Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-05-14
ST. MARY'S DEACON
LEoyAEDTows. ND.
THURSDAY MORNING. Nay i4ih. 1874.

News AND OTuE. IrKms An election
for Town Commissioners vas held in our
hsrgh on Monday las; with the following
result DIR. Henry Hav. John L. Fen
wick, Il. Harris Camal;er and Capt. Il.
a. Lawrence. There being tie between
iIeury Noale AID T. j. Moore, the new
Board is on duty at present with a frac-
iional membership. A new election to
decide the RE has been called. Abou, So
votes were cast.
The attention Of our readers is called
10 notice in another column Of Concert,
vocal and detrimental, iDtermixcd with
.TableaUx, which il TO come of at the Court
House. Leonard;own, on Tuesday next.
the I9;h instant, for the benefit of 81.
Peters Chapel in our Town. Tickets for
adults, 30 cents--children under II. %
.eepts. We bespeak full house on Tues
day evening. aud know We can afford to
promise all who may attend full return
for their outlay.
Something new" butin the same line.
is elsewhere advertised to take place at
Mechanicsyillc on Thursday night, the
eist instant. This is IAN Old Folks
Concert" for the benefit Of All Faith
Church, to be anticipated by supper
earlier in the evening Admission TO Sup
per and Concert, so cents each. As both
these entertainments are for worthy OBJ
ject and are inspired by regard for the
.'deccncy Of divine worship (Which is of
the cardinal vir.ucs). We hope that both
nay be literally patrOnized. and. as they
are to be given on different evenings. VIC
think we can see how one can be made to
assist the other, il McchanicsYille will take
tic hint.
J. T. NJ Raley sold at Trustees sale
OF Tuesday last 900 acres Of land in the
Factory district, property Of the late Ben
re, Bean. for 81 OPS. Purchaser, Frat K
Greenwich.
We send opt with the presen. issue of
The BEAcoN our frst supplement 90 the
Gcnegai Laws passed BY the late Legisla-
ture of oar State As soon as the bal
aEcc Of these law 5 shall have been re-
cciyoi, We will issue them 10 the same
form. Probably, two more supplements
will exhaust them.
We print on orr srst page an ldrcss By
Dudley ". Adams, Master Of the iowa
State Grange and Lecturer Of the Nation
al Grange, 70 which t.e close attention OF
our farmers is invited. It Is reasonable
that cultiya;ors Of the soil, Who are pro-
verbally cautious apa slow-mOving. should
demand TO Re Instructed about this Grange
organization before giving it their counte-
nance or support. Cur object in the
publications We are making on this sub
jrct is TO satisfy this demand We know
we shall succeed Already are our farm
ers in many ncIshborhoois inquirins into
ana debating aboIt The aims of the Grange
movement and the means By which it pro-
POSES 10 carry these aims into effect. This
- hopeful sign. but the best sign Of all
i, that euioayors are gctiy,'y aroot to or
-anize =. least one grange in every dis
trict il the county. and that in ms dis
irie' nrc than the minimum nu..lLer Of
ladies and gentlemen 10 start one has al
read been attained.
Under The new assessment lax, BY s
strange Transformation Of words. the pro-
periy that has heretofore been exempt from
taxation has been subjected to taxation.
while the tax-paying property proper,
about uine:y-niue hundred;hs u tie pro-
re!'y Of the State. is exempt Such is
the plain reading Of TIE act-what con-
s'ruc';oa will be placed upon !: BY those
whose du:y It is 20 enforce and coastruc it
remains TO he seen. Tie Court Of Ap-
reals, while always striving to give effect
10 the plain meaning and in;on, OF the
Legislature, can hardly go the length Of
reversing she plain reading Of the words
Of the act. Such construction would be
contrary TO The previous decisions of that
tribunal in similar cases.
Billy Edwards and Sam Collycr arc
matched to fight on Thursday, Angus; 6.
for 81, eco 1 side ard tie lightweight
championship Of America. Articles of
agreement were signed April 80. and the
first jero>j, Of 500 side has been scut
to Frank Queen. Of the New York Gin
Ter. as temporary stake holder. Mr.. j.
ii. Mortimer. of Philadelphia, has been
appointed hual stakeholder.
The Prince Frederick Journal. Calvert
county, says that McS,rs. Thomas Il
Tongue. Jr,, Cas- Hook and Capt, John
NeCready. residing il he lower part OF
that ceauiS, were waylaid on Wednesday
hight Q. last w.ok Iy three colored u,cn,
and badly bCatsu. aud tha; the Injuries
inflicted ufon Young Tongue viii pyoba.'
by cause his death.
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