The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-01-10
BREVlTIES.

Mr.. T. Van Clagett was present at
the inaugu ration of Gov. Crothers.
If the pre- sent cold weather contin
ues for several days, we may have an
ice harvest
Mrs. John Lowe, of Washington, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. W. T.
Davis.
Judge John P Briscoe and family
have gone to Annapolis to reside for
the winter.
MIR. George G. Murphy, of Wash
ington, spent Sunday with Mr.. II. S
Miller and family.
We are indebted to Mr.. J. A. O.
Tucker, the well-known real estate
dealer of Baltimore, for beautiful cal
endar for 1868.
We call at tention to the advertise
ment of the First National Bank of
Southern Maryland in another column
DR. R. S. Hill and Mrs. Hill attend
ed the inaugural ceremonies on Wed
nesday and went with the Governors
party from Baltimore
Under the first quarterly Gistribu
ton of the state school tax for 1868 this
county received Sc, $50 SO tor both white
and color6d schools. The total allot-
ment for school purposes in Maryland
is shown to be $250,000.
The following persons were elected
Town Commissioners to serve two years
at the town election held here on Mon
day: Messrs. F. W. Wilson, II. W.
Gore and B. B. Levin, who were unop-
posed. Thirty-seven votes were cast.
AT meeting of the patrons of the
Marlboro Academy on Monday the fol-
lowing were elected trustees for the en-
suing year: Messrs. o. P. Mullikip,
William Wilson, Richard Hereford, A
J. WVvill, James Christmas, William
G. Brooke and VIM. Il Talbot.
Mrs. Mary A. Sheriff, widow of the
late Judge D. T. Sheriff, of the Or
phans' Court, died on Christmas morn
ing at the residence of her son-in-law,
Alexander Hill, East Hyattsville, in the
S3rd year of her age. She was the eld-
est child of the emigrant, late Philip
Hill, of Baltimore Manor, aud a lneal
descendant of the emigrant, Clement
Hill, who came to the province of Mary
land in the early part of the seventeenth
century. Her son is Chief Judge ]. G.
Sheriff of the Orphans Court.
-Messrs. F. Snowden Hill, James C.
Rogers and j G. Mattingly, all of this
county, and widely known as general
practitioners of the law, have formed
the firm of Hill, Rogers and Mattingly
with Offices at 344 D street, N. w.,
Washington, D. G. The partnership
has to do with all cases coming before
the courts, but does not effect the bust
ness of any individual member of the
firm outside the practice of the law
Messrs. Hill and Mattingly were born
in this county, while Mr.. Rogers is a
native of Mobile, Ala. 1t would be
difficult to find stronger team of law
Yers than the gentlemen named and a
successful career is predicted for the
new frm.-Hyattsville Independent.
In her newly painted. no me resplen-
dent with its old silver, china and an
tique furniture-all aglow with the
mellow light from candles and shaded
lamps, Hiss Edith Hill entertained the
Card Club on Wednesday afternoon.
The first prize, leather hand bag, was
won by Mrs Hall the second, flower
oowl, by Miss Kate Bowling The re-
freshments were chicken salad, delici-
Gus ham, bread, coffee, ambrosia, jelly
and cake. Those present were: Mrs.
| q. Y. A. Clagett, Mrs r. l. Bowie. Mrs.
L. A Griffith, Mrs. McManus, A. T.
! Brooke, Mrs. Wilson, Mrs Fred Sasscer.
Misses May and Marie Hill, Miss Mer-
rick, Mrs. FRANK Hill, Mrs. Robert Hal,
| Mrs Sliugluff, Mrs. Elizabeth Clagett.
| Miss May Clagett, Miss Kate Bowling,
Mrs. W. S. Hill, Miss Carol Wilson and
Miss Mamie Bowie.