Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1885-04-16

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Don 1eS5icSt ceti - ~->A |eh P"SSe.
The whitewash artist will soon be in de-
mand.
The Orphans and Commissioners Courts
were both IN session last Tuesday.
Merchants and others complain that bus
mess still continues to be very dull
Col. Allston expects to be permanently
located in this village about the LIST of May.
There is very fair chance for large
fruit crop throughout our county this year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jno A. Simms are visiting
their brother, Mr.. A. F. Fenwick, near this
village,
Tuesday last, Mr. Charles E. Cough, of
the Medley's Neck section, lost very valu-
bic cow
We invite the special attention of our pa
irons to the new ads. Of Philip Warren and
Gaddess Bros
1t is reported here that the wife of Count
Mitkeiwitz, for sometime resident of this
village, is dead.
Herring are said to be plentiful and very
large catches are reported at Blay Creek, in
the End district, and elsewhere.
On and after July LIST, the postage on let
tiers will be two cents an ounce, instead Of
two cents half-ounce as at present.
Capt. Stone is responsible for the state
ment that the new Steamer Wakefield will
make her first call at Leonardtown Wharf
next Saturday night.
Mr.. Danl. ]. Payne's crop of wheat is
about the best looking of any that can be
seen on the road leading from this place to
Chaptioo.
Hon. George Cotton, formerly of this coun-
ty, won handsome gold-headed cane at the
Confederate Bazaar, last week. Mr.. Cotton
was elected by a large majority.
Though the work on the new wharf has
not yet begun, we learn that Mr.. A. r. Fen
wick, Jr., of Medley's Neck, was Tuesday
last, awarded the contract for saving the
timbers for it.
We arc indebted to friend for the loan of
a copy of the I.eonardtown HERALD Of Dec.
l4th, 1919. 1t is doubly interesting to us
from the fact that the BEACON is its lincal
descendant.
Mr.. Way, st. Mary's county mechanic,
has invented an improved lack" 1t is a
neat and handy piece of work and we hope
that it may prove source Of revenue to its
inventor.
At the meeting of the Levy Court last
Tuesday in addition to routine business, the
tax collectors for she different districts were
reappointed. The Board will meet again on
the 2Sth inst.
Mr.. G. G. Joynes' advice to our farmers to
go into potato culture appears to have re-
ceived considerable attention, and we are in
formed that he has shipped to Leonardtown
wharf over dozen barrels of "slips"
Saturday last, Danil. G. Hammett trustee,
sold Della Brook Manor, located near Hill
vile, IN the 9th district, and contain
ing 22at acres for $1,000. The purchasers
we're Mrs. Ann N. Payne and Miss NJ. Il.
: Yioyd
Hon. Barnes Compton has presented to
the Postofice Department a petition for in
creased mail facilities for the Chaptico and
Patuxent sections Of our county. The petit
non, we believe, embraces the idea set forth
BY our ?, d. @. correspondent
Friday last DIR. A. J. Spalding, Of this
village, removed cancer from the back Of
Priscilla Campbell, colored The operation
was very successful one, the. patient is
doing well, and the DIR. has strong hopes that
the cancer has been eradicated.
Her many friends will be pleased to hear
that Miss Katie Hilton, Of Park Hall neigh
lorhood, who has been very i'll for some time
with pneumonia, is convaleseent and it is
Hoped that she will soon be out among her
friends again.
The marriage Of Mr.. r. b. Tippett, Jr., of
this county, to Miss Maggie r. Thornton,
which was celebrated in Baltimore city on
t9e sth instant, is reported to have been a
magnificent affair. The brides wedding
diess was made by Worth, Paris.
we clip from the Cecil DEMocRAT, of
April 18th, the following notice of the death
ola little son Of former st. Mary's coun-
tian:
George 5; Mattingly, the popular teacher
otthe North East public school, lost an in
tetestIDg little son who died ofchronic Group
on Tuesday evening last.