The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-03-19
BREVETIES

Miss Madge Coffren of this town
spent the week end with Miss Martha
Patton, near Washington, D. c.
Mr.. Rodgers Gore has arrived from
Bowling Green, KY, in his Ford tour
ing car.
Mrs. C. V. A. Clagett has returned
from a visit to her niece, Mrs. Brooke
Lee, at Silver Spring, Maryland.
Rev. H. Med. Martin, rector of St.
James Church, Herring Creek, Mary
land, preached at Trinity Church last
night.
Mrs. and Mrs. J. Dom Bowling and
family will move to "Bowling Heights"
next week. after spending the winter
in Washington.
-Krey, Price & Company Of Wash
iugton, on Thursday of last week, sold
for W. Booth Bowie, fourteen lambs
for $1O5. 80. The best veal is bringing
1l3c and l2c at this Ilme.
New candidates for the offices to
be filled in Prince Georges county this
year spring up every day and there
promises to be very large field by
the time the primary arrives.
FOR RENT-New Store House
and Dwelling House located at corner
of Main and Water Streets, in Upper
Marlboro, apply to CHAS. S. B1NGER,
Upper Marlboro.
We call attention to the ADVERTISE
ment of sale of horses and colts to be
held at "Weston" by Mr.. Hal B.
Clagett tomorrow beginning at II
o'clock A M.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Pickering who
have spent the winter with their cousins,
Mr. and Mrs. H. w. Gore, will leave
this week for their home in Towanda,
Pa. Mr.. and Mrs. Pickering have
made many friends here during their
stay, who regret to see them leave
The teachers and pupils of the
Hyattsville High School will hold a
supper in the dining room of the
Masonic Temple this afternoon and
evening, the proceeds to be for the
benefit of the athletic associations of
the school.
-Iruckgrowers have been given
warning by the Department of Agri-
culture against planting a large acre
age of early potatoes. Attention was
directed to reports that very much
larger supply of Northern-grown pota-
toes was in the hands of growers and
dealers on January 1, 1915. than the
year previous and that the price now
is about 80 per cent. less than year
ago.
Col. VIM. H. Crook, native of
Groom, this county, the veteran dis
bursting officer of the White House,
died at noon Saturday from pneumonia,
following a case of grip. His death
was so sudden as to. shock his associates
at the White House and his friends
throughout the city and county. He
was stricken with the grip about ten
days ago, but fought the disease and
continued to appear at the White
House, although weakened from the
attack.
Farmers in the Second district of
Baltimore county are greatly agitated
at the discovery of an outbreak of the
foot-and mouth disease in the herds of
c. Frank Emmart and Henry Reiblich,
of Woodlawn. Emmar's herd of eight
registered Jerseys and Reiblich's herd
of about Ia cows and calves and 20
hogs were killed Wednesday morning
by order of DIR. Lawrence Hickman.
State veterinarian.
Governor Goldsborough has desig-
mated Friday, 9 as Arbor and Highway
Day. In his proclamation he says: 81
earnestly recommend that the people
of the State observe the day
by the planting of trees and
shrubs by the side of our public roads
and in various other places where, by
so doing, benefit and beauty may ac-
crue. And more especially do l urge
not only the parents of children, but
also the teachers of our public schools,
to influence those under their charge
and care to a full realization of the
good thus to be obtained and which will
make for the essential comfort, benefit
and beauty of Maryland