Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-03-23
saint Maru's Beacon
COUNTY NEWS.


the personally of the late ]. Wesley
Tippett. Attend the ssle.
Rev. G. w. Moore viii preach nj Beth
81 At II q. m. and 81 Marvin At p. m,
Sunday. March s6th. instant.
We are indebted to Hon. A. p. Cor
man for copy Of his speech against the
increase Of the standing army.
James L. Connolly, of LeonaIdtown
has been appointed temporary bailiff 70
the Petit Jury vice w. v. Raley.
Before the close Of the first day Of
cYurt two prisoners were brought 70
the county jail and lodged therein.
Three broken buggies on the side Of the
road from 81. Clements to Leonardtown
are testimonials to the condition Of that
road.
Mrs. r. NJ. Petit, of Piney Point, has
Just returned from weeks visit to her
brother, Mr.. Jack Guyther, of Brook
willie, Pa.
Recently, John B. Abel. Commission
Merchant, Washington, sold for Charles
r. Dyer, OF Red Gate, one dozen hens
for $3.50.
Mr.. J. Archie Norris, Of California,
has made deed of trust for the benefit
of his creditors. p. Harris Camalier,
Esqr., is the trustee.
If . young lady wants pair Of beau
tifuI made-to-order Oxford ties In black
or tan, she will find them at F. o. Nor
gan's store. Leonardtown.
Advertisement of Entertainment for
benefit of st. Mary's Academy will APP
pear in next weeks BEACON. Tuesday,
April 4th, proximo, will be the day.
Under date Of March Goth, Mr.. v. n.
Neale writes that he viii visit St. Mary's
next week and will be pleased to have
his friends save their ORDERS for him.
Commencing on next Sunday. Palm
Sunday, and until further notice, Masses
In st. A'oysius' Church will be at and
10 q. m. on Sundays and Holydays of
Obligation.
March 5th, instant, a tenant house on
Mr.. James Burch's farm, near Charlotte
Hall, caught fire from the fireplace and
was destroyed The loss was shout
$780, No insurance.
Monday, Constable Zach. 8. Graves
brought to the county jail Rich. Piow-
den. colored, sent mp by Justice Z. r..
Evans for 30 days, for an assault upon
James Scriber, colored.
A little after nighifall Tuesday last
the streets of the town were the scene of
q great deal of noise and unseemly dis
turbance. Il is well to be joyful but
not kickupiheheelsfull.
Among the out-of-countv visitors to
Court we note: Messrs. John H. Chris
pin, P. Cough Edelen, q. B. Lloyd, J. B.
Kent. of Baltimore; Adrian Posey, of
La Plata; Augustus Slye. Benedict.
Mr.. J. Burch, of Charlotte Hall, is put
ting wire fence around Mr.. Wilson
Adams place at Mechanicsyille. Mr..
b. claims that. when completed, il will
be the best wire fence in the county.
Mr.. F. o. Morgan is selling choice
clover seed at city prices. You will
save freight charges by dealing with
him. Mr.. Powell. Of Ridge, also deals
In clover seed and sells them as cheap as
the cheapest.
Mrs. Rosalie Harris, wife Of Mr.. John
+. Harris, died Tuesday, March 2ist. in
slant. Mrs Harris was an exemplary
Christian. She was a daughter of the
Rev. John Brady, rector of st. An
drew's Parish in 1920.
Monday last, officer w. b. Long
brought to Leonardtown and lodged in
Jail on warrant of Justice George II.
Garner, Thomas A Dean, charged with
attempting felonious assault upon
Mary NJ. Bond, solored.
Monday last, a young horse belonging
to Mr.. Joseph II. GreeHwell. of this dis
trict, in passing through gate stabbed
himself with projecting tobacco stick.
inflicting wound from which it died
within 90 minutes. The animal was val
ued at 500.
We were pleased to receive q visit,
Wednesday last. from the Rev. Mr.. Cos
tin. the new pastor of the Leonardtown
Circuit of the Methodist Church. We
were most favorably impressed by MIR.
Costin and so, we think, viii be all who
meet him.
II was rare stroke of newspaper en-
terprise ia the Baltimore Morning Her
aid TO secure . sketch of Hon. A. p.
German by ex-senator ingalls,. Every
thing Mr.. Ingalls, writes Is worth read
ing and his article ON Mr.. German 10
especially so.
Don't forget that on Tuesday after
Easter an entertainment will be given
for the benefit of st. Mary's Academy in
this town. We hope IL win be literally
patronized for the Academy, is in every
way deserving of the heartiest encour-
agement and support.
+. o. Morgan, Leonardtown, is selling
everything in the way of winter goods
clothing q specialty-at q 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.
Miss T;xx;e Holmaa of Washin vton