The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1898-03-25

the game laws, prohibiting the hunting"
of rabbits during the closed season.
| Mr.. E. L. Hibbs, who is connected
with the Standard Oil company, has rent
ed the house owned by Mrs. Ida NJ. Bowie
on Main street and moved into it with his
family.
The Senate has passed the bill provid-
ing for a new election district to be COM
| posed of parts of Marlboro and Spaldings
districts, to lie known as 'Melwood, or
the 18th district.
The Comptroller has made the quarter
| " apportionmer of the public school tax
payable on and after the 25th inst. THIS
county receives 50 $500 for white and
| 81 go 50 for colnreh schools
The Laurel Jo1rnm has recently enter
ed upon it's sixth year, and we wish it
prosperity. 1t shows considerable zeal in
promoting the interests of Laurel and Its
efforts seem to be appreciated.
We learn that mad dog was killed
at Suitland on Wednesday after biting
man, named Lee Chambers, who has been
taken to Baltimore for treatment. Quite
number of dogs were also bitten.
DR. r. S Hill has purchased from
Mrs " hitc of Baltimore, her farm near
here which was formerly the property OF
Mr. r. NJ McGregor. He has employed
a farmer from Pennsylvania to take charge
of it,
Mr. James Hill who is connected with
the Washington and Chesapeake Con-
struction Company and stationed on the
line near the District of Columbia, was
on a visit to his mother, Mrs. Aimee Hill,
last Sunday.
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.
There will be public missionary meet
in at Brookfield, NJ. f. church, South by
the Prince George Woman's and Juveniles
F. NJ Son Sunday21 instant, 3 p. m.
Rev. F. r. Griffith, pastor, may be present
and make some closing remarks. Al! are
cordially invited.
The officials of the Chesapeake Beach
Construction company and the officials of
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company held
a conference on Wednesday to arrange
the particulars of the crossing of the line
of the former over the Baltimore and
Potomac railroad.
In looking over the assets of the
State Treasurer Shryock finds that $40.
900 of the States holding in the stock of
the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad,
hitherto classed by the Legislature as
worthless, has some value. He expects to
sell it to the company for $a5 900.
The Rev. Mr.. Mott, of Washington,
will give an illustrated lantern sermon at
special service Thursday, March 3lst,
at 80 p. M, in St. Thomas Church
Groom The views are from the Bible.
All are cordially invited to come. The
Offering at the service will go toward the
Easter collection for church repairs and
improvement.
We call attention to advertisement
of Baugh & Sons Company which appears
in this issue. This old reliable firm is
Offering in addition to their High Grade
Tobacco Fertilizers, Genuine Peruvian
Guano at Il lower price than Commercial
Fertilizers are now being sold figuring on
analyses This is rare opportunity for
Tobacco Growers to secure Genuine
Guano at Il low price.
Augustine Lee, cnlored, was brought
to Jail Monday by Deputy Sheriff Tighe,
charged with shooting Thomas Johnson,
colored at the works of the Washington
and Chesapeake Railroad. near West
phalia, this county. The men had an
alteration about one of the work horses,
and it is said, Lee pulled his gun and shot
johnson in the arm. Again ne pulled the
trigger, but the ball missed its mark.
johnson begged not to be killed and Lee
then desisted.
IL
home of Mr. r. c. Slingluff, near Wood
more, on Saturday last, and engaged in a
fox hunt. Eighteen dogs were ready to
let loose in the early morning, and by
seven O'Clock they killed grey fox near
the home o. Mr.. Richard S. Hardesty.
Again the cry was taken up and
beautiful red was put to cover before ten
o'clock. Willing hands soon had the
fox in Il bag, and all adjourned to the
home of Mr. S'inguff, where Southern
MARYLAND dinner was awaiting the hunts
men.
The Maryland Agricultural College
baseball team, under the management of
Levin J. Houston, Jr., will leave on April
4th for Southern trip. They are schedu,-
ed to play the following games April 9TH
Polytechnic Institute, New Market, Va.
April 9th, Washington and Lee Universe
ty, Lexington, Va; April Sth, st. Adams
Radford, Va; April 9th, Blacksburg Pol
ytechnlc Institute, Blacksburg Va; April
18th, Hampton-S ychey College, Hampton
Sydney, Va; April lath, Richmond Col
leye, Richmond, Va. also a game with
Randol PHI Macon, date not fixed.
Bishop Paret has issued instructions
to the Episcopal clergy of the Diocese of
Maryland, urging them to keep the ques-
ton of international complications out of
their sermons but to pray for peace. He
said in his circular that these are times of
uncertainty, trouble and danger and that,
important as are the questions confront
ing the people at present, they have 10
place in the pulpit lie referred to the
times of Christ and His disciples, when
much greater questions pressed upon Tie
minds Of the people, but were not made
themes for sermons The circular closes
by urging the use of the appointed prayer
| for the President and all in authority
and at every Litany service and all other
services the prayer for Congress.