Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1889-05-16

heau the european letter puDiisneu On
our first page.
Mrs. Cora Fenwick has returned from
her recent trip TO the city.
Mr.. Joseph II. Milburn is at work IA
Prospect Hill building 'silo,' &c.
Mr.. ]. Roland Duke, of Washington, Is
visiting his father, Mr. John +. Duke.
Some correspondence and advertising
is unavoidably held over for our next pa
per.
We are pleased TO see that DIR. Charles
Combs has recovered from his recent attack
Of sickness.
We invite the attention If our readers to
the new advertisements il the present is
sue Of the BEACON.
The Turner property was sold at Trustees
Sale by Nessrs. Combs and Hammett Tues
day last for $s,775.
Quite fine lot of soft crabs were in
town Tuesday last. % cents per dozen
was the price asked.
Tuesday was court day and quite crowd
was in town. The sale Of the Turner es-
tate was also an attraction.
Friday last, Mr. j. Frank Ford lost
valuable mare. The "grub worm" is said
TO have caused her death.
Recently, Friday the staunch and true
horse which for many years was driven by
DIR. A j. Spalding, died.
Hon. Edmund II. Turner, Mayor of Al
tooDa, Pa, was in Town Tuesday in atten-
dance upon the sale Of the Turner prop
eTIy.
The Registers, who have not yet obtained
their poll books, are reminded that they
are in the Office of the Clerk TO the Circuit
Count.
We are informed that by June 10, Capt
Tom. Foxwell will have completed a new
wharf at Plowden's and that steamers will
be calling there.
A letter of two esteemed Mechanicsy lie
friends intended for publication in our last
paper did not put in an appearance until
after we had printed.
Messrs. James III. Bailey and Buck Ly-
on informed US Tuesday, that Milestown
was ahead in tobacco planting, Mr. Jas. T..
Blair having set out 10000 plants.
We trust that farmers throughout the
county will cooperate with Mr.. Graef and
assist him in securing proper exhibit for
St. Mary's at the coming State Exposition.
At the May Sitting, just passed, Mr..
Dyer, Register for Leonardtown dist ct,
added seven new names 10 the list OF quail
flied voters and struck therefrom nineteen
names.
Sunday night last, about 100 pounds of
meat were stolen from the meat-house of
Mr.. George w. Joy, this village. The
theft was committed about 1:30 O'Clock, a
m, and the theft was seen to pass through
the Episcopal Church lot.
(which is of most benefit % his country
the warrior or the salesman Is the ques-
ton for debate at the meeting of the Ne.
chanicsyille Literary Association on the
Path instant The debateis will be Messrs
Ching, Love, Adams and Smoot.
Sunday last, while Messrs. Frank n.
Holmes and ]. w. Graves were driving
down Town hill the breeching- strap broke,
the vehicle was wrecked and, by his fall,
Dir. Holmes had the side of his fate slight
" cut.
Our old friend james r. Alvey, OF Miles
town, has gone over 10 the silent MAORI
IT," He died at Providence Hospital,
Washington, ON Wednesday Of last week,
and his remains were buiied in Sacred
Heart graveyard Friday. May he rest in
Gel
Mr.. RAYMOND g. Ford, Of the Sih dis
trict. has been appointed Clerk in the Office
of Internal Revenue Collector Hill. The
salary il. we believe, 81 200. The prizes
drawn by the other two gentlemen, men
toned last week, viii be announced in due
season.
The Morning Herald. Of the 14th ia
slant saws: Among the callers at the Of
flee Of Collector Hill, Monday last, was
Hon. Washington Wilkinson, OF St MarY's
county,. Wash. is "husuer" aud, If re-
port says trse, has not little influence
with the powers that be.
Mr.. Oscar G. Hayden's house, which was
recently burned, was insured in the Mont
gomery Company. Nearly all of Mr.. Hay
denis furniture was either destroyed by the
flames or broken up in endesyoring to get
IL out of the burning building The lest
portion CT Dir. Hayden's meat was also
destroyed.
Saturday evening last, Mr.. John I'll.
Welch, OF the 4th district, died at his home
near Budd's Creek. A friend informs Is
that Mr.. WEIGH was in his 73rd year, was
q native of Charles county, and came to ST
Mary's about 1852. From that date until
1887 he farmed the Indian Town e'tate.
Since 1887 he has resided upon his own
farm. Dir. WeIch was good citizen and
o man who ever tried TO do his whole duty.
Memory,