Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1897-01-07
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visit ID his father in this town.
We wish all our patrons and friends a
happy and prosperous New Year.
Daniel E. Graves, Esqr., Of Washing
ton, D. c., is visiting his brother. this
district.
The continued drought has caused
many wells and springs to fail and runs
to dry up.
The recent cold spell enabled some of
our friends to harvest some ice. II was
of moderate thickness and fairly good
quality.
Mr.. G. Morgan Raley, of this district.
is soliciting shipments for Messrs. G. K.
Andrews, and Co.. Washing n Commits
sion Merchants.
William, son of William and Layinia
Hebb, colored, died suddenly at his par
ents' home near Leonardtown, wednes-
day of last week.
Mr.. John T. Ballenger, President of
the st. Mary's Board of County Commits
siOners, expects to take Florida trip in
the next few days.
The report of Marriage licenses else
where published shows that in st. Ma
rvs December is the most popular
month for marriages.
BEACON patrons who have changed
their postofiices are requested to notify
US, giving the postoffice they leave as
well as their new address.
Mr.. John l.. Leach, of Newtown, is
ahead of any other farmer in the county
so far as reported. John made his to-
bacco beds before the New Year set in.
1t has been reported here that Mart
Jones, well-known purveyor of -four
and feed is dead. Mr.. Jones was a use
full and energetic man and we trust there
is no truth in the report.
Our failure to publish VS. reply to Ba-
ker and Company was due to want of
space. We think it best not to begin
the New Year with a controversy and
hence will not print it now.
Recent arrivals from the cities give
gloomy reports of the outlook there and
say there is no revival of business but that
business houses are still oyershadowed
with the lack of confidence"
Mr.. Duncan NJ. Turner and family
have removed to their recent purchase,
the Dillahay estate, and Mr.. George U.
Hayden and family have taken charge
of the Almshouse, vice Mr.. Turner.
Cards are out announcing the ap-
preaching marriage, January Z, 1897, of
Miss Linda Jones, of Leonardtown, to
Rev. Amos Edgar Spielman, at Fiji
teenth Street N. E. Church, Washington
D.. C.
Tuesday last Mr.. James Birmingham.
of Philadelphia, arrived in Leonard
town and went to work erecting the
tower and windmill over the well in the
middle of Washington street. The
windmill will pump water and store it
in tank for use in extinguishing fires.
On our outside pages we publish re-
port of the recent Farmers Institutes in
Southern Maryland. The st. Mary's In
stitute is given in full. The paper of S.
Cox, jr., is also printed in full and. we
commend it to the attention of our read
ers. The whole report is well worth
reading.
Mr.. Henry Watts. prominent citizen
of Valley Lee district, died recently.
MIR. Watts was IS years of age. He was
a cousin of Associate Judge J. Parran
Crane, and was once the Republican NOM
inee for the clerkship to the Circuit
Court. He was pious Christian and
good citizen.
The Commissioners sitting as Board
of Control and Review have completed
their work and the assessment registries
are to be turned over to the county Tues
day next. The work was completed in
the time allowed by law and we feel GER
tain the books will be the best locking
in the State.
On the 10Th instant, the farmers will
meet in Leonardtown to perfect the or
ganization of the proposed tobacco
Growers Association. We hSpe there
will be a good attendance for the move
is one that may result in great deal of
heuafif IN tho tohacn1 tr.l. "a -.
no circumstances can do harm.
Information reached here Tuesday
evening last of the death at the Home
for Consumptives, Baltimore, of Miss
Mary Eliza Spalding, former resident
of our town. Her remains will be
brought TO Leonardtown per Steamer
Potomac to-day, Wednesday, and will
be buried at st. Joseph's. May she rest
in peace.
Monday last, Sheriff Jones brought
from La Plata, Jeremiah Jordan, colored,
who has been confined in the Charles
county Jail for some days past. Some
time ago, jury held here adjudged Jor-
dan to be insane and he was sent to the
Almshouse. Associate Judge Crane has
signed an order recommitting him to
that institution.
We are not starting out into the New
Year with any great expectations, but
we intend keeping on endeavoring to do
our level best for the success of Demo
cratic principles and the betterment and
of our county, remember