The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-12-21
BREvITIEs

Former County Treasurer Philip +.
Castle died at his home in Laurel on
Sunday. He was 81 years old.
An election of Town Commissioners
will be held on the afternoon of Janu-
ary Z, 1918, at the Marlboro House.
Mrs. Rogers w. Gore and infant
daughter, left for Staten Island on Sat
urday, where Mr.. Gore has established
his home.
Mr. Cameron F. DuPaul has enlist
ed in the Aviation Corps, and is now
stationed at Camp Kelly, San Antonio,
Texas.
Private David Randall, of Forest
vile has been transferred from Camp
Meade to Camp Hancock, Georgia. He
went South as an automobile mechanic.
Mr.. W. Ernest Wilson, son of Mr..
and Mrs. J. Burns Wilson, of West
wood, this county. died at Camp Cor
don, near Atlanta, Ca. on Sunday
morning last. The funeral took place
from st: Paul's Church yesterday. He
was with the first lot of young men
who left here for camp. We extend
to the bereaved family our sincerest
sympathy.
The Maryland Council of Defense
met in Baltimore, at the Merchants
Club, on Monday. Amoung those pres
ent were: the Committee from the
county, Messrs. George w. Waters. Jr.,
Chairman, w. D. Pyles. A. T. Robin
son, G. C. D. Townshend and Oliver
Metzerott.
Fast bus leaves Washington at a.
M, 9Th and Pennsylvania Avenue,
Northwest for Marlboro and Annapolis,
returning bus passes through Marlboro
about 5 p. m, for Washington. The
regular bus still leaves the same points
at o'clock returning leaves here at
1890 for Washington.
-Robnrt Graham MacCartes, of n.y.
attsville. engaged in shorthand report
ing in Washington. and for the past
four years official stenographer in cir
cult court here and Charles county, has
enlisted in the 18th Regiment of Field
Artillery, stationed at Fort Myer, Vir-
ginia, after closing out his business.
Mr.. Jos. H. Blandford, Jr., Direc-
tor Prince Georges County in the
National War Savings Stamps Cam
paign has appointed Mr.. John l..
Russell Secretary with headquarters in
the office of the School Board, Upper
Marlboro. Literature and information
in regard to the stamps will be furnish
ed from this office.
War Savings Stamps are the most
appropriate Christmas gifts at this
time. They cost only SAP, which
draws, interest at per cent. com
pounded quarterly and will be worth
IS. 90 Jan. lst, 1923. For sale at all
banks and post offices in Prince Geor
ge's County.
The Court of Appeals on Wednes-
day of last week took up, on original
records the case of w. Wesley Beall,
sheriff of Prince Georges county, vs.
State of Maryland. ex rel. Lewis G.
Jenkins, for argument. This is test
case in the Prince Georges county pro
hibition law. Albert Richie, attorney
general; Ogle Marbury, assistant at
torney general, and S. Marvin Peach,
States attorney tor Prince Georges.
appeared for Sheriff Beall. George
Weems Williams and J Allison Wilmer
represented the appellee.
Determined not to be caught nap
ping when the drought hit Prince Geor
gets County, Lewis Marquet, who re
sides on the Washington Baltimore
boulevard near Berwyn put in quite an
assortment of liquid refreshments. The
following list Of goods was found when
Sheriff Beall and Deputy Sheriff Gar
rison searched his place last week:
Seventy small bottles of ''65' whiskey;
ten quarts of sloe and eight quarts of
dry gin; two quarts wine; two quarts
whiskey; one bottle and one jug filled
with whiskey. A warrant was issued
charging Marquet with having on his
premises more than one quart of whis-
key and twelve pints of beer. He gave
bond for hrs appearance at the April
term of court.
The following articles of need have
been made by the members of our
Marlboro Red Cross Circle, Mrs. l.. A.
Griffith, president:
Money received ................$34O.oO
Hospital Bed Shirts. ............ ~
Shoulder Wraps. ................ 3prs.
Fracture pillows. ......... ........oo