Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1885-03-19


1t is expected that the term Of Court which
began last Monday will continue about ten
days.
His many friends will learn with sincere
regret that Hon. Igns. E. Mattingly is dan
gereusly sick.
D. s. Briscoe and George Blackstone, Of
the Baltimore bar, are in attendance upon
Court.
Messrs. Leo II. Hayden, John NJ. Lloyd,
F. Vile, F. Neal apd W. H. Ford Of Balti-
more, are in the county.
Judges Stone and Brooke are registered at
Fenwick's and Judge Crane and Ex-Judge
Magruder at Moores
DR.. Walton is on brief visit 10 our viii
Iage and invites those desiring his services
to give him call.
Our outside this week contains two origi-
nal pieces to which we invite the attention
of our readers.
Mr.. Frank Neal invites all desiring Fertil-
izers or anything else in his line TO give
him call We hope that be will be liber-
ally patronized.
This year, the gardens in town will be
late. When warm weather does come VIC
trust we may have agood time for planting
and sowing seeds.
Together with other town folks, we were
much pleased to meet again our old friends,
Harry Tignor and Clement Porter. Both
gentlemen are in attendance upon Court.
1t is reported here that Rev. Chas. o.
Isaac has accepted call to Antietam and
will soon leave our county He will carry
with him the well-wishes of all who know
him.
Monday week last, summer cottage at
Bluff Point, occupied by several colored peo-
pie, caught fire and was entirely destroyed.
With the exception of one bed all the furni-
ture was lost
Monday last, Senator Allston was adj
mitted to the bar, and it is reported that in
the near future, he contemplates making
our town his home. He has hung out his
shingle at Mr.. Hainmetts old stand. e..
Look out next week for .he advertisement
of John v. Cama1ier, agent for the celebrated
Champion Binders and ileapers, and the
only natural imported Bird Guano, Esmeral-
da.
The Baltimore papers speak in fattering
terms of recent entertainment in that city
for the benefit of the poor, in which Morgan,
Charlie, Dellie and Miss Julia Raley took
part. Dellie was three times ENCoRED.
Our Junior is grateful to his 9Th district
friends for their advertisement. 1t only
takes three motions to receive such favors,
write receipt and pocket the dollar. If
our friends can stand it, we can.
We are in receipt of a Communication
from VIM. 7. Hsydp, formerly of our town,
but at present Of Charlottesville, Va, which
we will publish in our next paper. Mr.
Haydn's father was at one time editor of this
paper.
Mr.. j. G.. Laws, of Accomac Co., Va,
died in the store of Powell & Joynes on st.
Jeromes Creek in st. Mary's Co., Md, last
Sunday about o'clock. Apoplexy was
the cause of death. DR.. Battaile attended
him.
Harry F. Spalding, Senator Allston and
r. B. Tippett, IT,, make their first appear
ance at our bar at the present term OF Court
Their many friends have high hopes that in
their chosen profession they will make hon
ored names.
Mr.. Francis ]. Coad, Of Baltimore, son of
Mr.. j. Edwin Coad, of our county, intends
delivering a Lecture in our village next Eas-
ter Monday night. His subject will be,
Robert Burns, the Poet Of the People. The
Man and Poet" The object of the Lecture
is most worthy one, and we hope that all
viii attend. Admission rs cents.
We are indebted to Mr.. G. H. Murphy,
formerly Of this village, for copy of the
Rugby Monthly, published at Wilmington,
Del, and devoted 10 Literature, Science and
Cycling. The January number contains
poem, "If Were YOU" from the pen Of
Mr.. Murphy, who has editorial charge of
the Monthly. We expect to publish the
piece in our next issue.
A Chaptico correspondent informs us that
''Mr. Joseph Pilkerton, who sometime in
December last, had his knee severely hurt,
is improving slowly" Also, that ION the
18th instant, while II. B. Bowles and family
were out working on a tobacco bed, one Of
his small children, which been left at home,
caught fire and was badly burned"
Don't forget to attend the Lecture at st..
Aloysus' church next "Wednesday night.
The subject, "Catholic Memories Of Mary
land'' is an interesting one to all Marylanders,
and il will obtain an added interest in being
treated by such an able an eloquent scholar
as Father McGurk. The Lecture will COM
mence at 1880 sharp. Tickets for sale at all
the stores.
During the present term Of Court we have
had the pleasure of making several new &C
quaintances, among whom were Mr.. Claude
Lloyd, brother of John M. Lloyd, and Mr..
T.. ID. n. Bean, Tobacco Salesman for the
firm of Francis Neale & Sons. Mr.. b. is .
pleasant gentleman and those who know
him best speak of him in the highest terms.
We don't think that we could pay Mr..
Claude a higher compliment than TO say
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