Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1891-03-05

---~~@-
x.Sesssass aaa esns~wrs.. :
Saturday, Sunday and Monday wers
very cola dayn Ell 80, = g sssia
|. About atAree inches Of snow fsll heresI
bout Mondsy. March Q. -, =.
A resident o. Britsan's Neck asks us "a
tate that he win soon circulase petition
pEsYing The nsxs Lsgisissare 70 have iees
mt on oysterA gra7. lad -. - =, = 80,
Rev. Mr. A. A. MurcA has accepted q
call 70 the Recsorship as S. Andrews Par.
ish and win ofiiciate at 90. Paal's Church
This village, Sunday next 80
The Circuit Court win convene Monday
week, 'the ioth instant When you cnms
to Il remember 10 bring dollar 70 pay fol
Subscription 20 the BgAcosk. .nce,.'' =.
IL f.+.7 S n fTssT z 1rfrFff ifF.n us
The Earmsrs AHiaaes Journal d the
namAof new paper just started in Balii.
more. Il ID o good paper puhiished in The
interest OF great and . gpod cause.
A large portion Of tho ceiling ofthe Court
room has fallen. The room Il dangerous
A metal ceiling should replace the plaster
Il would, In the end. be economy. 4 p,
Brother Richardson. one Of the brainies,
Of Maryiand's ediieh ,bsptherhood, u u,
suing he Haainore A ah1 srhas III. il
ID at the helm In guarantee that the paper
ID good one and is democratic 10 the core.
Sunday last, Nj. William A. Loker shipr
ped an OK which weighed ct Leonardtown
scales $50 pounds On game day Ar.
Joseph ii. Key shipped two oxen which
weighed s.sos pounds. My, L's OK broughi
seO. u + ~" ~
- In China all the land belongs 70 the
State, and trifling sum per acre. never al.
tered through long centuries, In paid a.
rent; this In the only tax In the country,
and IL amounts TO about go cents per head
-Ex.
We are informed that Sunday, Feb. %
ultimo,. while visiting in Leonardtoyn, Mr..
Daniel Woodburn had his harness cut,
The reins were cut 30 that they parted be-
fore Mr.. w. reached home. The girth and
breeding were also cut, but did not part
Our correspondent n. was mistaken in
writing that DR.. Thos. Lynch had returned
20 ST. Mary's and would resume practice
here. The Doctor has written rs to for
ward his BEACON 10 Texas. We hope that
he may find fame and fortune in his new
home.
1t Is reported here that Charles Adams,
Esqr., has been offered an assistant Editor.
ship upon the Port Tobacco Independent
and has left feonardtown 10 assume the
duties Of the position. Mr.. A. ID man of
taaent and energy and it Ii Q combination
that insures success.
Mr.: Paul Winchester has taken charge
Of the Baltimore Merchants and Nanufac.
turerS Journal. As Q newspaper writer
Mr. Winchester has few equals and if the
Journal Is not grand success 1t will be be-
cause of no fault OF the Editor.
Saturdays meeting Of the Leonardtown
sub-Alliance was well attended. Messrs.
James T. Abel. ]. Stephen Alvey, ii! n.
H. Yates and Leonard d. Freeman were
initiated into the Order, and Messrs. b. 8.
Nash and William I. Norris were elected
members. We are growing.
Trains are running over the Washing.
ton City and Point Lookout Railroad be.
tween Brandywine and Mechanicsville,
and, whenever weather permits, work on
the line bes1Sen Washington and Bfandy-
wine. is being pushed. We are told that
the passenger tariff between Brandywine
and Mechanicsville IL 90 cents.
Since November LIST, the net proceeds
from Mrs Hilary Parsons poultry amount
to $16S.72-turkey alone bringing e11S.67.
One years receipts from November LIST to
June LIST, were $245.46. Who can beat
thisf The special attention Of Messrs.
Morgan and spalding, ouf fneighborhood
poultry fanciers, 10 invited g. these figures.
Miss May Greenwell, daughter of Mrs.
Mary Geenweli, of Mediey's Neck, left
per Steamer Tygert, Bird instant, 70 enter
the Convent of the Sisters of Charity OF
Nazareth, KY, with view of becoming o
member Of that Sisterhood. Miss Green.
well il graduate Of the Sisters Academy,
this village. and Is Q most attractive and
accomplished young lady. Her sister. Miss
Bessie, is O member OF the Sisters Of the
Sacred Heart.