Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-08-17
Locaiwise and Otherwise.

Af Jos. J. Price aud family. OF Bnlt;.
more, are visiting Mrs 4. Saunders. near
Great Mills.
Master Hill Edelen, OF baltimore. il
on visit to his Leonardtown relatives
and friends.
Mr.. John +. Combs, of Baltimore. Is
visiting his father. Mr. John T. Combs,
of 81. Inigo's.
Mss Bertha Wathen, Of Washington.
is visiting her uncle Mr. Leo n. Wathen,
"WOlverhampton."
John B. Abel. the weli-known Wash
ington commission merchant. has been
on visit 10 S. Mary's.
Mas Nellie Gray, of Washington. ID.
e., is visiting her sister, hrs. II y SAN
derson, at Moore's Hotel.
Mr.. John @. cryer, Of the Internal
Revenue Office. is on visit to his reia-
tives and friends in St. Msry's.
M and Mrs. George j. Vol and two
children, of Baltimore, are visiting their
st. Aary's relatives and friends.
Democrats throughout the county seem
to be very wen satisfied with their State
Ticket and to think that il viii win.
The Fifteenth OF August was a dark
and lowery day and in consequence there
was rather small attendance at the
colored festival in Leonardtown.
Mr.. Lee OfFutt, and wife, Of Rockville,
have been visiting the family Of Mr.. +.
Oscar Morgan, Leonardtown. Mrs. Of
futt is q niece of the late b. Il. Abel.
Announcements for office on the DEM
ecrAtic side are now in order and we
hope that the party will put its best and
strongest men forward. Make up good
ticket.
Mr. Fabian +. Cough, of Washington,
ID. c.. was in Leonardtown Monday and
Tuesday last. Mr.. Cough was looking
after the sale of the Towards Race
property.
The different Summer Resorts in the
county have received liberal patronage
this season and many them have had
more applicants for board than they
could accommodate.
Monday last, the "Howard's Race"
property situated in the Fifth district
and containing 1891 acres was sold at
Mortgages Sale. Messrs. Turner Bros.
were the purchasers at $3.50.
Mrs. Walter Cole, of Takoma Park,
ID. O.. and her niece. Miss Blanche Will
son, of Pleasant Valley, Loudon county.
Virginia, have been visiting Mrs. Leo nj.
Wathen at Northampton"
Republican primaries. for the nomi-
nation of q local ticket by the Crawford
county system, have been called for Sat
urday, August 20. 1899. Polls are to
open at 2, p. m and close at 0, p. m.
The County School Board viii build
school houses to replace the dilapidated
buildings near st. Michael's Church, st.
inigo's district, and near New Market,
Charlotte Hall district. Both schools
are for colored children.
Miss Rosa Loker, of Leonardtown,
has returned home from an extended
visit to Washington, Ocean City and
other points of interest. Miss Loker
was accompanied home by Miss Nellie
Fenwick, of Washington.
Under the management of Mr.. Wash
b. Williams. PineY Point is fast becom-
ing the best patronized resort on the
Potomac. The Tournament held there
on August 10Th, instant, was undoubt-
eddy the hit of the season.
Attention of our town residents is
particularly called to the notice of the
Town Commissioners published in
another column. Have your yards in
good condition for the visit of the sani-
tary committee, August esrd, instant.
Sunday last the steamer Hamilton
made trip to the Potomac river land
ings to collect for che Weems' Line the
freight left at the different wharves be-
cause of the mishap to the. machinery Of
the steamer Sue The Sue has been re-
paired and is again on the route.
Last Saturday night the store of NJ.
L, Millison in Leonardtown was broken
into and two bottles of whiskey and
about O. in cash stolen. The burglar
effected an entrance by forcing one Of
the windows with an axe, which he Sc
cured from Mr.. Millison's wocdpile.
The very best thing out in the way of
history of the late war is 'sThe Life of
Dewey Il is a thoroughly practical
history, giving al the most minute de-
scrirtions Of the war from beginning to
end as well as the whole life of one Of
the greatest heroes of the age. Every
one should have "The Life of DeWey."
Rev. Hezekiah Statesman, colored, of
Valley Lee, reports that Sunday night
last an attempt was made to set FIRE to
the store. near Piney Point, run for W.
j. Bean by Willie Shadrick. Coal oil
had been applied to the building and ig-
nited, but before the fire had gained
much Roadway. Il was discovered and
extinguished.
The ladies of Trinity Church New"
port) will hold an all day festival as
Mr.. Phil Turner's, formerly the resi-
donce of Mr.. Darrell, near Trinity
Church. on Wednesday. August 23rd