Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1886-11-18


spicunS for their absence
The death Of the infant child of Mr. J. j.
Cough, Of Chaptico, is reported.
our sportsmen are having fine fun after
the birds and usually bag quite num-
Der.
Mrs. ID. C. Hammett and daughter have
returnud froIR their trip To the Western Xir-
glnia Springs.
On the 18th instant, Cardinal Gibbons
consecrated Rev Alfred A Curtis, Bishop
of Wilmington.
The devotion of the Forty Hours will be-
gin in ST. Aloysius Church. next Sunday
after the late Mass.
An unknown friend has placed us under
obligations for copies of the Birmingham
(Ala.) and New Orleans papers.
Wednesday, Sheriff Greenwich took 10
Port Tobacco, where he will be tried, Benz.
Biscof, indicted for the murder of Capt.
Dixon.
II is reported that DR. W. 5. Blackstone,
of st. Clements Bay, has rented the Nor
gan Property" and will move in about
January lst.
There are records, says the Baltimore
Sun, of an old Masonic Lodge at Leonard
town in 1859, but it is not known by what
authority it was founded.
For his recent fast driving in bringing
election returns, the Baltimore Sun has pre-
scented Mr.. Jack AllSt"a with II very hand
some and costly buggy whip.
We invite the attention of shippers "a the
card of. w. Montgomery who has assori-
atcd himself with the old established Com
mission house Of Bullcn X Mckcever.
Mr. Clifford A. Carberry, of Newtown,
is reported by competent judges as having
the finest looking crop If growing wheat
between his section and M"chaniScville.
\ Jubilee Mission at Medley's Neck
Church will be- given by Rev. Father Nc
Gurk, ;. j., on 26th. 27th and 18th of No
vember. Sermons AT 10 u. III. and ,. p. III.
Mr.. William Daniel, of the State Tenn
perance Alliance, has expressed the opin-
ion that at the recent election a majority OF
the temperance vote was drawn from the
democratic party.
We return thanks To- DR. c. w Chancel-
lor for a copy ol the Report Of the Execu-
tive Committee oil the State Board of Health
on the alleged nuisances at the Maryland
Hospital for the Insane
The agents of the Franklin Davis Nursery
put in 81 appearance Monday and delivered
the trees, vines. strawberries, &c, ordered
of their firm. The commissioners received
fine lot Of ornamental trees.
II is reported that Police Officer. Saun-
ders and two Baltimore friends who have
been spending a few days in the Great
Mills neighborhood have killed lis rab-
bits, IS partridges and lot of squirrels.
Charles County Court began Monday
and the Times says the dockets are larger
than for several years past. ST Mary'S will
pay the expenses of the Biscoe trial which
will probably begin to-day or tomorrow.
The Town Fathers are considering Il
proposition TO purchase Il tire-engine. We
know of nothing that is more convenient 10
have around when q fire is on hand pro-
viied that there be q sufficient water sup
ply.
The Westminster .idnacdte, one Of the
most readable and best conducted county
papers in the State. has begun its 22nd
volume. Carroll countians have just right
Ia be proud Of their paper and their appre-
citation Of il is shown by the way they sup
port il.
Joseph +. Morgan, and b. II. Camalier
ESqrs., and States Attorney Daniel c.
Hammctt, left this morning for Port To
bacco 10 attend the BriScoe trial. Among
the witnesses summoned are, DIR. Jno. l.
Spalding and MeSsrS W. 4. Summerville
PUNK Armstrong and Harry f. Graves.
II has come 10 light that the Philadel-
phians who 81 cloquently harp on South
ern oppression of the black man, will not
rent houses on a street on which darkey
owns or is tenant, and because of thi:
prejudice it is impossible for colooed man
IA secure a home in Il respectable portion
If the city.
The last Westminster idocate report:
having been shown s large beet measuring
ieet 3 inches in circumference and weigh
ing IL! pounds Mr. Jas. E Coppage ha.
sent Us beet. which though il fails TO bea
Brother Nanderfurl's beet is still something
Of a hee,. |; Is ~ inches long and weigh,
:! pounds.
No; very long ago, Kitty" a sprightly
and pretty little Miss. living not far from
Leonanitown. attended Catechism for IN,
first time, In reply 20 the question. "Wh,
made you:i she Indignantly answered
No body made me; lie no raS-haby
The same small lady, upon seeing a snak
foI the iirst tin.s i. REPORTED - haye ruI
INTO the house and breathleSsly informeI