Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-05-11
saint Maru's Beacon
COUNTY NEWS.


Mr.. Peter Morris, OF Washington. ID
d., is visiting Mr.. Chas. M. Hayden and
family, this town.
The recent rains have been very bene.
fetal to vegetation of all kinds and have
greatly improved growing crops.
A half gallon of strawberries was
gathered from Leonardtown garden
Wednesday. May 10th. instant.
Mr.. William Hall, Of Burlington. .
Seventh district, has planted 1000 hills
Of tobacco. Is anyone ahead Of him9
Miss Bertha Jarboe, of California. sc-
companied by Miss Belle Lynch, this
town, paid our Office visit Friday last.
We are in receipt Of postal notifying
US of the dissolution by mutual consent
of the firm Of @. r. Brewer & Co., Hill.
vile.
The date of the Supper for the benefit
of the Factory Church has been changed
TO May 22nd, instant. See advertise
ment.
1909 cents on the 800, with commits
sions added, win settle State and county
taxes in s.. Mary's for the tax year
10000.
The School Commissioners were In
session Tuesday last and were engaged
in selecting trustees for the next scho-
lastic year.
We are much pleased 70 hear that the
family Of Mr.. John w. Williams have.
returned to Sc. Mary's and are now at
Oakland"
Some sections of the county have leen
blessed with copious rains, while In
other neighborhOods there have been
but slight showers.
The Commissioners Court was In ses-
sion Monday last, signed the levy, ap-
proved Collector Springer's bond and
transacted routine business.
Ifa young lady wants pair of beau
tiful made-to-order Oxford ties In black
or tan, she will find them at r. o. Nor
gan's store, Leonardtown.
Mr.. Jos. r. Neal has gone to Norfolk
to purchase large lot Of lumber for his
yard in this town. Mr.. Charles Abel
accompanied him on his trip.
We are pleased to hear that Mr.. ].
Frank Ford is improving in health. His
appetite is good, he is gaining strength
and is talking of trip to Baltimore.
All persons having Fur on hand,
would do well TO call on Charles M.
Haydn. as the season will be closed May
25th. Fur kept over for another season
is no good.
Messrs. Harry Fenwick and Joseph
NJ. Mattingly left Leonardtown Saturday
night last and drove to Washington.
They returned Monday night last after
an enjoyable trip.
Notice the new advertisement OF n.
l.. Millison, Leonardtown. Mr.. Millison
wants everybody to know that he IL
headquarters for bargains and he uti-
Lies printers ink to tell them SO.
Friday last, Richard Plowden, colored,
was found dead in the county jail.
Plowden is said to have been subject to
fits and it Is presumed that he was taken
with one, fell on his bed and smothered
to death.
The Supervisors of Elections were to
have met Tuesday last, but owing to the
sickness of Major Bradshaw, one of the
majority members of the Board, the
selection of registers was postponed un-
til some future day.
In our next paper will appear q new
advertisement from Messrs. George +.
Sloan & Bro, the Baltimore Lumber
men. There are few older firms in the
State than Sloan Bro, and NO better.
Write them for prices.
Il Is reported that 'Longworth Point
has been sold to q Mr.. Wallace Of New
York for 10000 and been leased by
Mr.. Love of Washington for five years.
Mr.. Love will open the hotel as Sum-
mer Resort about June 18th.
William p. Springer, Mortgages,
Washington, d. c., win sell at public
auction, Leonardtown, Tuesday next,
May 10th, the desirable property known
as Blakistone's Island. Fillmore Beall,
Esqr., is solicitor. See advertisement.
The organization of the Board Of
Town Commissioners of Leonardtown
has been perfected by electing Charles
w. Foxwell, treasurer; A. X. Love, sec
Rotary, and Virgil Parsons, bailiff. As
mentioned in our last issue 10. r. Nor
gan, Esqr., il president Of the Board.
+. o. Morgan, Leonardtown, 10 selling
everything in the way Of Spring goods
clothing . spocialty-at little less
than first cost. Mr.. MorgS1 il 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.
We hope that the supervisor viii soon
get around to the road in front Of
Brooks" farm, Third District. Il 10
almost impossible. Indeed, travellers
are using new road in order to avoid
dangerous hill. Commissioner Bow
les has promised rs that he viii see that
this piece Of road is speedily repaired.
Mr.. Richard II. Gamers colt. Happy
Russell, jr.," Is now At Poplar Grove
Stock Farm, Queen Anne's county, un-