The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1898-03-11
BREVITFES.

The roof of the Court House is being
put in thorough repair.
Mr. Riley Murray, of T B, who has
been sick is now convalesccnt.
Mr. James Harper, Of Baltimore, spent
Sunday with his parents in this town.
Miss Daisy Ryon, of Groom. is visit
ing at the home of her brother, Register
of Wills Ryon.
The argument of the lawyers in the
Clagett-Gordon Contest was heard by the
committee on elections this week.
Judge Merrick yesterday drew the
Jury for the April term of court. The
list will be found in another column.
Senator Clagett was Il member of the
committee which went to New York to
ex anime the armories of the National
Guards in that city.
County Treasurer Castle on Monday
and Tuesday sold for taxes 80 pieces of
property in this county. Mr.. James II.
E. Mitchell acted as auctioneer
Sergeant Theodore Owens of the
Baltimore Police Force, spent last Satur
day and Sunday with his brotherin law,
Mr.. T. c. Tucker, of the Farmers Hotel.
The State Board of Education has
passed Il resolution requesting Governor
Lowndes to designate Friday, April 18th,
as Arbor Day, 10 be celebrated through
out the State.
President Otto Mears, of the Chesa-
peakc Beach Construction Company, has
been in town this week. He reports that the
work on the railroad is progressing
satisfactorily.
We regret to learn that Mr.. Aquilla
II. Wilson, of Groom, has gone to hospi-
tai to be treated for throat trouble, and
that his good wife is suffering from a
stroke of paralysis.
Requiem High Mass was, celebrated
in St. Mary's Church, this town last
Saturday by Father Trinkhaus for the
unfortunate men who lost their lives on
the battle ship Maine
On Tuesday Mr.. Geo. L. Harris, as
auctioneer for P E. Tome, Esq, Attorney
named in the mortgage, sold p lots in
Berwvn Heights They were purchased
by Mr. Jacob Tome for $500
The House bill, providing for the
transmission to The commissioner of the
Land Office certain records from the
Circuit Court of this county, mas passed
the Senate on its second reading.
On motion of Mr. James G. Rogers
Mr. J. Lee d. Clagett was admitted to
practice in the Maryland Court of Appeals
last week. Mr. Cagctt contempates
settling soon in Seattle, Washington.
Some of the officials of the Pennsyl-
vania r. Il. Company were here last Satur.
day for the purpose of examining the
point where the proposed Chesapeake
Beach railroad will cross the Pope's Creek
| line
For your pure, fresh, reliable garden
and field seed. Great assortment of
farming implements. Genuine Oliver
Chilled Flows and repairs Tobacco bed
cotton, low, surprising prices go to J. l..
Edlavitch The Bargain Merchant.
Constable Cullumhcr brought John
| Hall and William Hall, both colored OF
Washington, d. c., to Jail here on Tues
day, charged with leaving on public
road in this county the remains Of an
infant which had died of Il contagious
disease in Washington
-Rcv. J. a. Evans, of St Michael ana
All Angels Protestant Episcopal Church
| Baltimore, and formerly of St Paul's
ton as assistant rector Of that church, and
will probably become missionary al
Curtis Bay or Glen Bnrnic MARYLAND
A bill has been Introduced by Senator
Clagett, to establish new election dis
trict in this county and it has been referred
to Senators Clagett Gray and Wilkinson
We understand that the proposed new
district will be called "Melwood", and
! will be composed OF parts of Marlboro
and Spaldings districts.
Tho good roads question is agitatinu
the minds of the people generally and il
is hoped some benefit may come of i,
| Everybody admits that there is room fol
improvement, but just how this is to h,
brought about is still an unsolved prob
lem. Our law makers at Annapolis have
a big job on their hands to evolve some
thing good out of all that has been sug
gested.