Saint Mary's beacon., 1892-09-01
Loealwiss and Otherwise.

Mrs. w. ID. Tennison and family have
ratu, ,-ued TO Baltimore.
The c. .-ops and vegetation generally hare
been much benefited BY recent rains
Miss Eva Da wilkins, Of Baltimore. l. visit
ing her relatives ND friends In 81. Mary's-
Mr. Claude B Llo.y I'd and family. Of Bal
tirlore, are amOag the quests OF Aoores
Hotel
Captain William Smith and family, OF
this village, have moved into Mr.. james i.
NJ. Raley's house.
Miss Nellie Coode, of Washington, is
stopping al "Tanglewood" with the family
Of Mr.. G. A. Burch.
Mr.. George Abel, Of the 9Th district,
won the first prize-a fine harness-at the
Drum Point Tournament.
Mr.. w. T. Donaldson, Of Baltimore, has
been visiting the family of Mr.. William
A. Loker, Leonardtown.
Notice the advertisement of Mr.. J. L.
Rowland in this paper. Our progressive
farmers have O rare chance offered them.
Miss NJ. Elizabeth Wathen and Miss
Miss Mamie Wathen, both of Washing
ton, are visiting their st. MarY's relations.
Mrs Laura A. Jones has just received
fresh supply of new dress goods, gimps,
silks, velvets and millinery. Give her
call
We reprint on onr first page from the
Baltimore Sunday Neacs cleverly written
article by Mr.. G. G. Magruder, jr., upon
the early Jesuits of st. Marys. Read i'll
The Sisters Academy, this town, will
resume studies Monday next, the 9Th in
slant The Sisters deserve large number
of pupils and we hope they will secure
thsm.
No service at st. Andrews Church or at
st. Peters, in Leonardtown, on next Sun
day. but seryiea in said Churches on the
following Sunday, Sept. nth, at the usual
hours.
Mrs. Shanks and family have removed
from Lconardtown. They carry with them
to their new home the best wishes of the
citizens of our town for their happiness
and prosperity.
The Bryantown baseball club is expect
cd to visit this town Friday next and play
game with the Leonardtown nine. The
Warsaw, Va team is expected over on
Wednesday, September 7th.
Mr.. Willie Coppage, son of Mr.. w. S.
Coppage, of the Second district, has applied
for and been awarded the free tuition schol-
arship at ST. Johns, Annapolis. Mr.. G. is
q deserving young gentleman. May he
succeed
Because of recent stroke Cf paralysis,
it was thought that Mr. Robert ]. Bean,
Registrar of voters for the Second district,
might be unable to perform the duties Of
the Office and so Governor Brown appoint
cd Mr.. Joseph S. Matthews, assistant reg
istrar.
On the 2Sth instant, while q son of Mr.
John Hewitt, of the Second district, was
racing up the road near the camp meeting
grounds his steed ran into another horse
and in the resultant fall Mr.. Hewitt's ami
NAL had its back broken and was killed.
The horse was valued at about $100.
Cholera may at any time cross from Eu-
rope TO America, and it behooves our peo-
pie TO provide against its dread visitation
by taking all precautions. DIR. Chancellor,
Secretary Of the State Board of Health,
tells what TO do. Read his instructions,
which are reprinted on our first page.
Misses Katherine and Marguerite Combs.
Miss Calvert and Miss Fitzpatrick, who
have been visiting the family Of Hon. r..
C. Combs, returned to their homes In
Washington, per Steamer Arrowsmilh,
Tuesday last. While in our village they
made many friends and their pleasant
company viii be greatly missed.
Master Charles Jarboe, SON of Captain
James T. Jarboe, OF this district, having
passed satisfactory examination, has been
awarded by the School Board, the Free
Scholarship to st. Johns College. The
scholarship entities the holder 10 four years
AT ST. Johns free of all charges. Charlie
is bright and studious young gentleman
and We wish him great success.
Some days ago, there came ashore on the
Potomac river, near 'Belyidere,' bottle,
which when broken open. was found to
contain q piece Of envelope upon which
was written: Wrecked on Goat Island.
A. MacNannic, w. II. Wagner, Felix Ma
lone, Morton Cadets, Washington. D. c."
The bottle was found by colored man
and given to Mr.. Bud Carroll by whom the
slip of paper was transmitted TO the BEA-
CON.
Tuesday. last, Robert G. Combs, Trustee,
cold at public auction the real estate Of the
late Ignaiius Simms, situated i'm the Fifth
election district, for $4.l46 The property
was divided and sold as follows: 'Burch
Manor and Part Bailey's Risk containing
220 acres 10 J. w. Tippett. for $3.50; Nut
wells or Reeds containing 120 acres, to
J. Woodley Latham for 1886; sHoward's
Race &c, containing 3e2 acres, TO 5. j.
Kemp, Of Baltimore. for Ss.03O.