The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1899-07-28

BREVITTES.

The School Board will meet next
Tuesday.
The County Commissioners will meet
next Tuesday.
The Orphans Court will be in session
next Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Weems have
been visiting here this week.
Col. Hodson, President of the Bank
of Southern Maryland, spent last Sunday
here.
Mrs Thomas X. Pippen, of Baltimore,
is visiting her sister, Mrs Henry 5. Miller,
of this town.
There will be no service in either of
the Churches of st. Thomas Parish on
Sunday next July 30th.
The Supervisors of Election will meet
next Tuesday to appoint the judges and
clerks for the next election.
Mrs. George l.. Harris and sons have
returned home from Charles county where
they have been visiting friends.
Mrs. Tackett, of Alexandria, and
children have been visiting at Bowie
VILE" the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jeremiah
Berry.
Mrs. Ida NJ. Bowie will give an enter
tainment at her home this evening at s
o'clock, the occasion being the debut OF
her eldest daughter, Miss Ida Bowie.
There will be service in ST. Barnaba's
Church Iceland, on Tuesday August LIST,
at 1890 a. m. A number of clergy from
Washin gton and adjoining parishes will
be present.
County Treasurer Philip P. Castle
and family have returned from pleasant
visit to Williamsport, Md While absent
Mr. Castle visited Senator Louis E. Nc
Comas, fe-long friend of his.
Miss Isabel Jackson, who has been
visiting her aunt Mrs. l.. A. Griffith, has
gone to Montgomery county for the
summer, accompanied by Master Webb
Griffith who will spend two weeks there.
Don't fail to attend the Picnic at
Iceland Tuesday, August 1st. Dancing
begins promptly at 40 p. m. Refresh
ments at moderate prices. Should it rain
it will be held next day, at same hour and
place.
MIR. Wyvill wants to be a candidate for
County Commissioner and the Democrats |
of this district want him. Why then should
not those be the delegates whom he prefers
to have as representatives in the county
Mrs. Baldwin, the mother of Mrs. a.
NJ Coffman, who has been on long visit
to her daughter, left Wednesday for her
home in Wichita, Kansas. She has made
many friends during her stay here who
will miss her very much.
The editor of THE ENQUIRER has
been appointed to serve with Messrs
Vanderford, of Carroll county; Hamilton,
of Washington county; Ashe, of Cecil, and
Vincent, of Worcester, as Campaign
Committee of the Maryland Democratic
Editors Association.
The Seventh Annual catalogue of the
A gricultural Fair Association has appear
ed in its usual neat and attractive form
1t contains all the necessary information
to exhibitors and copies may be had on
application to the Secretary, Mr.. William
G. Brooke at Marlboro.
Rev. Mr. Darneille, of Georgetown,
officiated at Trinity Church last Sunday,
and will also OBLIGATED next Sunday.
Morning prayer and Sermon at II a. N:
Evening prayer at p. m. The Rector
will be present on the first Sunday in
August and administer the Holy Com
munion.
The Patuxent Planters Club met at
the hospitab.e home of Mr.. E. E. Berry on
Tuesday evening. All the members, ex-
cept Messrs F. w. Hill, VIM. Berry, and
VIM. Early was also present as guest.
The host read an interesting and instruc
tive paper on Grasses"
Mr.. F. C. Kirkwood, secretary of the
MARYLAND State Game and Fish Protective
Association, says he is now assured from
his correspondence that there will be as
many patridges in Maryland this year as
there were two years ago. There has been
an absence of cold rains and other causes
to kill off the young birds.
Josephine Brown, a colored girl, aged
u years, who lived in the vicinity of
Groom, was found dead in a pond near
her home Tuesday mo-ning about s
o'clock. She was fishing in the pond
when attacked by an epileptic fit, to which
she was subject, and slipped in and was
drowned. An inquest was held by Justice
Harper and verdict rendered of death
from accidental drowning.
In another column will be found
vigorous letter from DR.. Hill in which
is published some startling figures on
county taxes and tax rates. The Doctor
also takes occasion to state emphatically
that he will not be candidate or accept
nomination this year, thus proving CON
clusvely that he is a friend of Mr.. Wyvill
for no selfish motive and means to do all
he can to secure his nomination.