The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-01-14
BREyITIES

The County Commissioners AM
Orphans Court will meet next Tuesday
Misses Burnadette and Ross
Ridgely have returned home from {
pleasant visit with friends and relatives
near Bowie.
| Mr.. L. G. Sasscer. of this town
has secured the Agency of the Home
Insurance Co., of N. Y, and The
Granger's Mutual Insurance Co , of
Frederick County.
"A dance will be given in Masonic
Hall, this town, on Friday, January
81. 1916, beginning at 7:3O o'clock.
Ice Cream and Cake will be for sale
First class Music. Admission 25 cents.
The Suitland Pleasure Club will
give a dance at Odd Fellows Hall.
Forestville, Thursday. January goth,
1915. Tickets. Is cents. The ladies
will serve refreshments. Music by
orchestra.
The Southern Maryland Improve
ment Association has called telephone
meeting to be held in Piscataway,
Saturday, January 18th, at p. m.
The purpose of the meeting is to furth-
er the completion of the line from
Accokeek to Brandywine. Those in
terested are earnestly requested to at
tend.
Mr.. Marvin Peach qualified as
States Attorney by taking the oath of
office on Friday of last week. Mr..
Peach is an able lawyer, and will dis
charge the duties of his position with
fidelity and vigor. He succeeds Mr..
Clarence M. Roberts who served the
State most acceptably for the past
four years.
An investigation was made by the
local authorities on the death Of ID year
old Mary johnson. of Capitol Heights
in Casualty Hospital, Washington, on
Sunday night. An inquest was held
Tuesday night. When Miss Ada johnson,
her sister, who had been visiting
friends, returned to her home about 10
O'Clock Saturday night, she found Miss
Nary lying in her room unconscious. a
bullet wound in her forehead. Nearby
was % caliber rifle. The girl was
alive when found and was buried to
the hospital.
The residents of the central portion
of our little town were given quite a
scare about 1920 Sunday afternoon
when fire was discovered in one of the
rooms over the store of Mr.. Goldstone
on Main Street. Quite crowd of men
to be on the street at the
time who quickly formed a bucket
brigade and conquered the blaze after
a hard fight. Considerable damage
was done by water. The fire
started in the lathes around chimney
but fortunately was discovered by Mr..
Goldstone before it gained much head |
way.
Bernard White and Arthur Jack |
son, colored residents of Bladensburg,
were given hearing on Monday, be-
fore Justice Bailey. at Bladensburg,
and committed to Jail here in default |
Of bond in the sum of 81 200 to await |
the action of the grand jury on charges
Of highway robbery. 1t was charged |
that Thursday night the prisoners held |
up Arthur and William. Davis, resi-.
dents of Chillum, On Bladensburg road.
near Cottage City, and robbed them Of
slz. Mrs. Margaret Klinger, post
mistress at Riverdale, who was held |
lp the night of December %, was at
the hearing and said that one of the
prisoners resembled the man who held |
her up.
More than so guests enjoyed the
of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. T.
Queen, Jr.. of Washington, at New
Years Eve dance given in honor Of |
their house guests, Miss Blanche and |
Pauline Edelen and Miss Ada Middle
ton of Piscataway, Md. The parlor
and dining rooms were tastefully deco.
rated with Christmas greens, and the |
table decoration consisted of red roses |
and ferns. The music was rendered |
by Prof Bond and Miss Nohe. Solos |
we're also given by Miss Nellie |
Downey, Messrs. Parkheil and Murray.
A delightful supper was served at |