Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1889-06-27

LOCALwIsE AND OTHERWISE.
Land Sale at Hollywood, Saturday next.
Mr.. and Mrs Willie Combs were among
the arrivals per Str Sue Saturday.
The wheat harvest is over and farmers
tell US that The crop is rather inferior.
Mrs. X. J. Marshall, Of Washington,
plid our village Il brief viziz last week.
Mr.. George Goldstorough, of Baltimore,
il visiting his parents near this village.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ostermon, Of Washington,
are visiting Mr.. Robert Drury, of Brittan's
Neck
Miss Nellie Holland, of Baltimore, 10
visiting the family Of Capt James I. NJ.
Raley.
Miss Julia A. Newman, of Washington,
is the guest Of Mr. French v. Greenwell,
this village.
The public schools of the county will
close for the Summer vacation on Friday,
June 2Sth.
Last Saturdays game of baseball re-
suited in an easy victory for the Leonard
town Club.
Read the speech of Gen. Frank Brown
which is published on the first page Of our
present paper.
Lettie Hawkins, colored, was committed
10 jail Saturday last in default of surety TO
keep the peace.
The lands of the late John b. Abel will
again be offered at public auction, Tuesday,
the 2nd proximo.
We return thanks To Jessie X. Hines,
Esqr., State Insurance Commissioner, for
a copy Of his annual report.
Quite number Of Summer visitors are
at Piney Point, and among the number is
Ex-Attorney General Garland
Saturday, the Laurel Grove Baseball
Club defeated Chaptico nine in six
inning game by score of 10 tot
On our fourth page We publish a sketch
Of the life Of the late DR. James L. Nor
gan. II is the record of a well-spent life.
Our thanks are returned MIR. G. Manning
Combs for an invitation to the seventy first
annual Commencement Of Georgetown
ColSge
Ot the quarterly distribution of the pub
lIr tchool fund which was payable ON and
alter the 25th instant, st. Mary's received,
fer white schools, $s062.s5 and for colored
schools, $2,314.76.
We are told that Monday last, men were
a, work on the line of the w. & p. r. II.
repairing road.bed between Charlotte Hall
and Mechanicssille.
Representative Caine has placed Us un-
der obligations for copy Of the report Of
the House Committee on Territories on the
admission of Utah as a State.
Mr.. r. d. Mattingly, Saturday last, re
moved his goods to Powders Wharf, Wi
comico river, where he will hereafter con-
duct the mercantile business.
Capt. Benz Foxwell is delivering coal at
Leonardtown wharf, and next week will
return TO Baltimore for another load. Read
his advertisement and send him your orders
at once
But three of the Trustees of the ST.
MarY's Female Seminary we're in atten-
dance at the recent Commencement States
Attorney Danl. G. Hammett was the only
representative from our section.
Among the list Of graduates of st. Cath
crimes Normal School, Baltimore, we mo-
,ice the name OF Miss Rose Edwards, of
Chaptico. daughter Of Mr.. Thomas c. Ed
wards Miss Edwards drew for the gold
medal given by Rev. T. p. Duggan.
The Marlboro Gazette and Port Tobacco
Times have just entered upon new volumes.
They are tirstclass county papers in every
respect and deserves the liberal support of
the democrats of their section and Of the
people generally.
Last week the first new wheat was re-
ceived in Baltimore, coming from Lancas-
ter county, Va. The consignment was 2lS
bushels, of which 42 bushels sold for 81 go
Tue fGflRfSlHIGIs winch was RAIlsCkY anu I'D
bad condition brought 90 cents per bushel
The Washington Capitag says that Miss
Annie Lovejoy is the guest Of her cousins,
the Misses Nellie and Bernadine Fenwick,
Of HyatlsyilIe, and that MF. VIII Moore, OF
the Highland Club, will be retained. not
withstanding the fact that the management
Of that Institution has changed hands.
Mr.. Graef. the Secretary ofihe State Fair
Association, desires TO secure the services
Of come energetic gentlemen in each dis
trics 70 cooperate with him in securing q
suitable exhibit for the county. Any per-
son willing tt lend helping hand will
please communicate with G. A. Graes.
The other day while Mrs. Patrick w.
Russell was going 70 the spiing she heard
rabbit sQueal and looking around saw il
struggling In the bushes. Picking the
rabbit up she found that weasel had
hold Of ono oi It's legs. She shock Its cap
tor or and the yarnint showed fight.
AT. Russell wks called and he soon put an
end r., Ms .xcasa1afsn