The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-03-06
BREVITIES.

Mr. Roger Brooke, Of Washington,
spent Sunday with his brother, Mr.
w lillian G.. Brooke, Of near this town.
Mrs. E. Harry Ryon, Of Richie
Station, rpent Tuesday with friends
in this town.
Miss Louie Thomas, of St. Mary.
county, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. A. T
Brooke.
Miss Minnie Chew and Miss Holly
Hill have returned from delightful
visit to Norfolk, Va.
Mrs. William S. Hill and little son
have returned from visit to Mrs
Hill's parents in Washington.
Mr.. George Beall, of Davidsonville,
Anne Arundel county, spent Sunday
with his uncle, Mr.. W. 81. Talbot.
MIR. II. Joseph Talbot, of this
town, is on a visit to relatives at David
sonville, Anne A rund.l county.
Mr.. Joseph Ridgway, of Washing
ton, spent Tuesday with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph A. Ridgway, OF
this town.
Mrs. W. T. Davis, of this town
spent several days last week with her
sister Mrs. R. N. Ryon, of Cottage
City. this county.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Calvin, OF
Baltimore, are on visit to Mr.. and
Mrs Arthur Wells, and other relatives
near this town.
There will be services and preach
ing next Sun day morning, March .. at
Mt Oak NJ. E. Church South, at II ..
M, Green Mount at p. m. and Forest
Grove at 7 p. m.
Mr.. George 81. Frohli ch, one Of the
prominent farmers of this county living
near Bladensburg, was in town on
Wednesday. Mr.. Frohlich first came to
Prince Georges county in 1870.
Your attention is directed to the
advertisement by Kennard d Co.,
Agents for Hon. Charles J. Bonaparte,
of the sale of Mr.. Bonaparte's excellent
farms.
-Messrs G. A. NJ. Wells, George p
Hoover, T. Van Clagett, and Robert
W. Wells, have formed partnership
for the practice of law in Maryland un-
der the firm name of Wells, Hoover,
Clagett and Wells, with offices at the
Co numerical National Bank Building,
18th, and G. Sts., N. w., Washington,
D. c., and at Upper Marlboro Md.
About 200 pieces of county prop
erty were offered for sale at tho Court
House door here on Monday to small
number of bidders. The county bid in
most of the sales Mr.. J. Alfred
Ridgley was auctioneer.
Mr.. R. Lee Manning, the new to-
bacco inspector, announced Monday
night that he had appointed William J.
Samuel TurLer, of Baltimore, chief
clerk. The deputies and other appoint
ments will be announced later in the
week. Mr.. Turner was for many years
clerk of the Charles County Court. In
recent years he has been engaged in the
commission business in Baltimore.
Senator Clagett, Of this
county, introduced in the Senate Mon
day night a bill incorporating the
Washington and Maryland Electric
Railway Company, which proposes to
operate a trolley line from Washing
ton to Ritchie's Station, in this
county. The company is to
have an authorized capital stock Of
5000, which may be increased to
100000 The bill names as incorpora.
tors Messrs Horace Crossier, Samuel E.
Cox, T. Van. Clagett, George 8. Dove.
Snowden Hill, George Zuzhorst, Albert
Garry, Alfred G. Shaw and Ernest
Gerstenherg.
-Jere johnson, of Chillum district at
Mount Rainier, was county seat visi-
tor Wednesday. Mr.. Johnson return
ed to this county from Oklahoma re-
Gently where he spent the past fifteen
years. He never gave up his home in
this county and now returns to it.
While away Mr.. Johnson was editor of
a county seat newspaper, be ing one Of
the Oldest editors in Oklaho ma He also
served under five different Governors
as president of the board of university
regents He says the drastic legislation
o.. Oklahoma legislature now in session
will drive cabital away from Oklahoma
and thinks the goods proposition in
Maryland much better way of build
ing up the prosperity of the state. Mr..
johnson says there is no reason why
the State of Maryland should not be
one of the agricultural states. The west
is always bothered about rainfall at
the critical time, whereas the eastern
states are not bothered that way.
Mr.. johnson believes that five millions
for good roads and prohibition of the
liquor traffic in the various counties
outside of the cities will bring great
prosperity to the farms of Maryland.
Wants Boulevard Finished.