Saint Mary's beacon., 1899-12-07
saint Maru's Beacon
COUNTY NEWS.


A little over three weeks before Xmas.
Get ready for iti
The fall Of 1899 has been distinguished
for exceptionally iins weather.
According 10 the hog-meis prophet the
Winter Of 10000 10 to be q mild one.
Mr. and Mrs. James J. Greenwell. of
Medley's Neck, are visiting In Baltimore.
Thanksgiving day passed OF quietly
in Leonardtown and was not noticeably
observed
Dir. Joseph Al. DsIlow and wife. Of
LeoEardtown, left Sunday last for trip
70 the city.
Soon there viii be renewal Of the
controversy over the time the 20sh cen
tury begins.
The December term OF the Sc. Mary's
Circuit Court was in session Monday and
Tuesday last.
Mr. Neale Thompson, of Leonardtown,
has just returned rome from Jour days
visit to BlItim0re
Mr.. Robert NJ. Coad. ef r. N. lobe 4
Co, Is making his trip through Sc. Ma
ry's and Southern Maryland.
Rosa, daughter OF Robert and Ollie
Blackstone, colored. Of this district, died
Monday last, aged about Is years.
Miss Lucille Camalier and Mr.. Benja-
min Combs, Of Leonardtown, spent their
Thanksgiving in Washington, d. C.
Misses Katie Bowes and Marie VAN
Ryswick, accompanied by Sister Mary
CathArine, visited Washington last week.
Miss Lottie May Fenwick has return
ed to her Washington home much to the
regret of her numerous Leonardtown
friends.
Hundreds of articles suitable for that
wedding" or Christmas present can be
had at Saul Levinson's, the up-to-date
Jeweler.
Mrs. Gabriel De Waal, motheS of Mr..
H. B. De Waal, has removed 20 Leonard.
town and is residing with her SON at the
Drug Store.
Mrs. John Landstreet, Jr., of Tennes-
see, whose daughter Is pupil at Sc. Ma
ry's Seminary, is registered at Sander
sens Hotel, Leonardtown.
Judge Crane will be in Leonardtown,
Tuesday next, to hear motions and ar
guments connected with the business of
the December term Of Court.
Monday evening last. William Francis
Williams, cclored. and Louisa Green
well. colored, both of Leonardtown, were
married at st. Aloysius Church.
The new Orphans Court met Tuesday
last, approved the bond Of Register
Buckler and appointed Richard r. Absll,
of the 3rd district, messenger to the
Court.
The la Plata Independent, editorially
advocates change In the system Of col
lecting taxes in Charles county and con-
tends for the adoption of the treasurer
system.
IL you are aware Of an Indebtedness,
do not wait to be called upon to settle
it. Pay mp and have the consciousness
of knowing that you are straight with
the world.
We return thanks to Prof II. ]. Pat
terson, Director of the Maryland Exper-
iment Station, for copy of the Twelfth
Annual Report The book is full of
valuable information.
Mr.. John House is at work painting
scenery and refitting the STAGE of the
Town Hall, Leonardtown. When Mr.
House has completed his work, the stage
viii be the best appointed in Southern
Maryland.
Tuesday last, William +. Bailey took
the oath of office as Sheriff of st. Mary's
county and appointed @. Bruce Arms
worthy as jailor. Il is reported that
Mr. II. +. Sanderson, Of Moore's Hotel,
will feed the prisoners.
Last week. Frank Courtney, colored,
of Hermansville was drowned in the
Patuxent river. Courtney was sailing
at night, and his boat was run into and
he and q companion knocked overheard.
Courtney's companion was saved.
+. Oscar Morgan, Leonardtown, has
clothing to sell and he tells about it in
this weeks BEACON. Mr.. Morgan wants
to reduce bis stock and he has reduced
prices so rs make Ii get move ON Il.
See him before the stock is picked over
Mr. Zach. NJ. Fowler has enlarged and
retltted his store-house at Chaptico and
IL 10 one Of the finest store buildings in
the county. Messrs. Fowler & Payne
have . large clothing and furniture
room and have filed it with choice and
seasonable goods.
To handle holiday business, F. o.
Morgan. of Leonardtown. has secured
she services Of Messrs. Edgar Yates and
Stanley johnson as assistant clerks.
Mr. Morgan anticipates . large trade
this Christmas and il making arrange
ments to accommodate il.
Thursday night. Of last week. at .
''pay party" held near Park Hall, Walter
Hill, calored, struck Thomas Gross, also
colored, over the head with club. cut
ting his scalp and breaking his nose.
Gross then snatched the cash box and