The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1919-05-09
BREVITIES

ing Heights.
i have secured the services of Mr..
J. E. Swain, the well known mechanic.
Guaranteed service on any make car.
VIM. R. Buck, Proprietor Marlboro
Garage.
Mrs. Robert Ross, of Newark, New
Jersey, is spending a few weeks here
visiting with her sister Mrs. Elizabeth
Swanson.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Wyvill have
returned from their wedding trip ano
are making their home, for the present,
with Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Wells, Mrs.
Wyvilrs parents.
Mrs. Frank Legg, who has been
spending some time with her sister,
Mrs. John II. Traband, has returned
to her home in Baltimore.
Mrs. Frank Brainard and little
daughter, Laura, are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Brainard in New York.
Mr.. Allen Redmiles, of Camp
Meade, who was seriously injured in an
accident last fall, spent Sunday with
his sister, Mrs. Robert Wells.
The Prince Georges County School
Rally will be held this year at Upper
Marlboro Md, on Friday, May 23rd, on
the Southern Maryland Agricultural
Fair Association grounds
Mrs. H. M. Bennett and little
daughter, Margaret, departed Wednes :
day of last week tor their home in Oak
land. California. Mrs. Bennett is
daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth Swanson
and has spent several months in Mary
land.
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next Sunday.
The Tobacco Growers Association
of Ian caster, Pa, have decided to grow
tomastoes instead of tobacco this sea-
son, and have contracted with VIM. W.
Finey, of Bel Air, for 800 acres.
The Baden Red Cross Circle under
the executive ability of Mrs. J. S.
Fowler has been absolved into the
Baden Community Club and the first
fully organized meeting called to order
b. the president, Mrs. Margaret Skin
ner, was pleasing success.
"A bold Jail delivery took place here
on Tuesday evening when white youth
named Pinkind removed some brick
from the wall of his cell throu gh which
he squeezed into an adjoining cell. He
proce eded to release the other prisoners
five of whom made their escape. Pin
kind and three of the others have been
captured.
Food prices took a I tumble in the
Chicago markets Tuesday, as announced
bv the Board of Trade. In the Tobog-
gan corn and pork from the countrywt
largely responsible for the slide. There
was a general rush to sell, and prices
went down with a bang. The Federal
Wheat Director gave notice that to stop
speculation all import restrictions on
foreign flour and wheat would be re-
moved.
The second meeting of the Prince
Georges County Home School and
Agricultural Conference and Fair AS
ISOLATION will be held at Paramount
Heights Hall, Paramount Heights, Md,
May 18th, 1919, at p. m. A special
meeting of the Committee on Home
Economics will be held at 10 p. m.
The Committee on increased production
will meet at the same time.
The Ladies of BrandyWine will
hold a supper at the Church Hal,
Brandywine, Saturday evening, May
10th, beginning at a p. m, refresh
ments will be sold ats p. m. The draw
was awarded the Brandywine Bank for
it's Victory loan subscribers will take
place at the Hall.
In the Victory Lone Drive at the
Portland Cement Plant of the Security
Lime Cement and Company at Security
Maryland, last week oyer $25, 100000
was raised in very short time, One
of the overseas tanks was on the jot
and clearly showed how it could &C
lover the top" by completely dem ora
lization an abandoned old frame build
ing much to the delight of the specta-
tors and the Victory Loan Workers.
"A controversy of more than month s
duration between sugar corn grower;
and Gamers eliminated Saturda J
when the Corn Growers Association
a meeting in the Courthouse of Freder
lex county passed resolution not tt
grow corn for less then $40 ton
Pledges to this effect were make by
farmers who grew 4,300 acres of fac
tory corn last year.
Miss Ellen L. Davis, Emergency
Home Demonstration Agent, announced
that the schools she has been able tt
reach have been much interested ant
the following clu BIS have been organic
ed to carry out the Junior Home max
ing Work. as outlined by the Mary
land State College. Poultry clubs ar
being carried on in BrandyWine, Aquas
co, Bowie and Lanham. Gardening
clubs are also being conducted il
Brandywine, Aquasco, Lanham, an
two clubs at Bowie. The total member
bership in the county organized int
Girls Club Work consists of some eight
children, all of whom are intereste
in the school work of the county
Most of the clubs have already hel
three meetings. The meetings ar
semi-monthly. Spci alist5 from the Co
lege are planning to visit these club
very soon and give them definite ir
struc lions on the subject.