Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1897-12-16
saint Maru's Beacon
COUNTY NEWS.


HiNc uuf auVeftlsefs call and buy
your Christmas goods OF them.
Despite the Indictment weather Of Tues.
day, Judge Crane was on hand and held
court
To bring mp a child in the way i,
should 60, travel that way yourself once
in willie.
WshoDe that none of our county peo.
pie have lost any of their pork by reason
of the recent warm spell.
Robt. C.. Combs. Esqr., of this town.
has stuck up notice stating shat he de-
sires to trsde his black horse.
Mrs. II. r. Graham, nee Yates, il on a
visit to her father in this town. Mrs.
Graham is much pleased with the East
ern Shore.
George Alfred Townsend, Cath
paid a visit to Leonardtown Monday
last. He left per Weems' Line, from
Spencer's, Monday night.
Mr. John +. Cecil, OF California, has
gone to Baltimore TO take the position
of deputy in the Maryland Penitentiary
lately held by his son, Byron.
Wednesday last, Mr.. Jack Dorsey's
dogs caught red fox in the California
section. II is the first red e have heard
Of in the county for some years.
Mr.. William S. Coppage has purchased
the farm known as "Cooper's Creek" at
private sale and the property will not
Tow be offered at public auction.
Mr.. Charles Cough, of Solitude" is
clerking for Mr.. +. Oscar Morgan, this
town. When you are selecting your
Christmas present don't forget to call on
Charlie.
The western counties are complaining
of the superintendent of the Free School
Fund and are alleging that the counties
in the BLACK belt get more than their
due share.
We trust that our readers in making
their Christmas purchases %tll remem-
Der our advertisers. The advertisements
are invitations TO call which we hope
will be needed
Monday last, Daniel c. Hammett,
Trustee, sold at public auction the home
farm Of the late Ignatius Thompson for
5000. Mr.. John b. Thompson, of Balti-
more, was the purchaser.
Mr.. Joseph c. NJ. Abel has closed his
store at Edelen's old stand, Leonard.
town, and will remove from the village.
II is reported here that one of the Mil
liscn's will reopen the store
Mr. William F. Greenwich, of this
town, is having stable erected on his
lot and is remOdelling the front Of his
store building. Messrs. J. BENZ. Norris
and Willie Hebb are doing the work.
Delinquent taxpayers Of the second
collection district will avoid expense of
sale by regarding the warning in Mr..
j. w. Williams advertisement Mr..
Williams states that he can grant no
furtaer indulgence.
Recently, while "nippering," Dir. T.
+. Yates caught an oyster growing out
Va hhN AAOAtu Va an u0ktlt. ne DOL
tie was partly filed with ink and the
oyster fitted so tightly in the mouth that
the fluid would not pour out.
Mr.. b. Ii. Swami killed on December
o, three hogs, fifteen months old, weigh
ing respectively, $40. 800 and 335 pounds
total 1905 lbs. He also killed one pig,
nine months old, weighing 234 pounds.
This is very good for the eth E. ID.
Mr.. G. Douglas Carpenter, of Budd's
Creek, has closed out his business ut that
place and removed to Washington, ID. c.
Douglas Is u fi-st-class business man and
an all-around good fellow. We wish
him great success in his new home.
Mr.. Walter II. Dudley, a son Of Mr.
Hiram G. Dudley, of Baltimore, died at
the Maryland University Hospital Sun
day last. The deceased was In his TWEEN
y.nrst year and was. young man Of
bright promise. He was a student of
medicine.
Leonardtown now has q night watch
man who patrols the town from 1880 p.
m. TO a. m. and looks out for fire and
burglars. We hope he will not be oblig-
ed TO make any arrests or to call out aRs
hre department. Mr.. George RUSSELL is
the Waterman.
The train on Mcchanicsville road will
make two trips, Wednesday, the 22nd.
instant. The down train Wednesday
will return Thursday morning In time
to make connection with Pope's Greek
road. The two trains are on account of
the Charlotte Hall dance.
Mr.. William J. Bean, Of Valley Lee,
has purchased an acre of land ON the
east side OF Great Mills run and across
the road from James Jackson's black
smith shop. Mr.. Bean, we are informed,
VIII erect store building on the lot
and Mr.. Lewis Springer will begin mer-
chandizing there.
Our st. Georges Island friends have
our heartfelt sympathy in the bereSve-
ments that hare recently befallen them.
The deaths to-day published well illus
trate the poets words:
There Is q reaper, and his name Is Death.
:, And with his sickle keen
he reaps the bearded grain az q eyessth.
And the flowers that grow between
Joseph c. Hobbs, Sr., died at his resi-
dence on st. Georges Island. December
sth instant. Mr.. Hobbs was in his 6srd
year and was pieus Christian gentle
man and model citizen. About two
wears awn Aha xw~.sa~ ..-t1.l a :. - a..