The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-12-07
BREvITIES

Mrs. J. T. Coffren, spent Thanksgiving
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. I
Coffren this town.
Buy war-savings certificate stamps
and thrift stamps at your nearest post
Office and help your country win the
war, besides making profitable
investment.
There will be public meeting q
the Groom Hall at 7:30 on Wednesda!
evening, the 18th. for the purpose O
organizing a farmers institute TO
Groom and vicinity. All farmers are
cordially invited to be present.
In the first liberty loan campaign
in Prince Georges County there were
49l subscribers who purchased $117,3OO.
90 of liberty bonds. In the SECOND
campaign 1920 persons subscribed tt
S4O5, 200 in bonds. This was splendid
showing,
| Attention is called to the sale of
furniture, etc., belonging to Mrs.
Bowling at Bowling Heights. near
here, on December 18th, also to the sale
of five splendid farm horses belonging
to Mr.. William B. Clagett, On Deem
| Der 9Th, advertisements of which ap-
| pear in another column.
| Mr.. w. Wesley Beall was sworn in
as Sheriff of Prince Georges county,
Tuesday. He has appointed Thomas
H. Garrison, of Hyattsvill, and E. Bsr-
nard Sweeney, of Groom, his Deputies.
There will be service every Sunday
at st. Barnabas Church, near Iceland
at ii o'clock, conducted by the Rev.
| J. Townshend Russell of Washington
in the absence or the Rector, the Rev
L. Cody Marsh who has gone to Florida
| for the winter on account of i'll health.
The Ri. Rev. Alfred Harding, D.
D. Bishop of Washington, will visit St.
Thomas Church, Groom, at II a. m
on Sunday next, the 9th, for the pur
| pose of administering the sacrament of
| Confirmation.
"A dance for the American Red
Cross will be given by. the ladies of the
Brandywine Red Cross Circle al
Brandywine High School on December
81. Music will be furnished by Oar
| rocks Orchestra of Washington. Ad
mission, Csc; rain or shine; floor in ex-
cellect condition. Refreshments con-
sisting of sandwiches and coffee will be
served.
Mr.. Jos. H. Blandford, Jr., has been
appointed by the Treasury Department
to the position under Mr.. Grain, Of
Director for Prince Georges County,
in the War Savings Stamp campaign.
The position, of course, carries no sal
ary, and we are sure that Mr.. Bland
ford will give this duty his valuable
services most cheerfully.
-Messrs. George w. Waters, of
Laurel and Chas. A. Ryon, of Richie.
the newly elected County Commission
ers, were sworn in on Tuesday, after
which the Board reorganized by elect
ing Mr.. George A GUIDE, president;
Mr.. Henry St. J. L. Briscoe, clerk;
Mr.. M. H. Magruder, attorney, and
DR.. L. A. Griffith, physician to the
Jail. The retiring members are DR.. d.
M. Bowen and Mr.. John M. Bowie.
Lieut.. Charleton Burgess, U. S. A.
has been ordered to Fort Leavenworth,
Kansas. Lieut.. Burgess is the son of
Mr.. and Mrs R. w. Burgess near
Surratts, Maryland. "Dick'', as he is
better known among his host of friends
was graduated from Surrattsville High
School in 1918, later entered St. Johns
College, Annapolis, Marylan', gradual
ing 1917. Being an honor graduate was
commissioned Lieut.. in the regular
Army. In 1916 he served on the Mexi-
can border with the Machine Gun Co.,
First Maryland organized at St. Johns
College.
The Women's Council of Defense
for Marlboro District, will give caro-
party and dance at Masonic Hall, to-
night, December Z, at o'clock. The
proceeds are to go to the Y. W. Q. A.
Fund Progressive euchre will be played
and number of valuable prizes have
been donated. Richardson's band will
furnish the music. A social evening is
promised and at the same time an OPP
portunity to aid the cause which is ma
ton wide. Admission 25cts. Refresh
ments for sale.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Edward Thomas
of Washington, D. c., Mr.. and Mrs.
John E. Thomas, and Miss Cooper of
Allentown, Pa, and Miss Cooper's
friend Mr.. Hazard of Washington, D.
C. took dinner with Mr.. aud Mrs. A.
N. ODER at their home ''Gravel Spring
Villa, on Thanksgiving Day. Mr.
John E. Thomas who is machinest in
the Washington unit of the U. S. Army
Ambulance Corps stationed at Allen
town, Pa, drove one of the Ambulances
to Washington which brought the
u Saac0 eleven TO play the Georgetown
eleven match football game Thanks
giving Day. .--.
We regret to hear of the sudde n
| death on Monday of Mrs. Annae Lee
Berry, beloved wife Of Mr.. Elisha E.
Berry. Mr.. and Mrs. Berry and fam
lily had just moved to Washington from
their country home near Forestville.
Mrs. Berry was stricken while in
their automobile and died before aid
could be summoned. The funeral took
place on Wednesday from st. Paul's
Church, Washington where Mass was
said at o'clock. The interment was
at Forestville.