The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-05-05
BREVITIES

with Mr.. VIM. Roder and family.
Court is in session this week. Tn
second weeks petit jury il. in attend
ance.
! The evening service on Sunda,
night closed the night services a
Trinity Church until further notice.
Mr.. George Cochran and daughter
Jeanette, of Alexandria, Va, spen
Sunday with Mrs. C. v. A. Clagett.
Miss Nellie Grant will entertain the
| Card Club, at her home. on Saturday
April 6, at l p. m. The members are
cordially invited.
Mr.. Gown, of Washington, anc
Mr.. Lee Moore, of North Carolina,
spent Sunday at the home OF Miss
Minnie Chew.
DR.. and Mrs. Richard 8. Hill anc
daughters, have returned to their home
'Stratford," near this town, after
spending the winter in Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank w. Hill and
family, have reopened their home,
! .'Bleak HILL" near this town, having
spent several months in Washington.
A party of about fifty young ladies
and gentlement of Washington. came
here on Saturday night in two large
auto trucks and held a dance in
Duckett's Hall.
The Liquor License Commissioners
met yesterday and organized by elect
ing Mr.. J. Chew Sheriff, President;
and Mr.. Alan Bowie, was appointed
attorney to the Board.
Mrs. George w. Brooke and daugh'
ter, Miss Katherine Brooke, have re-
turned to "Perrywood," their home,
near this town, after having spent the
winter in Washington.
An illustrated lecture on China will
be given by Mr.. r. l. Thompson in the
Methodist Church at Lsnham, Friday,
May 18th, at p. m. Refreshments
will be on sale after the lecture.
Fire destroyed the home and out
buildings of Mr.. Prophet Allen, near
Camp Springs, on April IL. The house
was frame structure, and the fire or
iginated on the second floor.
The Ladies Association, of Trinity
Church, made about 80 pillows for the
wounded French soldiers. during Lent
and through Mrs. A. T. Brooke at
whose home they were assembled, they
have been expressed to the headquart-
ers in Washington.
Mrs. Lillian Hennaman, who has
been appointed Home Demonstration for
this county, was in town Wednesday.
In conjunction with Miss Pritchett, the
State official, she will begin work in
the schools on Monday next. Her
headquarters will be at Brandywine.
The new Board of Supervisors Of
Election will qualify next Tuesday and
organize. This was done to allow the
present Board of Supervisors to count
the ballots cast in the Primary Elec
ton on Monday. The count was held
at the Court House Thursday.
"A play entitled an "Old Maids
Wooing," in two acts, by the Suitland
Pleasure Club, Odd Fellows Hall, For
estville, Md, Thursday evening, May
18th, 1916. Dancing will follow the
play. Browns Orchestra.
The newly appointed School Com
missioners were sworn in Tuesday and
organized by electing Mr.. George P.
McCeney, president; Prof. Eugene S.
Burroughs, Superintendent of Schools
and Prof. Roger 1. Manning, Supervi-
sor of Primary Schools. This latter po-
sition was created by the new school
law passed at the last Legislature.
Rev. Father Novak, who has been
assisting Rev. Father Loughran, at St.
Mary's Church, has returned to Wash
ington. Father Novak was much be-
loved by the people during his short
stay here and every one regretted his
leaving this church. He will resume
missionary work in the West next
month. -
MIR. Charles Bean, of near Richie,
has been appointed Deputy Automobile
Commissioner for the District of Co.
lumbia, in place of Mr.. S. Gardiner
Coale Col. Baughman, of Frederick,
has been appointed Automobile Com
missioner of Maryland, by Governor
Harrington.
Eugene Stanton, is years old, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman Stanton, OF Lsu-
rel, had a narrow escape Saturday
when a boat in which he was crossing
the Patuxent river was swept over a
4O-feot dam. He was thrown beyond
the bed of rocks below the dam into a
pool 20 feet deep and swan to shore
without injury.
The Sunday School of Christ Epis-
copal Church, Accokeek, gave fine
entertainment entitled Mother Gooses
Goslins'' and Boston Tea Party" on
Wednesday, April 2eth, under the
directions of Mrs. Lee Manning and
Mrs. Henry Clagett, at the Parish
Hall. The proceeds will be used to en-
large the stage of the hall. The en-
tertainment was successful in every
way and quite large sum was realiz-
ed. Much credit is due the promoters
for their entiring efforts in training
the children so well.
The Taxpayers Association held a
meeting at Mitchellville, on Saturday,
April rs. The meeting was called to
order by the president, w. S. Belt. In
the absence of the Secretary, H. Sling
IL l.