The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1900-12-14
MARLBOROUGH MARYLAND DECEMBER

New cargoes of bright boards at Sl.33
per 100 So. it., which is 4 reduced price,
convince all their patrons that Frank Lib
hey & Co. III Washington conducts a
Peoples Lumber Yard.
We regret to hear that Mrs. 4. f.
home yesterday morning. The deceased
was daughter Of Mr.. Israel Beall, and
leaves two small children.
Mr.. Robert Griffin has resigned his
position in the Clerk Office to accept an
appointment in one of the Government
departments in Washington. He will be
missed by his young friends here.
Next to inhcriting money the easiest
way to get it is to save it. By buying
your Christmas goods ut Edlavitch's De-
partment Store is one of the easiest ways.
Look at our new al. in this paper.
Frank Libbcy & Co, lumber dealers
in Washington, ID. c., are abont to issue
to their customers a neat little pocket
Diary and Book of Information for 1901.
It will be mailed to all patrons who dealt
with them last year.
Mr. Horace Crosicr. President of the
County Commissioners, and II '.tirio presi-
dent of our local Board of Health, and
DR.. L. A. Griffith, Health Officer, were
present at the meeting of the State Board
of Health in Baltimore last week.
Mr.. !. Selwyn Sasscer member of the
S hool Board of this county. and Mr..
Thomas S. Stone, Secretary and Examiner,
attended the annual meeting of the Asso-
citation of School Commissioners of Mary
land which was held at the State Normal
School, Baltimore, last week.
The two shortest days of the pres ent
year will be December 23nd and 23rd,
when the sun will rise and set exactly at
the same hours 81 A Nj and IS p. NJ.
Win. err, according to the almanac, begins
at this time, and "when the days begin to
lengthen the cold begins to strengthen"
as the old saying has it.
chesapeake Beach, the new Ameri-
can Monte Carlo or, as it is also known,
1.-The Southern Slrltosa," WAS scheduled
to beg in its active career rs Il sp ,rting re
sort last Monday with fl 1t races, but the
condition of the track rendered 4 weeks
postponement necessary, and the place
will not be open until next Monday.
Centennial Lodge held regular
communication Tuesday last. The annual
election of officers took place, and re
suited as follows: c.. c. West, W. NJ;
Frederick Sa sacer, 5. W; John s Raw
lings, J. W; II. W. Hooc, Secretary, r.
V. Humphrey, Treasurer, and John F.
Martin, Tyler The next communication
will be on January, Sth, next.
Three wells averaging 4 depth of 210
feet have been completed in Hyattsville
for the towns water supply. Their aggre-
gate capacity, under rnmr pressure. is
1870 gallons per minute. The water will
be pumped direct from the wells to a
standpipe located on the highest point in
the town. The laying of pipes will not
be executed hvf Spring The three
wells cost the town in the neighhnThood
of So 400, the estimate for this work being
about 81 900 The contracts for pumping
machinery, standpipcs, &c, will he made
soon.
w DIRK upon the Improvement Of the
Queens Chapel road in this county is in
progress The cost, about 81, 800, will be
borne by the citizens of Iyattsvillc, prom
inent citizens of Washington, who use
the road for the transportation of goods
to Hyattsvile, and property owners living
a'ong the line of the road The Road
G. I'm nssionerS, of the cDanty hive a2pro-
priatcl $500 of this amount. The inn
y 'ove n"nt will cover about one mile and
a quarter. This work is the Inauguration
Of IA system of ca operative road improve
ments by citizens and Rral Cnmmis-
sioners.