The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1900-07-13

Mr.. J. L. Edlavitch is contemplating
the building of an extensive addition to
his store on Main street.
Mr. NJ w. CASTOR Hawks has added
IA registered Hereford bull to his herd OF
cattle on the Mill farm.
Mr.. NJ Hampton Magruder has gone
on two weeks sailing and campaing trip,
on the Potomac with party of friends.
The Patuxrnt Planters Club will
meet at the home of Dr. Reverdy Sassccr,
on Tuesday. June Il. at 6 o'clock p. M.
sharp.
The regular quarterly meeting of
Montgomery County Grange No. : will
be held at Beltsville Thursday, July Goth,
at 10 o'clock il. M
Lets have Il drink, boys. Where shall
we 90? To the Farmers Hotel and try
one of DAVIS mixed drinks aud get a
bottle of good, cool beer.-Adv.
We are glad to learn that Mr.. Walter
J Mitchell has purchased the stock of the
tUtS- 'ft"tH, vi lultt, ShtiiSo SN"i'
tv, and will continue the editorial manage
mcnt
Mr. Charles H. Stanley, President of
the Citizens National Bank of Laurel,
accompanied by his son, is attending the
annual convention of Maryland Bankers
at Pen Mar.
Hon Joseph S. Wilson -eturned from
Kansas City on Monday. He had de-
lghtful trip. He was appointed mem
Der of one of the four committees of the
National Convention.
The cool dry weather of the past
week has enabled many farmers to thresh
their grain in fine condition. A continu-
ancc of the dry weather, however, will
seriously imperil the growing crops.
MIR. John T. Peasants, of the Balti-
more S,n visited our town on last Satur-
day, as the guest of the editor of The
ESoUIRER. He spent the forenoon hunt
ing woodcock with Mr.. Charlton Sasscer.
The Marlboro GdztHe has entered
upon the G5th year Of its publication, and
we congratulate our young brother editor
upon the prominent position his paper
occupies in the field of Maryland journal
ism.
The Citizens Association of Prince
Georges county, whose object is the good
government and material development of
the county, will hold the first meeting at
Hyattsville, on Monday next, the 10Th
inst, at 10 o'clock 4. m.
There was all advance of Ii cents in
the wheat market W Wednesday, the closing
price for spot being SOL cents, as compar-
ed with IS! cents on Tuesday. The rise
was attributed to the information con-
tanned in the Government crop report.
The Girls Friendly League, of Trinity
Church, will hold Lawn Fete this even
ing from 6 to II o'clock on the Rectory
grounds. No admission will be charged.
We wish the young ladies much success as
their efforts are for a worthy cause.
Mrs. Jane Bowie, widow of the late
John f. Bowie, of this county, died at the
home of her son, j. NJ. Bowie, in Wash
ington. Tuesday morning at 1:33
O'Clock. Mrs. Bowie was daughter of
the late Hon. James S. Morsell, Judge of
the District Circuit Court. The funeral
was held Wednesday at 3 p. m, at Forest
vile, this county.
A correspondent writes us that the
picnic held at Landover on July 4th for
St. Ambrose's Hall Fund was very en-
iovabe affair. The beautiful diamond
ring was won by little Miss Rosa l.. Ryon,
of Upper Marlboro, a charming little
maiden of six summers. Milard Emily
GcddcS, of Washington, handed in the
next largest number of votes The little
lassies bore their defeat gracefully. The
amount realized from the ring was $50.
A valuable horse belong ing to Rev.
Mr. Wolf, the Methodist minister at
Evansville, was killed Tues lay night on
the Chesapeake Beach railroad Ivy freight
engine No. 5l4 at the treslle bridge near
Hyattsville and dragged entirely across it
before it could be eXtricated from the
engine. The engineer saw the animal on
the track and blew his whistle, but the
horse became frightened at the noise and
ran upon the bridge, where it fell down
| 1t had been turned into Dulfy's place to
pasture, but some one left the gate open
| and it wandered on the track.