The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-02-02
BREVITIES

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is visiting her brother DR.. L. A. Grit
fifth.
The Ladies Aid Society of the
Forestville NJ E. Church has just clos
ed a very successful year of work.
An Oyster Supper and entertain
ment will be given at Odd Fellows Hall
on February 18th at 8 O'Clock for the
benefit of this church.
There will be Sunday evening
Rally at Forestville M. E. Church on
February 18th at o'clock. Rev. H.
Clifton Owens, Of Camp Springs. will
be the speaker.
Farmers are having their day now.
Corn is bringing S5.25 Per Dbl; white
potatoes. $6.O 90 per Dbl; turnips. 81. 90
per Dbl; tobacco, from 1Sc to Csc and
nearly everything else in proportion;
The Rev. Cody Marsh. Rector of st.
Barnabas Church, who has been away
IN much needed rest, will hold his
next service at that church on Sunday,
February II, at II a. m.
"A Dance will be given by the
Richie Social Club in Odd Fellows
Hall, Ferestville. Friday Evening. Feb.
2. Browns Orchestra. Proceeds to
go for charitable purposes.
An Oyster Supper and Dance will
be given for the benefit of the Forest
Vile Catholic Church, at. Odd Fellows
Hall, Forestville. Md. February 8,
1917. Good music; dancing. Tickets
25c., including chance on barrel of
Potatoes, Bus crosses 9Th st. Il Penn.
Ave. S. E. at 7.30 p. m. Supper 35c.
There will be an Illustrated Lecture
on The Holy Lands in St. Thomas
Parish Hall, Groom, Md, Friday evening
Feb. 9, 1917 at 8 p. m. Admission
Adults Csc. children under IL yrs. TO-.
After the lecture there will be dance
Dancing Csc. per couple. ladies free.
Refreshments for sale. Music by
Richardson's Orchestra. Everybody is
cordially invited,
The Rev. J. Leo Barley, of St.
Thomas Church, Roland Park. Baltimore
will give an illustrated lecture in St.
Mary's Church Marlboro, on February
10. 1917. His subject will be "The
Passion of Our Lord" On account of
this, the dance which had been announ-
ced to take place at Gibbons Hall on
February 9th. has been cancelled.
The Rev. John H. Greene, former
soldier, poet, journalist, lawyer and |
historian, and the oldest Catholic priest
in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, died
Monday afternoon at st Joseph's Hos
pital, where he had been chaplain for
four years. Father Green was located
at St. Mary's Church. this town. during
the years 1875 and 1873, and is we'll
remembered by many of the oldest |
parishioners.
"A wedding of interest took place
Tuesday afternoon of last week when |
Miss Dorothy Wilson became the bride
of former Mayor William P. Magruder,
of Hyattsville. The ceremony was a
quiet affair, and took place at the /
brides home at Woodside, Montgomery
county, the Rev. George H. McGrew,
rector of Grace Episcopal Church,
Silver Springs. officiating. The best
man was Col. Spriggs Belt, and Mrs.
Belt, attended the bride. Mr.. and Mrs.
Magruder left Tuesday night for Nor
folk, from where they left on tour of |
the continent, including the Panama
Canal. They are expected to return to
Hyattsville about May /.
Friends of George N. Palmer, of
Seat Pleasant district, are urging him |
to make the run for the democratic |
nomination for county commissioner
this summer. Mr.. Palmer's influence |
in democratic circles in Seat Pleasant |
has been felt upon more than one oc-
cassion and is he we'll and favorably |
known all over the county. 1t is be-
lieved that, if he can be induced to &C
cept the nomination, he will be endors-
ed by the organization wing of the par
ty. Mr.. Palmer is fine business man,
and his friends declare would make an
excellent commissioner;
AT meeting Of the County Com
missioners Tuesday, County Treasurer
Edward A. Fuller was empowered to
employ Counsel in proceedings to COL
lect taxes levied by the. Commissioners
on personal property. The law holds
the Treasurer of the county responsible
for uncollected personal taxes, if the
record shows he has failed to take legal
steps to collect them. The commits
sioners authorized the employment of
Mr.. Alan Bowie az special counsel in
these cases. Personal tax bills were
sent out during December to all deli
quents, but additional bills can be had
by dropping card to the treasurer at
Upper Marlboro requesting a bill.
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