Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1889-07-25

| L0cALwIsE AND OTHERWISE.
Both the Orphans and Commissioners
Courts were in session Tuesday last.
Mr.. William T. Russell, Of Washington,
Is visiting friends and relatives in ST
Mary's.
Miss lola Payne, Of Charles county, and
Miss Daisy Farrail, OF Baltimore, are visit
ing Miss Katie Freeman, Of Medley's Neck.
A gentleman who has taken some trouble
20 inform himself. states that not more than
third Of the usual tobacco crop has been
planted.
The Texas fly has raade its appearance
in our county. Tar or insect powder put
on the neck back Of the horns will protect
the cattle.
We invite attention 20 the announcement
Of Mr.. w. v. Waters elsewhere published.
Buck" deserves success and we trust that
he may obtain it.
Tuesday last Judge Thompson made his
first appearance upon the bench of our
Orphans Court May it he many years
before he makes his last
Miss Nellie Holland, of Baltimore, il
visiting Miss Lucy Loker. of this village
and Miss +. Finney, of Baltimore, is visiting
Miss Anna Abel of Medley's Neck.
Mr.. Geo. w. Joy, of Leonardtown, has
returned from the meeting OF the State
Teachers Association. Mr.. Joy says that
he had pleasant time and enjoyed his
trip.
Mr. Joa Barber, of Mechanicsvillc, has
received an appointment in one of the
Departments al Washington at $50 per
month. Dir. Barber is son of Capt. j.
Gwinn Barber
Tuesday last, Messrs. Robt. G. Combs
and Walter l. Dawkins, trustees, sold "Long
Old Fields" the property of ]. Thomas
Jarboe, containing 260 acres for s. per
acre. Messrs Dudley and Carpenter were
the purchasers.
Mr. John Fawcett, a native of New York
State, but for many years past resident
OF this district, died Friday of last week.
Mr.. Fawceit was about 50 years old, was
good and useful citizen and his death is
regretted by all who knew him
Several good political places have been
given out recently but we have not seen
that any of that character have fallen to the
lot of the black wheel horses who have so
often pulled the st. Mary's republican
| wagon on. of the mire of defeat.
Among the visitors TO Leonardtown
Tuesday last was Nh. ]. Walter Carpenter,
of Baltimore. Mr.. @. says that good tobac-
CO will bring fair price but that there is
not much good tobacco that comes to
market, the bulk Of the crop being OF an
inferior grade
Our county Central Committee will
doubtlessly meet sometime in the near
future and determine upon the date for the
County Convention which is to send dele
gates TO the Comptroller's Convention. The
last named body will assemble in Baltimore,
Thursday, Sept IL, proximo.
Mr.. John T. Ballenger informs us that
Capt J. Gwinn Barber in dangerously i'll
and that his death in hourly expected.
Not only his comrades of the Lost Cause"
but all who know him will read this aa-
| nouncement with sincere regret, for few
men have more or warmer friends than Mr..
Barber.
Our Magistrates Courts are doing quite
lively business. Tuesday, John W. Pills
| bury was before Justice 10. F. Morgan
charged with perjury in having sworn
falsely to the age of an applicant for a
license to marry and was released under
bonds for $25 for his appearance at Court.
Two or three cases are set for Monday
next.
The population of Leonardtown ia not
far from, five hundred and we do moi
believe that any community, of the
same population enjoys better health OF
greater immunity from disease. One Of
our doctors. whose practice extends ovel
wide territory, informed us, Tuesday last
that no portion of the county, which had
come under his observation, was enjoying
better health.
We invite attention TO the advertisement
signed i. in our present paper. We know
the gentleman well. He was gallan
Confederate soldier and fought manfully
for what he thought just cause. For hin
and those like him, there is no overiowinl
government treasury from which TO draw
pensions, and we ask his more fortunate
and influential comrades 10 interest them
selves 20 secure for him the position h,