The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1898-01-28
BISENITfES.

The Orphans Court will meet iii rcgu-
lar session neXt Tuesday
The County Commissioners will hold
regular meeting next Tuesday,
Mrs. T. Truxton Houston has recent
" returned from visit to Washington.
The next Agricultural Fair here will
be held on September 9th, 7ht, Sth and 9th,
next.
Miss Helen Bowling is visiting her
cousin, Miss Florence Plummer, in Wash
ington.
Mr.. George W Wilson, Jr., has taken
few days trip to West Virginia and
Kentucky.
Miss Minnie Chew has gone on a visit
to her sister. Mrs. O. b. ZantZinger, in
Baltimore
Mr. and Mrs j. E. Patterson, Of Bati-
more, spent last Sunday here with Mr..
and Mrs A NJ. Cotfman.
Read the advertisement Of Mr.. j. l..
Edlavitch in another column. He offers
The School Commissioners will meet
on Tuesday next, February 1st, for the
transaction Of ordinary business.
Two heavily loaded cars on the freight
train left the track yesterday at the station
here, and blockaded the road for while
-Four carloads of new steel rails ar
rived here on Monday for the Washing
ton and Chesapeake Bay railway which is
now being constructed.
Mr.. VIM. A. Hill, the cnterpriSing
young real estate broker, of Washington,
is visiting his aunts, Miss Mamie Bowie
and Miss Nellie Moran.
We regret to learn that Mr. Thomas
II. Loveless, Il well known farmer of this
county, is suffering from stroke of paral
vsis at his home near Groom.
We publish on our first page an in
structiye article on Tobacco Culture which
was read by Mr.. A. G. Darcy at the recent
meeting of the Tobacco Growers Associa-
ton.
County Treasurer P. p. Castle has
lost his young daughter who had been for
long a sufferer from int1ammatory rheu-
matism. He has the sincere sympathy of
his many friends.
Captain Gordon finished taking his
testimony in the contested election case
yesterday. The testimony for the contes-
tee, Senator Clagett, will be t..ken here
some time next month.
-Messrs. VIM. Dawson & Co. adver-
tse in another column their high grade
fertilizers which were used last season by
some of our farmers with very satisfactory
results. Write for prices and testimonials.
Attention is called to the card of
Messrs Wyvill Bros, Carpenters and
Contractors, who are prepared to do all
kinds of building in workmanlikc man
ner. They are thoroughly reliable and
guarantee satisfaction.
Mrs. Edgar l.. Brockctt If Alexandria,
died at the home Of her daughter in Wash
ing;0n on Saturday evening last. She
will be remembered by many of our citi-
zens as having resided here with her
interesting family many years ago.
The County Treasurer, as required by
law, is now publishing the lists Of lcln-
qucnt taxpayers. The last issue of the
Laurel Leader contained those fer Vans
vile, Bladcnsburg, Marlboro, Noting
ham and PiScataway districts, and for
Takoma Park
The will of the late Seaton Perry,
of Washington, dated July %, 1896, leaves
the furniture and household effects to
his widow Mary Farr Perry He directs
that the business be sold if satisfactory
terms can be arranged, and if not, the
effects shall be sold at retail and at auc-
ton.
-Grand Lecturer Dukehart, of Balt-
more, was here yesterday and installed the
officers elect of Centennial Lodge at
special communication held for that pur-
pose. The officers, who were present to
be installed, were: c. c. West, W. NJ:
r. V. Humphrey, S. W; II, F. Brandt, J.
W; Arthur Hooc, J. d.
We have received Vick's garden and
floral guide for 1898. 1t surpasses any
guide sent out by this well-known seed
company that we have ever seen, both in
the artistic manner in which it is arrang-
ed, the beauty of its colored plates and
the large and varied collection of seed
plants, etc, it sets forth
The new board of Directors of the Ag-
ricultural Fair Association of Prince
Georges county met in Washington on
Saturday January 22d at the office of Mr..
+. +, Perkins, and elected the following
officers for the ensuing year. DR.. r. S.
Hill, President; F. E. Berry, Vice Presi-
dent; Horace Crozier, Treasurer; William
G. Brooke, Secretary; Thomas j. Grant,
Assistant Secretary. Also the following
committees:-Finance. p W. Chew, Presi-
dent: DR.. L. \. Griffith, F. W. Hill, Print
ing Arthur Hooe, William G. Brooke,
T. J. Grant.
The funeral of Mrs Catherine NJ.
Tighe, who died at the home of her son,
NJ. J. Tighe on Laurel avenue. Saturday
morning, i'll the 14th year of her age, took
place in St. Mary's Catholic Church on
Monday morning at 10 o'clock, and inter
| ment was made IN the churchyard adioin.
ing. Rev. +. F. Mackall, pastor of the
church, said requiem Mass The deceased
left three sons-M. j., of the irm of
! Schooley & Tighe; James R, Chief Deputy
| Sheriff of Prince Georges county, and
Peter, a prominent farmer of Laurel dis
| trict-and one daughter, Ms s r. Hard
| ing.
! In the Criminal Court No. >. in WASH
| ington on Tuesday, Frank johnson, the
| cniored man accused of killing J ohn d.
! Marshall, withdrew his plea of not guilty,
| and pleaded guilty of nan~jaughtcr Up
| ON this plea, Judge Bradley sentenced
| johnson to ten years in the New jersey
| State prison, and to pay a fine of $50.
! This is the maximum sentence. The cir
cumstances surrounding the shooting
were peculiar. Mr.. Marshall, who was
| a farm3r was on his way to market he