The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-09-01
BREvITIEs

been on trip of several days to Ocean
City, Md.
Mrs. Frederick Sasscer is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Rodgers Gore, in
Pottsville, Pennsylvania.
Misses Henrietta and Mary Hill are
enjoying the many attractions of Avon
by-the-Sea, New Jersey.
The annual picnic under the aus
pices of Bell M. E Church will be
held Labor Day on the church grounds.
Don't forget the Tournament and
Races on the Marlboro Fair Grounds
tomorrow. See advertisement in anoth-
err column.
Mrs. Webb Griffith, of Asheville,
N. c., and Miss Sallie Griffith. of
Friendship, were guests last week of
DIR. and Mrs. L. A. Griffith.
The County Commissioners. School
Commissioners, Orphans Court, and
Supervisors of Election will meet on
Tuesday.
Mrs. George w. Brooke and Miss
Katherine V. Brooke returned on last
Friday to their home "Perrywood,"
after a delightful visit to Bradley
Beach New Jersy.
Masters Edward and Harold Glib.
bons, sons of Mr.. Leonard Gibbons, of
near Oxon Hill. have returned to their
home after visiting the home of their
uncle. Mr.. Frederick Wilson.
Mr.. Harry Blackman has transfer
ed the management of his general store
on Water street to Mrs. B. Lieberman.
and with his wife has moved to their
new home in Newport News, Va.
Roland Francis, infant son of
Samuel A. and Barbara E. Wyville,
passed away on August 25th, aged 6
weeks, from valyular trouble of the
heart.
Mrs. Herndon, Mrs. Duckett, Miss
Kennedy and Miss Alice Stevens, of
Washington, are house guests at the
home of Miss Minnie Chew. Mr.. Hern-
don joined his wife for a few weeks
recently.
The seventh annual tournament for
the benefit of St. Barnabas' Church,
Oxon Hill, will be held on the grounds
adjoining the old church, on September
18th. A fine chicken supper will be
served for 35c.
MIR. Andrew Carrico, Jr. son of Mr.
and Mrs. Carrico, of Clinton, and a
member of Company A, Signal Corps,
District National Guards, now station
ed at Warren, Arizona, has been pro-
noted to Sergeant.
Monday next being legal holiday,
the local Postoffice will be closed ex-
cept for dispatching and distributing
mails. 1t will be closed from 1890
a. m. to p. m. and from 4. Is p. m. to
6 p. m. Rural carriers will not serve
their. routes on that day but will re-
main at Postoffice for about one hour
after the morning mail is opened to
serve any of their partrons who may
call.
Acting on the suggestion of others
and in order to use the greatest caution
to protect the children of the parish
from infantiIe paralysis, Rev. Mr.. Nc
Manus announced on Sunday that the
Sunday School of Trinity Church would
not meet until further notice. AS
few cases of the plague are already in
the county. his decision must meet with
public approval.
M. and Mrs. A. T. Brooke have
sold their home in this town to Mr..
and Mrs. James Wallis, also their farm
to Mr. Edward Bushell Danenhower, of
Pittsburg Pa. They have rented an
apartment in ''The Goodwill" and will
move to Washington the last of Sep
TENDER, much to the regret of their
many friends who are sorry to lose
them from the community where they
have lived so long.
Mrs Lillian Hennaman, Domestic
Science teacher, for this county, will
demonstrate canning of vegetables at
the High School building here, on
Tuesday, September 5th, at 10 a. M,
and any person wishing to learn the
most approved process, is welcome and
if they bring the vegetables, jar and
necessary implements, Mrs. Hennaman
will gladly can it for them so that it
will keep indefinitely. We hope the
young and older people will improve
this opportunity with as much eager
ness as in other parts of the county.