Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1897-09-09

Two mortuary tributes are published
ON our first page.
Miss NJ. w. Sperser, of Washington. is
guest at Moore's Hotel.
Misses Nellie and Kate Grcenwell are
visiting Mrs. George w. Joy, Leonard
town.
Miss Nellie Gray, OF Anacostia ID. G.
is visiting her sister, Mrs. ii. F. Sander.
son at Moore's Hotel
Saturday next will be Republican pri-
mary day for the nomination Of candi.
dates for local offices.
We regret To hear that Mr.. George w.
JOY is confined to his room by sickness.
We hope he will soon Se all right again
Mr.. George =. Loker, of this town
will soon begin the building on "Thorn-
ly,' near LeonaFdtown, of a hands ONE
residence
Mr.. II. Percy Lucas, young member
of the Baltimore Bar, is on a visit to his
uncle, Mr.. Charles ii. Lucas, of "Po-
monia."
Mrs. Mary j. Moore requests the par
~ that has her cherry seedcr to be kind
enough to leave it with Mrs. Rebecca
Fcnwick
Tongcrs are at work. As yet there is
little or no market, but the oysters are
being put down in anticipation of the
cold weather.
Miss Alma Mattingly, of this town,
who has been visiting in Washington,
returned home Monday last accompanied
by Miss Nora Melton
Chairman Vandiver has appointed Mr..
j. Frank Smith n member of the Demo-
cratic State Central Committee vice Mr..
J. Thomas Bronze, resigned.
We return thanks to Francis CAN'T.
Esqr, for copy Of his pamphlet on the
State Inspection of Tobacco, or South
crn Maryland's Humiliation, Degrade.
tion and Slavery.
The Fall term of the Sisters Academy,
Lconardtown. began Tuesday last. the
It'll instant. There was a good atten-
dance and the year promises to be n
prosperous one for the school.
On our first page will be found a re-
print of an interview with Mr.. +. Snow
den Hill; of Mr.. Posey's post-conven-
ton editorial, and of the Evening Ners'
notice of Messrs. Wilkinson and Par
ran.
II Is reported that Senator Wilkinson
has given gold watch to st. Johns
Church for the Festival TO be held there
Tuesday next, the 18th, instant. The
same gentleman has also given fine har-
ness to be disposed of at the Colored
Festival for the benefit of the same
church.
Il is reported here that MI. A. Z. Bow
ling, of Mechanicsville, has bought lot
in that town and will, in the near future,
have erected thereon a store house which
will eclipse anything in that line yet
built in Southern Maryland. Mr.. Bow
ling is an energetic man and good
merchant.
Tuesday last Joe Holly, colored, was
brought To town suffering from dan
gerous cut in the wrist. The wound is
said to have been accidently inflicted by
colored girl. The. artery was nearly
severed and but for Mr.. G.. b. Green
wells bringing the man to town ii is
probable that he would have bled to
death. DIR. Lynch rendered the neces-
sary surgical attention.
Leonardtown lately has been afflicted
with sort of epidemic of fighting and
rioting. Whether the trouble is due to
a new brand of whiskey recently intro
duced, or to other causes we are unable to
say but the fact remains that Magistrate
Abel has for the past three days been
Kept busy. All the parties arrested are
colored and their names are Edith and
William Lyles, Nicholas fancy, Mcguire
Chase and Lee Sampson. There are 9TH
ers, but their cases have not come to
court.