Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1886-11-25

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Success 10 the Rifles and their Ball.
y few farmers have begun 10 kill hogs.
Miss Ida Biscoc is an yisi, to her sitter.
Mrs. l.. 4. Jones.
Hunters are having fine sport and bag
ging many birds
States Attorney l!amn.ctt has not vet
fctafnod nom fort Tobacco.
Miss Edith Drury, sister of ". c. Drurv,
is visiting at Fenwiok's Hotel.
The Forty Hours Devotion at >t. Alloy
siu> church was well attended
The past Wook has Witnessed quite Il
boom In The matrimonial market.
The Orphans Court was in session Tues
day AMI transacted routine business.
We give UP much ri our space in this
weeks issue Ia tho Biscoe murder trial.
Tonight "Wednesday the Leonarlitown
Rifles give Grand Ball That it will be
a success We have no doubt.
Rev. Father McGurk vii. give a Jubilee
Mission "a. Mcdley's Neck church next
Friday, Saturday and Sunday
We chcerfully acknowledge our indebt-
edness Ia the Baltimore Herald and Sun for
portions of our report of the Biscoe trial.
Biscoe profted but little by the remov-
.! OF his case. Hecould hardly have Jared
worse in 81. Mary's than he did in Charles.
Judge Philip G.. Love has second-gruwth
pear on one of his trees as large as hens
egg. The parent blossom bloomed in Aug
uSt
The slipping of his horse, Monday, gave
hon. Is u. Harris muddy fall. Mr.. H.
lei! a-swearing and got up similarly IN
gagged.
II one-half Of what our recent visitors 10
Port Tobacco report he true, for having "a
high old time" during Court week, that
town takes the cake.
Read the circular letter of the MARYLAND
Leaf Tobacco Association TO be found on
our fourth page Ii contains much good
advice for tobacco growers
The Sisters are certainly succeeding we'll
with their school, having now over fifty
pupils. M Educational Institution ever
more richly deserved success.
Recently, while two brothers were fish
ing net IN the 81 Mary'S River near Coad's
old wharf, one of them was drowned. Our
Informant did not know the particulars.
Mr.. l.. Mattingley's runaway team last
Sunday night overturned Mr. J. G. Russell's
buggy and came very near treating Mr..
W. Is. Dawson and companion Ia a like
experience.
The Junior Editor Of this paper is in re-
ceipt of an interesting letter from Mr.. G.
.. Wathen descriptive Of the recent des.
tructvc Baltimore fire. Oscar was pres
ent and saw il all
Owing Ia break in her machinery.
which occurred between Pt Lockout and
Cornfield llarbor, the Sue will not make
her usual River landings this trip, hut will
he t"wed Ia Baltimore for repairs.
81. May's turned out large delegation
AT the BIS,rc trial. Among those from that
county We noticed Messrs d. C. Hammrtt.
B. IL. Camalier, J. f. Morgan, ". /. Daw-
kins, Sheriff Greeweell, Herbert F. Moore.
J. Simms Fenwick, c. Caywond, II. Graves
and others.-Port Tobacco Time.
Rev. Father Giraud, formerly pastor OF II.
Johns church, has presented Peter Spald-
ing with very fine hunting dog. The
Reverend Father can rest assured that his
gin Is appreciated and is valued for the
giver's sake not only by Peter but by the
whole of 81 Johns congregation.
Mr.. Ohie Nelson was one If the few ~.
Mary's countians present at the dedication
ofthe Confederate Monument at Gettysburg.
Obie says that the Monument is beautiful.
the ceremonies Were grand and that Capt
Thomas. speech was most eloquent We
hops Ia publish the Captains Grafton in
our next issue.
DndgcrS are becomin. quite a terror a.
some of the Germantown cnlorel Owl
Club. Reenily. they got after Willie, alias
Gen. Johnson. Our informant tells Us that
the General threw gravels with his feet at
such rate that inmates OF houses along his
line ii retreat thought a hail storm was in
prugres>. When the General. almost out
NJ breath, had rushed headlong in the house
and securely closed the door behind him.
he drew his revolver and begged some one
10 point out the ''drudger who RUINED me"