The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1919-07-18
BREVITIES

There will be dance at the Paris
Hall, near Iceland, Saturday, July Il
in honor of the boys from overseas
Please wear your uniform.
There will be a dance at Badel
Hall on Friday evening, July 18th
Dancing from $50 to 1p. m. Darroch''
orchestra. Admission 35 cents.
After spending a months vacation
at his home, Mr.. Harry Gore motored
to Virginia on Saturday. Mrs. Gore
accompanied him as far as Richmond
There is to be a Festival of the
Cheltenham Jr. Home Making Club,
Saturday, July 10, in the grove near
Mrs. Soppers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Pyles and
little son of New York, N. Y, spent
Sunday with their aunt, Mrs. Carrie
Coffren near this town.
The contest between President Will
son and his opponents in the Senate
over the league of nations promises to
be one of the most notable in history
The Washington Sunday Star, with
its staff of high-grade observers and
writer's, will keep its readers fully
advised of the progress of this mem
orable trial of strength.
Mr.. VIM. R. Buck, recently sold
and delivered to Harry Buck, of Upper
Marlboro, Oakland Touring Car; Elmer
Owens, Oxon Hill, Oakland Touring
Car; Eddie Ware, of Mellwood, Ford
Touring Car.
The Woodville JUNIOR Home max
ing Club, will give lawn fete at the
Woodville school on July Oath at 8. 80
CLOCK. Refreshments will be served
The proceeds for the benefit of the club.
Come one, Come all.
Mr.. Benjamin L. Duckett, one of
the oldest and most highly respected
citizens of this county, died at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Ella D.
Beall, near Clinton, on Friday of last
week. The funeral was held on Sunday
morning from Forest Grove M. E.
Church, Rev. J. E. Holt officiated.
The interrment was made in the family
OF in the church yard.
This evening at 730 there will be a
welcome Home Banquet, given to
the twenty-one boys of Bells M. E.
Church, of Camp Springs, who have
from service overseas. The
speakers will be Judge Beall, DR.. John
R. Edwards, Rev. Charles A. Shreve
and Rev. J. E. Holt. A rousing good
time is expected. The banquet will
take place in the basement of the
church.
Former Judge of the Orphans Court
James A. Helskell, died at his home.
Kildare, near Oxon Hill, on Friday
last, aged fifty nine years. Mr.. Heis-
kell has been in failing health for some
time much to the regret of his many
friends. He is survived by his wife
Mrs. Sarah Flnott Heiskell, three
brothers and two sisters. The funeral
was held from St. Ignatius' Church,
Oxon Hill, on Monday morning last.
President Wilson has signed an ex
acutive order increasing the guaranteed
price of the 1919 wheat crop to So. 80
per bushel at Galveston and New Or
leans. At the same time Presidential
proclamation was issued declaring that
in order 'to protect the United States
against undue enhancement of its liza
under the law guaranteeing
wheat prices, that on and after July
lst no wheat or wheat -four should be
imported into or exported from the
United States except under prescribed
limitations to be fixed by Wheat Ad-
ministrator Julius H. Barnes.
AT meeting of the Good Road.
Association last week in the school
house at Glendale, plans were formu-
lated for repairing Glendale and Sea
u JUN AOSid. L NC SOullly commission
ers have appropriated 500 toward this
work and the ctizenf of the communit,
have contributed like amount. Two
hundred dollars also has been appropri-
ated for the construction of a concrete
culvert. The Association has been d.
rected to take full charge of the wo,k
H. G. Machen, Democratic Cand;-
date for Sheriff. L. G. Sasscer, Demo
cratic candidate for States Attorney.
r. Irving Bowie, Democratic candidate
for Judge of the Orphans Court, John
A. Schultz, Democratic candidate for
Judge of the Orphans Court, George
B. Merrick, Republican candidate for
States Attorney and William N. Fish
er, Republican candidate for House of
Delegates, filed their certificates CT
candidacy with the Supervisors of
Election on Tuesday.
Entertains COnvaIescent Soldiers.