Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1895-10-04
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Mr.. Proctor and family, of Washington,
are visiting Mrs. L. A. Jones, Leonardtown.
Mr.. JEFF. Owens, of Mulberry Point, 10
the happy possessor of four.legged roost-
er.
The first frost Of the season put In an ap.
pearance Monday night last, the 30th ulti-
mo.
Some little tobacco in different sections
of the county was damaged by the recent
FROST
The white public schools of the county
reopeaed for the Fall Term Tuesday last,
the end instant.
Miss Annie White, who has been visiting
her friend, Mrs. Webster Hayden, has re-
turned TO Baltimore.
Mrs. q. II. Barber, of Richmond county,
Va, Is visiting her father and friends of
Chaphco neighborhood.
On our first page we reprint q communi-
cation from the Morning Herald en- titled
Contrast The Two" Read it.
Adjntant r. Fl. Williams, son of Mr.. J.
w. Williams, OF Patuxent, Is drill master
for the new recruits at st. Johns College.
The Democrats of the Fifteenth Ward of
Baltimore city have recommended DR.. w.
Baltzell Burch for president of the ward.
Mr.. J. Frank Ford was the lucky winner
of the silk quilt which was raffied at Moore's
Hotel Monday last. September 30th, ultimo.
Fishermen on tho Patuxent side of the
county are having good luck, and quanti-
ties oftaylors and some mackerel have been
caught.
Friday last, Mr.. A. Mills Heard's horse
ran away and broke up his road cart. The
colored boy who was driving was luckily
unhuf;.
Miss Lena Wampler, after pleasant
visit to her grandfather, Mr.. r T. Barber,
of Chaptico, has returned 10 her home in
Charlottesville, Va.
Up TO Friday at noon, Clerk Cromwell
had issued TAI licenses to tong for oysters.
This is 121 more licenses than were issued
up 70 same GATE last year
We regret to hear of dissatisfaction with
the awards at the Marlboro Fair, but from
what we can learn the treatment accorded
Mr.. V. Fl. Neale's "Rinaldo" gave just
cause for complaint.
Friday, the 9th ultimo, Allan L.. partly
owned by J. Frank Goldsboro,' of this dis
trict, and trained by A. Jack Goldsboro,
won the one mile race at Brighton Beach.
Time, 1.434.
Mrs. w. II. Jennings and daughter and
Miss Louise King, who have been visiting
relatives in Leonardtown, LEFT for Balti-
more Monday last and expect TO start for
Savannah Tuesday next.
We hope that there will be large turn.
out to the entertainment to be given TO-
morrow evening at the Town Hall, Leon.
ardtown, for the benefit of the Hall Il
will be good entertainment and is for q
good purpose.
Monday last, Mr.. Chas. Nuthaii wascapsiz.
edopposite Leonaritown wharf. His little
SON and Johnnie Duke came 10 his assist
ance and he unstepped his masts, bailed out
his boat and reached the shore with no
other snishap than wet coat.
The quarterly distribution Of the State
school funds. made By the Comptroller Oc-
tober LIST, instant, and payable on and after
the 10th instant, gives st. Mary's, for white
schools, $i.s6497; for colored schools,
$1,04574.
Tuesday last, Mr.. T. Lee Harden, of
Britton's Neck, was In Leonardtown and
curious friend, anxious to find out his
weight, said 10 him: "Who is heavier, you
or Frank KingT Lee answered: sin.
deed, / don't know, but you might get q
pair Of colonel scales and see"
Capt Oscar Hayden, ofthe police schoon.
er Bessie Jones, pstrolling the Potomac
River, has made q number of captures.
The following were convicted of having
unculled oysters CO hoard George Collin
con ard John Sterns, white, also Pompey
Hawkins and William Hops, colored, BY
Justice Lancaster, Of Charles county, and
Benedict Bowling, by Justice Slye, Of 81
Mary's.-Herald.