The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1898-04-29


James H. Boswell in Anne Arundel county
was destroyed by fire on Friday last.
The next meeting of the Patuxent
Planters Club will be at the home of DR..
r. S Hill. on Wednesday, May It'll, at
10 o'clock a. m.
On Tuesday VIM. II. Taylor, special
officer brought to iai! John II. Alexander,
cololed, charged with the larceny of SEQ
from Miss Ella r. Norris, of Piscataway.
Miss Grace Tippott, the daughter of
G. L. Tippett of Piscataway district, has
returned from visit at Fort Washing ton
where She was the guest Of Mrs. Frank
Ward
Tobacco growers should not forget to
attend the meeting which will take place
here next Thursday, the 9Th of May, when
some of the prominent buyers of Baltimore
will be present and make addresses.
The wedding Of Miss Martha W.
Lowercc, daughter of Assistant Secretary
of State George E. Loweree, to DR.. Arthur
Octave Ettieane, took place at St.
Philips p F. Church, Laurel on Wednes-
day.
The Drum Point Telephone Company
has decided to commence at once the
construction of the line. 1t will begin at
Annapolis and go South to Solomon's
Island All estimates have been made by
the inspectors.
Fannie Belt, colored, has been shot
and killed by her husband, George Belt,
in Germantown, Pa. They were both
natives of this ncighborhood and left here
few months ago. Belt was arrested in
Frostburg on his way to this town.
On Monday afternoon Constable Vim
cent of Bladensburg, brought to our Jail
Cora Barns, Laura Williams and Chas.
Scott, residents of BladenSburg, charged
with disorderly conduct. They were
committed to jail for thirty days by JUS
tce Alfred D. Baily of Bladensburg dis
trict.
Charles II. Stanley, attorney, sold the
Charles l.. Young property on Main st,
in Laurel, on the 10Th instant. The lot,
50 by $50 with good dwelling house and
outbuildings, subject to mortgage of
81 200, brought 50 $50 after some spirited
bidding.
The canning fixtures in the factory
at Weston" have been sold by Mr.. Chas.
]. Bonaparte to Messrs. McGaw 6 Davis
and machinists are now at work pre-
pairing the equipment for shipment. Part
of it will be shipped to Conowingo,
Cecil county, and the other part to Port
land, A. A. county, where the Company
will erect factories.
During the past week efforts have
been made to organize a light battery of
artillery, at Hyattsvillc. Upward of forty
members have already been obtained, and
the prospects are favorable to the forma
ton of large company. Charles Trueman
Snyder a member of the Ard Pennsyl-
vania Infantry in the late civil warts at the
head of the movement. The new organi-
cation Will be c,;.,cd the Prince Georges
County Light Artillery.
The building committee -. the High
School in Laurel has begun the work of
raising by subscription the $4,000 def
cheney in the expected appropriation from
the Prince Georges county Commissioners
Under the act of 1898. authorizing the
school, the building is to cost not less
than so, 900, and the County Commission
ers refused to advance over $4,000. 1t
is expected to have the school ready fer
use at the opening of the fall term.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Malcolm Henry gave
delightful card party on Saturday even
Goodoc, of Kentucky, and Miss Rcndell
of California. Those present were: DR..
and Mrs r. S. Hill, DR.. and Mrs. l.. A.
Griffith, Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Hill, Miss
Esther G. Hill, Misses Mary Beale, Mary
Merrick, Elizabeth Barber, Katherine
Merrick, Ellie Sassccr, Minnie Chew,
Messrs. Franklin Weems, Phil W. Chew,
r. B. B. Chew Jr, Oden Roberts, Mr.
Gore of Washington, Drs. Owens and
Sasscer.
The Golden Jubilee of st. Philips
Church. Laurel, will be celebrated on May
1st and Fad. At the morning service on
Sunday the Rector will give an histori-
cal sketch of the Parish, and at the even
ing service a sermon will be preached by
the Rev A. Mackay Smith, D. D., of
Washington. There will be Sunday
school festival with an address by the
Rev. Julius E. Grammer, D. D., and
May pole fete on Monday afternoon. a
h,u,uat will he held ut the Hotel Leslie
in the evening. with addresses and music.
Our thanks are due for an invitation to
be present at the banquet.