The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-03-12
BKEVITIES.
is on the way.

NC NoJI 10 SSltib6 DS'eSA "iA s-o
time. The tobacco trust is now going
to put up the price of cigarettes.
The .ro-hle with most people is
that they are so busy kicking that they
don't have time to get happy.
-Presiden t-elect Taft was sworn in
as president on a entury old Bible of
the Supreme Court.
The grounding seems to have
maintained his reputation as weathe
prophet.
In consequence of the low price of
clover seed, farmers are sowing much
more than usual this Spring.
MIR. Samuel Wyvill, of Washington,
spent Sunday with his parents, of near
this town.
Miss Frances Seaborn of Croome,
has been ON a visit to Mrs. Gardner
Coale of this town.
"A number of persons in this neigh
borhood have taken advantage of the
blizzard and filled their ice houses with
snow.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. B. Zantzinger, have
returned to Hyattsville, where they
have been spending the winner. from
a sojourn at Old Point Comfort, Va.
Owing to the bad condition of the
roads the Market Sale, which was to
have been held in the Masonic Hall,
next Saturday, has been postpone un-
til Saturday of next week.
The roofs of the bowling alley. ice
cream parlor, and dancing pavilion on
the board walk at Chesapeake Beach,
were partly crushed in by the storm.
The heavy snow broke in Mr..
James Christmas barn and killed one
of his COWS and tree >ladened with
snow fell on Mr. Julian Halls stable
crushing the roof in and killing valu
able young horse,
AT a meeti ng of the Maryland To-
mato Growers Association at Salisbury
it was decided t. fix the price of to-
matoes at $40 per ton.
Proposals for public printing for
the fiscal year 1909 will be received by
County Commissioners and the con-
tract for same awarded on Monday,
March Goth. at - O'Clock m.
Mr.. M. Cope Livingston. the ceur-
teous representative of the Telephone
Company here, is busy with large force
the damages Of the recent
storm. Connection with Washington
has been esta biished, and several local
lines are In operation.
Governor Crothers has announced
that the work on the State roads will
be begua simultaneously in all the
counties as soon as the frost has left
the ground According to this state
ment work should commence in this
county about the latter part of April
or perhaps sooner.
Green flags, green bunting and
other forms of the colors of o d Erin
b ave made their appear ance, and there
is every form of novelty to be seen in
honor of the coming of good old st
Patrick's Day, March II. The day was
once upon time peculiar to the loyal
Irshlnan alone. 1t was his, whole and
entire Now it is the occasion for
dances, entertainments and other
amusements in which every nationality
plays part.
AT a recent meeting of members of
the Nottin CHAM Rod and Gun Club, at
Nottingh m, the following officers were
elected for the the ensuing year: Rich
ard N. Ryon, of Cottage City, President,
William Meuleisen, Washington, D c.,
ton; vice president; E. A Fuller, OF
secretary and James W.
Mckee, of Nottingham, treasurer.
While trBins on the Pennsylvania
railroad were blowing their way through
the snow near Ardwick, a brakeman
left local train going to Baltimore and
ran back to notify approaching trains
While standing on southbound track
an express train from Baltimore came
blowing through the snow. The brake
man was caught on the plow and liter
ally pushed through the snow for 300
L
Man was unconscious. He was placed
on the train going to Baltimore. 1t is
said that no bones were broken and
that the patient will recover.