The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1918-04-12
BREvITIES

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been visiting her cousin. Mrs. Mary t
Wilson, left yesterday for her home
| New i ork City.
Mr.. E. l.. Bruun, who recently Ell
listed in the Navp' spent the week en-
with his family. He is now at trair
ing station.
The ladies in charge of the dali
lunches served at Masonic Hall, for tn
benefit of their war work are meetin
with gratifying results, and deserve
be congratulated.
There will be a Dance at Odd Fe
lows Hall, Forestville, on Wednesday
April II, at 8 p. m. Washingto
music. For the benefit of the Re
Cross.
Gen. Charles Gather and daughter
Miss Henrietta, of Ellicott City an
Baltimore, spent the week end at tn
home of Mr.. B. F. Duvall, of Trump
Hill.
If you want to help the Junior Rec
Cross Circle of Cheltenham, come t,
the school house Tuesday, April 18th
at p. m, and see Rip Van Wrinkle
Admission 25.
james Coats, colored, plead guilt.
in the Circuit Court yesterday of kill
ing his wife last summer and buryin,
her body in field on the farm of Chas
Eslin, near Largo. He was sentenced
to 10 years in the Penitentiary.
The Grand Jury indicted DR.. Corne-
Illus DeWeiss, of Laurel, last week for
causing the death of Amber Elliot
McManus, who died from the effects o.
being hit by Dr.. DeWeiss' automobil.
in Marlboro last Augu st. DIR. De
Weiss asked for change of venue and
the case has been removed to Rockville
Your Country calls you'll Unite TO,
Victory! Be sure to attend Thirc
Liberty Loan Meeting at the Coul
House at Upper Marlb oro', Md, or
Wednesday, April Itch, 1918 at eight
o'clock p. m. Hon. WILLIAM
TYLER PAGE, author of the National
Greed, will address the meeting. :
Marlboro District Liberty Loan Com
mittee.
The following are the dates OF
County School Athletic Meets of the
Season of 1918; Anne Arundel County
Annapolis, Friday, May 18th; Prince
Georges County-Upper Mar boro,
Friday, May 9th, Charles County
Pa Plata, Saturday, May 25th; St.
Mary's County-Charlotte Hall, Mon
day, May 9th; Maryland State Cham
2lonships Friday, June ID
"A colored man named Hawkins es
capped from the jail here Tuesday nigh
when the keeper, Mr.. Brady was at
supper. He picked the old lock of h:
cell and Jared the lock on the bach
ioor open with blow from piece
lead pipe. Only last week while the
Grand Jury was visiting the j*l, :;
prisoner opened the lock of his cell and
caped unnoticed. He has never been
pretended. In their report the
Grand Jury urged the purchase of new
locks for the Jail and County Commiss
toner's should attend to the matter al
once if they have not already done so
Mr.. Joseph H. Blandford, Jr.
director of the War Savings campaign
for Prince Georges County, has issued
invitations to a number of the district
.hairmen and others interested, to at
tend a conference at the National
Hotel, Washington, on Saturday even
ing next at eight o'clock. Special
problems encountered by the directors
in the prosecution of the W. S. S. work
in their respective districts will be dis
cussed, and plans made for rendering
assistance whenever it is desired
Means for aiding the present Liberty
Loan Bond drive and other important
subjects will also be discussed.
The Bureau of crops estimates says
that grain sown early last fall made
fair growth and entered winter quart
ers in good shape but late sown grain,
and there was much of it, was badly
handicapped, first. by heavy rains and
afterward by drought and extremely
cold weather and made no top growth
before winter set in. Although pro
tected nearly all winter by an ample
covering of snow good deal of the
seed was killed and it was not until the
advent of March that the grain showed
itself above ground; many fields are
thin and spotted.
-"Uncle" Jupiter Lee, aged about
IA years, died at his home here Wed
nesday morning early, from conplics
ton of diseases resulting from old age
"Uncle" Jupiter, who was known t.
everyone in the neighborhood, was on,
Of the few remaining colored people o.
the old type--honest, reliable and faith
full to any trust given him to perform
For many years he was janitor an,
press turner at THE ENQUIRER Office
and it was with regret that we saw hin
growing old and had to see him discon
tinue his work here few months ago
He was also the faithful sexton a
Trinity Church for a number of years
Governor Holds Up Race Track Bills