Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-06-08
saint Maru's Beacon
COUNTY NEWS.
Localwise and Otherwise.

county VIII DC short this year.
Dr.,w. r. Barker, Of Charles county,
was in Leonardtown last Tuesday.
The readings Of Leonardtown Their.
mometres Tuesday last varied from 9so
to iO4s.
A beautiful assortment Of neck wear
the laaest-just received at +. o. Nor
gan's, Leonardtown.
Mrs. Francis +. Greenwell and daugh-
ter. OF Leonardtown. are visiting their
relatives In Cumberland.
The NJ. A c. base ball team defeated
the Charlotte Hall Cadets Saturday last
at La Plata by score Of 90 too.
A. Kingsley Love, Esqr., left Monday
las for Baltimore. Mr.. Love took John
Stewart, cOlored, to the penitentiary.
Sun Bros. Circus will be in Leonard.
towH on Monday next, June 12th. and at
Mechanicsyille on Tuesday, jane 18th.
The hot weather Is beginning and IL il
continues TO heat up at the present ratio
thefs is no danger of anyone forgetting
IL.
Last week Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. A. Fem
wick, of Washington, paid a short visit
to their Leonardtown friends and rela-
tiyes.
Nothing was done at the regular June
Term Of Court except TO call the dockets
and enter judgments in uncontested
cases.
The colored members OF st. Nicholas
Parish are to have festival at their
hall on July 4th, proximo. It is to be
for the benefit of the church.
Capt. John Clarke, of st. Inigo's. is
delivering coal to his Leonardtown pat
rons. Captain Clarke is master of the
Orbit" trim and fast craft.
Rev. DIR. Childs, of Washington, ID.
c., gave missionary services at st. An
drew's Church Wednesday morning.
Services at St. Peters Chapel in the
evening.
Col. VIM. Kilgour, the silvcr-tongued
Montgomery orator, paid our town a
brief visit Sunday last We were pleased
to see him and regret that he did not stay
longer.
There is to be at Tournament at St.
Georges for the bensft of the Catholic
church on August End, proximo. 1t is
reported that ladies will be invited to
compete for the prizes.
pigeon" Butler. colored, was conyic-
ted May 3ist, ultimo, by Justice p. ii j.
Redmond of willful and malicious des-
truction of the fencing of J. Henry Hall
and sentenced to 80 days in Jail
Mr. Thomas g. Ward, of Charlotte
Hall, is reported to be quite sick. He is
being attended by DIR. Zach. II. Morgan,
of Mechanicsville.. Mr. Ward is within
few months of LOG years of age.
We return thanks to T. r. Thomas,
Esqr., for an invitatio to the COM
mencement exercises of the Maryland
Law School Baltimore, of which Mr..
Thomas is one of this years graduates
Articles of incorporation of the Leon
ardtown Brick Company have been pre-
pared by 10. f. Morgan, Esqr., and we
hope that q good brick yard will soon
be added to the industries Of our town.
Another season would likely enable
st. Mary's farmers to finish planting
their tobacco crops. Many farmers have
already finished, but there are also many
who have planted but part of their crops.
The first dance CT the season at River
Springs viii be on Wedne sday, June IA
instant. The River Springs dances are
always enjoyable and every effort will
be exhausted to make that of the 14th
especially so.
Judge j. Parran Crane has sold the
farm formerly owned by the late Jacl..
son J. Graves and situated near Mary
land Springs, Leonardtown district, to
MIR. Leonard 7. Graves. The consider.
alton is said to have been $500.
There will be an entertainment at
Hollywood School, No. 4, June 18th, in
slant. The curtain will rise at Z p. m.
This school is taught by Miss Paula
Coad, one of the most accomplished
teachers in the county and we feel as
sured that those who attend will be de-
lighted with the exhibition. The public
is invited.
If young lady wants anything in the
millinery line, she can find the latest by
calling ON Miss Ida Abel. Leonardtown,
next door to +. O Morgan's store. Miss
Ida has just received from New York
imported--a beautiful assortment Of
Hamburgs, laces, &c, which she is SELL
ing cheaper than the same goods has
ever been sold in Leonardtown.
The Leonardtown Pharmacy Company,
Qimited,l has rented the Drug Store in
this town and it will be open for bust
ness in a few days. Mr.. II. b. de WAL
is the proprietor and general manager.
Mr.. de Waal has made most favorable
impression upon all of our people who
have met him. We wish him success in
in his business.
In sentencing John G.. Stewart, color
cd. Saturday last, Judge Crane took oc-
casion to define the position of the Court
in the matter of assigning counsel. He
said that the subject had been discussed
between the Judges at Marlboro and q
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