The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1918-07-19
BREVlTIES

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Chesapeake Beach, to-day All trains
stop at Marlboro.
The Oxon Hill Red Cross Auxiliary
will hold dance at st. Ignatius Hall
on Thursday, July %, 1918. Refresh
ments Doors open at p. m.
Work has begun on repairing the
woodwork of the steeple of the Court
House, which was beginning to decay,
having weathered the elements fol
thirty-si years.
/ Mrs. j. Dom Bowling and daught.
| er, Ellen, are visiting at the home Of
Mrs. John W. Belt, who is recovering
from severe illness.
News has been received that Priv.
ate Raymond G. Walters, son of MIR.
James F. w alters, has arrived safely in
| France.
| coIored Red Cross Auxiliaries in this
county, and eight or ten organizations
not auxiliary, which are working for
| the Red Cross, says the Baltimore Sun.
The annual excursion of the Forest
Lodge of Odd Fellows, to Chesapeake
Beach, is on Thursday, August l. All
trains will stop at Behrend, Richie,
Brown and Marlboro both ways.
The soaking rain of Friday night
was just in time to save thousands of
dollars worth of vegetables. The past
ures were drying up. While corn and
tobacco were not suffering for moist
ure, the rain was great blessing.
"A Lawn Party will be held at the
home of Mrs. Robert Tayman, near
Richie, on Saturday evening next, be-
ginning at p. M, for the benefit of
the Red Cross. All invited. Come
and help worthy cause.
"A Thrift Stamp party will be
given at Baden Hall, Baden, Md, on
Thursday evening, July 18th, by the
patriotic league Admission fee 35c.,
will be charged and each person will be
given Csc Thrift Stamp. Refresh
ments will be sold.
DIR. Albert Harden, of East
Orange, N. j., has been commissioned
Captain in the Medical Reserve CorLs
and National Army. DIR. Harden is tn.
eldest son of Mrs. R. 3. B. Chew and
is surgeon of note in his home town
and vicinity.
There will be dance given il
Brandywine School House on Thursday
evening, July 18th, 1918, for the benefit
of the "Brandywine Auxiliary of the
American Red Cross. Music will be
furnished by Darroch's orchestra
Admission 25 cents.
Dog days are with US and will last
until and inclusive of August II, OF
forty days This is the annual reign OF
the great sun Sirius, or Dog Star.
During this period many persons be
leve that the Dog Star exerts bale
full influence on the things of earth ano
all sorts of superstitutious have obtain
ed hold by the alleged influence to this
sun.
Relatives and friends have received
word of the safe arrival over seas OF |
Messrs. VIM. H. Talbot, Jr., Harry |
Snideman, George S. Harrison and |
Raymond Walters.
The Southern Maryland Agricul
tural Association has filed petitions in |
the Circuit Court, in accordance with |
the law, for the issuance of licenses t. |
sell pools on the result of running race. |
to be held at Upper Marlboro, OF
August 22nd, 23rd and Gath, and al
',owie from November l4th to Nov
Both inclusive.
Representative Sidney E. Mudd
who sailed on Saturday for Europe
with other members of the House
Naval Affairs Committee, to inspect the
work of the Navy, and then to visit
the Maryland men in the trenches,
filed his papers just before his depart |
ure as candidate in the Republican
primaries for the n nomination as repre-
sentative in Congress from the Fifth |
Maryland district. Mr.. Mudd will have |
no opposition for the nomination.
Mr.. Harry Nicholson, one of oul
enterprising merchants, has forwarded
to the Trinity and St. Mary's Red Cross
Auxiliaries, of this town, check of
$11. 80 each, being per cent of his
cash sales for two weeks. This liber-
atty is greatly appreciated by our Red
Cross workers who have gratefully
acknowledged the same in a note of
thanks. Such a good example may
induce other merchants to pursue the
same plan.
Mr.. S. Morgan Coffren. a we'll
known carpenter of this neighborhood,
died of neuralgia of the heart early
Sunday morning, at his home, aged 48
years. The sudden death of MIR. Golf
rem was great shock to his m any
friends as he was apparently in good
health here on Saturday night. Short
ly after his return home, he was taken
i'll, and in few hours expired. He is
survived by widow and six children
who have the sympathy of the com
munity. The funeral was held from
Trinity Church, Tuesday. The inter-
ment was in the Episcopal Church va I'd
in Forestville.
Baden-Lancaster.