Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-09-14
saint Maru's Beacon
COUNTY NEWS.


The public schools OF the county viii
reopen Monday next. the issA, instant.
Charlotte Hall Academy resumed
studies Tuesday last. September 12th, In.
stanf
Miss Irya Hales, Of Baltimore. Is WIS.,
ting the family Of Mr.. G. W. Maeill,
Fishing Point.
Democratic primaries are called for
satasday, September 23rd, instant. Re-
member the day
Mrs. Jane Lambeth and Miss Rebccca
Milburn are visiting Mrs. J. +. Bunting.
near Buda's Greek.
Much Of the tobacco thas escaped the
ravages Of the great August storm Ii 60
ing TO ground leaves.
Mr.. Henry and wife and children. of
Washington, are visiting Mr. John It.
Ballenger at Mechanicsyille.
On and after September 10Th, the early
morning train on the Mechauicsville
Railroad will be discontinued.
The Orphans and Commissionerv
Courts were in session Tuesday last and
there was quite q crowd In town.
The Democratic State candidates at
tended the Marlboro Fair Wednesday
and were accorded hearty welcome.
The sale Of the personal property Of
the late N. Evans Carpenter was well
attended and good prices were obtained.
Cullen, the Washington photographer,
will be in Leonardtown during March
Court prepared to do good work in his
line.
On our first page we reprint from the
Baltimore Sun a sketch of Cuthbert Fen
wick. We think that IL viii interest our
readers.
According to Hicks. from the 18th to
the 10th Of this month, we are to have
marked and general equinoctial distur-
hances.
NJ. l.. Millison's Store, LeOnardtown,
will be closed Thursday next on account
of the Jewish Holiday of the Day of
Atonement.
At the Meeting of the School Board
on Tuesday last the appointment Of all
teachers were confirmed except in cases
OF Withdrawals.
The School Board has determined to
take steps looking to the building Of .
new school house for white children
near Great Mills.
October 3 and 10 are registration days
this year. There lie no registering after
those dates. On the nth, the registers
sit for revision only.
In building the Repablican platform.
Bre'r Wellington gave Bre'r McComas
q punch in the short-ribs when the crab
and oysser plank was laid.
Messrs. Byrne and Stone. representing
the Baltimore firms Of w. J. G. pulaney
& Co., and J. w. Bond & Co., were in
Leonardtown Tuesday last.
The September term of the st. Mary's
Circuit Court will convene Monday next,
the 18th, instant. Jurors should be
punctual in their attendance.
The delay of the westmoreland In
reaching Leonardtown Sunday last was
occasioned by the steamer grounding
on the Virginia side of the river.
II is reported here that School Com
missioner ]. Frank Bohanan Is suffering
from an attack of remittent fever. We
hope that he will soon be all right again.
At Tuesdays meeting of the Commits
sioners' Court Derby A. Lynch, Esqr.,
was elected Clerk. Treasurer and At
tcrney vice Joseph Fl. Ching, Esqr., re-
signed.
Neale Thompson, of Hollywood, has
been employed at Moore's Hotel, this
town. Mr.. Thompson Is popular and
clever young gentleman and we wish
him success.
F. Libby & Company, of Washington,
have sent Us a new advertisement in
which they offer 4x20 shingles for 1926;
5x2O, for $4.75; exec, for 90. They load
cars or boats free.
Mr. Frank Camalier, of Leonardtown, |
left Sunday night last for Georgetown
College. He was accompanied on his |
trip to Washington by Mr.. Tesla Abel,
of the BEACON Office.
Recently. John B. Abel. Commission |
Merchant, Washington, sold calf for |
Judge John n. Mattingly, Of Morganza,
for S11-20 and one for Mr.. T. g. Reeves,
OF Chaptlco, for $12.A.
Mr.. Charles Adams has been appointed |
teacher at Maryland Springs School In
place of Lewis G. Thompson, who with |
drew his appointments and expects to
teach Forest School No. 8.
Mr.. Pillsbury. OF Greenwells Mil,
says that plentiful sprinkle Of wood
ashes win destroy the harlequin bug.
As result of using the ashes, Mr.. Pills
bury has splendid crop of cabbages.
Last Saturday morning, lightning
struck the barn on the home farm Of Mr.
J. ]. Greenwell knocked out the corner
post and tore OF weather boarding and
shingles. damaging the structure about
SEQ
ID. Eccleston Graves. Examiner Of
Prince Georges county. ID visiting his
relatives in St. Mary's. Mr.. Graves Ii