The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1922-05-26
BREVITIES

| Team defeated the Bowie team on last
Sunday, by score of Is to 2. The
game was played at Bowie.
Col. w. H. H. Gore, father of Mr..
H. W. Gore of this town, died at the
hospital in Buffalo on Tuesday morn
ing last. The deceased was Sc years
of age and several weeks ago sus-
tanned a fracture of the hip and did
not rally from the shock. He frequent
ly visited his son and had many friends
here.
There will be strawberry festival
in the "Church Grove" at Iceland. on
Tuesday. May 3Oth, at p. m. Grab
bags for children; fancy articles and
refreshments for sale; admission free.
Dancing in St. Barnabas' Hall, in the
evening from to IL, admission 80 cts.
The sophomore class of Marlboro
High School will give play Cupid at
Vassar". a comedy in four acts, at
Gibbons Hall, June 3rd, at 8 P. M.
Dancing after the play.
Rev. Mr.. Fowler, of Washington,
will preach at the Forest Grove M. E..
Church, South, next Sunday at II A. NJ
The ladies of Episcopal Church,
Forestville, will hold an annual festival
Tuesday, May 30th, on the church lawn,
in aid of the cemetery fund. Sand
witches, coffee, ice cream, cake and
fancy articles will be sold. 10 A: M.
to 2 p M.
Friday, May 26th, beginning at $3.50,
there will be held Strawberry Fes-
at st. Paul's Community Hall, Baden.
Moving pictures will follow the re-
freshments at 8 P. M. The St. Paul's
Ladies' Guild is famous for it's straw
berry festivals and hospiiable enter
tainments.
as cashier of the Eastern Shore Trust
Company here and has accepted po-
sition at the Merchants National Bank,
Washington. Mr.. w. f.. seipp, a
young man from Solomon's Island,
Calvert County, who has been assistant
auditor of the Company for several
wears, has been elected by the directors
to succeed Mr.. Hall.
-Mrs. c.. F. Mcguire has returned
from visit to her home town. Hur-
lock, Dorchester county, where she
was the guest of honor of the Womans
Club of Hurlock both at the Conven-
ton of the Eastern Shore District Fed
GRAFTON of Womens Clubs, on May II,
and at the Club Reception on May 17th.
Mrs. Mcguire organized the Womnes
Club of Hurlock in February, 1910, and
it has federated with the State and
District Federation.
"A 500 gallon steam still, 5000 gal
Ions of corn mash, three prisoners and
u large amount OF alleged corn whls-
XIV were the net result of raid by
Federal prohibition officers near Groom
last FRIDAY night. The three arrested
were John Quinn, white, torty-flve
years old; VIM. Johnson, colored, and
third man who refused to give his
name. All were taken to Baltimore.
Mrs. VIM. A. Mcdonald, widow OF
the Rev. VIM. A. Mcdonald, who was
prominent years in the Maryland Cor
ference of the Medodist Episcopal
Church. South, was killed in Washing
ton, Sunday, when she was struck by
an automobile while returning from
Church, Mrs Mcdonald died 40 min
utes after the accident at the Emer-
gency Hospital. Her skull was frac-
tured. She was a sister to s. D.
Hall, Clerk of the Court of this county.
Saturday, June 3rd, has been dee.
,onated as County Wide Cross Tag
Day when with the approval and en-
iorsement of the Bard of Education
of this county, the schoo! children will
do their bit toward the completion of
the Memorial Cross at Bladensburg.
Tags in the shape of the Cross we are
going to complete will be sent to each
county school, and the Snyder-Farmer
Post No. 8, American Legion, Hytts-
Vile, Md, will award an Honor Ban
ner to the High School and one to the
County Public School turning in the
largest amount on this day.
On account of the daylight-saving
regulations of Washington and Balti-
more the schedules of both the railroads
here have been changed. The Chesa-
peake Beach trains all run an hour
earlier thar the old schedule, and the
Bowie Popes Creek trains arrive here
now as follows: Northbound, 6. 10 A. M,
3.4OP. M; Southbound, A. M, 5.24
P. M. These changes affect the mails
accordingly-the schedules of the rural
carriers, as we'll as at the postoffice,
being about an hour earlier than pre-
viously.
"A birthday party was given by Mr..
and Mrs. ]. L. Fisher, of this town,
for their little daughter, Miss Ethel
Alice Fisher, on Friday evening last.
The table was lighted with seven can
dies from the birthday cake which held
its noted position in the center of the
table. The table was surrounded by a
shower of ribbons from a Maypole in
the center of the table. Games were
played, favors presented and recita-
ton offered by Miss Elinor Morris.
Among the guests present were Elinor
Morris, Ellen Smith, Esther, Clara and
Rena Pollock, Mamie King, Hazel Bin
ger, Hilda and Muriel Bennett, Lillian
Wyvill, Beatrice Wilson, Beverly How
land, Harry Buck, Mary Deck, Virginia
Hulfsh, Elinor Traband, Virginia Ma,
guire, and Susie, Regina and Violetis
Smith.