The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1898-03-18
BKEVITIES.

Mr. Charles Lowe, of Groom, Is visit
inc his sister Mrs Richard n. Ryon
Misses Ruby and Effie Neale are Wis
ting their aunt, Mrs. James E. Sears.
Mr.. Harry Nalley, of Baltimore, spent
last Sunday with his parents near here.
Mr.. Cecil Ridgley, of Washington,
spent a few DAYS last week with friends
here.
Rev. d. Z. Day, of Greenwich, Conn,
visited his aunt, Mrs. Joseph Wells, last
week
According to the almanac Spring will
begin this wear on Sunday next, the Goth
instant
Will geese are reported to be flying,
which is said to be a sure sign that winter
is over.
We publish on our first page this
week a concise history of the Revolution
in Cuba.
Miss Vsnia Wilson and Mr.. Fred W.
Wilson visited relatives in Washington
last Sunday.
Corn is selling at public sales in
Baltimore county at So per barrel, and it
ought to be worth that here.
The ladies of Hyattsvilc are endeav-
oring to have their sex represented on the
Board of Local Trustees in that town.
MIR. Robert Wells, who has a position
in the State Tobacco Warehouse, spent
last Sunday with his mother in this town.
Mayor Phelps, of Laurel has no oppo-
sition for a fourth term, having won
great popularity by his zeal and enegry in
behalf of his Town.
A dramatic and musical entertain
ment in the Town Hall at Easter is being
discussed by the young gentlemen OF this
town, and we hope it may materialze.
AT a meeting of the Trustees of the
Maryland Agricultural College last week,
the advisability of giving the cadets an
encampment in June was left to President
Sylvester.
If the school bill now before the
Legislature becomes law all the School
Boards in the State will be recognized
on the 1st of May next. instead of on the
1st of August.
The Bishops Guild will hold an
apron sale at the home of Mrs. Julia Hall
Osborne on Friday, the 25th instant, be-
ginning at 2 o'clock p. m. Cake and
coffee will be offered for sale.
Mrs. Elizebeth Jones, wife of the late
Richard Jones, died on Saturday last at
the home of her son Mr.. r. II. Jones,
near Iceland. The funeral took place
from Mt Calvary Church, Anne Arundel
county
Miss Irene Townshend. daughter of
Mr.. S. G. Townshend, of Cheltenham, has
been appointed teacher Of the public
school at Magruders. Miss Townshcnd
is highly educated and will make good
teacher.
Leave has been granted to Mr.. White
to introduce bill to amend the laws so
as to authorize the County Commissioners
of this county to deposit funds in any
safe bank. The bill was referred to the
delegation from this county.
For your pure, fresh, reliable garden
and field seed Great assortment of
farming implements. Genuine Oliver
Chilled Plows and repairs Tobacco bed
cotton, low, surprising prices go to J. l..
Edlavitch, The Bargain Merchant
The following assignment have been
make for this county by the Washington
Conference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, colored to Marlboro, Rev. R. X
Riggs; to Bowie, Rev. A. B. Dorsey : to
Laurel, Rev. A. w Brooks to Woodville,
Rev G. H. Booze
Mrs. Aquilla H. Wilson died at her
home in Groom on Tuesday of paralysis
having been i'll for several months She
was greatly esteemed by all who knew
her The funeral took place Yesterday
from St. Mary's Catholic Church, this
town and was largely attended. Mrs.
Wilson leaves three children-Mrs.
Ignatius Nalley, Mrs. James Sweeney and
Mr. John W ilson.
John Jackson, colored, employed on
the Chesapeake Railroad excavations,
near Westphalia, was caught under fall
ing bank Tuesday morning. The dirt
covered him for many feet, and when his
comrades dug him out he was found uncon
cious with his collar bone and breast bone
broken. Internal injuries lead the ply
sician to believe that there is little hope
of recovery Jackson was sent to Washing
ton.
AT a sale of Hereford cattle at
Emporia. Kansas, on March and ;, Is
bulls brought $50 $50, averaging Si:'::''; e.
females $25,655, averaging $3.50. The
! highest price obtained was $4,000 for al
imported year old bull, and the lowest
$500 for calf months old. MIR. Frederick
Sasscer has a small herd of these popular
beef cattle, raised from Il pair obtained a
few years ago out of the celebrated John
Merryman herd.
Mr.. Alvin r. Morrison, president OF
the Delaware Construction Company, was
here on Monday on business
connected with the draw span for the
new steel bridge over the PatuXent river
for the Chesapeake Construction Com
pany. This span is $50 feet long, and
will be put in place as soon as received
| next week. 1t has been shipped from
Wilmington hy water. The bridge pro
| per is being built by the YOUNGSTOWN
| Bridge Company, of YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio.
Mr.. Haskell, the District Of Columbi;
sealer of weights and measures has issue,
the following notice: "All hucksters, OF
other persons, selling potatoes on the
streets, or otherwise, are hereby notified
that the same must be sold by weight
sixty pounds to bushcl, and not by
| measure. Prosecution for an offense o.
this kind will not follow until after Marcel
| 10, 1898, so as to give all such dealer: