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

Hyattsville.-These candidates have
been nominated for the Board of Town
Commissioners at Bowie, Prince
Georges county: L. L. Baden, John
e. Mullikin, Jacob Seitz, Frank Ella,
dung, J. K. Kline, Jr., William Shea
and ]. J. Nova. More than usual dn-
terest is being taken in the contests,
and 1t is predicted that the vote atlthe
election next month will exceed 200.
Hagerstown. State Senator
Frank W. Mish was the principal
speaker at meeting of the Beaver
Creek Community Club, when plans
were made for community show to
be held next fall. Senator Mish asked
the members of the club to join the
Farmers Cooperative Association of
Washington county, to help to further
farming interests.
apolis.-There is no possible
chance of the Naval Academy having
negro midshipman on it's rolls dur
ing the next academic term, for it de-
veloped in connection with the an
nouncement of the list of candidates
who qualified in the April mental ex-
aminations for admission that Emil T..
Holly, the New York negro designated
for appointment by Congressman An
sorge, failed in the tests. Holly's fail
ure is said to have been complete.
Hagerstown.-Mrs. Frances e. Pof-
fenberger, aged 62 years, wife of John
H. Poffenberger, died at her home
here following an illness of three
years. Mrs. Poffenberger was mem
ber of the Lutheran Church, and be-
sides her husband she is survived by
two sons, John L. Poffenberger, Of
Marion, Pa, and Lee N. Poffenberger,
of this city, and three daughters, Mrs.
George Eiler and Misses Eve NJ and
Bada Poffenberger, of this city.
Crisfeld.-The first planting of 150,-
900 bushels of oyster shells in Somer-
set waters to catch the oyster spat and
form new beds was placed by the
Maryland Conservation Commission.
The location selected was on Turtle
Egg bar, near Deals island, at point
opposite the mouth of the Patuxent
river in upper Tangier sound. Fifty
thousands bushels were planted. The
other 100000 bushels will be placed off
Hog Island and Diamond shoals.
Cumberland.--A ladies' auxiliary of
the general strike committee of former
employees of the Western Maryland
Railway was organized by Thomas E..
Carroll, international representative of
machinists, Hagerstown, at meeting
at the City Hall. Officers elected are
as follows: President, Mrs. J. w.
Dickerhoof; first vice-president, Mrs.
Eva Smith; second vice-president, Mrs.
Fannie Clark; secretary treasurer,
Mrs. J. B. Quinare.
Frederick. - The eleventh annual
commencement of the City Hospital
Training School for Nurses was held
at the Georgianna Simmons Nurses
Home. DR.. w. Sinclair Bowen, Wash
ington, delivered the address to the
graduates, who were: Nellie May Ka-
node, Walkersville; Viola May Fox
and Eloise Miller Lipps, Frederick;
Edna Grace Weant, Detour, and Anna
May Naylor, Emmitsburg. Following
the exercises a bronze tablet in the
hallway of the hospital to the memory
of the founder of the hospital and
those who left money to it was un-
yelled. The Alumnae Association. in
honor of the members of the gradual
ing class, held reunion and banquet
at Wayside Inn. Mrs. George B. Nc
Cleery was toastmistress and Mrs.
Platt, Miss Fox and Miss Mary L. Neis,
the last named superintendent of the
hospital, responded to toasts. Plans
were discussed for raising an endow-
ment fund to maintain room at the
hospital for members of the associa-
ton.
Easton.-At the meeting of the
Farmers Club, of Trappe, the report Of
the committee named some weeks ago
to investigate the prices paid by the
Gamers for tomatoes reported. 1t was
found after careful investigation, so
the report said, that Trappe district
was offered the lowest price of any
place in the State. Charles county is
offering $40 a ton, which was consid-
cred low, while Trappe Gamers are
Offering 49, According to- the farmers
at the meeting there will be very few
tomatoes sold at the price offered. 1t
was stated that the local Gamers have
approached the growers during the
past few days asking that contracts be
signed, but the growers are firm in
their demands and insist on getting
$12 a ton or nothing. In other places
the Gamers are offering from $12 to
SIS, it was stated, and there is no
reason, in the opinion of the growers,
why the Gamers here cannot pay the
same. The same men who refuse to
contract for less than S12 admit they
will grow tomatoes, and if the price of
the open market is not better than $40
very few will be sold. 1t was stated
that the crop has been plowed under
before, and the same thing can be
done again rather than give all to the
Gamer.
College Park.-Handers Messiah"
was the feature of the May Festival of
Music held May II at the University of
Maryland. The program was given by
the Community Oratorio Society, with
members in Berwyn, Riverdale,
Hyattsville and College Park, support
ed by four soloists of national reputa-
ton. The entire day was devoted to
the concerts, which began at 1880
Wednesday morning with a series of
solos by Rollin M. Pease, a barytone
soloist of Chicago, and selections by
the womens and mems glee clubs of
the University of Maryland.