The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1906-12-21
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Don't forget to attend the entertain
ment at Fiorenceville school to night.
Mrs Joseph K. Roberts and children
have be e. visiting the Misses Waring in
Washington.
Mrs C. C. Hyatt and Miss Blanche
Hyatt, of Mitchellville, spent Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. William r. Smith
Miss Mary Northrup, who Las been
visiting Mrs. r Irving Bowie, has return.
ed to her home in South Carolina.
Mr.. and Mrs j. E. Binger and family,
Of Halls, are spending the Christmas
holidays with Mrs. Binger's mother in
Pennsylvania.
Miss Marguerite Clagett and Miss
Lucy f. Sasscer, who are descendants Of
w. Robt Bowie. attended the cerem onies
at the unveiling of his portrait. at the
State House, Annapolis, Monday night.
DR. Chas. A. Wells, president, and
Mr.. William s. Hill, cashier, respectfully,
of the first National Bank of Southern
Maryland, were at Newport News, Va,
last week on business for the bank.
-Invitations are cut for dance at the
Town Hall, on Friday night, December
29th. The committee of arrangements
are Messrs. w. Beall Bowie, Charles M.
Berry, Phil Wall, Roy D. Clagett and
H. Rogers Gore.
Rev. Frederick A. Gains appoint
ments for Sunday next are as follows:
Mt. Oak, at ii a. m ; Greenmount, at 3 p.
m Forest Grove, at 7p.m.
Forest Grove Methodist Church will
have its Christmas entertainment on
Christmas night at 7:30 o'clock. A splen-
did program is being provided. A silver
offering will be made for the cause Of
home missions.
There will be mass al Holy Rosary
Church, Rosaryville, next Sunday, Dec,
23rd, at eleven o'clock. The mass on
Christmas Day will be at nine o'clock.
There will be three masses at St,
Mary's Church, th is town, on Christmas
Day at seven, eight and eleven o'clock.
The Rev Father Elliott, q. S. P, of the
Apostolic Mission House of Washington,
will preach at the eleven o'clock mass.
The annual report of the Savings In
stitution of Sandy Springs will show
credit Of over 81, 100000 for the deposi-
tors, and the fire insurance company will
have surplus of over 100000.
Mrs. Louisa Clark, widow Of the late
Samuel F. Clark, died in Washington on
December 18th, 1906. The funeral was
from the residence of her daughter, Mrs.
G. r. Ta.bert, and interment was made at
Forestville, this county.
MIR. Robert W. Wells, of Hyattsville,
has been retained as assistant counsel to
defend Mrs Anna M. Bradley who
recently shot former Senator Arthur
Brown, of Utah, in the Raleigh Hotel,
Washington. The Senator died on
Wednesday night of last week at the
Emergency Hospital, Washington, after
clinging tenaciously for thirty six hours
to the spark Of fife that remained. The
shooting was of sensational order and
the trial is expected to arouse widespread
interest.
Congressman Mudd, of Maryland,
has introdu ced bills providing for the
erection of three public buildings by the
Government to be used as postotfices at
Ellicott City, Hyattsville and Laurel, at
a cost Of $50, 900 each. Each of the bills
provides that plans. specifications and
full estimates of these buildings shall be
previously made and approved according
to law and shall not exceed in cost $50
600 for each building together with its
site.
Governor Warfeld amour ced Mon
day that he would decline to name Mon
day, December "a, as a legal holiday
There has been an effort to have the day
preceding Christmas made legal holiday
On the other hand, a large majority of
the business community is opposed to
this, owing to the fact that there is usual
" large volume of business done on
this day, and while it might afford hol-
iday to some it would work a great hard
ship in some other directions.
Mr. J. Thomas Coffren died at the
home of his granddaughter, Mrs.
Benz. Suit, yesterday morning. He had
been sick for several weeks, but his
friends hoped to see him out again. Mr.
Coffren was n years Of age, and his long
life of industry and usefulness should be
a source of pride to his family. He was a
devout member of the Episcopal Church
and died in the comfort of his religion
His wife died many years ago, but he
leaves five sons and number of grand
children. The funeral will take place
tomorrow from Trinity Church.
In MemOriam
In sad but loving remembrance of oul