Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1896-04-02
Localwise and Otherwise.

LoGMWtso ana UtnerWtsS.
Mr. Thomas Pillsbury, of the Great
Mills section. died Monday morning last.
Applicants for assessorships are becom
ing thick, almost as blackberries In June
Herring and shad are becoming quite
plentiful and are selling at reasonable ag
ures
Misses Ruby Yates and Netiie Abel,
who have been visiting city friends have
returned home.
Miss jamie Gibbons, If Washington, D.
c., Is visiting her sister, Mrs. Jno. 7. John
son, of Brittou's Neck.
Saturday last Mr. ]. Robert Yates. Of
the Bird district. shipped from this wharf an
OK that weighed 100 pounds.
In this issue we print the first Of the
Public Local Laws for this county. The
law regulates Sheriff's fees. Read 1t.
Father Quill, s. j., will preach on "The
Passion" at st Aloysius' church, Leonard.
town, Friday evening next 8. Up. m.
The act appropriating 5000 for rebuild
ing the main building of Charlotte Hall
Academy has been passed dy the Legisla-
ture.
Mr.. z. Johnson. the popular Locust Run
miller. is quite sick sick We hope that
he will soon be we'll again and able = at
tend to business.
The bill to empower the Town Commits.
sioners of Leonardtown to provide means
for protection against fire has been passed
by the General Assembly.
Monday night there was a meeting OF
colored republicans in the Court House,
Leonardtown, but the proceedings have
not yet been given out for publication.
Eer last report shows that Miss Erva
r Foxwell. daughter Of Capt Tom Fox
well. of "Lawrence's Point" stands third
In class of 81 at Western Maryland Col
lege.
We have heard with great regret Of the
accidental burning to death of Q young
child of Mr. j. T. Moore. formerly of this
town. Mr.. and Mrs. Moore have our sin
cere sympathy.
The Legislature adopted joint resolu-
ton urging upon the Maryland Delegation
in Congress 70 secure On appropriation TO
dreage the mouth of st Jerouhe's creek.
81. Inigo's district.
Mrs. Alexander Browns little daughters
are learning to ride the "Lyndhurst'' bi
cycle. There IL No more careful or capable
instructor in the city than Mr.. Bernard
Duke Baltimore Telegram
Monday morning last Sheriff Jones and
deputy sheriff Abel left in charge Of the
| prisoners convicted as the recent March
term of Court. II was the largest batch OF
conv'cts sent from this county for years.
The Republican County Central Com.
mi,tee have issued @ call for primaries on
April 10, 1895. TO choose delegates TO q
county convention 10 be held April 90
1896 The county convention viii send
delegates 70 the State and Presidential
Fifth District Convention.
The Populists have arrived in st Mary's
and have issued call for 9 meeting FOL
Apri' 2, 1896 to send delegates to the State
Convention. We are informed that Messrs
Hugh Mitchell, T. Garfield Jenkins. -
/ Hamilton and J. Camilus Howard, Oil q
Charles county, will be on hand TO explain
the principles OF the party.
Recently, In passing Mr. W. K. Herbert'i
store. at Hiii TOP, about m, on his re
turn from Q sick call. DIR. w. B. Den
thought hs smelled smoke. The Doctol
investigated and rousiug Mr.. Herbert tha
two genslemsn entered the store They
wee none too eoon f,r fire was undel
way and a roll of cottssn and u box Of boot
had been burped The blaze wss extiu
guishgd without furthef dkmsgS