Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1895-12-19

a hAppy NnlisAmas.
Master Leslie Combs, OF Leonardtown, is
home for the Christmas HOLIDAYS
Sheriff Jones has named Mr.. John s.
Jarboe as his deputy for ST. Inigo's district
Dir. Fred Davis, who was reported 10
have been drowned, has returned home
alive and well.
-Four prisoners are in our county Jail
two charged with the assault upon Capt
Robbins, and two charged with larceny.
John Quincy Adams, Of Milwaukee, for
merry of this town. Is on visit 10 bis
brother, Mr.. B. F. Adams. Mulberry Point.
The latest reports obtainable from Cam
bridge are TO the effect that Capt Robbins
is fast recovering from the effects of the
assault upon him.
Mr.. B. S Nash has opened an oyster
house under Moore's Hotel, and has made
arrangements 10 furnish his patrons with
"Biay Greek" oysters adv.
Mr.. George Horn, builder and contrac-
tor, well-known TO the people Of this coun-
ty, was stricken by paralysis at his home,
Baltimore county, last Tuesday.
Among the advertised attractions of the
Christmas Telegram we note: AT Christ
mas" and The Angel OF the Sick Room"
tpOems,) by J. Ethelbert NJ. Ra.ey.
In making your Christmas purchases
don't fail TO buy Of our advertisers They
have the goods; they tell you about them,
and they ask you to come and trade with
them.
1t is reported here that Mr.. William Fl.
Dawson, OF Leonardtown, is TO receive the
position which will come to St. Mary's in
the distribution of the offices of the House
of Delegates.
Miss Bicca Cheseldine has opened a mil
linery and variety store on her mothers
farm, whites Neck" Her many friends
wish her abundant success in her new
enterprise.
Our sincere sympathies are extended Mr.
and Mrs. J. J. Greenwell, ofour town, upon
the death of their little baby, which &C.
CURED at IL o'clock, Monday last. the 10Th,
instant
On the first and second pages of this
issue we print Capt. George Thomas tribute
to the memory Of the late William T..
Blackstone. Read the paper!~ II is q
merited tribute to q gallant soldier.
II is said that common salt sprinkled lib
orally over the coal, either in the bin or as
i. burns in The furnace, will make il burn
more evenly TO a clean ash and will also
prevent clinkers 1t is worth trying.
A CrisfieId corlored man was arrested
for kicking out two teeth of one woman.
heating another woman and carrying con
cealed weapons with which. il is thought,
he intended to shoot another dusky dam
sci.
The appointment of ex Senator Thos
Parran, Of Calvert. 10 an 81 500 clerk hip
in the u House of Representatives,
which was noted in our last weeks Wash
ington letter, was made by Representative
Coffin and is the only place allotted to this
Congressional District.
Tuesday last, Judge Brooke heard argu-
ment on exceptions to the ratification of
the Receivers sale of the Washington
City and Point Lookout railroad. Judge
Chew appeared for the exceptants aad
Attorney General Poe and Sydney E.
Mudd, Esqr., for the receiver The case
was held sub c"rid -Gdsstte.
The Southern Railway will sell on De.
cemh"r 10 10 20 inclusive, round trip tick
cts from Washington to Atlanta and re-
turn at rate of IS rs cents for the round
trip Of 1900 miles; good days from date
of sale. From 18th to Goth tickets good
for 10 days will be sold for ga We ad.
wise our readers to avail themselves of this
exceptionally cheap rate over a good road.
A Kansas teacher has set the following
afiOat: a cowboy has three ponies and a
Mexican saddle which are worth $22U.
Placing the saddle on the first pony makes
it worth the other two; placing the saddle
on the second pony makes it worth twice
the other two, and placing the saddle on
the third pony makes it worth three times
the others. What is the value of each
pony. -