Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1896-11-12

The Orphans and Commissioners
Courts were in session Tuesday last
Notice the advertisement of the Ora
matte Entertainment At Chaptico Hall
Mrs. Alexander Jones is visiting her
father, Mr.. w r. Pembroke. st. Inigo's
district
Read the advertisement of Mrs. NJ
l.. Green published in another column
and give her a call
What has become of our volunteer fire
company: We hope it will not wait for
fire TO furnish an occasion for drill
Rev. Chas. X. Jenkins, S. j., pastor of
ST Aloysius' Church, has gone to Wood
stock to make his retreat.
On Sunday, Nov. 18th, only one Mass
will be said in St. Johns Church. This
Mass will be at 8 o'clock, a. m
Seventy Talbot county farmers have
formed league to prevent the trapping
or shooting cartridges on their farms.
The Assessors at Large are in session
at the Court House indorsing in red ink
the returned schedules preparatory to
filing them
Mr.. Wesley r. Sparks, assisted by Mr..
Peter X Graves, is building a neat and
convenient shoe shop on his lot near
Leonardtown wharf.
There will be but one Mass at s.. Aioy-
sius' Church, Leonardtown, next Sun
day. 1890 will be the hour Rev. p.
\. McQuillan, 5. j., will preach
Mr. James F. Abel has procured ium-
Der for the repair of his house in Leon
ardtOwn formerly owned and occupied
by Mr.. Joseph +. Neal.
Despite our warnings about the
changed positions of the tickets we have
heard of several Democrats who made
mistakes in marking their ticket
Mr. Ollie Neal. of W. II. Moore & Co,
Baltimore Commission Merchants. paid
his brother. Mr. Jos F. Neal, of Leon
ardtown, brief visit Saturday last.
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per floor of the Court House have been
received. One of them was broken in
two in attempting to move it off the
wharf.
Mr.. Joseph F. Neal has received at
Leonardtown vessel load of choice
lumber, which he will retail At low
prices We wish Mr.. Neal success in
his venture.
The special jury term of our Circuit
Court is called for Thursday Jurors
are expected to attend, pursuant To no
tice in county papers, without summons
from the sheriff.
Mr.. Joseph 4. Dillow has greatly i'm
proved his White Halr' property, Leon
ardtown, by tearing down the old back
building and erecting in its stead much
more convenient one
Mr. F. o. Morgan has secured the SER
vices of Miss Sarah Pilchard, of Balti-
more, as milliner. Miss Pilchard is
very pleasant young lady and her taste
in trimming is quite artistic.
Two persons have been noted recent
| ly, late at night, trying to open tho win
lows of Mr. :. c. Vietts confectionery
| shop Continuance in such actions lead
with certainty to term in Jail or load
of shot
Mr. John J. Tarlton informs us that
hog cholera is prevalent in st. Inigo's
district. Messrs. Willie Jones, Bevins
Morris. Joseph V. Richardson, j. Frank
Smith and Philip Raley are the heaviest
losers reported.
| Mr.. Thomas Riggles, of Washington,
ID. c., has sent Mrs Joseph A. Dillow,
of Leonardtown, twenty-seven speci-
mems of crysanthemums The flowers
are large and beautiful and excel any
collection we have yet seen.
We notice in the Prince Georges pa
/ pers the announcement of the engage
ment of Miss Angela ID. Petty, of Wash
ington, ID. c., to Mr.. w. Berry Early, of
Brandywine. Maryland. The marriage
will take place on January 18th.
On the night of election day the till
of the bar-roOm OF Burroughs Bros
store at Mechanicsville was robbed
The burglar effected an entrance by
cutting hole in the door and reaching
his hand through and spring ing the bolt.
No arrests have been made
Mr. F. o. Morgan's new house in
Leonardtown has been completed and
his family have moved in it. 1t is the
handsomeSt house in town. Mr.. Joseph
H. Milburn was the builder and Mr..
Richard Raley painted the outside and
Mr. NJ. s. Green the inside.
At $3.50 a. M, Tuesday last, hen en-
tered the bedroom of certain Leonard
town gentleman. and appearing unwil-
ling to leave, he did not drive her out, but
got up. washed and went out of the room
for a moment. Returning he heard the
hen cackling and found on the bed a
freshly laid egg. He filed it for future
reference.