Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1897-07-29
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Mass at st. Joscph's on next Sunday,
August LIST at 9 o'clock only. No sun
day school.
Reports from ali sections Of the coun-
ty are to the effect hat-crop prospects
are very good.
From $40 p. m, Monday, to a. M,
Tuesday. our county was visited by the
heaviest rainfall Of the year.
The recent heavy rains have badly
washed the roads. A washout on Ellen
borough hill, near Leonardtcwn is dan
gerous.
The engine and boiler for DR.. +. r.
Greenwell's new roller mill have been
received and and the mill will soon be
in successful operation.
August II, Is, 10 and Goth, proximo,
are the days set for the Marlboro Fair.
Southern Maryland should unite in max
ing the Fair great success.
Our limited space compels US to omit
from this weeks issue several commu-
nications, a mortuary tribute, personal
mentions and other matters.
Mr.. c. C. Magruder won o of the IA
Prince Georges districts and controlled
the convention. The county has four
votes in the Judicial Convention.
Mondays Democratic County Con-
vention was a representative body and
was one of the most harmonious an d en-
thusiastic ever assembled in st. Mary's.
The State Democratic Convention
meets in Baltimore today, wednesday,.
As we go to press before II assemblies
we are of course unable to give in this
weeks issue any report of its proceed
ings.
The Grafton at the Charlotte Hall Com
mencement on the Bravery OF Mary
lands Four Hundred ut Long Island"
was by Mr.. 7. Stanley Harrison, and not
$. X. Harrison, as the types made it APP
pear.
Gov. Lowndes, Judge David w. Sloan
and Mr.. Henderson, OF the Cumberland
bar, paid Leonardtown brief visit Mon
day last. They called at the Court House
and visited the different offices there.
The Governor and party are cruising on
the State Steamer Gov. McLane.
AT Mondays meeting of the Supervi-
sors of Election, George b. Edwards, OF
the First district, was appointed Repub-
lican Register-Judge, vice J. Forrest
Freeman, excused. Messrs. t. Edward
Loker and c. Hayden Russell were ex-
amined and their appointments ordered
to be advertised.
Sheriff WOolleyhand, of Queen Anne's
county, has been fiaed $50 for contempt
p of Court in permitting b. Palmer Keat-
ing, under sentence of confinement to
Jail, to have room in the Sheriff house
and TO occasionally go 10 his home Tin
der charge of the Sheriff or deputy for
achange of clothiAg or bath.
We are instruct,,d by Mr.. Wilmer Raj.
ley to state that he challenges Mr.. Chas
Nulhall for boat race at any time be.
tween July Goth, instant, and August
18th, proximo, the course to be from one
to five miles. Dir. Railey viii race for
from one cent to fifty dollars or one boat
against the other.
Rev. Peter Havermans, the oldest
Catholic priest in the United States
died on Thursday. Father Hayermans
was born in the province OF North Bra.
bant, Holland. March %, 1906 He was
ordained by Bishop Won de velde. al
Client, June Q, 1880, and came 10 Amer.
lea in the October following Hefirsi
located at Norfolk. Va; became q stud.
ent at Georgetown College, where hs
learned the English language. In st
Mary's county, Nd, he labored twelve
years. Old residents. who knew Father
Hayermaus well, say that he was very
handsome and affable gentleman. lie
was very populgs in our county, and
many families named their children in
his honor.