with Mr.. and Mrs. Boswell
ofTB
Mrs. J. Alfred Osborn, who has spent
the winter in Baltimore, returned home
last week.
Miss Katie Martin has returned from
Danville, Pa, where she has been visit
ing friends.
The Annual election for Vestrymen
will take place Easter Monday at II o clock
in Trinity Church.
The regular quarterly meeting of the
Colored Teachers Association was held
at Bowie yesterday.
Miss Clara Brown, of Forestville, is
visiting her relatives and friends in
Washington and Georgetown, d. C.
The next regular meeting of PatuNent
Planters Club will be held at the resi-
dence of Mr.. r. Irving Bowie on Tuesday
next.
There will be meeting of the Direc
tors of the A Agricultural Fair Association
tomorrow at 10 a. M, at the office of the
Secretary, Mr.. William G. Brooke.
Miss Flora E. Crosier, of Sutland,
daughter of County Commissioners Gro
ser who was taken ill while visiting Mrs.
Chaffee, in Washington, has recovered
sufficiently to return home.
Mrs. Elizabeth S. Hill and daughter
Miss Kate Hill, who have spent the winter
in Washington, returned home last Wed
nesday, and Dr. Richard S. Hill and
family also return this week.
There will be meeting of the Ladies
Association at the home of the President
on Monday evening next, at O'Clock. A
full attendance is requested as the annual
election of officers will take place.
Mrs. Effie Ryon, of Groom, is visiting
her cousin, Mrs. Samuel Tayman, at
"Chillum Castle" near FOrestville; and
Mr.. George W. Tayman, recently of
Baltimore, is also there on Il few days
visit.
Mr.. J. L. Edlavitch has just received
handsome line of Spring stock from New
York and other places. The assortment
in both stores IN all departments, is great
and prices are low. If you want to save
money, give him call.
The house near Magruder's station
that was destroyed by fire last week was,
we are informed, owned by Richard
Forrest kearney, NJ. D., and not by Mr.
Clayton Darnall, as stated in our last issue
1t was insured for $500.
Yesterday, J. Lambert Jarboe, as auc
tfOuCCl III SHoIlCS IL. ctohiSN, AiuS@SS,
sold at public sale here Tuesday the home
and lot of Mrs Catherine p. Adams, in
the village of Woodville. 1t was pur
chased by Otto Duker 4 Co., of Balti
more, for 1910.
Articles incorporating the United States
ex-slave ownes' registration bureau were
filed in Washington on Thursday. The
incorporators are A. F. Pickert of Allan
ta Ga; l. B. Harper, L. NJ. Marfield and
Charles p. Rosignol. The object of the
organization is to secure and keep a re-
owners and their heirs at law. The CAPT
tai stock of the organization is estimated
at $4,000.
Governor Lowndes has appointed Mr..
J. H. Ralston of this county as one of the
members of the commission recently pro-
vided for by the Legislature to report npon
the Torren system of land tenure and
land transfers, and recommend such modi
fications as to make the plan applicable in
Maryland The members of the commission
are RichardM. Vennable of Baltimore and
F. w. Story. There nominations have been
confirmed by the Senate. The bill was first
introduced into the House of Delegates by
Mr. Holmes.
MIR. Joseph Bryan, of Anne Arundel
county, has been awarded the contract for
constructing dam for Point Branch reser-
voir and also the reservoir for the Column
bia and Maryland Electric Railway. The
construction of the reservoir involves
the removal of $4,000 cubic yards of
earth The work will be commenced in
few days. This reservoir is for the pur-
pose Of containing constant supply of
water for the operation of the large pow
er-house to be located on the boundry line
dividing the village of Lakeland and Col
lege Park, and near the tracks OF the B.
& o. The large piers for the bridge at
this point, crossing Point Branch, have ar
rived and the work will be vigorously
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