Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1893-06-08

Localviss and 0Ehsrwiss.
Quite acrowd was In LeonardtOwn Tues
day last
The Commissioners Court will mee
Tuesday next, June 18th instant.
Miss Katie MADDOX. Of Washington, 1
visiting friends and relations in 81. Mary's
Ex-Confedcrates are earnestly requestst
10 meet In Leonardtown. Tuesday next
June 18Th. and organize q society.
Miss Lizzie Turner, who has been quit
sick for the past week, Il, we are pleased q
hear, improving, and expects soon to re
turn 20 the village.
There will be preaching at St. Paul's n
T. Church. Leonardtown, every Sunday ii
p. m, and Sunday School every Sunday
at q. m. All are invited.
Col L. A Wilmer, Of Charles county, ID
to deliver the annual address before the
Alumni Association Of ST. Johns College,
Annapolis, June 2lst, instant.
Among the list of graduates at the State
Normal School this year we notice the
names OF Misses Maria Briscoe and Mary
Ellen Queen. of st. AaFy's county.
Farmers all oveF the county report that
the "cut worm" is very destructive to the
growing tobacco plants, In many instances
cutting of thousands Of plants in twenty
four hours.
Friday last. Master John Yates, mall
carrier on the Leonardtown-V Valley Lee
route, fell from his horse and broke his
collar bone. DR.. Frank GreenweiI reduc-
ed the fracture.
Mr.. John T. Stone Il business manager
and local editor and DIR. John II. Mitchell
Is editor In cLiefof the new Charles county
paper, The Crescent. Their paper IL
bright and newsy one.
Among the legal lights visiting Leonard.
town during the June term of Court, we
noticed Ex Judge Stone and Col. l.. Allison
Wilmer, of Plata, and Ex-Congressman
Mudd, OF Washington, d. G.
Mr.. B. r. Abel has just received from
North Carolina large cargo Of prime |
shingles which he Is Offering at prices to |
'uit the times. Give 6im Q call His .A-
Fay be seen on our first page. |
The presidents prize for Bible study at |
st. Johns College has been awarded 10 r.
4 Williams, of ST. MarY's county, and |
randall Mcllyane, Of Philadelphia, both |
i whom received the same marks-Marv.
and Republican.
Tuesday, June 9Th instant, was Confsd.
rate Decoration Day and We hope the fair
aides and gallant gentlemen of the Old
first District were mindful Of the 1904 gal
an y. men who sleep their last sleep under ]
he granite shaft near Point Lookout.
Mr.. Horace Durant, of Washington, after |
Easing highly creditahle examination.
was, Monday last admitted to the practice |
If law. Mr.. Durant has spent much of
his life in our town and Ia regarded as one |
If our people. lie 10 clever gentleman
md will, we believe, make q good lawyer. |
success 70 himi
The win of the late John B. Lyon, of |
Charles county, among other devises, be |
lueathes farm In Charles county near the |
Brick Church, and one In st. Mary's call
ID mills Point" with addition, TO Mrs. |
Freeman. James A. Lyon, and 10
John .. Lyon, Of g. Aary's, share and
share alike '"
Monday last. Sheriff Thompson sold at |
public auction the subdivision Of the estate ]
Of the late George q. N-.. ...ng,v allotted n
T. d. Mattingly and containing 1875 acres
for $500. Purchaser, Ignatius e. Mating.
ly. Lot, No. /, containing 1904 acres-the
share Of George e. Mattingly-was bought
by John f. Ching for $1,000.
We are pleased to hear that Mr.. Luke
Dorsey, of st. Clements Bay, Ii fast recov.
ering from the effects of his recent fall from
his horse. Wednesday Of last week Mr..
Dorsey was riding along the road leading TO
Longworth Point when his horse stumbled,
and in the resultant fall Mr.. ID. had his leg
fractured and was badly bruised. He re-
manned on the road hallooing for help un-
til his brother drove up and rendered the
needed assistance.
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