The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1898-05-13

day night.
Mr. Thomas X Pppin, who was at
one time the Station Agent here, has been
appointed ledger clerk in the tax depart
ment of Baltimore.
Mr. J. L. Edlavitch has an announce
ment in another column of prices on
staple goods which ought to attrac. the
attention of buyers.
VIM. H. Robey, Esq, has been ar
pointed a Justice of the Peace i'll Laurel
district, in place of Mr.. Montgomery
Armstrong, declined.
The School Commissioners will meet
to-day for the purpose of appointing local
trustees All applications for appoint
ment must he made in writing.
Miss Minnie Chew has gone to Baltl-
more to attend the wedding of Miss Susie
Zantzin ger, who will be married to Rev.
Mr.. Lawrence of Pikesville, tomorrow.
State officials who volunteer for ser
vice in the war against Spain will be
granted indefinite leave of absence by
Governor Lowndes in all cases in which
the Governor may legally do SO.
The committee having in charge the
selling of the construction of the new
public road in Queen Anne district did
not meet yesterday as advertised, and
action has been postponed until further
notice.
Mass will be said on Sunday next in
the Hal, of St. Mary's Catholic Society
The first Mass will be at $50 o'clock for
colorcd people only. The Mass at 10
O'Clock will be for the white members
exclusively.
Through the liberal offerings of the
congregation of Trinity Church at Easter,
the Vestry has been able to entirely liqui-
date the balance of the debt which was
recently contracted in making the extern
sive repairs to the Church.
We begin the publication this week of
the public local laws passed at the
last session of the Legislature. Among
them is the new tax law which will be
found on the first page and should be
carefully read by all taxpayers.
The piers for the railroad bridge over
the Patuxent river are about completed
and Will soon be ready for the superb
structure which has been shipped. Mr.
Anderson, the President of the Company
which is building the bridge, was here on
Tuesday.
Mr.. Louis F. DERRICK, who is well
known in this county, was elected direc-
tor of the Third National Bank of Balti-
more, on Wednesday, to succeed the late
Jacob Tome Mr. DERRICK is president of
the DERRICK Fertilizer and Chemical
Company.
The old and historic s.. Mary's
Church in this town is being taken down in
order to prepare the site for the new church
which will be erected at once. Mr.. John
c. Wyvill has the contract for tearing
down the old building. The contract for
the new church has not been awarded.
III VI Use IIlilt ulCHl 'tl MS
late home in Laurel about nine o'clock
Sunday night Mr. Lilly was in his usual
health when he came home, at five o'clock
Sunday evening He was taken i'll with
an attack of heart trouble about eight
o'clock. He was tifty-one years of age,
and leaves four children.
Mr. CLAIM nf Wacl,i IN n
took some photographs of the old St Ma
rvs Church building, both outside and in
side, last Mon day morning before the work
of tearing it down was begun Pictures
of the church, which was so dear to many
members of the congregation, can, there
fore be readily procured.
A little child of Mr.. William Wyvill
got grain of corn lodged in its nose /;
few days ago which caused considerable
Inflammation and much pain. The little
sufferer on Tuesday was put under the
influence of an anpsthetic by DR.. r. s
Hill and the obstruction was successfully
removed by DR.. Revcrdy Sasscer
After June LIST, if the bill passes as
now drawn there will be a stamp tax or
proprietary medicines, checks. notes
drafts, powers -of-attorney, bDnls, debcn.
lures, pcrfumcry, chewing gum, expires:
| packages, kilograms, certificates Of dep y t
mortgages, protest against notes, trans
| fers of shares or crrttic ttcs of stock, X :
| The tax on cigars, tobacco, cigarettes, ant
dealers in the sumo, is t. Be increase |.
A tabletto the memory of Prof VI
\. Newell, for twenty-five wears piincipa
of the State Normal school will be IN
vcilcd at the institution this afternoon
The tablet is of bronze, sculpturtd in low
relief Near the base is a finely execute,
portrait of Professor Newell At the SD
is a full length, gracefully draped female
figure, representing knowledge. On
arm rests lightly at the side; the other i
extended, the hand holding an open bool
with sprays of laurel falling apparent,
from the hand just over the portrait
-Rivcrdale Park, a village located ont
mile north of HyattSville. on the Balti
more and Ohio Railroad, was visited b,
"A destructive fire about 2:30 Monday morn
ing. The grocery store of Messrs. j. G
& q. S. Burchteld, was burned to tn
ground Mr. J. G. Burchard, one of til,
proprictors and postmaster, stated tina
the postot1ice would lose in the neighbor
hood of 800. including cash; stationery
etc, the stamps having been removed TIN
night be ore to his home. The buildin!
belonged to the Riverdale Park Improve
ment Company, M J \. Blundon mana
ger, and was valued at $4,000, understood
to be covered by insurance. The stool
in the store was valued at 81 200, and thi
was partially insured. 1t is stated tina
an attempt was made to burn this build
ing some two years since.