The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-02-08

Tile 1anSDOrOuSn, Vi w OouSIOCh nav
gone to Washington to spend the re
mainder of the winter.
Mr.. NJ. S. Plummer, of the Post
office Department, has laid out free
delivery route in Baltimore county
with Halethorpe as the basis of the
service.
We are pleased to learn that Mr..
c. A. Nj. Wells, the popular young
lawyer of Hyattsville. who has been
sick at hospital in Washington, is
much improved.
Mr.. Alan Bowie, who recently
passed the examination by the State
Board OF Law Examiners, was ad.
mitted to practice in the Court oil
Appeals last week.
Miss Louie Webb and Miss
Nellie Neal Connick, of Woodville, re-
turned home Sunday last after a dc.
lightful visit to their cousins and
friends in Washington.
Rev. Mr.. Sontag, of Grace Church
Washington, paid visit to this town
on Wednesday and called upon his
friends. He is, as ever, enthusiastic
and earnest in his work.
| The Chesapeake Beach r. r. &c.
still have a few more teams, both horse
and mule, besides wagons, carts, har-
ness, etc, which they are disposing OF
at exceedingly low rates.
Miss Winnie Redmiles. Youngest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Red
miles, LETT on Monday morning for
| Baltimore to accept a scholarship in
the State Normal School.
There was clay pigeon shooting
contest here last Saturday afternoon
Mr.. NJ. II. Maglu 'er and DR.. G.
French Owens each won a turkey and
MIR. Charlton Sasscer a goose.
Mr.. Frederick Sasscer attended
the ceremonies IN celebration of John
Marshall Day held in Baltimore on
Monday and was guest at the ban
quet at the Hotel Rcnnert that evening.
Just received one of the largest
assortments of fresh and reliable Gar
den Seed, also Plows, Castings, Farm
ing Implements, &c, at rock bottom
prices, at j. l.. EdIavitch's Depart
ment Store.
On Tuesday, Feb 18th, an exhibl-
tion of the Double Bell Wonder Tall :
ing Machine will be given at tie
Town Hall for the benefit of St. Mary's
Church. Dancing and refreshments.
Tickets % cts.
A big contract for filling in all the
tressel work on the Chesapeake Beach
railway has been closed by the mar
agement Of that road with the Cogan
Brothers, contractors, of Washington.
The work is to be pushed to rapid
conclusion.
Rev. Mr.. Thomas, of Holy Trinity
Parish, this county, has been called 10
Grace Church, Georgetown. Should
he decide to 60, he will be greatly
missed by tue people whom he has so
faithfully and successfully served for
the past three years.
Til, report of the Comptroller
of the Treasury shows that Prince
Georges county paid to the State
Public School Fund $9Ss5,O5 and re-
ceived from the same fund S25,24S99.
The county paid 81 ,S72 sc to the Free
School Book Fund and received from
it s., 353.9S.
The habeas corpus case of Wn.
NJ. johnson was heard before Judge
Merrick on Tuesday and the prisoner
discharged because the peace warrant
against him was not renewed at the
January term of court as required by
law. Clagett and Merrick appeared
for johnson. Levin for State.
Rev Joseph A. Specht and Mrs.
Specht have gone to Asheville, N. c..
for short trip. They have both been
suffering with the grip and we trust
they may soon be restored to strength
and health. Services at Trinity
Church next Sunday will be conducted
by a clergyman from Washington.
DR.. Mareen D. Humes accompan-
led Mr.. William Gibson, who was
suffering with appendicitis to the
maryland University Hospital on
Monday afternoon and successful
operation was performed upon the
patient on Tuesday. Mr.. Gibson re-
Gently came from Pennsylvania and is
employed on the farm of DR.. r. S.
Hill near here.
William Wright, colored, nineteen
years Of age: was on Monday sentenced
to three years il the House of Core c.
ton. The principal witness against
| him was his father who said his son
attempted to assault him with knife.
1t was not his first otfrnse, and Justice
Carr, in imposing the full penalty Of
the law, expressed regret that he
could not make the sentence more Sc
| we're.
Mr.. William Irving Brooke, son
Of the late Pinkney Brooke and Ms
tive of this county, died at his hon e
in Washington, last week from heart
failure. Mr. Brooke recently broke
his leg and was just getting around on
crutches. On the morning Of his death
he went out for a drive and the horse
being sm both shod slipped and fell.
This mi>hap agitated him greatly
and on reaching his home at the Ken
sinston he was completely Frustrated
and died soon after. He leaves widow
and two sors. MIR. Brooke was tie
head of the firm of w. |. Brooke 4 Co
Agricultural Warehouse Louisiana
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