Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1889-12-12

Inefe Was qulte large ehans1in8 In
Leonardtown Tuesday.
Mrs. g. r. G. Dye. Of Troy, Ohio. is Wis
ifing her daughter, Mira w. ]. s Combs,
Of this village.
Saturday night, our huntsmen had 3
meet and successful hunt They bagged
fox, coon and d 'possum-
The sale Of the personal effects Of Mr..
Leonard ID. Freeman has been postponed
from the 18th 10 the Goth instant See adv.
We return thanks to U. 8. Senator Viii
son for copies Of interesting and instruct
i've Consular Reports oE Cattle and Dairy
Farming.
During the past week Nessrs. u. @. Har-
ris, Walter !. Dawkins and Parry Lee
Downs, of Baltimore, have been visiting
our county.
Mr.. David s. Brisc6e, of the Baltimore
bar, and Mr.. Joseph A. Moore, Of johnson,
Sutton e. Co, are among the late arrivals
in our burg.
Last Thursdays Democratic Conference
was largely attended. II was composed OF
representative men and we trust that much
good will result.
On Friday, December 10th, the Steamer
for the season. Send in your orders in
time. See advertisement.
In our last weeks paper we credited
Messrs. Chrispin & Dawkins with making
the sale Of Dir. Wellington Davis tobacco.
This was mistake. Messrs. Dudley &
Carpenter were the sellers.
A careful examination of Mr.. Graves en-
CINE and boiler induces the belief that they
may be put in order at moderate price
We trust that Mr.. g. may be able, ere long,
TO have his mill again at work.
On the End instant, little SON of ]. T.
Cox, of the 9Th district, had his skull
crushed by a kick from a horse. The
horse, Ii is reported, kicked at a passing
dog. The child is not expected to survive.
His many friends in ST. Mary's will re-
greet the removal of Mr.. J. b. Jarboe, of
Brittan's Neck, to Charles county, where
he expects to hereafter reside. Dir. j. is
good citizen and good farmer. May he
prosper in his new home.
The Catholics of the St. Georges section
propose giving Supper, December 31st,
for the benefit of their church which will
eclipse anything of the kind ever held in
St Mary's. Mrs. Petit viii be one of the
ladies in charge. See notice.
Baron Loker, of our town, but few
brief days ago was happy in the delusion
that his six hogs, weighing 1855 lbs, were
the champion heavy weights. His salts
faction was, however, short-lived. Flee Of
Mr.. William Z. Abell's pigs tipped the
beam at 1893 pounds, and now, the Baron
being "short on pork" singeth low.
Messrs. John q. Herbert and Joseph s.
Matthews, postmasters respectively at 81.
Clements Bay and Valley Lee have been
"Wanamakered." Mr.. p. H. Dorsey takes
charge Of Dir. Herbert's Office, and Mr..
Matthews is replaced by Mr.. William J.
Bean. There were no charges against
either Of the removed officials.
Mr.. William B. Tennison, formerly of
our county, now member of the Balti-
more firm of Tennison, Crew s. Thomas,
Coniectioners, will soon visit our county
with a full line Of Christmas goods. If
our merchants will save their orders for
him they viii not only get good bargains
but will help deserving fellow countian.
Belford's Magazine for December is q
good number. The miscellaneous articles
are excellent, and the novel is good one
despite the plentiful sprinkling of Spanish
with which its characters intersperse their
remarks. The price OF this magazine
$2.50 per nnum-is money well-spent
Address, Belford Co.. 1922 East 18th
street, New York City.