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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-05-03
Road Commissioners.

There was regular meeting of the
Road Commissioners Tuesday with
Messrs. w. D. Pyles, John S. Rawlings,
and ]. A. Blundon present. The follow
ing accounts were passed and ordered to
be paid:
Frank Richardson, 9th district, $3.50;
William A. Parker. 10Th district, $79G;
W. H. Owens, 10th district $e4 %; Percy
Duval., 18th district, 81; Ohio Green, Pike,
81; E. B. Furgerscn, Pike, 81; Frank
Richardson, Pike, $3.50; D. Elwood
18th district, $2S,61; J. E. Coffin, 18th
district, $12; Thomas Flaherty, 18th dis
trict, 81; Joseph Rennoe, 9Th district,
$3n,13; Clarence Hawkins, 18th district,
81; Richard T. Coffin, 3rd district, s.;
Out of license fund, Charles Earl. Copy
of briefs, $2j,25; The Independent, $3.50
w. McLain Martin, 18th district, 1926
Ordered, By the Board of Road Com
missioners of Prince Georges county,
that all accounts must be itemzed and
certified to by the Board of Trustees be-
fore presenting to this Board for pay
ment.
The following were appointed Road
Trustees for Prince Georges county for
the ensuing year.
1st district, w. r. Bentz and Albert
Chappell.
2nd district, r. c. Mangum, Sanders
Plummer and J. Steel
3rd district, Dr. Reverdy Sasscer, James
Rldgley and Lloyd Brown.
4th district, j. B Perry, E. w. Garner
and W. c. Duly.
9Th district, John J. r. Stecd, William
Underwood, and Joseph Rennoe.
9th district, N. Cromwell, Warren
Dorsey and J. F. Richardson.
18th district, Walter Ryon, Elonzo Bcall
and Isaac MITCHELL
sth district, Lemuel Dale, J. T. Garner,
and d. A. Jenkins
9th district, E. s. Burroughs, H. F.
Payne and Lewis Tippett.
10th district, Luther Brashears, w. II.
Owens and W. T. Robey
It'll district, Thos. H. Lusby, Clarence
Hawkins and Thomas Boteler
18th district, John F. Fisher, George n
Buck, and Egbert Clark
18th district, DR.. N. A. Ryop, Thomas
Wells and E. f. Perkins
10Th district, George Guide, James Mil
le- and W. Fl. Parker
No appointments were made in the 18th
and 10Th districts
Adjourned until May 14th 1901.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-05-03
Nine Types of Soil.

Prof. Milton Whitney and wife were
guests at the Farmers Hotel Saturday and
Sunday. Prof Whitney, who is Chief of
the Division of Soils, Z. S. Department of
Agriculture, inspected the work which is
being done in Prince Georges county by
field party of the Division. About one
hundred and thirty square miles have
been mapped thus far and nine different
types or varieties of soils are disting uish-
ed. They vary from the heavier clay and
loan soils, adapted to wheat and glass, to
the lighter sander types, better suited to
special truck and market garden crops.
The entire party also drove to David
sonville, Anne Arundel county, where
Prof. Whitney first began the soil inves-
tigaticns which have led to establishment
of Division Of Soils.
The work of the party in the vicinity of
Upper Marlboro is nearly finished, but the
map of the county will not be completed
before July first.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-05-03
Items from Laurel.

The home of the late Hon. Barnes
Compton, which was closed soon after the
death of Mrs. Compton in June last, pre-
sents a beautiful appearance at this time.
The spacious lawn is clothed with the
verdure of early Spring. Pyrus Japonicas
and Forsythias are radiant with great
clusters of crimson and yellow blooms,
and many of the choice trees are rapidly
unfolding their leaves. The grounds are
kept ia exquisite order, but the closely
barred windows of the deserted mansion
give an air of melancholy to the place, and
a feeling Of sadness comes over one, when
standing on the threshold of that once
happy home land thinking of the days
that are no more"
Miss Mary Compton, who spent the
winter with her sister, Mrs. Harold Rees,
at Asheville, is now visiting her brother,
Mr.. Key Compton, at Norfolk, Va.
DR.. T. NJ. Baldwin, of the Laurel Demo
crat, and Mrs. Baldwin attended the mar
riage of his brother, Mr.. William Oliver
Baldwin, and Miss Mida Riggles Evans,
at the Epiphany Church, Washington, on
Tuesday evening last.
Miss Fannie Crowther Warner, of Balti-
more, was the guest of DR.. and Mrs
Crowthcr this week.
Mrs. Richard Estep. of West River, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Brehme.
Miss Mary Sadler, daughter of DR.. R
H. Sadler, of this town, has been APP
pointed to fill the vacancy in the High
School caused by the resignation of Miss
Darlington.
The Knights of Pythias No. 79) marched
in body to the Presbyterian Church on
Sunday morning last, and listened with
interest to an appropriate discourse by
the young Pastor of the church, Mr.. Baker
who is rapidly gaining in popularity here
Fair Luna is enchanting us with her
silvery beams now, and Old Sol is just
too nice for anything. &C.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-05-03
Fire in La Plata.

A destructive fire broke out in La Plata,
the county seat of Charles county, about
1 o'clock Monday, and before it was sub
dued loss of $4,000 was suffered by
property owners. The property DESTROYED
was the restaurant of Robert p. Horney,
with most of its contents; loss about
81 800; the office building of ex State SEN
ator Adrian Posey, in which was located
his law office; the plant of the Maryland
Independent, of which he is editor and
proprietor; the office of the Southern
Maryland Savings Bank and the barber
shop of James A. Mason, loss about So, 900;
the bakery OF w. H. Young and the store
and dwelling of W. L. Dement,. These
last, with their contents, were almost total
ly destroyed, only small portion Of Mr..
Dement'S stock and furniture being saved.
The fire started In Young's bakery,
which was small frame house. The viii
lage being without fire apparatus of any
kind, the flames made rapid Roadway and
soon communicated to adjoining buildings,
which are also frame.
The burned section is Immediately to the
left of the railroad at the point where the
Car tracks cross the main thoroughfare of
the town. Horney's restaurant was near
est the car tracks; next to it was the Posey
building, then the bakery and then the De-
ment property, all of it being very COM
pact for country village. With ms uffi
cient means to fight the flames, rapid
Roadway was made by the fire, and it be-
came almost matter of impossibility even
to secure the furniture and contents of the
buildings. Mr.. Posey was fortunate in
saving most of his private papers. Mr..
Horney also succeeded in saving small
quantity of liquor.
Attention was given to protecting sur
rounding property. The fire attracted
many persons to the village, and volun-
teer bucket brigade was soon formed to
prevent the spread of the flames, which at
one time seemed to threaten more proper
ty in the immediate vicinity.
The Town Hall, the largest building in
La Plata, was on the opposite side of the
road from the burned houses, and this was
in danger from heat and sparks. 1t was
watched by force of men and fully pro-
tected, as were the dwellings on Oak ave-
nue., in the rear of the fire.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-05-03
Duty of the Census EnumeratOrs.

1t will be the duty of each enumerator
to make a complete enumeration of the
population of his district of precint He
must visit each house in the precinct under
his charge and enter upon the blanks
furnished, the name, age, color, sex, place
of birth, literacy OF illiteracy, whether
naturalized or not, length of residence in
precint, county and State, of each person
who is BONA FIDE resident of said dis
trict or precinct.
The enumerator shall inquire from the
head of each family or the member thereof
deemed most worthy of trust and obtain
the information required. If there is no
person found at the usual abode of such
family competent to answer the inquiries
made in compliance with the requirements
of law, then the enumerator shall obtain
the information, as practicable from any
other person living nearest to its place
of abode
The enumerator shall not enter the
name OF any person who is not an actual
bona fide resident of the State He shall
not enumerate any person who is tempo
rarily employed on Government reserva-
tions, navy yards, proving grounds, Naval
Academy or forts belonging to the United
States Government or any person who is
temporarily residing at a hotel or board
ing house who actual residence is outside
of the State. Inmates of jails or peni
tentaries are to be returned on separate
sheets in case they were actual residents
of this State when committed. In case
of boarders at hotels or boarding houses,
students at sch ools or colleges in case they
have no other fixed abode are to be count
ed. If sailor or soldier in the service Of
the Government is member of Il family
living in the enumerator's precint he is
to be counted although actually away at
the time.
The enumerator has the right to enter
dwellings and institutions and also the
power to ask and compel an answer to
every necessary question and can enforce
this right by law. The penalty for re-
fusing to give the necessary answers is a
fine or Jail imprisonment of not over one
year.
In addition to the enumerating duties
the officer is required to see that every
registered voter is at the place the regis
tration books show. If not, the fact of
his removal must be noted.
The enumeration has the right to ad-
ever he believes that the same is neces-
sary to obtain any information. Male
adults above the age of twenty one years
who are not registered are required to be
returned upon a separate blank.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-05-03
Star Members.

The second terms work of the Mary
land Agricultural College has just been
concluded, and the following students
have been declared ''the stars of their re-
spective classes
Senior Class-W. w. Cobey, Charles
county; H. c. Whiteford, Hartford county;
F. V. Mcdonnell, Florence, Pa; J. T.
Hardisty, Prince Georges county
Junior Cass-A r. Hirst, Dorchester
county; S. P. Darby (speciaD, Montgom-
cry; J. Coudon, Cecil county; j. D. Bow
man, Montgomery county; T. B. Symons,
Talbot county.
Sophomore Class-C. P. Page, Frederick
county; R. W. B. Mayo, Prince Georges
count; P. L. Peach, Prince Georges
county; E. B. Dunbar, of Sprin gfeld, N. Y.
Freshman Clas-Leon Brock, Havana,
Cuba; T. B. Mullendor, Washingto
county; G. L. Wentworth, Washin gtor,
d. c.; r. P. CEoat, Baltimore county.
Preparatory Class-W. H. Byron, Wash
ington county; Weller, of Baltim ore
county; Shepherd, of Anne Arundel
county, and Riggs, of Montgomery
county.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-05-03
Death Of Mr.. William BOran.

Mr. William Boran, who ha reached
the advanced age of - years, died from
general debility at his home, in Piscata-
way, on April 18th. He was native of
Loudon county, Va g, and a staunch demo-
crat. lie came to this village IS years ago,
aud was an invaluable blacksmith durin g
the entire time he lived in Piscataway,
having commenced as a journeyman for
Mr. Miller. For over thirty Yeas he was
in business fol himself His cheerful dis
position, faithful and efficient work won
for him many friends.
His widow, three daughters, Mrs. Char
lie Boswell of this village, Mrs. Edward
Gates and Mrs. B. G. Gates both of Wash
ington City, two sons, Winfield and Ed
gar, survive him. The remains were in
tered in Accokeek Episcopal burying
ground last Friday week, April 10Th.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-05-03
The Horse Market.

NJ. Fox & Sons, the largest horse deal
ers in Maryland, report heavy demand
for horses of all kinds during the past
week but the supply was sufficient to keep
the prices down, as per the following
quotations: Young sound draft horses,
S95. to $125; young sound farm chunks,
SIS. to $lG0; young sound mules, 800 to
$3.50; second hand mules, $25. and up
wards; drivers, $50. to $3.50. The de-
mand for drivers is extremely heavy for
this time of the year but the consignments
are large and buyers have a good stock to
choose from.
Your best work cannot be done
without good health, and you can't have
good health without pure blood Hoods
Sarsaparilla is the great pure blood maker
1t gives appetite, strength and vigor, and
cures disease
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-05-03
Census EnunleratOrS.

The following are the census enumera
tors for this county.
District Evansville, John c. Gaylor.
2-Bladensburg, Alfred Browning
3-Marlboro, Edgar S. McCeney.
4-Nnttir CHAM, Claude W. Tayman.
5-Pi>c..i..Nay, w. A. Callahan.
6-Spadings, A. 3. Sanshury.
Queen Anne, Thomas {. Jones.
S-Aquasco, F. G. Connick.
9-Surratts, p. G. Miller.
1C-Laurel, d. Wilton Snowden.
1t-Brandywine, Joseph H. Blandford
1a-Oxon Hill, James H. Grimes.
13-Kent, Joseph Tarman
14-Bowie, Charles W. Lanham.
15-MelIwood, Henry P. Armstrong.
16-Hyattsvile, H. Theodore Freeman
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-05-03
Beware of Ointments for C:ltarrh
that contain Mercury,

as mercury will surely destroy the sense
Of smell and completely derange the whole
system when entering it through the
mucous surfaces Such articles should
never be used except on prescriptions
from reputable physicians, as the damage
they will do is ten fold to the good you
can possibly derive from them. Hall
Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J.
Cheney & Co., Toledo, O., contains no
mercury, and is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. In buying Halls
Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine
1t is taken internally and is made in
Toledo, Ohio, by F. j. Cheney & Co.
Testimonials free. Sold by Druggists,
price &c, per battle. Halls Family Pills
are the best
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-05-03
Fon SALE.

HOUSE AND LOT in Marlboro, Md :,
Ill formerly owned by Thomas Ford,
colored. Low price and easy terms.
Apply to T. VAN CLAGETT,
Attorney for owner,
Marlboro, Md.
October Goth, 1900-tf.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-05-03
Antique Loan Exhibit.

The Peggy Stewart Tea Party Chapter
of the D. A. r. are preparing for an
Antique Loan Exhibit to be held at the
Chase Home on Maryland Avenue Anna
polls on May Is and 16. The exhibit will
be held for the purpose Of raising funds
to put a tablet on the well known Peggy
Stewart House on Hanover street, in that
city, from the upper window of which
Mrs Stewart watched her husband ap-
ply the torch to his brig the Peggy
Stewart" when it was burned off Fort
Severn with its hated cargo of taxed
tea.
The Peggy Stewart Tea Party Chapter
is a small one, and it is almost impossi-
BILE to ask all those who are sure to have
antique articles to loan the exhibit, and
all are invited to contribute articles to
those receiving them: Mrs. Gassaway,
Mrs. Mccoy, Mrs. W. S. Welch. Mrs
Douw, Mrs. W. Ridout. Mrs. Gearing,
Mrs. Grossly, Mrs. Bowie, Misses Buch-
anan, Miss Bech, Miss Walton, Mrs. F.
A. Munroe, of Annapolis
The Exhibit will open at 2 O'Clock
Wednesday May Is, and continue that
afternoon and evening. 1t will again
open on May 10th and close on Thursday
night The articles loaned will be care
fully guarded, glass show cases being
used for the purpose.
The prominence as we'll as patriotism
Of the ladies of the Daughters of the
Revolutions are sufficient guarantee that
will deserve success will attend their
efforts in their laudable and interesting
programme.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-05-03
Eoeal ano pcrsonal.
Items from AQuaScO.

Our efficient and popular School Exam
iner Mr.. T. S. Stone, returned to his
home in Woodville last Saturday.
We regret to learn that good barn,
filled with tobacco, belonging to DR.. Nj.
Latimer, few miles from Woodville, was
entirely destroyed by fire last Saturday.
Ivy LEAF
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-05-03

The PatuXcnt Planters Club met yester-
day evening at the home of Mr.. F. Snow
den Hill and a full report of the proceed
ings will appear in our next issue.
Daily camera., 1901-06-06

k.,xht C@mpi.r lrip I, L.,uInSiiIs.
Two hundred Knights Tempiar WI
attend the grand ,ncampment >at Louis
vile in August
They will leave Denver at 2:2o p. N
FRIDAY. August c3rd. on special train
via the Burlington route to St. Louis.
thence 10 Louisville over the b. 4 o. 5
W. r,iiroad.
Stop overs will be made at St. Joseph
two hoursL kusts CITY eight hours
and S. Louis Nv elve hours)
In all three cities the men from the
mountains will show the natives "how &c
do it,"
Louisville will be reached at 7:5o a. m
Nor day. August 2oth.
Accommod alions have been secured
at 3I7 Broadway. Entertainment head
gu, vii be at the GauIt house
Louisvill-s swelles, hotel. where the
no p,,al,ty of the Colorado Sir Knights
vii be dispensed with l1vlsh hand.
The round trip rate which is open &c
the public from Denver to Louisville
will be $3.50.
Correspondingly reduced rates will be
in effect from all other points in Colo
rado. Sleeping Car rate from Denver 10
Louisville. 81.
An effort is being made to secure 'e'
drced rates from Loui Il. to Bif ,lc
This will enable persons who attend tn
encampm-nt to visl, the great Pan
American exposition b:tore they re
turn home
Berhs on the Knights TcmP'a' sp :ciai
should be reserved at once. This can
be done a, any # .k., off e in Co'or,d J
o. by c1nmIn lic t,ing viii G w
Vallerv. general agent Burlington R,u {
Denver, Colorado.
Daily camera., 1901-06-06
GOSSIP OF GOTHAM.

A strong effort is being made by
postal officials in New York city to do
away with rented boxes. At first the
rental was four dollars per year; now
it is SIG, and as consequence the num-
Der of such boxes has decreased from
1000 to 2,1OO.
Next November the electors of
Greater New York will be called on to
fill 1888 Offices, and the mayor then
chosen can, by removals and appoint
ments, fill as he pleases during the
first six months of his administration
102 important places.
The publication of the City Record
of New York this year costs 100000.
The appropriation for corporation ad-
vertising in the borough of Brooklyn
is 100000, Brooklyn not being includ-
ed in the operations of the record, the
revenue from which is $1,000 from
sales
Catch thief and you'll get day
of" is Capt. Chnpman's offer to his
squad Of night police in New York
city. The captain thinks that man
who makes a good arrest is entitled to
lay off day because he has to take his
prisoner to court in the morning and
thus loses good deal of sleep.
Bulldogs and terriers have doubled
in price since the Madison Square show
ended. Like any other society fad the
fashion in dogs varies. and as society
has decreed this year that bull pups
and terriers are in style, therefore
those breeds are the only ones to be
considered by any member of the 400
or those who would like to be.
Daily camera., 1901-06-06
IN CHRISTIAN LANDS.

Everyone in England pays on an av-
erage six shillings year to relieve
paupers.
From 1,703 to 1,712 able bodied pau
pers were compelled by law to serve
in the British army.
The people of Iceland are all poor.
but there are no paupers. no depend
ents, all are self-supporting. There is
little or no crime there.
During the year 1900 more than
100000 Bibles, Testaments and por-
tions of the Scriptures were issued in
England, an increase of nearly 100000
copies over any previous year.
There are now in the United States
SO Florence Crittenton homes. In the
past year four large homes have been
organized, each home owning it's own
property at the time the house was
opened. They are located in Seattle,
Spokane, Helena and Topeka.
Thus far j. Pierpont Morgan has
given $500, 900 for New York technical
school, $175, 900 for a botanical park in
New York. 100000 for lying-in hos
pital. $15O,OOO for yacht club, $500 6oo
for church, $4,000 for lighting St.
Paul's cathedral London. and 10000
rare manuscripts to the New York IL
brary.
Daily camera., 1901-06-06
IN MANY COUNTRIES.

Up to 1901 the whole Of Denmark
belonged to GA noblemen.
In Russia, 13 in every 1000 of her
population are mobiles, 0 clergy and
SO soldiers.
The French palate, so sensitive and
highly educated, knows nothing OF
the delicacy of frozen dainties.
The public debt of Nicaragua
amounts to $6,ss5,551 in our money.
Sixty-one million out of SPANS
121,OOO,OOO acres is mountain and
waste land.
That Scotland will suffer something
by the change in sovereigns goes
without saying. The king enjoys
Scotland in the shooting season for
couple of weeks, but Queen Alex
andra never took to the highlands.
According to German trade jour
nal, large quantities Of carpets are
imported into Turkey. Great Brit
ain supplies by far the greater part
of these carpets, including the 30
called Brussels carpets and small
foot rugs.
i, The. laws Of Norway are very ia.
vorable for mining enterprises. as
the discoverer of mineral deposit
on public lands is at once entitled to
Daily camera., 1901-06-06
THINGS TO REMEMBER.

The colder sggs are the quicker
they will froth.
Ammonia painted over woodwork
will darken it.
Lemons will keep long time if
covered with cold water.
All spices should be kept in tins,
and salt should be kept in dry place
Soap and chalk mixed and rubbed
on mildewed spots will remove them.
Always well heat a gridiron before
broiling meat, fish, bread or anything
else.
Whole cloves will more effectually
exterminate moths than camphor. to-
bacco or cedar shavings.
A lump of soda laid upon the drain
pipe down which waste water passes
will prevent the clogging of the pipe
with grease.
Chloride Of lime is an infalhbte pre-
ventive Of rats, Ii should be put
down their holes and :pread about
wherever they are likely to appear.