Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1885-07-23
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Rain very much needed.

Rain very much needed.
Local news notes scarce.
Read our advertisements and profit there
from.
Mr.. Joseph A. Moore, of Baltimore, Is
smong the guests at Moore's Hotel
Attend the sale Of personal property else
where advertised and secure bargains.
We return thanks to Mr.. Douglass Plow-
den for copies of the late Oregon papers.
Repairs on the Court House will, we
hear, soon commence Bennett s. Herbert
are the contractors.
Misses Emma Joy, Mamie Hayden and
Louise King, have returned from their re-
cent trip 10 Baltimore.
The Port Tobacco Times advises that
Leonardtown folks have another excursion
and visit Chapel Point
Water in the Court House pump is again
getting scarce and microbes or some such
"varmint' are becoming plentiful
Two free scholarships In the Baltimore
Female College are at the disposal Of our
Orphans Court. See advertisement
For some as yet unexplained reason, the
newspaper mail failed to reach this village
last Wednesday evening. Where was the
fult2
The Medley's Neck and Leonardtown
mines propose playing match game of
baseball next Saturday. The public are
invited
Lengthy communications should arrive
Tuesday morning If received later it is
sometimes impossible 70 get them in type.
The above explains the omission Of sew
eral favors from piis issue.
Housekeepers are reminded that Mr.. S.
E. Welt makes and has on hand the best
of fruit cans which he sells at the low price
of 90 cents per dozen. Give him call and
you will get your moneys worth.
Rev John A. Morgan, s. j., is on visit
to his mother in this village. We have
never had the pleasure Of hearing the Rev.
Father preach, but better judges who have,
report him as an able and forcible speaker.
The fashionable way Of stating it is, not
that 1t is the hottest Summer one ever felt,
but that one suffers more from the present
oppressive heat than ever before This
gives both the youngest and Oldest inhabi-
tant fair show to talk weather.
Thus far, this week, our s. Inigoes'
Items have failed 70 come TO hand. Their
| non-receipt is subject Of regret, for, we
believe, that they are always read with in
terest, and we know that our outside ex-
changes make many clippings from them.
The County Commissioners have APP
pointed committee consisting Of Colonel
| AlIston and Messrs Canter and E. B.
Abel, to confer with similar committees Of
the other peninsular counties in regard to
the proposed combination Insane Asylum.
Miss Susie Herbert is on visit to friends
in our village. AS noticed in previous is
sue, Miss Susie has but recently returned
from the Washington Academy Of the Wis
itation where she and another native Of our
county, Miss Bernie Fenwick, carried of
many honors.
Next Saturday week, the republicans
will meet and inaugurate the Falls cam
| paign by the formation Of district clubs.
After the meeting Of our county Central
| Committee, elsewhere advertised, we ex-
pect 70 have something TO say as 70 the
/ duty Of democrats
Last week, Ex-senator AIlston had as
bis guest, Mr. q. j. Hamilton, an attache Of
the Baltimore SUM- Our brief acquain-
lance with Mr.. H. impressed as most fayor-
ably with him and gave US an iDkIing Of
one reason Of the Suns great success II
never employs any but the most competent
men.
We were much pleased last Tuesday 10
receive call from Mr. d. s. Briscoe, Of
Baltimore Years ago, Mr.. b. left our vii
lage and entered upon the practice Of his
I profession in that city. Since then, he has
won modest competency, and, what is
better professional reputation which com
pares fayoFably with that Of any member
Of the Baltimore bar. His friends here are
justly proud Of his success.