The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1902-02-14

Mrs. NJ. d. Belt and Miss Bette

Mrs. NJ. D. Belt and Miss Bette
Hansborough, of "Woodstock," are
spending the winter in Washington.
Miss Mary l.. Wilson left on Friday
for Richmond, Va, where she is visiting
her aunt, Mrs Alpheus Chewing.
Mr.. David Wilson and children, of
Washington, spent Sunday with MIR. and
Mrs J. n w. Wilson, in this town.
The Maryland Democratic Editors
Association will hold a special meeting
in Annapolis on Thursday, February 20.
st. Mays Church this afternoon at
4 o'clock, Stations of the Cross and
Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacra-
ment.
The many friends of Mrs. Ida M.
Waring, of Washington, will regret to
learn that she is confined to her bed by
illness.
Mrs. C. A. Mcpherson, Of Woodville,
has floral curiosity in handsome Gala
lily, which is perfectly double, the first
we have ever seen.
We are indebted to Mr.. Aubrey Bird,
State manager of the Union Mutual Life
Insurance Company, of Portland, Me-,
for handsome desk blotter pad.
MIR. Charles S. Early, Jr., formerly of
Brandywine, this county, special sales
man for the Standard Oil Company, was
in town in the interest of his company
several days last week.
Henry F. Fitzhugh, waiter, formerly
employed at Chesapeake Beach was on
Tuesday awarded 5000 damages in Cir
cult Court No. 2 of the District of Colum
bia for injuries received in wreck on the
Chesapeake Railroad in July, 1900.
MIR. Joshua B. Naylor died at his home
near Magruders Ferry, this county, on
Friday. January 31st, 1902, aged % years
and "a days. He was buried at Emmanuel
Cemetery, Baden, this county, on Sunday,
February end, 1902. Mr.. J. B. Perrie
officiating. Mr.. Naylor was unmarried.
Mr. John Edward Latimer, a member
of the Washington bar and a well-kncwn
patent lawyer, died at the home of his
brother, Mr.. Thomas H. Latimer, at
Hyattsville late Monday evening, aged
sixty years. He leaves widow and two
children The funeral took place at Acco
keek, this county, on Wednesday after
noon.
MIR. T. H. Turpin, who has been chief
for the Chesapeake Beach Rail-
way Company at the District Line, died
last Thursday morning at the Garfield
Hospital, Washington, after brief illness
of typhoid fever. Mr. Turpin was most
highly esteemed by all who knew him.
He is succeeded by Mr.. W. F. Rector,
formerly of this town.
The fifty second annual report of the
directors of the Union Mutual Life In
surance Company, of Portland, Me, has
been issued. The report shows the COM
pany's affairs to be in a highly prosperous
condition. Payments to policy holders
during the existence of the company,
now more tuau HALL Century,, nave
reached grand total of 1913, TO, 096 50.
The amount to be returned to policy
holders will increase, it is expected, year
by year, with the amount of insurance in
force constantly becoming greater. Mr..
Aubrey Bird, of this county, is the hustl-
ing manager for the company in this
State.
"A slight fire occurred Wednesday
afternoon at the plant of the Celberite
Manufacturing Company at Ardwick, this
county, caused by the leakage of tank,
containing 500 pounds of sulphuric acid.
The fluid from the tank ran out over the
ground and was getting dangerously near
building containing 10000 pounds of
cerberite. The employees Of the company
were ali set to work blowing up the
ground surrounding the building contain
ing the explosive, and within a short time
all danger of the fire reaching the building
was over Attention was then turned to
the fire, and the blaze was extinguished in
short order.