The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1902-06-13

Miss Kathleen VeaZcy, of Pratt,
Kenawa county, w. Va. has been. visit
ing Mr. and Mrs George ". Wilson. She
has been Il student at the Academy of
Visitation, Washington, d. G.
Mr.. David j. Wilson and sons, of
Washington, and Mr.. and Mrs G. Leonard
Gibbons and infant daughter, of New
Glatz, this county, spent last Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs J. n. W. Wilson.
DR. Walter Cox, Surgeon in the U.
S. Army, who recently returned from the
Philippines, is on a sick leave, and at
the home of his father, Mr.. Samuel Cox,
Jr, of Bel Alton, Charles county.
We have another lot of Door and Win
dow Screens you should not deprive your
self of them. We also have another line
of those Boys Suits which sell for 9Scts,
come before they are gone. Coale Bros.
Our thanks are due to Miss Christine
Coale for an invitation to attend the COM
mencement exercises of the Washington
High Schools at Convention Hall on
Wednesday next. Miss Coalc is one of
the graduates
We have received an invitation to
the wedding of Miss Anna Worthington
Harris of Bel Air, Md. and Lieutenant
Joseph B. Douglas, L. S. A, formerly of
this county, which will take place on the
Goth inst in Emmanuel Church, Bel Air.
Mr. p. p. Castle, cx Treasurer and
Collector of taxes for this county, has
given mortg gage to the American Secur-
ity and Bonding Company for $11 800 to
secure said company for money advanced
to close accounts due the State and
county.
There will be a sale of ice cream
and cake on the Marlboro House lawn by
the Ladies' Association of Trinity Church
tomorrow afternoon, beginning at 5
o'clock. The following ladies will have
charge of the salc-Mrs. John H. Traband,
Mrs. Anna L. Harris, and Miss May Hill.
How to keep cool. Don't worry over
the flies and mosquitoes, but buy our
screen doors and windows. Fans, 9 for
sc. Ladies' silver hrnlic Parasols, only
SOC. Lawns, all c1''~s, !: va d. Great re-
duction in Millinery, Ribbons, Felvets,
Etc The j. L. Edlavitch Department
Store, Upper Marlboro, Md.
There was meeting of the Directors
of the Agricultural Fair Association here
yesterday. The work of repairing the
carseway and shaping the grounds for
the next annual exhibition, which will be
held August 1oth, 18th and 14th, will COM
mence at once. The committees reported
most favorable prospects for the coming
meeting. The Directors will meet again
next Tuesday at eleven o'clock.
AT a meeting of Forest Lodge, No. Al,
Independent Order of Odd Fellows, at
Forestvile on Saturday last the following
officers were elected for one term: Noble
Grand, William Boone; Vice Grand, Mar
tin Fraas; Recording Secretary, E. W.
Brown; Financial Secretary, H. P. Arm
strong; Treasurer, A. B. Sansbury; Mar
shall, W. A. Griffith; Chaplain, c. W.
Randall Hall Keeper, S. R. Beal.
According to the United States de-
partment of agriculture experts, Maryland
is the storm center of the 11year locust
plague, and those who have spent few
hours examining the trees in the suburbs
of Washington and surrounding country
readily believe it. Every twig and branch
bears its burden of cicada septcndecim-
which is the locust's offician name-and
beneath every tree are quarts and pecks
of them The air is filled with their shrill
"br-r-r-r," and the trees are beginning to
show sad effects of their presence.
Among the graduates at tie Western
Maryland College, at Westminster, op
Wednesday were Mr.. F. Webb Griffith,
son of DR.. and Mrs L. A. Griffith, of this
town, and Miss Mary X. Blandford, daugh
ter of School Commissioner William B
H. Blandford, of Clinton, this county
There were 1G young gentlemen and ii
Young ladies in the class. Miss Hlandford
delivered the valadictory on behalf of the
ladies and Mr.. c. H. Kolb, of New Wind
sor, Carroll county, on behalf of the young
gentlemen. Gov. Smith delivered an ad
dress and presented the diplomas.