The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-10-06
BREVITIES

did much damage to late crops.
Miss Mary Hooe, of Washington, il
visiting her brother and wife, Mr. ane
Mrs. Rice Hooe, at west End.
On account of Holiday, Store will
close Friday 6 p. m. reopen SATURDAY.
6 p, m.
Rev. Mr.. and Mrs Baker, of Vir
ginia, have been visiting DR.. and Mrs. K
Early Baden. at Naylor, also Rev. ane
Mrs. F. E. McManus at the Rectory.
Fall Opening Sale now going on
Read our circulars and by all means
visit our store. M. j. and M. R. Edla
witch, Department Store, Upper MARI
boro, Md.
DIR. H. Morton Bowen, who has
been in bad health for the past few
weeks has gone to Atlantic City to re-
cuperate. His many friends hope fol
his speedy recovery.
Lieutenant Commander George My
ers. Mrs. Myers and son, George, who
have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
erick Sasscer, returned to Annapolis
last week.
DIR. and Mrs. Contee Thompson ano
infant, have returned to their home IN
New London, Conn.,, after visit tc
Mrs. Thompson parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
r. Bernard Berry.
Rev. F. z. Miles will hold services
at Groom Parish Church, on October
sth. at IL a. M, at the Church of the
Atonement at p. M, and at Brandy
wine at p. m.
Mrs. Elizabeth C. Clagett, Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy Clagett and children and Miss
May Clagett have closed their nome
near this town, and have gone to their
residence, in Washington.
Mr.. Frederick Sasscer accompanied
his son, James, to Port Deposit, on Mon
dav. who has entered Tome Institute.
From there he went to Pottsville, Pa,
to spend a few days with his daughter
Mrs. Rodgers Gore.
Mrs. Owen P. Mullikin and Mrs.
w. A. Wells, spent several days last
week with Mr.. and Mrs. John Mullikln
at Bowie. Mr.. o. P. Mullikin joined
them Sunday morning I'D returned
Sunday evening.
Mr. George Berman, of Baltimore,
who recently bought out the general
merchandise business of Mr.. A. D..
Goldstone, has made an assignment OF
his stock to his creditors who will sell
same at public auction on Monday
October 10Th. beginning at 10 a. m.
Mr.. F. Harold Sasscer is visiting
his parents, having resigned his position
with the Interstate Commerce Com
mission to accept a position with the
Bethlehem Steel Company ard will sail
from New York on October 14th for
Cuba.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Miles, with
their sons, George, Charles and Grant
and daughter, Go Idle, Of Upper
Marlboro, Md, motored Sunday to Mar
tinsburg, w. Va 4, and spent several
days with Mr.. Miles brother, Mr.. Frank
Miles.
Mrs. James w. Rawlings, of West
wood, died on September %, 1916 after
three operations at Garfield Hospital,
Washington, in an effort to save her
and to spare her to her devoted rel
atives and friends.
Mr.. Edmund F. Wells, well known
farmer, died at his home near this town
on Thursday morning last, aged 68 years.
Mr.. Wells had been in bad health for
months. He is survived by widow,
two sons and two daughters. The fun
eral was held from Trinity Church and
the interment was made in the Episco-
pal Cemetery, Rev. Mr.. McManus Off
ciating.
The fight for prohibition in Prince
Georges County is now in full swing.
The itinerary of meetings for the week
follows: Tuesday, Court House, Upper
Marlboro Lakeland and Laurel; Wed
nesday morning, Collington: Wednes-
day afternoon, Mitchellville; Wednesday
night, Hyattsvil e; Thursday afternoon,
Baden; Friday morning, Friendly; Fri
day afternoon. Oxon Hill; Friday night
Capitol Heights; Saturday morning
Bladensburg; Saturday afternoon, Lam
nam; Saturday night, Bowie.
The Board of Public Works on Wed
nesday last reappointed j. Enos Ray,
Er of this county, State Auditor and
W. A. Gillespie, of Baltimore city, and
Thomas j. Murray, of Cecil county, de-
puties. Mr. Ray will reappoint Geo.
H. Dawson, of Dorchester county, and
his other assistants. Governor Har
rington and the other members of the
board, in reappointing the Auditor and
his deputies complimented them upon
the work they have been doing recently,
as the Governor feels that they have
done excellent work in bringing up-to-
date the accounts of many State ofic
ers, and in aiding in working out the
nlans for q Uniform fiscal wear and a
uniform system of accounting in all
State departments and institutions.
-Trueman Duvan Cross, eighty three
years old, died Thursday morning at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. Clay D.
Perkins, near Springfield, this county.
Funeral services were held Saturday
from Perkins Chapel, burial being in
the cemetery adjoining the chapel. Mr..
Cross was a landmark about the Court
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