The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1897-05-28
The Democratic Editors.

" NV, queen Aulc County, Oh
the Goth inst. The Association was not
very largely represented, but those who
attended enjoyed to the fullest extent the
we'll known hospitality of the Eastern
Shore. Through the courtesy of the new
Queen Railroad Company the party made
a delightful trip from Baltimore to Queen
Ann on the afternoon of the 10Th inst
The steamer, "B. S. Ford" which con-
meets with the trains at Queenstown makes
"a run of only two and a half hours across
the Bay. At Queenstown kin friends
met the visitors and took them in carriages
through beautiful country to Centre
vile, which is the county seat of Queen
Anne county. An opportunity was thus
afforded of viewing one of the finest and
most productive agricultural regions in
t IL State
The people of Centreville were most
hoSpitable and kind. They are justly
prou of their beautiful country and thirty
ing town. We saw some luxuriant fields
of wheat which will soon be ready for
harvest, giving promise of yield Of ~
or 40 bushels per acre. Queen Anne
co Inty is the home of Col. Mckinney,
the largest wheat grower in Maryland.
His real estate holdings comprise it is said
nearly half the town of Centreville, and
tifty-six farms in the neighborhood. His
sales of wheat sometimes amount to
to 10000 bushels The entertainment for
the editors. which had been arranged by
Mr. w. w. Busteed of the Obs roer and
his charming daughter, Miss Katie, con-
sisted of IA reception at the Hotel on the
evening of their arrival, where many of
the towns people assembled to welcome
the knights of the quill; also of drive
on the following day, an excursion on the
beautiful Chester river by moon light, and
of a ride over the new rail road on Friday.
Those present were: Mr.. and Mrs. Eu
gene Wathen, of the Annapolis R"p4bti-
CT; Mr.. and Mrs. W. Laird Henry, Cam
bridge CArOuirt+; Mr.. and Mrs W. NJ.
Abbott, Annapolis Eo. ming Cdpi'dl; Mr.
and Mrs Edward P Suter, Baltimore
Hsrdd; Mr. and Mrs Charles H. Wander
ford, Westminster AdeOctt't Mrs. Geo.
Z. Haddaway and Arthur N. Haddaway
Easton L"dyer; J. P. Steele, Denton
Joa'nd; A. J. Almoney, Rockville A.to,-
cue; F. NJ. Cox, Port Tobacco Times;
George r. Ash, Elkton ID amocra; Fred.
Sasscer, Prince Georges Enquirer, ana
,seph NJ. Street; Belair D-mo:ut, The
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ladies and gentlemen of the county.
The most important business transact
ed was the passage of the following
preamble and resolution, which will be
put into operation at once.
Whereas, in view of the eluivo>al ..po-
stion on political questions on the part
of the daily press of Baltimore city
hitherto garlic as Dem ocratie, and it
full AL ulDit,,l ilf): IN ition regard
ing the rec)rl of the Republi
cln party in this State during its brief
lease of power, it is the opinion of the
Maryland Democratic Editors Associa-
ton that it is our Imperative duty to take
some proper steps looking to cooperative
action among democratic editors for the
purpose of supplying themselves with
the necessary facts for the information of
the people to the end that the State may
be redeemed from republican misru'e
Therefore be it.
R'solvpd, That Messrs Charles H. Van
derford, A. J. Almoney, W. La I'd Henry,
w. w. Busted and F. NJ Cox be and
duty it shall be to collate facts bearing
upon the record of the republican party
generally, and especially within the State
of Maryland, and more especially during
this short lease of power, and any other
facts which shall have a mcterial bearing
upon the conduct Of the campaign. The
said facts, after having been SO collat ed
and verified, to be incorporated into con-
venient articles, prepared for publication
a I'd transmitted to the mem beers of this
association and to the editors of all other
democratic papers in the State who de-
sire to use its service and give publication
to the facts prepared.
NJ. j. M. Street. of the II. .fod Demo
CT Belair, was re- Re ted President of the
Association. Frederick S isscer, of tn En-
al 'Pr was reelected secretary.
Power of ConstahIes t, Make
Arrests.
nf fha A
Hyattsviile on Monday decided that a con-
stable has the authority to maxi an arrest
without a warrant. The decision was
rendered in case where Constable Vim
cent, of Bladensburg district, arrested two
negroes without "A warrant near Highlands
within a few hundred yards of the Dis
trict of Columbia line. The arrest was
made at the instance of a third negro,
who stated that the men had assaulted
him with a brick displaying very badly
cut head in support of his statement.
H I'd Vincent y ,stponcl the arrest the
two parties " pll have escl ped into the
District Of Columbia DR.. Westlake, of
Highlands, had the constable arrested for
making an illegal arrest Justice Carr
d.cided that Vincent was justified in
making the arrest, and based his opinion
upon the ground Of public policy He
declared that to decide otherwise would
be dangerous precedent to establish,
especially in this community. where most
of the depredations committed were
attributable to Washington tOughS. and
if the constable was not permitted to
make the arrests before procuring a war
rant the culprita could easily escape
Skaters Chances Brighter.
A special dispatch from Washington to
the Baltimore .NtrS says:
Representative Mudd called on District
Commissioner Wight Monday with Mr.
Charles F. Sbaffer, .Jr., of Laurel who
wants to succeed Gen. Frank Bond as
Sealer of Weights and Measures for the