Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-09-08
Localviss and Otherwise.


Loealviss and othsrwise.
The Commissioners Court will NOT meet
again until Tuesday. the Goth instant
We have been compelled by want Of
space to hold over several communications.
Mrs. Daniel c. Hammett and daughter
Left per Sue Saturday, on their usual
Autumn tour.
Hon Robert @. Combs Is confined to his
room by sickness and 10 col sequently un-
able to attend to business. We hope he
win soon be out again.
Now IL the time to clean your premises
and to provide against possible cholera
visitation. Cleanliness is the great safe
guard against the dread Asistic scourge.
Mrs.-B. g. Harris, of Peterborough, who,
on August 18th. ultimo, celebrated the 18th
anniversary of her birth, is, we regret TO
learn, quite sick We hope she will speed
lily recover.
Mr. James A. Furgerson, of Hollywood,
has finished well and put in pump for
Mr. E. B. Abel, this village, and is now at
work repairing the Court House pump.
Mr.. F is good workman.
The portion ofthe Simms property called
Reeds" sold August 30rh last, by Robert
G. Combs, Trustee, and bought by Mr.. j.
w. Latham was re-sold Tuesday last to
Mrs. Francis Ann Williams.
People who will not keep their premises
in good sanitary condition should be made
to do IL. There is abundant law on the
subject and the health authorities should
see that il is vigorously enforced.
Miss Alma MattingIy, Of Beuna Vista"
is visiting friends in Washington; Miss
Noia Duke has returned TO Baltimore and
Mrs. F. N. Holmes and family have re-
turned to their Washington home.
Among the recent arrivals in our town
we note: Miss Lottie Fenwick. Of Lorely;
Miss Nellie Greenwich, of Washington;
Mr.. Riggles and family of Washington,
and Mr.. Jerome Tucker, of Alabama.
We are informed that Tuesday last there
was fire :. McCully's steam saw mill,
this district, which burned some lumber
and slightly damaged the mill. We have
been been unable to get the particulars.
Though the Bryantown boys did not sue
coed in beating the Leonardiown nine at
baseball, the young ladies who came with
them scored q sweet revenge by the havoc
they made with the hearts Of our young
gentlemen.
People who make themselves out no.
bodies by neglecting to sign tLeir names to
pieces must not complain when editors
coincide with them in the opinion. If you
will not send your name as guarantee OF
good faith, don't send the communication.
Our people have very generally signed .
paper pledging their patronage TO steam
er to be run in these waters by Captain w.
@. Geoghegan, formerly Of the Sue II
declarations count. Capt g., il he runs Q
steamer between this section and Baltimore,
win obtain the great bulk Of the shipments.
We never remember 10 have witnessed q
game of baseball that was played with so
little wrangling ~ was that Of Friday last
between Bryantown and Leonardtown.
Mr. George w. Joy was umpire and his
decisions-as they always are-were thor
oughly just and Impartial.
Captain James T. NJ. Raley and family
have taken charge Of Ching's Hotel, Leon
ardtown. The Captain has been success
at everything he has Jet undertaken and
the Hotel business 10 not likely 10 prove
an exception to the rule. His friendsclaim
that he will excel himself His adver-
tisement viii appear next week.
The property in Leonardtown situated
between Ching's Hotel and Greenwell's
Store was sold at public auction Tuesday.
and bought by William +. Greenwell for
$232. A mathematical friend estimates the
price paid at SO front foot and nearly
5000 an acre. One acre of Leonardsown
must be worth about twice rs much all
Port Tobacco and La Plata together.
What do you think Of il Brothers Cox and
Poseyf
Tuesday last. the oyster police sloop,
Katie Hines. First Officer Coode in com
mand. paid our town visit The officers
and crew Of the Katie look well in their
new suits. and we believe that they win
proye an honor to the uniforms they wear
and credit to the NJ. N. n. As soldier
"Met' was as gallant an artillerist q
ever fought guE and his comrades Of
Brefhered's command look TO him 10 sus-
& easu this rafeufaffta <.f that svar... r.iS sms