Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-04-06
saint Maru's Beacon
COUNTY NEWS.
Localwise and 0therwIsa.

Miss Blanche Tennison, Of Sc. Inigo's.
is visiting Mrs. Joseph II. Ching, Leon
ardtowa.
Mr. Benedict Yates, of Baltimore, Is
on visit To his friends and relatives IN
Leonardtown.
Miss Mabel Edwards, daughter OF Mr
Thomas G: Edwards, Is visiting friends
la Washington.
Mr. G. II. Long, of Mechanicsville.
recently sold In Baltimore calf thai
netted him 50 90.
Miss White Burch, of Milestown, has
returned to Sc. nary's after q four
mosths visit to Baltimore city.
Winter is lingering in the lap Of
Spring with an abiding linger We
wish that il would get move on il.
April 18th. instant, will De Arbor Day
and Gov LoNndes advises the trans
plantiny Of FOREST trees on that day.
Tie travelling still continues had and
il is no rarity for vehicles TO get stuck
In the mud and have 10 be prised cut.
We hare received an origina. story
entitled Easter Lilies" which will be
published on the first page of our next
issue
We sincerely hope that the County
Commissioners will hurry up the road
repairs SO that the travelling may b.
made safe.
The large attendance at the High
Mass on Sunday at St AlOysius' Church.
Leonardtown, was delighted with the
music and the sermon.
The remains of Mrs Martha E. Cough,
~hO died in Baltimore Sunday last were
brought TO ST Mary's Wednesday and
buried at Medley's Neck
There was meeting of doctors In
Leonardtown on Tuesday last that was
well attended DR. Preston, of Balti
more, delivered an address.
IL n young lady wants a pair of beau
tiful made-to-nrder Oxford ties In black
or tan, she will find them at +. o. Nor
E0b
Recently, John b. Abel, OF Washing
ton. sold for account of Mr Spencer G.
Welt, of Leonardtown an old hen and
'leven chickens for 81 Al net.
Mr. Saul Levinson requests US to say
I" our readers that he has just received
full supply of superior spectacles and
eye glasses. Give him cali
Miss Rnby Yates, daughter of Mr.
Yates. of the BEACON, is on a visit io
l. onardtown Miss Ruby is looking
well after her Cuban experience.
The County Commissioners met Tues
day last and were engaged in hearing
applications for attachments ON assess.
ments. They also reappointed the r0ad
supervisors.
The play PRO Tenn" advertised lasi
week To appear at Leonardtowa, will
be given at Chapiico Hall on Friday.
the 9Th instant. If it rains, the first fai,
day thereafter.
The managers of thu supper at th.
Sisters Academy Tuesday night lasi
have every reason To be proud of their
success. The people showed their APP
probation of the good things by eating
them.
Work VII! be at once begun on the
public roads repairing the worst place.
and fitting them for travel We are in
formed that for the time the work will
be confined to filling up and mendinp
the holes in the road
Under the management of Mr.. +. o.
Morgan The confectionery store in Leon
ardtown is being remodelled aud first
class ten cent store will be opened there
Choice confections will still be sold and
full and fresh stock KEEP ON hand,
An esteemed friend writing up from
the Seventh district says: There l.
considerable excitement hese over the
new local oyster law Many lots are
beiag taken mp by riparian owners, and
objections filed by the oystermen"
y. o. Morgan, I.eonardtcwn. is selling
everything in the way of winter goods
clothing a sPecialty--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.
The minstrel sh w of Monday night
last was well attended and the audience
seemed Ia thoroughly enjoy the enter
taiOment The cake walk was the most
taking piece Of the repertoire The cake
was awarded Messrs Bullock & Mash
The ether couples, we think, deserve
honorable mention.
Miss Lizzie Holmes. of Washington
city, il at LawreEce's. Leonardt0wn. tn
sell her friends dress goods, trimmings.
hosiery, notions, ladies' and children's
shurs. &c for the Easter Holidays. Miss
Holmes has experience. and viii sell at
she low prices now being offered Give
her o call and you will be pleased -ad
At Tuesdays meeting the County
Commissioners appoiniei the following
Tax-Collectors LIST collection districi,
Lewis r. Springer; 2nd. John T John.
con; Bird, John B BAllenger. There
were NJ changes made in the road su-
pervisnrs. the old appointees heing con-
tinued except that in the 5lh and 9th
districts tut one was named-George w.
Herbert and Joseph G Stone.