Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-09-22

Loc6lWz4e an4 ofhsgw16e.
Mr.. George Cryer, Of this district, has
obtained az position ct the Ebbeft House.
Washington. We wish him success.
Mr.. William A. Loker ID selling bargains
In Kanawah Pumps and Leibrandt Stoves
and fixtures. Give the Baron call.-adv.
Mr.. ]. B. Adams. Of Piney Point neigh
borhood, 10 the possessor Of . remarkable
pig which he says IL unlike any other pig
In the county OF out it.
Mr.. j. Benz. Boad, Of Oakville, has .
curiosisy in the shape Of plant Of tobacco
about two feet high and bearing sixty
lesves-one pear shaped.
The Prohibitionisss open their campaign
In S. Mary's by Mass Meeting in Leon
aritown Wednesday afternoon. For their
other appointments zee advertisements.
Hon. Thomas Psrran, Deputy Collector
OF Internal Revenue and Republican can
didste for Congress Is visiting Leonardiown.
presumably looking after his fences.
During q wrestling contest, Saturday
evening last, Daniel Buckler cut Thomas
Buckler INJECTING very painful wound.
II Is said the cutting was rnintentional.
The date Of the Festival for the benefit
of the Immaculate Conception Church,
Mchanicsville, has been changed to Octo-
Der 4th TO avoid conflict with the Sc. Johns
tournament.
Owing to the sickness Of Mr.. Joseph III
Jones, Registration officer OF the Fifth
district, His ExcellencY Governor Brown
has commissioned Mr.. II. Alexander Jones
Assistant Registrar.
Saturday last fire started in the woods
Of "Westbury Manor" Second district, and
before ii could be extinguished burned up
nearly mile Of fencing. The aManor" is
the home farm Of Mr.. Robert n. Bean.
In going out of Britson's Bay Tuesday
night last, the Steamer T. v. Arrowsmith
ran aground on Island bar, and at this
writing "Wednesday morningl was still
there. She has on very heavy freight
Saturday Lass, John Biscoe, a worthy
colored citizen of the Second district, died
aged about GO years. John had lived, for
many years with Mra Travers and for
loLg time was mail carrier from Valley
Lee TO Piney Point.
Under her new commander the Katie
Hines has made nine captures. We un-
that the arrests were for scraping
In st. Clements Bay. A vigorous enforce
ment Of the law will be ultimately of great
benefit TO our oystermen.
In choosing Mr.. F. Oscar Morgan as Fore
man of the Grand Jury the Court selected
. first-class man and one who viii do his
whole duty in expediting business. The
Of the Jury il Mr.. Samuel Hay
den, than whom no better selection could
not have been made
Messrs. Hiram G. Dudley, J. w. Car
penter. John Fl. Chrispin. e. Fl. Jones,
Walter I. Dawkins, Of Baltimore; Col L.
A Wilmer, Elk Congressman Mudd and
Ex-Judge Frederick Stone Of Charles
county, are among thu visitors from outside
our county TO the present term Of Court.
The Commissioners Court was in session
Tuesday, and examined and passed ac-
counts against the county, and ordered
THAI the Physician 10 the Almshouse make
monthly reports TO Board of the condition
of the almshouse patients. The insane a.
the aln,shouse have greatly improved and
some are nearly well. Il was also ordered
that ]. B. Evans be allowed TO occupy free
bed in Hospital Of the Good Samaritan.
Monday, Mr.. Roger B. T. Combs passed
the examination. and was admitted TO the
bar of the st. Mary's Circuit Court Col.
Wilmer, of the examining committee, in
making his report to the Court paid Roger
a high compliment. declaring that lie had
displayed exceptional knowledge Of the
law. This BEACON hopes that Mr. q. may
rise to eminence In his profession equal to
that attained by the great Southern Mary
lander after whom he Is named.
Last week. Hon. George Cotton who was
on visit 70 his recently purchased farm
in the second District paid Leonardtown
Q call. Since Mr.. Cotton has become q
land owner In our county he has greatly
improved his purchase and his neighbor-
hood. At an expense NJ $500 be has con-
verted about mile and a-halfof heretofore
almost impossible road into rs fine drive
% there Ia In Maryland. St. Mary's needs
men of this kind and we wish more would
come and erect a. lasting monument as
afsn1ernsn Roadn will he