Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1897-04-01

Gardening is now the order of the
day. In some sections of the county
early vegetables are up.
Friday last Sheriff j. o. Jones was
thrown from his buggy and badly hurt.
We trcs. he will soon be all right again.
':o-day, Thursday, is All Fools day.
Look out for the fellows who will be
going around on that day seeking to
take you in.
The County Commissioners were in
session Monday and Tuesday last ex-
aiming and passing accounts to go into
the levy list for the current year.
March % and 20 ultimo, Krey, Price
IL Co, sold two lots of spring lambs, one
for 1854 per head, and the other for
1876. They advertise in this issue.
Mr. Joseph C. NJ. Abel has opened a
grocery store at the stand in this town
lately occupied by Mr.. William H. Daw-
son. Mr.. Abel keeps groceries, liquors,
&c.
Now is the time to begin cleaning up
yOur yards and around your houses. A
good cleaning up and plentiful sprink-
ling of lime is a good disease proven
tive.
Recently, Messrs. A. Y. Gray. & Co.,
the Washington Commission Merchants,
have made some splendid sales of spring
Lambs 1t is good firm to patronize.
See adv.
We have several favors of correspon-
dents on hand which we hope to pub
lish in the near future. A tribute to
the late Hatch Goode will appear in our
next issue.
In the latest issue of the Independent
Brother Posey makes the dmeRde honor
alto to Capt. BENZ. Foxwell, of the Bes-
sic Jones and incidentally takes fling
at Justice Lancaster.
1t is reported in Baltimore on good
authority that Mr.. John Abel, OF this
county, is to be put upon the city police
force in the near future. Senator Will
kinson endorsed Mr.. Abel for the place.
The race at wise's store, Medley's
Neck, Saturday last, was won by Theo-
dore Latham's mare "Nettie." After
the race they were two or three interest
ing fights in which all the participants
were colored.
To enable him TO sell at lowest figure
Mr. William A. Loker, the Leonardtown
merchant, has purchased ton of binder
Irvine and will retail it to st. Mary's
farmers at prices below the Baltimore
market. Don't miss this opportunity.
Mrs Benjamin Foxwell, who has been
in Baltimore for the past three months
under treatment of an eminent physic-
ian, returned home Sunday last, much
improved in health Mrs. Foxwell was
accompanied by Miss Bessie Milburn, oi
Baltimore who will remain with her fol
some time.
There was hot and lengthy contest
in the Orphans Court here over per
sonal estate amounting to about $500
After all costs and commissions were
paid the four heirs got less than 81 each
There is a valuable lesson in these few
lines and some people would do well t.
profit by it.-To,csOR Union.
Mr.. J. Walter Carpenter earnestly ad
vises farmers not to ship tobacco unless
1t be in proper condition. Some of thu
tobacco lately hurried into market is a,
very bad condition, and is moreover no
assorted. Such shipments have a de
pressing effect upon the market, ant
along with other causes have already de
creased the price 81 hundred.
George Wellington Bryant, the colo
red orator, who, in recent campaign:
has enthused his race in this and othe
counties of the State, has been remove
from Office by Mayor Hooper and o
March 2Sth, instant, was arrested on
warrant charging him with 1.-The larcen
of $1,000 from the Mayor and City Co'n
Gil during the years 1s96-97.
Mr.. p. III. J. Redmond has filed wit
the Clerk To the County Commissioner
proposition to collect the taxes OF tll
county tall nine districts) for the ls9
9S, for $500. Mr.. Redmond states !
his proposition that he will give on
among the best bonds ever filed in I'll
county. The Clerk viii lay the prop'
sition before the board at the prop'
time.
Sunday last while on her route I'M
Britton's Bay the steamer Potomac. Ca
tain Geohegan, answered signal OF oil
tress-a blanket at half mast. To q
hail of the steamers officer the answ
came: Schooner Hiram Brown,
Baltimore, rudder lost and yawl lost
gale" Capt Geohegan put his steam
along side and offered to tow the vess
TO safer harbor but the offer was
clined and permission asked to take "
men TO Leonardtown. The permissi'
was, of course, given, and the m
brought here. The Brown had color
officers and crew.