The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-08-08

the home of Mrs Sprigg Beall, neal
Richie Station on Tuesday afternoon
and evening, August 18th. Plenty OF
chicken and fresh meats. Baseball IN
afternoon. Proceeds for interior re
pairs of church.
/ Mrs. H. C. Hopkins, of Halls, and
daughters, Miss Edna, of Washing
ton, D. c., Mrs. F. E. Phipps, of
Severn. Md. Mrs. E B. Chance and
husband, of Baltimore, and Master Ira
Hopkins are spending some time at
Asbury Park, N. j., and Coney Island,
N. Y.
The ladies of St. Thomas Church,
Groom, will hold an entertainment at
the Groom Hall on Wednesday, Aug
Goth. There will be a supper and other
features
The new announcements appearing IN
another column are 7. Van Clagett,
for the House of Delegates; John H.
Grimes for Register of Wills;
G. C. D. Townshend for County Com
missioner, and Robt. W. Brooke for
House of Delegates.
Rev, w. H. Woolf, the presiding
elder Of Washington District, will
preach at Mt. Oak church next Sunday
night at p. M, August 10th, and will
hold quarterly conference on Monday,
the 18th, at 10. 80 a. m.
In another column appears the ad
of Miracle" seed wheat for sale by Mr..
F. w. Hill, which yielded him 46 bushels
from l bu. This wheat is blessing to
farmers here, as the yield of other
varieties has been so Indifferent in re-
cent years that many farmers have
abandoned raising this crop.
Mr. Louis Steets, engineer OF the
Popes Creek evening train, fell from
the tender of his train on Monday
evening last and struck his head on the
ground, rendering himself unconscious.
DR.. Griffith, the company's surgeon,
was called and succeeded in reviving him
after about an hour. He was taken to
the home of Mr.. Thomas Kerr and
spent the night there with Messrs.
John Martin and Thos. Kerr sitting
with him. Another engineer arrived
about s. 80 O'Clock and ran the delayed
train to Popes Creek.
Hail and wind have completely
destroyed crops in several sections of
the county recently. The storm which
visited Washington last week strip
ed the crops around New Glatz and
along the Potomac, and the storm on
Monday afternoon did much damage
around Collington and completely de-
stroyed the crops in the vicinity of
Woodville. Persons coming to MARI
boro' Tuesday stated that they saw
hail piled IL inches deep in places that
morning on their way here.
Don't fail to attend on Aug. ID
the supper given by the Ladies of
Forest Grove Church. on the church
lawn (near Meadows). Supper begins
at $50 P. M. Plenty of shoat, lamb,
fried chicken, etc. A literary pro-
gramme will be rendered during the
evening. Come. and enjoy good sup
per and refreshments in abundance.
The Sunday School of Trinity
Church held their annual outing at
Chesapeake Beach on Friday and it
passed to be most enjoyable day to
all who took part in it. In the absence
of some of the teachers, Mrs. L. A.
Griffith and Judge T. Van Clagett,
the superintendent, made the ar
rangements and under their supervis-
ion every one of the children were
looked after. A special car on the II SO
train conveyed the party to the Beach
and returned at $50. Plenty of lunch
and ice cream, with the merry
go-round, scenic railway, etc.. delight
ed the youngsters during the happy
day. A fine breeze tempered the heat
and made it more comfortable for the
grown people.