Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1893-07-20

4ON1AwASo ana Ot1GTWl5e.
Growing crops have been greatly bene-
flied by recent rains.
Miss Daisy Bohanan, of the 9Th district,
is visiting relatives in this village.
Messrs. Warren Moore and Geo. Combs,
OF Washington, are on a visit to Leonard.
town.
Mrs. Robert Brashears aud family are
summering at Forest Hall with Mrs. Bill.
Kingsley.
Mr.. James +. Abel, of Medley's Neck,
realized over 40 bushels of oats from one
of seed.
Mrs. William A. Hammond, of Wash
ington, is visiting her st. Mary's relatives
and friends.
Walter l. Dawkins, Esqr, of Baltimore.
and his sister, Miss Eva Dawkins, are Wis.
itirg ST. Mary's.
Mr.. Durant, of Washington, has been
visiting his daughter. Mrs. Dr. l.. E. Payne,
of Leonardtown.
On our first page we reprint from their
city papers letters from Drs. Francis F.
Greenweil and P. Fl Latham.
Mr. B. NJ. 4 Keene, of Cambridge, is
canvassing st. Mary's in the interest of val
liable and interesting publications.
Prince Georges county is seeking 10 re-
vive its annual fair which before the war
was one of the most popular in the State.
A license 10 marry has been issued to
| Mr.. John w. Palmer, of Milestown district,
and Miss Blanche Smith, of Washington,
DC.
We are indebted TO President Parry Lee
Downs for an invitation to the opening OF
the Gentlcmen's ami Cycling County Club,
old Pimlico Road.
DR.. John S. Dorsey has removed from
st. Mary's and is located at Bertha, Cal
vert county. We wish the doctor success
at his new home.
The Chapel Point Tournament is to be
on the 25th instant, and not on the 27th, as
advertised in our last issue. Remember
the date, July 25, 1898.
The Charles county Democrats held
their nominating convention Tuesday, but
up to the time of our going to press we had
not learned the outcome.
According to Rev. Irl Hicks, July 22nd
and 23rd are to be very warm with storms
and from the Goth to the Both we are to
have excessive heat and storms
w are informed that Messrs. Clarke &
Frey, of Susquehannah, expect, this sea
son, to employ in their canning Factory a
larger number of hands than usual.
The Susquehannah property was not of.
| fered for sale Tuesday and we are informed
that Messrs. Clarke & Frey will continue
their canning establishment there.
Mrs. Frank NJ. Dyer and Messrs. J. e
M. Raley, w. E. Day and NJ. Lucks, Of
New York City, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
James T. NJ. Raley at "The Branch"
So far as heard from the wheat yield in
st. Mary's this year has been exceptional
ly large and Of good quality. Grazing i:
good, but the hay yield is said to have been
small.
Mr.. William T. Ching, of Philadelphia
eldest son of tie late John F. Ching, wa:
unable to get to st. Mary's in time for hi:
fathers funeral. He reached Leonardtowr
Monday last and is staying at Ching's Ho
tel.
We have received circular from the U
5 Department of Agriculture, Division o.
Entomology, saying that the seventeen veal
locusts are due this year in the Southern
part of St. Mary's county. These locust,
were here in 1876. Amy information fur
nished US will be transmitted to the De
partment.
Mr.. Charles Jarboe, native of this dis
trict, but now q Baltimore city policeman
is spending his Through with his 81, Mary.
relatives and friends. Mr.. Ja-boe has mad.
an enviable reputation for himself in hi
new home and is esteemed by his superior
as faithful officer and deserving man
His friends here rejoice at the success he Il
achieving.
William Green, Charles Henry Scriber
Mamie Neal, Nellie Holly and Ter