The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-07-06
BREVITIES

There will be a dance at Gibbons
Hall this evening, beginning AT $50
Good music Admission 25c.
Miss Bette Young, Mr.. Brooke
Harper and Mr. Latrobe Owen spent
July 4th with Miss Marie Hill.
Trinity Sunday School will join the
Forestville Sunday School, on their an
nual excursion to Chesapeake Beach,
on Thursday, July 2.
Mrs. H. S. Edlavitch, Mrs. B. Is.
Levin, Miss Rosie EIIavitch. and Miss
Ruth Levin, OF Baltimore, have been
visiting Mr.. M. j. EdIavitch.
Miss Laura Amber, Of Washing
Ohio, are visiting their aunt, Mrs. f.
+. McManus, at the Rectory.
Misses Cecil and Sadie. Traband and
MIR. Reginald Trabdnd are spending
their vacation with their parents, MIR.
and Mrs. J Ohm Fl. TraJaDd.
: There will be an ice cream sale for
the benefit of Trinity Sunday School,
on the High School lot here. on Satur-
day afternoon, July It'll, at p. m.
Mr.. John Bowling, son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. j. Dom Bowling, has enlisted as
Second Lieutenant in the Naval Re
serves. He left on Monday for his new
duties.
Mr.. Francis W. Hill Jr., has passed
the law examination Of the District of
Columbia, and has been admitted to
practice at the Washington Bar. We
extend congratulations
The Cotllion Club has renewed its
summer dances with the addition of
number of the young set. The first
dance was given Saturday night and
was very largely attended.
T. Harold Jameson, is years old,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. T. H. Jameson,
met with an accident in which his leg
was broken while visiting his friend,
Jack Bateman, at Cherry Grove, near
Seabrook. DR.. j. M. Duvall set the
fracture and he is convalescing nicely.
There will be free canning dem
onstration by Mrs. Susan R. Ward,
domestic science teacher for this coun-
ty, at the High School building on Mon
day, July 5th, at 10 A. M. The latest
Government methods will be used,
Housewives may bring vegetables or
fruits to be put up, also pint jar, and
can take them home when finished.
This is an opportunity none should
miss.
An automobile containing six color
ed persons from Washington collided
with tree near Silver Hill, Sunday
night. Wilbur Johnson, 40 years old,
was killed and Ernest Butler and Louise
Brown were badly injured. The others
were only slightly injured. The driver
Elijah Temple, was arrested by Wash
ton detectives and turned over to Sher- |
iff Gates, who brought Temple here on
Monday and lodged him in Jail. He |
gave $500 bail for his appearance at the
inquest on July IL.
Rev. Nathan Thompson died on
Monday at his home in Laurel, aged 80 |
years. He was a native of New |
Braintree, Mass, graduated from
Williston Seminary in 1857, Amherst |
College in 1861 and Andover Theologi- |
ical Seminary in 1865 He was a |
superintendent of the House of Ref
ormation at Cheltenham. For the last
Is years he made his home in Laurel. |
He leaves wife and two daughters.
The annual report of the State
Board of Education of Maryland for
1916 contains the following information
regarding the schools of Prince Geor-
ge's County: Total enrolment for the
year 1894; Average attendance for the
year 4,0SS; No. pupils in elementary
grades 1854; Cost of fuel 5,544 35;
Apparatus and fixtures 81, 2621
Teachers salaries $S9, 22S.O5; New
buildings and repairs 50, $50. "a; SAM
tary expenses and incidentals IS, SGT. As;
kindergarten and manual training
81, 1877. 81; Cost of books 81, 1872. 04;
Total expenses 1922, 588. 70.