Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1886-05-27

Remember Decoration Day.
June is the month Of roses.
Read the new Laws in our present issue.
The scent of the magnolia is abroad in
the air.
Fish are beginning 10 bite and our anglers
are having fair success.
Capt. George Thomas has been appointed
postmaster at Mattapany.
The Orphans and Commissioners Courts
Were in session last Tuesday.
There does not seem To be much hope for
an increase in the price of wheat.
The newspapers say. that the President
will certainly be married on June 18th.
Farmers in some sections of the comfy,
are complaining Of the ravages of the cut
worm.
Now is the time 10 whitewash. A liberal
use Of the whitewash brush will often save
q doctors bill.
Piney Point wharf has been repaired and
the Washington Steamers will soon resume
their trips thereto.
Our Mechanicsvillec correspondent, in adj
dition To other items, gives encouraging
news Of our railroad.
Much interesting matter in crowded out
this week on account of the space occupied
by the General Laws
John II. Buckler, postmaster at the Sand
gates, has resigned and recommended Geo.
r. Barnes as his successor.
The party at Fenwick's Hotel, last Friday
sight, was we'll attended and is reported 10
have been a most enjoyable affair.
With its last issue the BIlfi1OredI., one OF
the best-if not the very best-society paper
in this State. entered upon its 18th volume.
We are pleased 10 see that Miss Lucy
Loker, who for sometime past has been con-
fined 10 her room by sickness, is again out.
Commandments are near at hand and
soon the boarding school lads and lassies
will enlivcn the home circle by their
presence.
\ Horse Thief Detective association has
been organized in Hartford county. St
Mary's, We are glad 10 say, has lao need for
such things
- far As reported Mrs. ID. c. Hammet;
and Mr.. John F. Fenwick are the only
gardeners in the village who have peas
ready for use.
The public school teachers will hold their
annual convention this year on the 9th. 9Th
and Sth Of July at the Blue Mountain
House, Washington county.
The Baltimore San has Just celebrated
is 49th anniversary. II is one of the mos
influential papers in the country and its new,
is always 10 be depended upon.
As will he seen from our advertisins
columns, the splendid estates of society
Hill" and Belleview are to b. sold at Publ,
Sale on the 18th day Of June next
Twenty-Five cents worth of repairs mad,
as good as new the buggy Of DIR. ]. II. +
Reeves which Was lately reported 10 hav,
been broken up by runaway horses
The Court Of Claims, at Washington
have decided the French Spoliation Claim.
valid. There are = number Of pcrsnns in
our county who are interested in this matter
The Italian government has oriered the
purchase Of 1900 hogsheads If tobacco Al
Baltimore and the French contract for
Maryland tobac>n will call for $500 hogs
heads
The remains Of Mr. Thomas Hodges. a
prominent citizen If the 9Th district, were
brought Ia this county las; Monday per
Str. Sue. Mr.. Hodges had been away k,r
medical treatment
\. J. de Voc, the metenrologis,. predicts
that the coming month Of June will be a
very cold, Wet one, with strong easterly
winds and overcoais will feel very comfsr-
table about the Fourth Of July.
A resident uf Great Mills Is responsible
for the assertion that the mail whsch leaves
MechanicSviile. for that poStnflice. per the
Time Notch rnat, NJ the same time that
the L.e"naritown mail leaves, reaches its
destination nearly an hour ahead Of our
mail