The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1899-11-24

OF guard TO the JAN when pays an annual
salary Of $3.50 Sheriff elect Edward I.
Shea, who will make the appointment
did not come to town Tuesday.
Mr. Horace Crosier, President of the
County Commissio ners, was here on Tues
day to attend Il meeting of the Board.
On account Of severe illness he has not
been here since the meeting i'll August.
His many friends were pleased to see him.
-Messrs Marion Duckett and Joseph S.
Wilson, as Trustees, sold yesterday the
undivided one half interest in a tract of
2l3 acres of land in Kent district owned
by the late VIM. B. Webb. 1t was pur-
chased by Mr.. Richard Brown for $4,000.
Mr. Specht and daughter, Miss AIDE
laidc Specht of Virginia, spent last Sun
day with Rev. Mr.. Specht and Mrs.
Specht at the Marlboro House. Mr..
Specht owns the beautiful estate Guns
ton Hall" below Mt. Vernon on the Poto-
mac.
Mr. J. Selwyn Sasscer attended the
meeting of the Local Council of the
Brotherhood of ST. Andrew, which was
held at Epiphany Sunday School room
on last Monday evening. Among those
who made addresses was Bishop Satterlee
of the Diocese of Washington.
Owing to the great scarcity of par
tridgcs in Southern Maryland this year,
there Is movement on foot to have one
member of each of the gun clubs that
participated in the contest at the Fair
last summer and Bennings club, and as
many more as desire to constit ute a CON-
mittee to raise funds to purchase some
North Carolina and Tennessee birds.
For particulars, address II. B. 4. Chew,
Jr, 512 F. street, n W, Washington, d.
c.
Mr. Andrew w Brown, of Branch
vile, this county, has entered suit against
ex Congressman Charles E. Coffin, of
Muirkirk, and claims 100000 damages.
The suit was filed in the Circuit Court
for this county Tuesday, Mr.. James c..
Rogers being Browns counsel. The suit
is the result of a publication over Mr..
Coffin's signature few days prior to tt c
recent election, in which Browns poll
teal career was discussed. Mr. Brown
was appointed election supervisor short
ly tefore the election.
The Grand Jury of Baltimore city is
making an effort to secure for the Chclten-
ham colored institution in this county the
band instruments which were given to the
Fifth Regiment while in camp in the South
during the Spanish war by the people of
Baltimore. During the visit Of the Grand
Jury to this place short time ago the
need of band for the institution was at
once noticed Colonel Markoe is to be
consulted in the matter. and probably the
instruments can be secured. They are
now lying idle in the Fifth Regiment
Armory, with no expectation of their ever
being used again by the gallant Fifth.
The question of a system of water
| works for Evansville is again being agi-
tated Petitions are being circulated
calling public meeting to discuss the
question Authority was granted by the
| last Legislature for the issuing of bonds
| in the sum of S25 900 for the installation
of water-works, but the scheme was de-
feated by the people at the election held
| in May, 1897. 1t is proposed to again Sc
| cure the necessary authority for bonds,
when the question will be again voted on
| at the municipal election in May next.
| Hyattsvlle has grown rapidly during the
| past two years, owing to the coming OF
the electric road and the cheap railway
| trans POI tation offered.
| County Treasurer Phillip P. Castle
was before the County Commissioners
Tuesday in regard to the collection OF
the State and county taxes on personal
property in Prince Georges county
amounting to 81 ,240 which has not been
| paid. Up to two years ago in the case
of person owning nothing but personal
| property and refusing to pay the taxes
assessed against it the Treasurer returned
it insolvent In 1898 the law was Sc
changed that the Treasurer or his depu-
| ties could collect these taxes by Il levy
on the property. In his statement berore
the Commissioners Mr. Castle said it was
almost impossible to make many of these
collections for the compensation allowed
no constable or deputy would undertake
the work for the amount of pay, and re-
| quested the Commissioners to allow &c
per cent The Commissioners refused to
| illegal for them to do SO.