Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-07-20
saint Maru's Beacon
COUNTY NEWS.



LocaiwIss and etherwiss.
Democratic primaries viii beheId Sat.
urdaY, July 10th. instant. See call.
Mrs. Ws..sam +. Leach, Of Washing.
ton, b vissisag frieEds In Sc. Mary's.
We are indebted 70 the Rev James L.
Smiley for copies Of recent Manila pa
pers.
The Supervisors OF Elections VIII meet
Saturday next and complete their list Of
appointces..
Dir. William Parsons, of baltimore, II
visiting bis 81. Mary's friends. We were
pleased to meet hinl.
Miss Pauline Eammest. Of Leonard
town. has returned home after q 1--WE
weeks visit 70 Baltimore.
We are compelled BY want Of space to
oefsr 90 another issue some memorial
tributes and other matter.
Miss Violet and Master Albert Quinn.
Of Camden, n. j., are visiting the fam
lily Of Mr.. George O. Abel. near Leon
arsitown.
On hsr "trip down Iast Monday che
Steamer Weatmoreland broke her shaft
and tug had 70 be sent for 20 take on
her passengers.
Mrs. J. Frank Hall and daughter, Miss
Lillian, of Washington, ID. c.. are visit
Ing the family Of Mr. Philip y: Medley,
Piney Point.
The annual picnic for the benefit Of
ut. Zion II. Z. Sunday School, win be
held in the Grove. near Laurel Grove,
on Thursday, July 81. 1899.
The recent ball at Moore's Hotel,
Leonardtown, was very enjoyable az
fair and was largely attended by the
bellies and beaux OF the county.
Mr.. John r. Harris and his SON Mr..
John w. Harris have gone to Charles
county and viii reside, for time, near
the prosperous town Of La Plata.
We would be much Obliged to our pat.
rons who have friends visiting them IL
they would send in their visitors names,
always writing them.as legibly as posi-
BILE.
g. b. Mahonv, colored, Of Sc. Inigo's,
has been ousted from the Republican
County Central Committee and Adam
Mahony, colored, OF Milestown. put In
his place.
Misses Julia and Estelle Haydn, of
Washington City, are guests of Moore's
Hotel, Leonardtown. Their many
friends are very much pleased to see
them again In our town.
The sermon Of Rev. Charles N. Raley
ut St. Joseph,s Church. Sunday, was an
eloquent and instructive one and che
congregation was highly pleased with it.
There was very large attendance at
the church. -
Saturday last, James Barnes. colored,
was arrested by Town Bailiff Virgil
Parsons, charged with disorderly con-
duct and profane swearing, was given =
hearing befo-e Justice w. ID. Henry and
fined 81 and costs.
In this weeks issue we print the
County Levy for the year 1s9s-1se9. We
hope IL will be carefully read. In put
ting Il inso type we made, Of course.
some typographical errors In names but
We think that the figures are all right.
Stacks Of new goods just received AZ
+ o. Morgan's Leonardtown, and prices
very low. A speciality this season with
Mr.. Morgan 10 gentlemen's siik bososs
shirts In all eolors. They are beautiful,
and range in price from 20 cts. to Of 80.
Monday next. July cath, instant. Dam
lei G. Hammett, Executor, win sell ct
public auction the valuable and desirable
real estate of the late Jas. Clinton Bean.
This property Is one Of the finest that
has been offered In Sc Mary's for years.
Bessie Dorsey, colored, died at her
mothers residence in Laonardtown Sat
urday last. July 18th, In the 18th year OF
her age. She was q step-daughter Of
James Sewell, colored, of this town, and
her quiet, lady-like ways made friends
for her Of all who knew her.
There was no contest In the Leonard
town Republican primary Saturday last.
One hundred and ninety one votes were
cast Instead Of pink, pale green tickets
were used. After they were piled up in
the ballot box they took ON peculiar
tinge that 20 opposition eyes made things
look blue.
I'VE have sold many different cough
remedies. but none hiss given better sat
isfaction than Chamberlain's." says Mr
Charles Holzhauer, Druggist, Newark
]. "It Is perfectly safe and can be re
lied upon In all cases of coughs. colds ol
hoarseness. Sold by VIM. r. Greenwel
& Son, Leonardtown.
From retur ms we have received, we es
innate that the vote cast In the Republi
can primary will foot up nearly 1900
We did not get complete returns from
Mechanicssille, Sc. Inigo's, Milestown
and the Island. In the other disfricts,
from which complete returns are at hand
the total poll was 1910.
The sermon and music at Sc. Aloysius
Church I.eonars7kowm Sunday avamfna