The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-06-15
BREyITIES

Mrs Edith P Roberts, Of Lynch
burg, Virginia, is visiting her nepheV
and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Hal Clagett.
We are pleased to learn that Mr.
George Darcy. who was recently pain
fully kicked by horse at his hom
near Mari. is improving in Il Washing
ton Hospital.
Miss Helen Packard, daughter o
the late DR. Thomas j. Packard.
former rector of St. Thomas Church
| Groom, has been ordered 10 France a.
a Red Cross nurse.
Mr. Edward Everett Perkins. Jr.
of this county, was one Of the graduate:
| in Engineering at the Commencement!
of the Johns Hopkins University OF
Tuesday.
The gentlemen who own threshing
machines in the county nave announced
that this year they vii charge e!
threshing as follows, wheat 81. per bu
rye, 81. per bu; oats Sc per bu
Mrs. Henry ker5er, Of Bicming
ham, Ala, formerly MISS Nallia Harp
err of this town, is visiting her cousin
and wife, Mr.. ana Mrs. W, ". Bowie,
in Washington.
The general merchandise stock OF
Harry Goidn on Main Street, this town,
will BE- sold at public auction on next
Tuesday. Mr. Goldin is sick in (. Baiti
more Hospital.
Miss Lena Smith, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. James w. Smith was married
to MIR. George Ford at St. Mary :
Church on Wednesday evening. Rev
F. J. Loughran officiated. A reception
was held at the brides home later in
evening.
Mr. Simon S. Adams, of Oxon Hill,
died suddenly on Sunday of last week,
aged IS years. He was born in Charles
county but has been a resident of
Prince Georges since shortly after the
civil war He is survived by his wife
who was Miss Mcdaniel of Charles
county.
Mr.. Francis w. Hill, Jr., son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank w. Hill, and Mr..
Francis NJ. Hall, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert L. Hall, were graduated in law
from Georgetown University, Wash
ington, at the 18th commencement on
Monday
Announcement is made of the ap-
preaching marriage of Miss Edna
Dove, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George
S. Dove, of Forestville and Mr.. Nor
man H. Collins. of Seat Pleasant. The
ceremony is to take place June 10.
Miss Dove has taught in the Capitol
Heights school for number of years.
The commencement exercises of
the Laurel High School will take place
on June 25. at which IL graduates will
receive diplomas. The alumni banquet
will be held on June %, while the bac
calaureate sermon will be delivered on
June "a by the Rev. F. J. Prettyman.
chaplain of the United States Senate.
Seniors night will be held June q.
The Forestville Domestic Club mel
on June 7. There were thirteen mem
bers present. We had the garden re-
ports and then we finished our first
article in sewing which was q sewing
bag. We decided to rattle off bucket
of cherries to make money to buy cook
ing utensils.
SADIE DARCY, cretary.
The marriage of Miss Valerie D.
Marbury daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. L. Marbury, of Baltimore, to Mr..
L. Wetherell Barroll, took. place on
Saturday afternoon, June 9th, at Mem
orial Episcopal Church, Baltimore.
Miss Silvine Marbury was her sisters
maid of honor and Miss Josephine
Turnsball Smith one of the brides
maids. Mrs Barroll is a niece of Mr. 4,
A. Marshall Marbury, and is well
known in the younger set of this
neighborhood, having frequently visited
at her uncle's home near this town.
1.-The Oaks" the home of Mr. and
Mrs j. w. Wheatley, near Surratts-
Vile, was the scene of pretty wedding
when, on Wednesday, June 6, Miss
Mary Lillian Wheatley became the
bride of Prof Herman Bickinstrater,
of the Maryland State College of Agri-
culture. The ceremony was performed
at 8 p. m, by the Rev. Father MINNIE
han, assisted by Rev. Father Loughran.
After an ocean trip the happy couple
will make their home in Hyattsville.
Benjamin G. Damn. son of William
H. Damn, of Beltsville, was graduated
from Lafayette College on June 18th
and received the degree in Civil Engi-
neering. Mr.. Damn stood second in his
class of 104 graduates and was awarded
membership in the honorary society of
Phi Beta Kappa. Mr.. Damn had. the
additional honor of being President of
the graduating class. Throughout his
course he has been the recipient of
more honors than any member of his
class. Of the 104 students to graduate
from Lafayette, SO of them re-
ceived their degree in abseutia, this
number being eng aged in slue branch
of military service.
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