Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1895-07-18

Capt. Thomas Foxwell is having hi
dwelling at "The Point" enlarged.
Saturday next is the day set for tn,
Democratic primaries. Attend them.
DR.. w. B. Burch and family, of Bal,i.
more, are visiting relatives in Leonard.
town.
Note the advertisement of the Leonard.
town wharf company published in another
column.
Mrs. Joseph Fl. Milburn, of Leonardtown
has returned from o visit to friends in
Washington.
A school of porpoises paid our bay q
visit Monday last and went some distance
above the wharf.
Several from our county drove to La
Plata Monday last, TO hear the conclusion
OF the Ferral trial.
A postofiice has been established ut Red.
gate, Leonardtown district, with Mr.. James
l. Norris as postmaster.
Col. John +. Dent, of the 7th district
who has been quite sick, is, we are pleased
to hear, much improved.
Mr.. ]. Robt. Yates, of Screen Hills
nea- Leonardtown, has been delivering
here fac timothy hay for $40 per ton.
We are always thankful to our friend:
for any items of personal interest. Time
your letter so as TO reach US not later thar
Tuesday evening.
Monday morning last, Mr.. Wellington
8. Davis, Of Britton's Neck, returned from
Baltimore, where he had sold his crop o
tobacco for an average offs cents per pound
Mrs. Ford Combs and child; Mrs. Howard
Keyworth and family; Mrs. Cotton ant
child, Of Washington. were among thu
arrivals per Steamer Potomac, Monday
last.
Mr.. George T. Cusic, OF the 9Th district
lost 0 valuable horse Friday night last
The animal was beautiful black and wa.
seven years old. Collie is thought to have
been the cause Of death.
Five members of Washington Clut
have encamped at Paw-paw spring. They
are the avant-couriers of some thirty Oh
forty more who are expected to arrive
sometime this week.
Later reports are to the effect that Mr.. J.
Il. Maccubbin. late purser on the Mary.
land q Virginia steamers-an account Of
whose shooting Is published on our first
page-was not dangerously wounded.
Mr.. Oscar Cryer. formerly Of this county,
has obtained q position with Messrs. Hor.
ton & Bros, 21st and L Streets, N. w.
Washington, ID. c., and will be pleased Il
have his st. Mary's friends call upon him
The Gilmaine Company will give en-.
tainments at Colton's Wednesday and
Thursday nights of this week. The com
psny Is strong one and those who have
seen 1t speak in the highest terms of the
excellence Of its performances.
Saturday last while pulling Mr.. Charles
Guyther's engine up hill near Mulberry
Fields in heSecond district, the drawing
pin broke, the engine ran back down tn.
hill, capsized and was badly broken. Tn,
damage will amount to near $500.
July II, 1895, Messrs. Dudley & Carpen
ter sold for account of Mr.. Lewis e. Mat
tingly, Of Oakley, 20 hogsheads of tobacco
ct following prices per pound; three for 10
cents; z for 0 cents; three for 81 cents; ons
for 8 cents; two for cents; two for cents
two for 5 cents.
Sunday afternoon last, Mr.. Lee Mckay:
canoe was stolen from her moorings in The
St. Mary's river. The thief or thieves lief
| vawl tied 10 the "stob'f from which The
canoe was taken. Mckay lives near Ba,
cons wharf The canoe was one of ths
finest on the river.
A treat win be afforded our people mex
Friday evening when the Gilmaine Com
pany win perform &C the Town Hall. DR.
John Daley, who married Miss Esputa, and
10 well known here, Ia Q member of The
company. Others of equal note viii ala
appear and the entertainment will be one o
unusual merit.