Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1897-04-08
Lccalwise and Otherwise.

Loealwise and Otherwise.
Miss Thomas, of Norfolk, is visiting
the family Of Mr.. James T. King, Hill
Vile.
Miss Eta Forrest, of Patuxent, Is Wis
ting Mrs. Claude b. Lloyd, of Balti-
more.
Miss Ruby Yates, Of Washin gton, has
been on brief visit To her fathers fam
lily, this town,
We are having real Spring weather
and gardeners are rejoiced ut the fine
prospect of bountiful crops OF sass"
Mondays Baltimore Sun reports that
the Eastern Shore farmers are about to
turn their attention TO the cultivation of
tobacco.
We are indebted to DIR. William Lee
for copy of the Eleventh Report of the
Lunacy Commission. The report speaks
well for our AlmshoUse and Jail.
The Governor has designated We'd
nesday next, April i4th, as Arbor Day.
II is expected that the day will be suita~
bly, observed in the public schools.
Mr. John s. Guyther, Sr., of Valley
Lee district, is very i'll with the pneu-
mOnia. This is Mr.. G.'s second attack
this winter We wish him n speedy re-
Coycry.
Ellen Leigh, the youngest daughter of
10. i. Morgan, Esqr., OF LeonardtOwn,
IL dangerously sick We trust that the
fears entertained for her recovery may
prove groundlcss.
Mrs. Laura A. Jones has Just re-
cciycd and il opening at her store full
line of Spring MISUNDERSTANDING the
sweet Easter bonnet-all of which will
be sold at reasonable prices
st. Mary's families and hotels who ex-
pcct to take summer boarders should
avail themselves of the kind offer of the
Bccms Line steamers to advertise for
them free of cost. See notice.
Last week, three year old daughter
OF Alfred Carberry, colored, of this dis
trict, was badly burned. The child was
IN field where broom scdge was bein Y
burned when the accident occurred.
Hiss Mabel Jones, OF Leonardtown,
has secured good position in Baltimore
and left Wednesday to take charge of it.
She is deservedly popular here and a
wide circle of friends regret her depar-
turc
Newant one hundred new subscribers.
Will not our friends in the county in
tercst themselves in seeing that we get
them. The BEACON is only 81 year
81 cents month is a small price to pay
for the news of the county.
Tuesday evening last Mr. =. o. Budd,
OF LcOnardtOwn, received news of the
serious sickness of his sister at Old
Point Comfort, and he left ON Wednes-
day for Washington to catch the Nor
folk steamer on her down trip
Last week while Hamlet Mason, col
ored, was engaged in clearing up and
burning grass Off field, Adele, his -four
year old daughter, caught fire and was
50 badly burned that death ensued. Ma
son lives on "Nanhofcl,' this district.
To enable him to sell at lowest figure
MIR. William \. Loker, the LeonardtOwn
merchant, has purchased ton of binder
swine and will retail it to ST. Mary's
farmers ut prices below the Baltimore
market. Don't miss this opportunity.
Mr. c. ]. Foxwell, the courteous sales
man Of \. 4. Lawrence, took the Poto
mae wednesday for Baltimore to selecI
the Spring and Summer stock. As Char
ley is Al at the business, his friend,
would do well to wait before purchasing
We invite attention to the advertise
ucnt of G. NJ. Bohanan Il Co., published
in this issue. Mr.. Bohanan is too well
known in st. Mary's to need commenda
ton ut our hands. His established rep
uta.ion for fair dealing speaks for il
self
Everybody knows Bob Loker and W,
do not know of any one who does mo-
like him. Bob is travelling for Allen
Greenfield & Co, Of Baltimore, Fruiter.
and Confectioners. and the way to show
how much Gou like him is to give hin
an order.
The st. Jeromc's Greek case OF Pow
ell VS.. Wilson and Haney has been de
tcrmined by the Court of Appeals in fa.
vOr of Powell, who was represented by
MesSrs. X. c. Combs and b. Harris Cam
slier. Daniel @. Hammett, Esor., repre-.
sented Haney. In all his long service
as an attorney Mr.. Combs has never lost
case that he has taken to the Court OF
Appeals.
On our first page, under the headline
The Times That Were" we reprint an
interesting letter To the Nelson Record
from Dir. j. Edwin Coad, of this county
Mr.. Coad is the best informed antiauari.
an in Southern Maryland and his remi
niscences of ''ye olden time" are ALWAYS
interesting. He is the best equipped
man in the Union to write a history oil
st. Mary's county and its people.
We are indebted to Examiner George
w. JOY for n copy of the Thirtieth An,
nual Report of the State Board of Edu
cation. The Report is comprehensive
one and shows the schools OF the State
to be in good condition. In St. Mary,
There are l3 white school districts ans
- colored. The enrolment and averag,
attendance of pupils in our county dur
ing the present year has been larger thar
in any former year.