Saint Mary's beacon., 1889-04-18
a.ocALwIsE AND oTHEnwrsE.

Herring are plentiful and are selling 81
5O gents hundred and sometimes lower
Enoch B. Abel, Esqr., is having mis- new
purchase fixed up preparatory TO moving
in.
Monday and Tuesday testimony in re
buttal in the Mudd-Compton contest was
taken.
Messrs. Manning and Roger Combs re-
turned home for the Easter holidays per
Steamer Sue, Thursday.
Judge Stephen Jones informs US that at
least an acre of his best land was washed
away by Saturdays storm.
A mistake in the comm sion Of the new
postmaster at Mechanicsville has been cor
rected by Issuing new commission.
The tax rate for Calvert county has been
fixed at $1.054 and the taxable basis is said
10 have decreased, during the past year,
$4,000.
DR.. A. Jack. Spalding has gone to Balti-
timore and will remain there for short
time. We trust that he viii be very much
benefited by his trip.
Mrs. Laura A. Jones will leave to-mor-
row for Baltimore and will return next
week with full line Of seasonable aud
handsome millinery.
There will be an oyster supper at the
new Church near Forrest Wharf. Thursday,
April % All are invited. Supper will
be served at O'Clock, p. II.
Read the clipping from the Westminster
Aduccoto published ON our first page and
when our Western Maryland FIJI nds visit
ms give them hospitable reception.
Read the new advertisements of Miss NJ.
E. Spalding and of Mrs. Chas r. Brewer
and give them call and see for yourself
the nice goods they have 10 sell.
Mr.. Roach Abel is home again from mis-
recent trip to Washington. Roach deserves
success and when he makes his start will
have the well-wishes of all who know him.
We are informed that Mr.. Viett has writ
ten for his tools and has presumably de-
termined where he will locate While in
our county Mr.. Yiett won the respect and
esteem of all who knew him. We trust
that he may succeed at his ne@ home.
Saturday last Mr.. Jos. H. Key shipped
10 Albin Price, of Washington. 30 lambs.
The account of sales, which Mr. Key re-
ceived Tuesday, shows that the lambs sold
for $153.Oe. The expenses were $16.05
and the net proceeds $lS7.O4, or s456-
per lamb.
Last week, Mr. Claude b. Lloyd's dog
cart broke down, Mr.. Lloyd fell out aud
the horses foot struck his neck and the top
of the cart hit him. The accident caused
his neck 10 swell considerably and COM
PEELED his return to Baltimore for surgical
attention.
We have been informed that Mr.. VIM.
i. Greenwell is prospecting for suitable
location in Leonafdtown upon which to
put a steam mill. If Mr. Greenwell goes
into the undertaking our people may rest
assured that the mill, like everything he
has interest in, win be well-managed and
first-class in all respects.
Mr. j. w. Graves, of Laurel Grove, vis;-
ted us Tuesday and informed us that he
would begin moving On or about May 1st
and that when he had put down his mill
would spare no exertions TO make II pay.
Mr. Graves says he has leased the "Norris
Lot from Mr.. Holmes and has not as was
sumored entered into co-paItnership in the
milling business.
Mrs. Jennie ID. Dyer has left our county
and gone TO reside in New York. The re-
movai OF Mr.. and Mrs. Dyer from ST. Ma
rvs Is much regretted by hosts of friends,
and especially by the entertainment-lo loving
part of our community. In plays, dramat-
ic entertainments, &c, they were ready and
willing 10 take the leading parts and Il was
always well done.
DIR. William Lee, Secretary Of the Mary
land State Lunacy Commission, was in
Leonardtown Monday and Tuesday. He
visited the Almshouse and SAYS that he
found il in fair condition. The DIR. recon-
mends that the Almshouse he partially re-
fitted and that the harmless chronic insane
patients be transferred thereto from the diff
ferent asylums. 1t would be great saw
ing.
The testimony in the Mudd- Compton
contested election case in this county has
made ID patent to all observers that our re-
publican friends are better organized than
we are and that the republicans as party
stick closer together and win put them
selves to much more trouble 70 serve one
of their conireres than the majority of dem.
ocrats. Ourparty could learn several things
iii would, from its friend, the enemy.