Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-06-15


the Young Womea's .. T.U.
Miss Netsie knight, OF Lconardtoxn
Is at home from the State Normal School
The Republican State Central Com.
mittee did not Ok the date OF the State
Convention.
The Democratic State Central Com.
mittee will meet in Baltimore today
"wednesday.
DIR. Payne win be at Chaptico Wed.
ncsiay, 2ist instant, to attend to pro.
fessional calls.
Sc. Mary's Female Seminary win com.
mence Wednesday June 2ist. instant
See advertisement.
The Charlotte Hall cadets went into
camD at River Springs, Tuesday last
June 18th, instant.
There were eighty -four persons with
the Sun Brothers Shows and il was a
well behaved crowd.
A beautiful assortment Of neck wear
the latest-just received at +. O. Nor
gan's, Leonardtown.
The sun did not shine on Sun Bros.
show Monday last, and in consequence
the attendance was small.
The Orphans and Commissioners
Courts were in session Tuesday last and
transacted routine business.
The commencement at st. Mary's
Academy, Leonardtown. will be on
Monday. June 18th, instant.
Mrs. Julia A. Guy. of Holly Ill.,"
who. for the past four months, has been
very sick. is much improved.
County Commissioner Dominic Bowles
has so far recovered from his recent ac-
cident as to be able to attend the meet
ings of the Levy Court.
A valuable horse, known as Clifton -
belonging to Mr.. George F. Collision, of
Cedar Point, was killed by lightning
Friday eveaing Of last week.
Messrs. ]. Frank Smith and B. III.
Camalier left Leonardtown, Tuesday
last to attend the meeting of the Demo-
cratic State Central Committee.
Wednesday of last week, while cult
waiting his corn George w. Edwards, Of
st. fnigo's Neck, was overcome by the
heat and had to be carried into his house
Messrs. Reintzwell and Bradshaw, Of
the Board Of Election Supervisors, met
in Leonardtown Tuesday last and exam.
ined the Judges of Election who are to
act as Registers of Voters.
The Summer Time Table of the Wash
Ington and Potomac Railroad went into
effect June 5, instant, at Gas. p. m.
There are now two daily trains from
Mechanicsvilie, one at 5.25, n. m; the
other at 1.2O, p. m.
II Is reported here that Fridays storm
greatly damaged Mr. J. Thomas Brome's
orchard and injured his wheat crop.
During the same storm Mr.. John Wheat
ley, Of st. Inigo's Neck, had some of his
cattle killed by lightning.
Tuesday last, Mr.. Lewis z. Tennison
reported the drowning of Frank Law
renee, SON of John Lawrence, colored, of
st. Inigo's. The young man was drown
ed by the capsizing of his boat on Ches-
apeake Bay during Fridays storm.
Stacks of new goods just received at
F. %. Morgan's Leonardtown, and prices
very low. A specially this season with
Mr.. Morgan is gentlemen's elk bosom
shirts in all colors. They are beautiful,
and range in price from rs cts. to $3.50.
Constable Frank Bateman, of Belair,
was fatally shot by John Hays in Belair
while serving q warrant, and in turn
killed his assailant. Both men fell to-
gether, Bateman on top of Hays, dying
within few hours of each other -San.
Recently, horse and buggy belong
ing to Mr.. George +. Tennison and driv-
en- by his SON Sebastian, went through a
bridge. BY the aid of neighbors the
horse was rescued and Il is hoped was
not seriously injured. The buggy was
broken.
May 9th, ultimo, carrier pigeon
came to Capt. J. T. Jarboe's, at mouth
of Canoe Neck Greek aud on the follow
ing morning was found dead in the yard.
On one of the birds legs was brass
band marked L X and on the other an
aluminium baud numbered n A3s1s.
The Raverend Pastor of 81 Iosenh's
is giving q course of sermons on the
''Holy Eucharist" during the month OF
-June. The subject OF the sermon next
Sunday. June 18th, is: "lSacrifcs an Es-
sential Part Of Dioine Religion" J. Sun
day, June e5th. "Tae Holy Sacrifice d
tie Mass"
The mad-dog scare is still on in Pa
tuxent, and recently two supposed rabid
animals nave been killed, one belonging
to Mr.. James Furgerson, and the other
to Morris Rustin, colored On Monday
dog supposed to be mad came to Mr.
w. w. Joys and killed number Of
chickens.
Friday last, Robert w. Butler. colored
alias Pigeon Butler, confined in The
county Jail on warrant Of Justice p III
J. Redmond was brought before Judge
Crane on writ Of Aa6eas corpus and
released. Messrs. Ching & Henry repre-
scented the prisoner. The magistrate
had no Jurisdiction to finally try ths