The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1912-07-12
BREvITIES

-WANTED-A bright boy to work
in printing office. Apply at this office.
Miss Holiday Hill left on Tuesday
for visit to friends in Norfolk, Va.
Mrs. R. N. Ryon is visiting her
sister, Mrs. w. T. Davis, in this town.
Miss Amelia Beall, of Norfolk, Va. 3,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. A. T. Brooke.
Miss Edna Suit spent several days
last week with Miss Ret McCauley of
Bowie.
The Orphans Court and County
Commissioners will be in session on
Tuesday next.
Mrs. Fred. Wilson and children
spent the week end with relatives in
Washington.
Miss Edith Stanley, of Lynchburg,
Va, is visiting her uncle, Mr.. Charles
H. Stanley in Laurel.
Miss Ethel Wyvill is spending a two
weeks vacation at the home of her
parents here.
Mrs. Mary E. Wilson is on trip to
New Hampshire, her old home. She
will be away about two weeks.
Miss Mamie Amber and her daugh-
ter, Miss Sarah Amber, spent the
week end with Rev. and Mrs. F. E.
McManus at the rectory.
DIR. John H. Traband, who is an in
terne in St. Joseph's Hospital, Balti-
more, is on a three weeks vacation.
He spent part of last week at his home
here and is now in Virginia.
1t was 81 degrees above zero Mon
day. This record mark-the highest SC
far this summer = was reached about q
O'Clock Monday afternoon and is only
four degrees lower than the record
Temperature for all of last summer.
Mrs. jeremiah Berry and Miss
Mamie Berry entertained a number
of friends at their beautiful home,
"Bowieville, near Iceland yesterday
afternoon.
Minstrel and dance, for the benefit
of Forest Camp 11506 NJ. w. of A. at
Woodman Hall, Mullikin, Md, July
18th, $50 o. m. Admission 25cts. Re
freshments. Come and have a jolly good
laugh.
The regular quarterly meeting OF
Montgomery County Pomona Grange
will be held at Eureka Grange, Thurs
dav. July 25th., at 10 o'clock. Patrons
will he met at Brookland and at Sol
dier's Home at $50.
Col. Franklin S. Griffith, father of
DIR. L. A. Griffith, died at his home IN
Friendship, Anne Arundel county on
Sunday. He was Sc years old and is
survived by three sons-Louis, Frank
and Sumpter Griffith, and one daugh-
ter Mise Sallie Griffith.
Mr.. Sydney E. Mudd who was de-
feated in the Republican prim aries for
Congress, has been re-appointed one OF
the Assistant District Attorneys OF the
District of Columbia.
There will be grand Fair and Ba-
Ear at Bowie on Thursday and Satur-
day evenings, July 25th and 9th, for
the benefit of the Bowie Public School
&c oil
gram.
Ernest Woolfren, % years old, was
killed at hole No. Z, in Northwestern
branch, near Hyattsville, Sunday after
noon. Woolfren made dive in what
he supposed to, be deep water and his
head struck the clay bank and his neck
was broken. Several companions took
the body from the stream to the under
taking establishment in Bladensburg
Justice of the Peace A. H. Dahler, act
ing coroner, held an inquest at Brent
wood Monday.
A large crowd attended the races a
the Driving Park at Forestville on July
4th. DIR. John E. Sansbury, who has
made these track contests holida!
feature for several years, had arranged
an interesting program. The day:
celebration there began with baseball
game between the Seat Pleasant ant
Oxon Hill teams, in which Seat Pleas
ant was the winner. The racing begar
with 2.30 trot and pace, purse, $50
second, three minute trot and pace,
purse $50; third, free for all race
purse, $50; extra attraction, pony ant
mule race.
Delegate Elmer Cooks law pro
hibiting the marriage of cousins il
Maryland went into effect last Frlda.
and henceforth girls and boys AM
men and women who want to b.
married in Maryland will have to prove
to ministers that they are not related
At the last term of the Legislature
| Cook introduced bill prohibiting tn
marriages of cousins. 1t was passed
| Another bill that refused TO let run
away youths and maidens marry in Mary
land was killed after lively debate
By many it is believed the bill vii
have great effect in the prevention o
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