Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1897-05-13
Saint Narg's Beacon,
COUNTY NEWS.


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grown this season in st. Mary's, but not
enough for \ festival.
Complaints are ripe Of the rayages Of
the cut worm and many crops Of corn
ssiis have to be replanted.
On or fourth page we print criticisms
of the DjBgjsy Tariff Bill. now pending
In the Y. 5. Senate. Read them.
Congressman Mudd's friends and adj
herents deny that he q candidate for
the Republican Judicial nomination.
Attend tho sale Of the stock of goods
of 7. Lee Harden 81 Compton, Friday
next, and of 7. d. Msttingly's goods on
May eth.
We are indebted 20 u. Q. Senator A.
r. Gormsn for copy of the Official
Congressional Directory Of the Fifty
fifth Congress.
~, A.JaGk apaidine, OF Leonardtown,
Is still confined to his bed. We hone
DIR. Jack will soon be out again. He Is
greatly missed.
We are indebted 70 DR., r, J, T. Bar
bep, af Harrington, DEL, faE souvenir
Of the regent meeting Of the Heptasophs
at Louisville, KY.
t. Lee Harden, of Compton, has made
Deed of Trust, for the benefit of his
creditors, TO Robt. 9, Combs and B.
Harris 6amaliet.
: DIR. Charles Combs has been on q brief
visit to Baltimore. Though DIR. Charlie
has been away but a few days he has
been greatly missed.
The BEACON Is printed Wednesday
afternoons and articles intended for
publication should reach ms not later
than Tuesday evening.
From the Kpnsingtqn Ps4R we note
that the fame 9f the .:Chaptico Young
Man" and Of his fair respondents has
Seaohod Montgomery S0unty.
We understand that after Sunday
next, the Weems' Line steamers, Poto-
mac river route, will change their sched-
ule and go back to the old arrangement:
Monday last. 7. AreAie Nerris, Of b.
cons wharf, sold bis stock Of goods at
public auction. Gary II. beaverton was
tho auptianepF. vaiS prices were real
lied.
Mr.. Joseph II. Key, who Is likely the
largest sheep raiser in st. Mary's, is sell
ing lambs in Leonardtown at rs cents
quarter. No one has any better lambs
than Mr.. hey.
The newly elected Commissioner -
Leonardtown have met and oro.r;.s,
by electing Jos. F. Mors.u nrss,aan,
pr' L. Z .,ayne, secretary; and VIM. II.
Jones, treasurer.
The School Board Of Caroline county
have appointed twelve ladies as school
trustees. We believe this to be a move
in the right direction. II not lawful Il
should be made so.
Leonardtown's Fire Department will
be represented ut the State Firemen's
Convention by Messrs. 10. +. Morgan.
kemper Welt, Lewis viett, Jos. NJ. Mat
tlngly and Jackson ID. Abel.
81. Peters Chapel, Leonardtown was
beautifully decorated with flowers on
the occasion Of Bishop Satterlee's visit
and the music was excellent. Miss Sa.
rah Lamhdin presided al the organ.
Among the ministers present at last
Saturdays conference of the EPISCOPAL
clergy in Leonardtown, were, Rev'ds. ].
W. Chcsiey, NJ. II. Vaughan, NJ. +. Min
nick, g. c. Hratunahl and John Lon
don,
Many farmers are complaining that
the ny is playing havoc with their tobac-
co beds. The use of cotton TO cover the
beds is said to prevent the ravage of the
fly, and Il should be more generally
used.
We sincerely regret to hear of the SER
ious sickness of Mr.. David Hammett.
Mr.. II. is suffering from q severe attack
of pneumonia. He is one of the best
farmers and citizens of our county and
we hope that his recovery will be speedy.
Messrs. 10. +. Morgan and Charles Fl.
Lucas have formed co-partnership for
the sale of St. Mary's lands. They in
tend to advertise our county extensively
in the West and have made careful ar
engagements to attract land buyers here.
Our county surveyors are having oon-
siderable work to do in Sc. Inigo's. Re-
Gently, Mr.. Dent run line between C.
G. Ricards and Nicholas Biscoe, colored,
and Mick" who didn't want the line
run says he got more land than he
claimed.
Recently fire burned up about 1900
rails belonging to Mr. James E. Green
well and ITO panels Of fencing on the
division line between Mr.. g. and the
farm Of the late John +. King. But for
earnest work the fire would have done
much greater damage.
Last Saturday party Of Hollanders
in charge Of Leland Hanna, Esqr., OF
Baltimore, drove from Mechanicsville
TO Leonardtown on . prospecting tour
We trust they will find farms TO suit
them and win locate in st. Mary's. This
is the county to settle In.
We are told that the road leading from
Judge ID. ]. Payne's corner to Stone.
wharf l.. the Ard sltssr;ea has t..,. ,,,,s q;