Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1889-07-18

Dr. Whit Hammett and wife are visiting
orr county
20 far a. reported the wheat yield has
been fair one.
Mis- Pauline uniaek. Of Baltimore, Is vis-
Ting Miss Ross Edwanls. of'Chaptico.
Moore'z Hotel, this village, i enlivened
by the presence Of quite q numbcr Of snn-
msr visitors.
Miss Sophia Key, Of Hamburg has
been visiting Mr.. Joseph II. Key At Tudor
Hail." this village.
| Bear In mind that the State Exposition
win begin September 9th, proximo, and
prepare an exhibit for Il
A new posfoffice has been established at
Fiabing Point in the 9Th district of this
counts. J. B. Pursei Is postmaster.
The Steamer Wakefield has recently had
acivil-rights case decided against her The
case was tried In Washington before Judge
Miller.
Col John II. sothoron, who has been
quite sick, il. we are pleased to learn, con-
valescing and win, we hope, soon be out
again. DR.. 2. r. Morgan Is attending him.
Messrs. Robert @. Combs and Walter /.
Dawkins, Trustees. advertise 10 sell Tues
day next, July e3rd. "Long Old Fields"
the property Of Mr.. J. Thomas Jarboe.
See adv
The young people who attended the ex-
cursion, Wednesday of last week, say that
II was just "lovely" and that the officers Of
the Sue and every one connected with her
are grand"
Tuesday, Hon. Robert q. Combs, Trus-
tee. cold at public auction aHunter's Hills"
situate In the and district and containing
800 acres. for ssO5. Mr.. Lewis Springer
was the purchaser.
We are informed by an observant farm
er who has lately visited the section that
In the upper districts small crop of corn
has.been planted, and that though latter, II
Is looking very well.
| Hon. John II. Thomas, of Baltimore Is
visiting his brother, Mr.. w. L. Thomas, at
"Cremona," and IL Shocking after his "Trent
Halp estate. He is accompanied by his
daughter, Miss Eliza Thomas.
Mr.. Barber, of Mechanicsyille, son
Of Capt ]. Gwinn Barber. has been APP
pointed q messenger in the War Depart
ment, and has gone to Washington TO as
sune the duties Of his position.
His St. Mary's schoolmates will learn
with great regret of the death of Mr.. Harry
II. Ellis. Mr.. Ellis was deservedly pop
ular young gentleman and had he lived
would, we believe, have won enviable fame.
Last weeks Port Tobacco Times reports
the sale Of IS hogsheads of tobacco by VIM.
III. Moore & Co, for John w. Aibrittan, at
prices ranging from 80 TO $3.50 per hun
dred, four hogsheads bringing the higher
figure.
b. Harris Camalicr, ESQ, attorney for
owners, SOLD Tuesday at public auction the
farm of the late Dorothy Raley, situate in
this district and containing 115 acres. for
s2sa. Mr.. J. Philip Tippett was the pur-
chaser.
The Scientific American says that small
lump of camphor eva2orated in q tin vessel
over lamp viii drive out mosquitoes and
keep them ont during the evening. Care
should be taken not to allow the camphor
to ignite.
Hon Richard e. Sutton, of Rome, N. Y,
10 on visit 70 ST. Mary's. Mr.. Sutton is a
brother Of DR.. Lewis ]. Sutton, of this coun-
ty. His son, one of the most accomplished
and gallant officers in the U. s. Navy, was
lost at Samoa.
Mr.. E. Walter Matsinely, formerly of the
Internal Revenue Service, Is travelling for
Records q Goldsborough, Distillers and
Curers of Rye Whistles. Walter is a clever
gentleman and Is well and favorably known
throughout our county.
We invite the attention of the travelling
public and of shippers to the advertisement
of the steamer John e. Tygert which APP
pears in another column. The Tygert Is
Offered by thoroughly competent men
and those who are in position to know say
she Is good boat.
This the season when sDecA >attention
should be paid to the health. Overeating
il bad at any time, but particularly so just
/ now. II is good plan to use plenty Of
Stacked lime about your premises. II costs |
very little and is one of the best disinfec-
tants. Get a bushel and try it.
Mr.. Johnnie Raley, of Patuxent, is the |
possessor of an old turkey gobbler which |
makes itself useful as well as ornamental. |
For the past three weeks IL has been "set- |
ting" on 25 keat eggs. When the eggs
hatch we trust some one will send us an |
account Of how the gobbler manages his |
family.
The articles In the Baltimore Sun from |
the pen Of Mr.. w. L. Wilson, the brilliant |
West Virginia congressman, are forcibly |
written and should be carefully read by |
those seeking information in regard to the |
operations Of the tariff and the iniquities of
trusts. They are the kind of aeye-openers" |
that the voters Of this country need, and If |
needed viii make better times.
Mr. Charles +. Morgan has written Mr..