The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1919-02-28
RREVITIES
Miss Maude Gibbons spent the week

MI. ana MIS-. bSTudIu SofiC, "
Washington, spent the week end at the
home of Mrs. Mary Wyvill.
Will the party who took furfro n
the Gibbons Hall Saturday night, Feb
ruary %, please return to Father
Loughan.
! The Greenwood Stock Farm, neal
Richie, has been sold to Mr.. S. M.
Frazier, Anacostia, for $37, 200, and he
will take possession April 1st.
We regret to learn that Mr.. Geor-
ge Swanson is quite i'll from the effect
of infunza at his home, Bowling
Heights.
-Mr. and Mrs. Jas. E. Vogts and
infant son, of Washington, spent the
week end with Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Coffren.
There will be Card Party for the
benefit Of the Armenian Relief Fund in
Masonic Hall, on Friday evening, Feb
ruarv %, at p. m. Admission 25c.
Miss Frances Briscoe, of Brandy
wine, spent the week end with friends
in Baltimore, where she met her sister,
Miss Helen Briscoe, who is teaching in
Frederick county.
Rawlings Talbert Co, Baltimore,
Md, sold last week for Mrs. A. B.
Duley, of Groom one dozen two year
barred rock hens which brought $33.37.
Prices were little Off al that time;
hens were only 37cts per Id.
We are glad to announce that Mr..
Arthur Clagett SON of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. Lee D. Clagett, who has been ill of
pneumonia at Douglas, Arizona, is
reported to be out Of danger.
The Marlboro House Supply Store
will open business on March LIST with a
splendid line of Automobile Accessories,
OILS, Greases, Cigars, and Tobaccos,
Candies, Cakes, etc. Mr.. Roland Ryon
is the proprietor.
One of the best automobile values
on the market is the Oakland Six"
The price of this car has been reduced
about $500 during the past few months
Mr.. w. R. Buck is the local distributor.
Mr.. and Mrs. William F. Smith,
Miss Maude S. K. Gibbons and Master
Jack Bryan, of Washington, spent the
end at the home of DR.. and Mrs. Will
illiam H. Gibbon, of Groom, this county.
The states relations service of the
Department of Agriculture, the extern
sion service of Maryland State College
and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and
the county agents are cooperating to
make The Washington Sunday Stars
farm page thing of real value to
farmers.
Mr.. B. Frank Duvall celebrated his
eight-eighth birthday, on Saturday at
his home "Trump's Hill" He is still
hale and hearty and comes to town al
most every day. We hope he may live
to celebrate many more natal anniver-
sales. He is the oldes living pupil of
the Marlboro Academy.
Private Allen Redmiles, who was
shot by a colored man at Sykesville
Carroll comfy, last fall, is still in a
hospital at Camp Meade, and under
went another operation last week on
his right arm, of which he his partly
regained the use.
The largest dance of the season
will be held at Forestville Hall at
Forestville, on Friday evening, Feb
ruary %. This dance will be held IN
der the auspices of the Forestville School
and no pains will be spared to make
all who attend have an enjoyable even
ing.
MIR. j. Steed Edelen, son of the
late DR.. Phillip T. Edelen and Mrs.
Frances R. Edeien died at his residence
Oxon Hill, Prince, Georges County,
Maryland, on Wednesday February
the "a inst, ats 80 a. m, aged So years.
Fueneral was held on w ednesday, Feb
ruary 26, at 10 A. M. from his late
residence.
Mrs. M. Pauline Mudd, has an
nounced the marriage of her daughter,
Miss M. Pauline Mudd, to Mr. Joseph
| Ii. Blandford, on Wednesday last at
| Washington, D. C. Both of the con-
tracing parties are quite prominent
and we'll known throughout the county
| and we join with their many friends in
extending to them congratulations and
| best wishes. They will be at home to
their friends after March 18th at
Meadow Grove" Bran DIVINE, Md.
"A very pleasant surprise party was
| given Miss Mary Washington RidgeIy
Saturday February, %, at her home in
this town by her sisters in honor of he1
| birthday. The house was beautifully
decorated in the George Washington
style with hatchets, American Flags
ferns and FLOWERS. Despite the un
| favorable weather large number OF
friends and relatives crowded to the
festive scene which was indeed a great
surprise to Miss Ridgley. The evening
was pleasantly passed by all with mus
ic, songs and refreshments.
Effective February 18th, the post
Office at Forestville will be discontinued
The patrons of that Office will then have
to erect rural mail boxes and be sup
piled by the rural carries from Anacosta
D. c., or Upper Marlboro, Md, on which
route they happen to reside. Since the
death of the late postmistress. Ms
Armstrong several months ago the
postoffice Department has endeavorec
to find someone. to take the Office, bu
without success; so the only alte m ativ,
Was to extend route from Upper Mari