The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1897-01-29
PRNCE
BREVITIES.
There will be meeting of the County
on Tuesday next.

There will be meeting of the County
Commissioners on Tuesday next
The Ladies Association of Trinity
Church will hold a regular meeting on
Monday next at $50 o'clock p. m.
Rev. J. c. Mayo, Of Hyattsville, will
ofticiate in Trinity Church, this Town,
next Sunday, in exchange with Rev. Mr..
Sontag.
AT regular meeting of the Bar
Association of the District of Columbia
last week, Mr.. w. Meyer Levin was
elected Secretary.
A big mark down sale is now going
on at Haines' Washington Store, Sth St.
and Penn. Ave, S. E Look out for the
advertisement next week.
Decentralization in Maryland; March
upon Baltimore; The Death of Gen. Ross, y
will be the subjects of the next chapter of
"a Subaltern in America to be published
next week This interesting narrative is
attracting great deal of attention.
Tuesday Mr.. James H. E. Mitchell
as auctioneer for Phil H. Tuck, Esq,
Attorney named in mortgage, sold at
public sale at the Court House door, the
farm of Claiborne Hunter, in Surratts
district, containing 504 acres, for 1867 80:
it was purchased by Mr.. Robert W. Hun
ter.
Governor Lowndes is determined to
relieve the over crowded condition of the
House of Correction. Last Friday he
pardoned 81 prisoners, this makes about
20 in all so far discharged. Among those
pardoned Friday were three committed
from this county: John Hughes, Frank
Smith and Charles Ribson. Hughes and
Smith were pardoned on condition that
they leave the State.
Governor Lowndes has decided to adj
vertise the case of Asa Hamilton Tucker,
now serving a term in the Maryland Peni-
Tertiary for murder in the second degree.
Tucker was convicted by the Circuit Court
of this county at the October term, 1894,
of the murder of Lloyd Vermillion. The
application is signed by Judges Briscoe
and Crane and by Ex-State's Attorney
Brandt, the jurors and many others.
Annie Hall, little colored girl, six
years old, was burned to death Monday on
the farm of Mr. John D. Gather, about
four mil. S from this town. The girls
father had gone to the stables to feed Mr..
Gathers horses and left his two little
girls playing in the house. Upon his re-
turn he found this ones clothes on fire
and very badly burned. He extinguished
the flames and came to town after DR.. l..
A. Griffith, who was out with another pa
tient at the time, and when the doctor ar
rived, about o'clock in the evening, the
child was dead.
Governor Lowndes has directed At
torney General Clabaugh to prepare a
letter to be sent to every Justice of the
Peace in the State, warning them against
committing persons to the House of Cor
rection for the most trivial offences. They
will also be warned not to send men to
that institution without strictly carrying
out the law A failure to comply with
the terms of this letter on the part of the
justices may result in vacancy in their
office. This is a timely movement and
may have the effect of breaking up the
business" of sending people to the House
of Correction simply to make the fees.
Mr. John D. Spalding, a young man
who was in the dairy business in Wash
ington for several years, died at his home
near Forestville, this county. Saturday
morning, after brief illness. The de-
ceased was we'll known in this county, and
had host of friends He was prominent
in Catholic church work, and was a MEM
Der of Immaculate Conception Branch of
the Catholic Knights of America. He was
thirty-two years old and was a native Of
Charles county About a year ago he
moved to his late home near Forestville,
and built house. His father and mother
moved there from Charles county few
months ago, and were with him at the
time of his death. The funeral took place
from ST. Teresa's Church, Anacostia, Tues
day morning at $50 o'clock