Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-01-19
Saint Maru's Beacon
COUNTY NEWS.


~s -&@~t .ssss NC HA4 SUM u1 Al
right again.
Saturday, January 2lst, there wiz b
races AZ Red Gate. Leonardtown district
See advertisement
The Steamer Potomac failed 70 make
her trip Sunday last. She Is reported
TO be aground on the Virginia shore.
We are pleased to hear that Judge
George G. Merrick Is fast recovering
from the effects of his recent attack OF
la grippe.
We invite attention to the synopsis oi
the speech of U. s. Senator Hoar, pub.
lished in our first and fourth pages. II
Is worth reading.
We regret to hear that Mr.. Claude b
Lloyd is confined to his home in Balti-
more by very painful boil on his neck.
We hope he will soon be out again.
Mr.. J. Frank Ford is at home recuper-
ating from the effects Of too close ep-
pIication TO business. We hope shat his
health may coon be completely restored.
Don't fail to attend the sale Of the
personal property of the late j. Clinton
Bean, Monday next, the 23rd, instant.
You will likely find bargains there. See
adv.
Mr.. Lumon Gee has started bakery
at Mechanicsville and Mr.. w. F. Green
well of this town will handle his bread.
Mr. Gee makes good bread. Try Il I
See adv.
Mr.. A. Dorsey, of st. Mary's county,
and Miss Lizzie Langley. Of Solomon's.
were married on Monday night by Rev.
+. b. Randall, of the p. E. Church.
CalceTt Journal.
Mr.. George Combs, son of the late DIR.
Charles Combs, has taken up his resi-
dence in Dayton, Ohio. George Is fine
young man and we wish him great sue
cess in his new home.
Hon. George I. Angel, the Massachu-
sets philanthropist, says that half
spoonful of sulphur in the shoes or
stockings is preventive of la grippe.
1t costs but little to try it. lS.U
We invite attention to the notice of
the Supper for the Lenefit of Str Rauias
NJ. Z. Church, EcUnsrirswR- If you
wish nice supper and desire pleasant
evening don't fail to attend.
The Rev. Upton Thomas will preach
in Trinity Church, st. Mary's City, on
next Sunday, January 22nd, at II o'clock,
at which service there will be ceIebra-
ton of the holy Communion.
Mr.. James T. Abel, of "Howard's
wharf" reports that in front of Capt.
Lawrence's farm, Britton's Neck, the
road is almost impossible, and that, in
coming to the recent Farmers Institute.
his horse got in the mud up to its hips.
Mr.. William G. Cough who died at
"Howard's Race" Fifth District, We'd
nesday last, was born in Medley's Neck
aud lived there for years. He had many
friends in this neighborhood who sim
cerely regret his death.
Roads are reported to be very bad and
travelling over them in consequence is
far from pleasant. Some attribute the
bad condition of the roads to their hav-
ing been grsvelled on the scr0Rg moon;
others to the fact, that in many places
they have not been gravelled at all.
During the past week two children of
Mr.. Joseph @. While of Oak Point, Pa
tuxent district, died-Mary Loretta. aged
/ year and months, and Lawrence
Lionel, aged years and 0 months. Mr..
and Mrs. While and other Of their child
rem are sick. They have our sincere
sympathy in their Affections.
Read the advertisement of Raley's
Minstrels published in another column.
Morgan will be in Leonardtown on
Tuesday, January cath, instant, accom-
panied by ten ether artists and they will
give you.a show worth seeing. Come.
After the Leonardtown entertainment
the troupe viii go to Chaptico and La
Plata.
Mary G. Butler, colored, diec in Wash
ingson city on Friday last, ssed one hun
dred years. She was born in st, Mary's
county, Nd, and at the time Of the war
was slave on the estate of Miss Maria
Harrington. She reached the century
mark on Christmas day. Her family
consisted of ten children, twenty-four
grandchildren and three great-grand-
children.-SRR.
Recently, two young men who hail not
a thousand miles from Leorardtown,
went to an entertainment at the Cliff
ton Factory. They claimed that they
were warn babies" and went out TO
cool of. After walking into the Facto-
~ mill pond they concluded that they
were mot so warm" and spent the rest
of the night smoking bacon and drying
green.
There was pretty wedding at st. Jo-
seph't Church Tuesday last when Miss
Louise Blanche Graves was married to
Mr. John Edwin Guy. The groom is
one ofthe thriftiest young farmers of this
section and the bride one of our coun-
TVS handsomest and most accomplished
young ladies. A nuptial Mass was eel
ebrated, Rev. Father Kelly, s. T., per-
forming the ceremony. The young cou-
pie, we are informed, win reside Ct the