Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1896-05-28
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Locaiwass ana othsrxiss.
We have been compelled 10 omit from
this issue several local mentions, &c.
Read the new schedule Of the Patuxeni
River route Of the Weems' Line Steamers.
There Is considerable complaint among
our farmers Of the ravages OF the cut worm
The Governor has accepted the resigna.
ton of N. w. Graves. 9th district, as Nag.
list rate
We are pleased TO hear that Mrs. b. II.
Abel, of this town, IL fast recovering from
her recent attack of sickness
The new time table of the Washington
& Potomac X. r. will go into effect Mon.
day, June /, 1896, at 6 25 p. m.
We hear with deep regret ofthe renewed
sickness OF Captain Charles Cough, OF
"Blooomsbu-y." May he speedily recover!
Mrs Lizzie hurry (nee Shoemaker and
her sister Nellie are on visit to Mr. and
Mrs. Ign. E. Mattingly, Of the 9TH district
Capt. Benjamin Foxwell says that Mon
day next he will go after the "Bessie
Jones" and bring her around into Britton's
Bay.
The store of Naylor & Carroll, postofice
and express Office, Gallant Green, Charles
county, was robbed Friday last, the 22nd
instant.
We are informed that the recent storm
was very destructive TO crops and property
in Westmoreland and Northumberland
counties, Virginia.
The Morning Herald, of Baltimore says
"Walter l. Dawkins is the latest name sug-
gested in connection with the Democratic
nomination for Judge"
Green pease materialized in many ofour
county gardens this year in time for Whit.
suntide. Some of our local gardeners had
them before that date.
The members of the Leonardtown Base
ball Club will meet ut Yates Bros. on
Thursday night, May 2sth, at 8 o'clock for
the purpose of organizing.
Messrs. Wilkinson & Pilkerton, of" Oak
Point" have dissolved CO. partnership. The
notice of the dissolution is published in the
last issue of the Enterprise.
The County Commissioners are to NEE
June End, instant, to confer with the as
SCISSORS and to distribute to them the in.
structions and proper blanks.
Mrs. Elnor Garner and her granddaught.
err Miss Maggie Duvall. left on Tuesday
10Th instant, for visit to friends in st
Mary's county. Marlboro Gazette.
An exchange says that wife has nc
right to go around to Mite Societies and
sewing parties for the heather when her
husband wears long tailed coat to avoid
embarrassment.
Wood Chase's application for ha6ea,
corpus is to be disposed of by the Virgins
Court Thursday. The delay was caused
by waiting for Governor Farrall to for.
ward the requisition papers to the Court.
The gold medal of Hollywood school
No. 4, 9Th election district, was awarded &c
Master Cleveland Raley, son of Mr.. Robt
Raley, of Patuxent, for excellence in reel.
tations. department and punctuality during
the past scholastic year.
Messrs. Francis p. Jenkins and r. L
Tip2ett have been appointed assessors-at.
large for Charles county Sader the re.as-
sessment law.-Crescsnt Mr. Tippett is q
son of Mr.. r. Bruce Tippett, of Chaptico
EDS. BEACON.
We regret to hear that the recent hail.
storm ruined Mr.. George r. Tennison's
wheat crop and did great injury to othes
vegetation on bis farm. Mr.. r. Woodley
Matsingly's crops and peach orchard were
also seriously damaged.
Mrs. John b. Thompson and her sister
Mrs. Robert J. Heard, and their children
OF Baltimore, accompanied by their two
brothers, Of New York, will leave New
York for Queenstown June 3rd for an ex
tended visit to the "Old World"
At the written examination on Christian
Doctrine at St. Martins Church, Baltimore
in class of los, Miss Louise Herbert passed
the best examination and won the first priz.
la quarter eagle. Miss Herbert is {
daughter Of T. F. q. Herbert, of Leonard
town.
The non;jury term Of the St. Mary's Cir
cult Court viii convene in Leonardtowr
Monday next, June 1st, proximo. tn.
Psrran-Gray election contest case which
had been set for = hearing here on Wed
nesday, June 3rd, has been transferred tC
Marlboro and is to be heard there on III.
10Th of June.
kissing the Bible on making an oath Ii
the Courts OF this State il no longer neces
sary, as the last Legislature abolished thai
portion Of tie form Of making an affidavit
The method now required by law is Il
place the hand upon the open pages of tn.
Bible and then make cath according 10 ths
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