Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1886-12-09

Fifteen days before Christmas.

Full moon on the 10th. New moon on
Christmas day.
( But few wild ducks have yeatured into
Briton's BAY thus far
I States Attorney Wilmer. Of Charles. is in
attendance upon Court
f. Since Monday there have been no mails
% or from Leonardtown.
The price Of home raised pork appears to
be fixed at 6 cents per 10.
As yet blu, few have taken advantage Of
the present fine sleighing
/ The Orphans Court met Monday and
transacted routine business.
Soon the Christmas Holidays will be on
hand and 80 will the boarding school lads
and lassies.
Nearly thirty millions Of bushels %
wheat changed hands in New York on
the 4th instant.
December term OF Court began Monday
Owing I" the Indictment weather the atten-
dance was very small.
The Port Tobacco Timss says that the
Biscoe trial has already cost 81 Mary's
about seven hundred dollars
At Mondays session Of the Circuit Court
the Dockets were called and judgments
entered i'll unc"nteSted cases.
The Beautiful Snow" is here again, and
Judging from lis enormous amount it would
seem that it had come u stay.
Hon. B. g. Harris has been elected one
of the Nice-presidents Of the Maryland
State Agricultural Association.
Mr. W. \. Loker whose indisposi,ion
was noticed in last weeks BEACON, i, we
are pleased Ia see, out and about again.
The Dredg" Machine i expected 10 put
in an appearance ere long and 10 go 10 work
deepening and improving the channel of
our bay.
The Snow fall will average nearly if not
quite two feet The old inhabitant" re-
members nothing equal 10 i; since the
winter of '5G.
Mr.. Chas. \. Watts has been appointed
Justice Of the Peace for the Second Dis
trici, vice Mr. Charles J. Foxwell resigned
and removed To Baltimore.
We invite the especial attention of all
shippers u the notice of the Steamer Sue 10
be found elsewhere She will discontinue
her trips on the 23rd instant.
4 friend informs rs that comet Is now
visible in the northern heavens at o'clock
in the morning. Perhaps there is. but We
are never out late enough L. see il.
In our last paper the downtown" folks
challenged the upper Country 10 l competi-
tive foXhunt. No back down gentlemen!
Meet at Great Mills and have it out.
While on his way To- attend the funeral
OF Mr. John +. Fcnwick. Capt. Joseph For
rest, was thrown from his horse and So
severely injured as to require medical atten-
ton.
The short session Of the Forty ninth Con
grr>s began last Monday, but unless the
present snow fall diminishcs it will be long
enough before saint Mary's gets any news
from il.
Recently, Mr.. Jos. II. Key, this village,
killed 90 hogs which averaged 2l2 pounds
apiece. Il Of these polkers were little
over year old and the others were last
Springs pigs.
Christmas is but fifteen days of. Do
not wait until the last week 10 lay in your
stock Of presents. Give the shopkeepers
who advertise chance. Those who don't
advertise don't want any.
The latest European news is To the effect
that il is seriously proposed TO place an
American on the Bulgarian throne. The
only and original General Bailey is the
man for the place. Leonardtown will
unanimously endorse him.
IL will be called 10 mind that Prof Eos
ter predicted the blizzard now on hand.
He was, in the present instance. true
prophet Of plaques" His predictions were
reprinted in the BEACON Of November.
the 18th.
The death of Captain James Aston. aged
81. removes from our midst an old, and
valued citizen. The Captain was true
democrat. was proud Of having voted for
jackson and always pollcd hickory tree
ticket May he rest in peace.
Attic recent annual meeting Of the Public
School Commissioners. resolutions compli-
mentary of Comptroller Turner's manage
M, 1t Of the Public School Funds were pro.
ns,,, and adopted without a dissenting
x,;c. lis was deserved compliment 10
| a faithful offici>I
The pAll.beArers for - " fe'ix fen"'ck
ver.: Messrs. VIM. F. GreeHweil' }. ID
I thompson, d. c. Hami....Ati. Ro6t. :. : "mos
Z bill II. Dorsy. and b. T. Abell. - ,
te ..nent was made in 81 Johns graveyar,.
All q its oonsecrated ground covers no better
IN. III or truST gentleman.
Collector Burroughs, ri the 9Th district
=, rte from his home near MechanicSvillt
at , "cl'k. - m. to-day, ON horseback. and
ne - ,ei Leonaritown st $50 O'Clock, ,. IN
lie epOrts the Southern Maryland - run.
ming On schedule time. No vehicle can. h,
says travel from Mechanicsville "a thi:
plao :.
Nj !. Paul Winchester has bought IN,
Easa. m T..la,~Rir.f ani ~h.1y~l 80 mann.