The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1902-10-10
BKEVITIES.

Washington last week.
Mr. and Mrs. A. NJ. Coffman are visit
ing friends in this town.
Mr. Guy Ridgeway spent Tuesday
with friends in Washington.
Mrs. c. c. Magruder has gone to War
renton. Va, to visit relatives.
Misses Holly and Freddie Hill are
visiting friends in Washington.
Miss Rosa Stein has returned from
short visit to her home in Washington.
Miss Mamie Bowie, Miss Nellie Mo-
ran and Miss Nellie Hill are visiting in
Washington.
Miss Maud Smith has returned home
from visit to Mrs. Walter Allison, in
Calvert county.
MIR. w ebb Griffith has gone to Balti-
more to study medicine at the Johns Hop
kins University.
Mrs. Andrew Gwynn, Of Spar,ins-
burg, S. c., is visiting her daughter. Mrs.
R. Irving Bowie.
Visitors to Court are greatly pleased
at the improved appearance of the Court
House and grounds.
Miss Peal CLANCY, of Halls, is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Bruce Buck, at her
home in this Town.
MIR. Charles R. Grant, Of Baltimore,
spent Tuesday with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas J. Grant.
Mr. and Mrs. Gore, of Athens, Pa,
are visiting their son, Mr.. Harry ".
Gore, proprietor of the Farmers Hotel.
Our thanks are due to Mr.. J. Edward
Tolson, of Forestville, for six magnifi-
cent pears which together weigh At
pounds.
Invitations are out for a dance to be
given by the Marlboro Social Club on
Friday evening, October 18th, in the
Masonic Hall.
| Mrs. r. Irving Bowie entertained a
number of her lady friends on Wednes-
day afternoon in honor OF her mother
who is visiting her.
MIR. William 5. Hill, Cashier Of the
First National Bank of Southern Mary
land, has gone to Boston to attend Con-
yention of the Brotherhood of st. Andrew.
Mrs. Julia Tisdale has purchased
house in Annapolis and will make her
future home there. She and her family
will move about Nov. list, and will be
greatly missed by their many friends
here.
Our store will be closed Friday at
$50 D m. and Saturday and will reopen
Monday morning with special sale.
GRADUATED sugar, 44c. ID; LeveIings
coffee, 9ic h.. soap, 9 for sc; snaps, 4c
h.; Canton flannel, 4ic. yd.; blankets. 59c
The ] L. Edlavitch Department Store.
Mr.. Otto Mears, general manager Of
the Chesapeake Beach Railway Company,
entertained and served luncheon to the
members of Colorado and Wyoming Com
mandery, of which he is member, to-
gether with the George w. Cook Fife and
Drum Corps, of seventy-five pieces, at
Chesapeake Beach yesterday.
Constable Arthur B. Suit lodged in
Jail here Monday morning Thornton
Cooper, colored, who, on the night Of
September 9th, at Muirkirk, this county,
shot and killed Harry Warner, also col
ored. After shooting Warner Cooper
fled. and had been at large until he was
captured at Moorestown, N. j.
The entertainment given by the ladies
Of the M. E. Church in the Odd Fellows
Hall, Forestville, last week, was we'll at
tended. Those in charge Of the supper
we're: Mrs. A. Spelman, Mrs. Branson,
Mrs. Young. Mrs. Nyc, and Mrs. John
Sansbury. They were assisted by Rev.
Mr.. Spielman and Mr. Scott Armstrong.
Last Saturday evening Charles Fleet,
colored, while employed by Mr.. r. Irving
Bowie on his farm, near here, to help cut
his crop of corn, dropped dead in the
field. Fleet was habitual tobacco
smoker, and, as he had been warned by
doctor to stop smoking, it is supposed
that smoking was the cause of his death.
The County Commissioners met here
Wednesday for the purpose OF transfer
ring property and making adjustments.
The fact that these changes Can only be
made every two years resulted in bring
ing a large number of taxpayers before
the board. The Commissioners heard all
complaints and referred number of them,
where reduction on improvements were
requ tested, to the assessors for the county.
"Wednesday evening, while out gun
ming, George Brown, colored, about 10
years old, was accidentally shot by his
companion, Seaman Owens, also colored,
aged 10 years. The accident occurred
near Drury, Anne Arundel county. After
being told of the accident Browns father
came here for physician, and DR.. Rev.
erdy Sasscer Immediately went with the
father and dressed the wound of the boy.
The lead went in at the right shoulder,
shivelirg the shoulder, blade and severing
both lungs Brown died about o'clock
in the evening.