Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-13
PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY.

| HYATTSVILLE, Nd, October "a
Liberty loan subscriptions are report
ed tagging in this county. The coun-
tvs quota is 100000 and it is under
stood that nearly half the sum is yet
to be raised.
Allen Bowie Duckett, twenty-seven
years old, youngest son of Marion and
| the late Gabrilla A, Duckett, died at
| his fathers home in Bladensburg
Tuesday, after a brief illness, of
pneumonia. Funeral services were
held Thursday morning. Rev. Charles
E. McAllister, rector of st. Matthew's
parish. officiated. Interment was in
Rock Creek cemetery. the pallbearers
being Page Bowie, William Wooten,
Mr.. Poppineau, James Howard,
George Deal and Theodore J. Van
doren, jr.
| Mr.. Duckett married on September
16, Miss Margaret Bradford Hildreth
of Washington. He was a graduate
of the Maryland State College of
Agriculture, and was connected with
the bureau of entomology. United
States Department of Agriculture.
Spanish influenza Continues to
spread throughout the county, de-
| spite the strenuous efforts being
put forth to check it. In accordance
with an order of the state board of
health officer, has ordered discon-
tinuance of all public meetings and
closing of schools and places of
l amusement.
Second Lieut.. olin Leech Beall, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel w. Beall, and
nephew of Judge Fillmore Beal of
Beltsville, who was recently commits
! stoned in the Marine Corps, has the
honor of being the first student to
be called to the colors from the Mary
enlisted in April, 1917.
The home and garden exhibit, held
Friday and Saturday in the Masonic
Hall, under the auspices of the Hy-
tattsville Horticultural Society, proved
successful. C. F.. Glass took first hon.
]. Millard Hall, third. and Mrs. J. B. S.
Norton, fourth. Other prize winners
were Mrs. H. E. Davis, Miss Frances
Norton. Prof. v. K. Chestnut, Prof. w.
r. Ballard. Paul Goettelman, Oswald
Greager. Gerald Glass: Carson Ryan.
Ellwell, Mrs. Earl S. tombstone, Mrs.
Mills O'Keefe, Milton D. Sewell, Mrs.
10. A. Greager. Mrs. A w. Tup-
per, Mrs. Charles W. Clagett. Isabella
! Ryan, mrs. JOhn L. 60Tt, Elizabeth
Norton. Carl Ryan, E. P. Stoddard,
Mrs. H. M. Sturgis, A. r. Sewell and
E. H. Roberts.
| Miss Mary E. Sakers and Lieut.. R.
Upton Parlett, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Per-
cival X. Parlett, were married Wednes-
day by Rev. Earl N. Bergerstock, pastor
of the Memorial Methodist Episcopal
Church. After the ceremony Lieut.
Parlett and Mrs. Parlett left for the for
mer's post at Camp Lee. Va.
I The opening of the October term of
| the circuit court for this county, sched-
uled last Monday. has been postponed
until the malady is gotten under control
On Monday Immediately following Judge
John p. Briscoe's charge the grand jury
organized and adjourned, subject to the
call Of the foreman. John b. Pyles
Miss Mary A. Suit, daughter Of former
Sheriff and Mrs. A. B. Suit of Suitland,
this county, died Saturday, in a Wash
ington hospital. of influenza. A graduate
of Business High School, Miss Suit at
the time of her death was employed as
a stenographer at the steel plant, Wash
ington. Funeral services were held Mon
day at st. Barnabas' Church, Rev. Mr.
Sheeres officiating.
Miss Theresa Kerby and Raymond
West Camp were married in Surratts-
vile a few days ago by Rev. P. G:
Minnehan.