Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-04-27

At Moores Hotel.
William ID. Henry, Esqr., has been ap-
pointed Justice of the Peace vice A
Kingsley Love, resigned.
The Commissioners Court will meet
on the second Monday of May instead
of on the second Tuesday as usual
Notice the change in our next paper
OF the advertisement of Frank Libby &
CO., the Washington Lumber Dealers.
Tuesday next will be election day in
Baltimore city. We hope tina: the sun
will shine and the people will make
HAYES.
If young lady wants pair of beau
tiful made to-order Oxford ties in black
or tan, she will find them at F. o. Nor
CAMS store. LeonardtOwn.
Persons desiring oysters on Sunday
evenings can be accommodated by G.
Bruce Armsworthy in the Hollow, COM
monty called "bale-box city"
Place your orders for ice with Messrs
J. w. Hammond & Sons, Alexandria.
Va. They sell good ice and are good
people to deal with. See adv.
We greatly regret to hear of the seri-
Gus sickness of our old friend DE-. S. E.
Spalding, of Patuxent. We sincerely
hope that he will soon regain his health.
Mr. G. d. Carpenter, of Washington,
formerly resident of Budd's Creek. this
county, is on a visit to his st. Mary's
relatives and friends. We were much
pleased 10 see aim
We were pleased to meet Mr.. G. NJ.
King, Superintendent of the House of
Correction, during his recent visit to
LeoRardtown. We found him a very
pleasant gentleman.
We have received on interesting let
ter from Rev. James L. Smiley descrip-
tive Of his trip from Baltimore to San
Francisco en- route to Manila. We will
print it in our next paper.
Monday last, Mr.. Phil. N. Morgan, of
Britton's Neck, had hemorrhage from
the nose, which continued from a. m.
until about Z p. m. Phil was greatly
weakened by loss of blood, but is now,
we trust, all right.
Tuesday last, Officer Zach Graves
bought to LeonardtOwn and lodging in
Jail in default of surety to keep the
peace Richard Plowden, colored, of the
9th district. Plowden has but recently
haan fr,,,, all
DIR. +. +. Greenwich, of Leonardtown ;
DIR. j. o. King, of Good Hope, and pre-
sumably other OF our local doctors are
in Baltimore in attendance upon the
centennial celebration of the formation
of the Medical and Chirurgical Faculty
of Maryland.
F. o. Morgan, Leonardtown, is selling
everything in the way of Spring goods
clothing spocialty-at a little less
than first cost. Mr.. Morgan is an up-to-
date merchant and is doing this to make
room for large stock of new goods
orders for which he has already placed.
James Stewart, colored, was commit
ted to jail Sunday last on warrant of
Justice 10. +. Morgan charged with the
larceny Of sixteen dollars from Captain
Solomon Foxwell. Stewart was arrest
ed in Baltimore and brought to Leon
ardtown by special officer William A.
Hurry.
We regret to hear of the death of Mrs.
Elizabeth Reeves, wife of DR.. J. r T.
Reeves, of Charlotte Hall. Mrs. Reeves
was truly a Christian woman and her
death will be sincerely regretted by all
who knew her. Her remains were bur-
led in the graveyard of Christ Church,
Chaptico.
We were much pleased to see Mr..
William Fl. Moore, of Baltimore, dur
ing his recent trip to st. Mary's Mr..
Moore is still hale and hearty and is as
pleasant and agreeable as of yore. He
has been 0a visit to his daughter, Mrs.
John B. Bailenger, of Mechanicsyille.
1t was his first trip to Leonardtown.
Sallie Thomas, wife of Jcnn L. Thorn
as, colored, of Oakville, died Tuesday
morning last. John is one of the best
known colored men in the county hav-
ing for years been an attendant upon
the Circuit Court, and has many friends
who sympathize with him in his afflic-
ton.
The performance of PRO Tenn" by the
Laurel Grove Dramatic Association in
the Town Hall, Leonardtown, Friday
night last was well attended and greatly
enjoyed. All the performers did we'll
and some of them displayed very high
order of talent. The singing, between
acts, received deserved encores. Miss