The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1898-07-01
BKEVITKES.

Mrs. c. c. Magruder spent last Satur-
day with Mrs. I. S. Wilson.
-MesSrs. VIM. II. Jr, and James Harper
of Baltimore, spent last Sunday here.
Mr.. J. Lee D. Clagett spent Wcdnes-
day looking after business interests here.
Miss Ellen Harper is visiting her
friend, Miss Lenore Stone, in Frederick
City.
Mrs. VIM. Hall, of Baltimore, is visit
ing her sister-in law. Mrs. Julia Hall
Osborn.
Miss Mamie Mulikin, of Washin gton,
has been visiting her cousin, Miss Jennie
Mullikin.
Miss Emily NJ. Clagett is visiting her
cousin, Mrs. Marshall Marbury, at
Mattaponi.
The Town Commissioners have pass
| ed an ordinance prohibiting bicycle riding
on the sidewalks.
The Misses Martin gave a very pleas
ant dance at their hcme, near this town,
on Monday night.
Those desiring to contribute towards
the repairs on the Artesian well can leave
their donations with DR.. Griffith.
The degree of Master of Arts h; s
been conferred upon Mr.. c. c. Magruder,
Jr., by Loyola College, Baltimore.
Mrs Ewell Thornton, nee Mss
Susie Plummer, of Fairfax Court House,
Va, is visiting her aunt Mrs. Harry Quinn.
The next meeting of the Patuxent
Planters Club will be held at the home of
Mr.. Upton B. Brooke, on Tuesday, July
9Th, at o'clock p. m.
We publish on our first page the
admirable address of Dr.. W. W. Duvall,
delivered at meeting of the Teachers
Association of this county.
A Fourth of July entertainment will
be held at Suitland Park. The amuse-
ments will be dancing. baseball, shoot
ing gallery, &c, with Il display of fire
works at night.
There have been light showers in
several portions of the county this week,
and some tobacco planting was done. The
prospects are, However. still unfavorab'e
for good crop.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Ladies' Association will be held on Tues
day at five o'clock instead of Monday, the
usual time. so as not to conflict with the
festivities of the Fourth.
There will be a meeting of the Marl
boro Gun and Pleasure Club on Monday
next, at the office of Mr.. r. 3. B. Chew,
Jr., at p. m. A shooting match will take
place Immediately after the meeting.
We spoke last week of the closing
examination in the Primary Department
at the Academy. On Friday the boys
under Prof Grant were also examined,
and showed markell progress and PROTECT
ency in thcir studies
The copies of the Laws passed by the
last General Assembly and the Senate and
House Journals, intended for the Justices
of the Peace for this county and for men,
bers of the Legislature, have been receiv
ed at the Clerks office for distribution.
Miss Lucy Coale, wife of Mr.. Joseph
II. Coale, died last Friday after linger-
ing illness. She was in the 33rd year of
her age and leaves five daughters, all of
whom are very young. Much sympathy
is felt for the afflicted husband and his
little children.
Mr. w. W. Roberts, of this county,
has two sons in the War. One is in the
navy aboard the yankee and the other
is member of the 9TH Maryland Regi-
ment. MIR. Carter Bowie, son of the late
Ex-Governor Oden Bowie, is also men,
Der of the last named organization.
A very pleasant dance was given at
Among those present we've: Misses
Mammie Kidwell, Mable Phelps, Charlotte
Watts, Josephine tladung, Sadie Carrick,
Alphonsa Fladung and Dora Hicks,
Willie Phelps, Robert Ingersoll, John
Phelps and Raymond Carrick.
internal Revenue Collector Parlett
has made nine temporary appointments
of men who will be specially charged to
collect the inventories of persons in the
tobacco trade. In the list is Mr.. Edward
E. Perkins of Prince Georges county.
They will each receive $1,000 year and
| travelling expenses. Collector Parlett
Says all the men chosen were selected be-
cause they had a necessary knowledge Of
the tobacco business. The appointments
hold until June 30, but it is expected tn 1t
they will then be made permanent.
-Maryl and teachers have an CppOrtuni-
ty this year to engage in the deliberation
| of what promises to be one of the largest
| assemblies of educators ever held in this
country Headquarters will be at the
| Ebbitt House in Washington, and every
arrangement seems perfected to make tho
| occasion memorable. The managers hope
to have at least one meeting of the Mary
| land teachers during the convention. Any
information desired can be gotten from
Mr.. Raymond A. Pearson, LAP G. st n
w., Washington. d. c., or from Mr.. H
c. Burch of the Ebbitt House
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