Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1885-06-11
FLAsH e Is.
Cadets left last Sunday morning.

Cadets left last Sunday morning.
We are indebted TO Mr.. John d. Moore
for interesting Chicago papers.
Our senior is indebted to Judge Stephen
Jones for the present Of q beautiful boquet.
Messrs. Claude Lloyd, Willie Ford and
George Coad are making q tour though our
county.
at the meeting of the Commissioners last
Tuesday, the Levy was signed and the tax
rate fixed at LOT cents.
Our thanks are due the authorities of La
fayette college, Easton, Pa, for an invitation
to their commencement.
Our lovers of baseball are much indebted
to Mr.. w. H. Ford for bis exertions in be-
half Of last Saturdays game.
DIR. Joseph e. Heard, of Baltimore, is in
our county. As will be seen from our obit-
uary column, the doctor has but recently
lost one Of his children.
Mr.. j. 8. b. Hammett, who but recently
removed from this county TO Baltimore, has
purchased a dwelling in that city.
Wednesday, valuable bay horse belong
ing to Jim Gordon, culored, died. Gordon
is poor man and the loss falls heavily upon
him as he valued the animal at $500.
A committee from our town fathers waited
upon the county commissioners last Tuesday
in reference 10 their appropriation. The
Board deferred action until their next meet
ing.
In the list Of officers Of the st. Johns ca
diets published in our last paper, there was
mistake IN the name Of w. P. Davis. 1t
should have been, W. Preston Gibson, than
whom there was no cleverer gentleman
among the number.
Mr.. Benjamin Adams Is having the pun
gy, Independence, rebuilt and intends, this
Summer, running excursions in her between
Leonardtown and Blakistone's Island. Mr..
Bland is doing the work and is, as usual,
making fine job Of it.
The commencement exercises Of Mt. st.
Mary's College will be held on Wednesday
June oath, and the distribution at st.
Joseph's Academy will take place on Thurs
day, the 25th. Archbishop Gibbons will be
present at both institutions,
We are informed that there will be dra-
matte entertainment Mt the Soclety's Hall in
this village on the goth instant, and that the
same will be repeated at Mechanicsville on
the LIST Of July, prox. Mrs Frank M. Dyer,
we hear, is the leading spirit. Advertise
ment will appear in our next paper.
Saturday last, the st. Joha's cadets broke
camp, held a dress parade in the village
streets, listened to few speeches and cheered
for several Of our citizens individually and
collectively for everyone In the town Their
departure occasioned many regrets, especial
ly among the female portion Of our popula-
ton.
In several sections Of our county, last FRI
days storm, in addition to damaging wheat,
fruit and ornamental trees. also torn down
fences Mr.. JAS A. Tennisson. Of the Ist
district, had over 400 panels thrown down
and his wheat crop, together with that OF
his neighbors, DIR. Miles and Mr.. George
Edwards, was seriously damaged.
Tom Scriber, 10. Rceder, Bernard Miles
and Will Biscoe, colored, were before Justice
Norris yesterday, charged with disturbing
the peace of the village on Monday night by
loud and profanc talking. No defense was
made by the prisoners, and the Justice in con-
sideration Of the fact that it was the first Of
Tense charged against the accused imposed
the minimum fine, one dollar each.