The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-04-14
BREvITIES

BREVITIES
Miss Alice Morris, spent last week
with Miss Margaret Cannon, in Wash
ington.
Miss Lulie Thomas, Of Baltimore,
and St. Mary's, spent the week end
with her aunt, Mrs. A. T. Brooke.
The County Commissioners, Or
phans' Court and Road Directors will
be in session on Tuesday next.
Next Sunday will be Palm Sunday,
and High Mass will be celebrated at
St Mary's Church at eleven o'clock.
| Mrs. E. B. Danenhower who has
been very i'll in a hospital in Pittsburgh,
is now out of danger and has returned
| to her home in that city.
Mr.. Cary McNab was called to
Ohio on Monday, by the extreme illness
| of his wife, who was much improved
when he left there to come here last
| week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Duckett, of
Bladensburg, announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Miss Violet
Lee, to Mr.. Clifford L. johnson, of
Ohio. The wedding will likely take
place in June.
An Easter entertainment and dance
will be given in Gibbons Hall, this
town, on Easter Monday evening, April
oath, tor the henefit of St. Mary's
Church. Orchestra from Washington
will furnish music.
Rev. Father Novak has been deliver
ing series of sermons on Sunday even
ings during Lent, at St Mary's Church
here. He is now studying to be a mis-
sionary and is an excellent speaker
Large crowds have been attending the
services.
On April 10th Messrs. Rawlings
Talbert & Co.. Commission Merchants,
of Baltimore, sold for Mrs. A. B.
Duley, of Groom, 16 hens for $32. 81
This is an average of $2.04 each. They
weighed 136 lbs. and brought "a cents
a ID. Mrs. Duley has fine strain of
thoroughbred Barred Plymouth Rocks.
The Court of Appeals recently
handed down a decision affirming the
Judgment of our local Circuit Court
compelling the W. B. & A Railroad to
pay $3.50 to John Weldon, of Mitchell
vile, for damages sustained when
warning torpedoes on the Railroad ex-
ploded and caused his horse to run
away and seriously injured him. Mr.
F. Snowden Hill represented Weldon.
The Prince Georges County Sun
day School Association met at Whit
field Nj. E. Church. Lanham, last Fri
day evening, with large attendance.
Beside the local pastor, Rev. J. E.
Smith, Mrs. Jarrett, Superintendent
of Hynesboro' Park Church and Mr..
John H. Boyden, Superintendent of st.
Georges Chapel, Glendale, delivered
addresses.
"A dance will be given in Miller's
Hail, Surratts. on the evening of April
18th, for the benefit of the Surratts
vile Athletic Club. Admission Is
cents. Keppler's Orchestra, of Wash
ington, will furnish the music. Ice
cream will be served. Any club wish
ing ball games. will please communi
cate with George Sellner, R. F. D. No.
5, Congress Heights, D. G.
Miss Carol M. Wells, youngest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. Arthur
Wells, of Upper Marlboro. and Dir.
Alfred J. Wise, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
| Ulipses j. Wise, were quietly married
in Baltimore, Wednesday, March goth,
1916. Immediately after the ceremony
the young couple took the boat for the
South They will make their future
home in Norfolk, Va. The bride was
a scholar of the Marlboro High School.
We extend to them our heartiest con.
| gratulations.
B. B. Earnshaw, who for many
years was engaged in the wholesale
grocery in Washington, D. c., and was
active in various trade organizations,
died Saturday at Providence Hospital
after short illness. He was 70 year,
old. Mr.. Earnshaw was born in THU
county, and went to Washington whel
Is years of age, forming the firm of B
B. Earnshaw &Bros. The business wa
first conducted at Eleventh and M
streets southeast, and later at 11O5-1lO
M. street, where the store is nov
located.
We are requested by the Civil
Club to ask our householders AM
citizens to cooperate in cleaning uE
their premises the coming week by re
moving trash, ashes, tin cans, wast'
paper and all unsightly, useless thing
accumulated during the winter. LIE
US try to have neat, sanitary town
and MT one to attract unfavorabl
comment from strangers. A littl
pride and ambition in this direction wi
make a marked change for the better
Rev. Mr.. Shears, rector of Epiph
any Church, Fores tville, preached o
Thursday night of last week at Trinlt
Church, from Isaiah, chap. 80: yer.
''Set the house in order for thou sha
; die and not live" The sermon, thong
unusual, had an earnest messag
which sank deeply into the hearts {
the congregation. Rev. Mr.. Dennis
VINO has travelled extensively, officiate
last night, which was the last of shes