The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-12-17
BREVITIES

FOR SALE at a bargain: 2 Hackne
colts, 4years old. Apply at this office
Rev. Father Loughran will give
dance at Gibbons Hall, for the benefl
of St. Mary's Church, on Friday night
December 81, at 8 p. m.
The office of the State Roads Com
mission, which has been located in Hy
attsville for several years, will b'
! moved to Marlboro on January 1.
"A dance will be given by the Enter
tainment Committee of Forest Lodge
at Odd Fellows Hall. Forestville, Nd
New Years Eve, December 81. Oar
roch's Orchestra. Admission 5O cts.
The new brick Postoffice at River,
dale is about ready for occupancy,
Mrs. Agnes C. Klinger, postmlstress.
announces. The structure is 81 by 81
feet. Three hundred automatic lock
boxes have been installed.
Stirred by the discovery that dog
which last week bit five Hyattsvllle
bows was suffering from rabies, May
or Welsh, of Hyattsville, has issued an
order thas no dog will be permitted to
run at large within the city limits for
q period of one month. Officers were
instructed to kill all dogs running at
large.
The funeral of Robert W. Hunter,
who died in Cuba in November will be
held from the resiuence of his sister,
2627 Garfield Street, Washington, at II
o'clock, Saturday morning. Interment
will be at St. Barnabas' Church, Oxon
Hill.
Mrs. Frederick Sasscer hiss return
ed from Columbia Hospital, Washing
ton, where she was operated on a few
weeks ago, and is regaining her health
and strengh.
An initial dividend of 10 per cent
was declared by the Marlboro lmple-
ment Company at a meeting OF the
stockholders on Monday last.
The Prince Georges County Com
rnunity Council held an interesting
meeting here on Tuesday. There will
be an extended account of the proceed
ings in our next issue.
"A very pleasant birthday party was
given Miss Burnadette Ridgely at the
home of her parents last Friday even
ing. The young folks enjoyed dancing
after which bounteous supply of re-
freshments was served. Miss Ridgely,
who was the former chief telephone
operator here, endeared herself to many
while acting in that capacity. who
wish her many more happy birthdays.
Centennial Lodge A.. F. and A. NJ, of
Upper Marlboro, at a well attended
meeting, last Thursday evening, elect
ed officers for the ensuing year as fol-
lows: John F. A. Martin, w. M, M.
C. McNab, S. W.; Thomas d. Griffith,
]. W.; H. 5. Moore, Treasurer, Egbert
Armstrong, Secretary, and Walter
Grimes, Tyler. A number of special
meetings are planned to get through the
work before the Lodge, in addition to
The regular meetings on the second and
fourth Thursdays of each month.
Mr.. Harrison Rodgers Gore, for
merry of this town, has received no.
tice of success in his recent examina-
ton for the degree of Certified Public
Accountant under the laws of the State
of New York. The requirements in
New York are very severe and the de-
gree conferred carries more prestige
in the world of accountancy than that
of any other state. Mr.. Gore has been
for several years member IF the
staff of Haskins and Sells. one of the
largest and best known firms of Certi-
fl ed Public Accountants in the coun-
try.