The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-06-16
BREVITIES

Miss Trace morton mas gone u
visit relatives in Montreal, Canada
. Airs f Roberts, of Lynchburg
Va. is visiting at the home OF hlr. ane
Mrs. Frank W Hill, and Mr., and Mrs.
: Robert l., Hall.
-: The County Commissioners, Or
! pl,ans' Court, Road Directors and SD
pervisors of Election will meet nexl
Tuesday.
Mr.. GOldstone who recently sold
out his stock Of goods to Mr.. Berman
has returned to Baltimore to resume
the study of law.
Buy Chevrolet, the best auto
mobile Oh the market for the money.
Equipped with electric starter and all
modern improvements 5000. For sale
by W. L. Buck, Marlboro Garage.
There will be Strawberry and Ice
Cream Sale in the Modern Woodmen
Hall at Mullikin's Station, on Friday
evening, June 10. The proceeds are to
be used toward the purchase OF bell
for Mount Oak Church.
The wedding of Miss Violetta Lee
DuCkatt, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Marion Duckett. of Bladensburg, and
Mr.. Clifford Lee Johnson, of Ohio, will
take place in ST. Luke's Church. Bla-
dams bI,r,r tomOrr1W aVaniup
The Town Commissioners desire to
notify persons owning dogs in the town
limits of Upper Marlboro. that the an
nual dog tax will be due on July lst.
and after 50 days notice unless said
tax is paid dogs will be killed according
to law.
There will be dance in the Town
Hall, on next Monday night beginning
at s o'clock for the benefit of the
Ladies Associa ton of Trinity Church.
Refreshments will be sold Admission
% cents.
The St. Josephs Beneficial Society,
of Bowie, will give their annual Shirt
waist Dance at st. Joseph's Hall,
Bowie, on Saturday, july 1st. Plenty
Mr.. Eugene Allen Bowie husband
of Mrs. Elizabeth Clagett Bowie and
son of the late Allen P. and Melvina T..
Bowie. of this County, died on Thurs
day of last week at the home of his
sister. Mrs. John L. Edwards, 1906 F.
St. N. W. Washington, D. C.
The Alumni Association of the
Laurel High School held its annual
banquet in the assembly hall, Monday
night. Mrs. J H. Robey is president
of the Association; Miss Edna Phelps,
vice president, and Miss Alice Frothing-
ham secretary and treasurer.
"A special State Roads Meeting will
be held by the Southern Maryland I'm
provement Association on Saturday,
June II, at p. M, in the Public School
at Piscataway. This meeting is of i'm
portance and those interested are ear
nestly requested to attend.
"A musical and supper for the bene
fit of the Oxon Hill Methodist Episcopal
Church, was given last week, at the
home of Mr.. S. S. Adams. Those con
tributing musical numbers were Miss
A dr1Q 70 at
Peabody Institute, Baltimore; MISS
Nav, Mr. Chamberlain and Mr.. Ward
ell, of Washington.
DIR. Howard Kelly and Rev. DR.. w.
w. DAVIS, of the Lords Day Alliance
will speak on Sunday, June Is, at the
following churches in the lower end of
the county; Providence 9:l5 a. M;
Emmanuel IL a. H.; McKendree 2;15
p. M; and Upper Marlboro, Court
House, p. m. The public is cordial
ly invited to attend these meetings.
The friends Of Mr.. Joseph Picker
ing were shocked to hear of his death
last Monday, in an automobile accident
near MS home town Towanda, Pennsyl-
vania IN turning out of the road to
pass a team, the shoulder crumbled
and the heavy Overland car slid down
a high embankment and overturned
pinning the driver, Mr.. Pickering, be-
tween two trees and the automobile.
He was killed instantly. Mrs. Picker
ing and two ladies who were their
guests, escaped with few bruises.
Mrs. Pickering is cousin of Mrs. H.
W. Gore, of this town, and she and her
husband spent their honeymoon here in
the Autumn of 1914. While here they
made many friends in the neighborhood.
Mis-. tore was summoned and is now
at Towanda. To the bereaved young
widow we extend our sympathy.