Saint Mary's beacon., 1900-04-26
saint Maru's beacon
COUNTY NEWS.
l.ocalwise and 0therwiss.

Not only advertise when business is
good, but keep it good by advertising.
Mrs. FiIomena Abel, of Leonardtown,
has returned from her recent visit to
Washington.
The Republican County Convention
met Monday last in the Court House,
Leonardtown.
Gen. Thomas ]. Shryock has resigned
as chairman OF the Republican State
Central Committee.
The new Weems steamer will make
her first trip Saturday, May 12th, instant,
arriving 1t Leonardtown Sunday.
The spell of fair weather has enabled
our farmers to get on with their work.
We trust that we are to have q good
crop year.
Have you bought your Traders Ii
eense. Persons doing business requir-
ing license must take them out on or
before May 1.
We have on hand forceful and time
ly letter from Mr.. Thomas II. Bond on
the Tobacco Inspection system. Il will
appear in our next paper.
Tuesday last, Judge Crane held an
inquisition dc IuRGtieO on Rose Ann
Owens and signed an order that she be
sent to Montevue Hospital.
Mrs. L. A. Jones, of Leonardtown, has
again been to Baltimore and returned
with full supply of Spring and Summer
goods. Cali and see the new styles.
On our first page we print the local
laws passed at the recent session of the
Legislature. Read them carefully, for
they are printed for your information.
There will be preaching at Friendship
NJ. Z. Church, Sunday next, May 9th, at
1880, q. m. and at Cedar Point at $50,
p. m. Eey. ]. F. F. Gray will ofiiciate.
Up TO latest advices good force was
still at work on the railroad below Me-
chanicsville and new men are being en-
ploYed. We are told that $1.25 per day
is paid.
The worst temper in the world is
the unrelenting, hard, unresponsive
temper, which plumes itself on never
forgetting an injury.-Ladies' Home
Journal.
Mr.. William III. Moore, of Baltimore,
was in Leonardtown, Tuesday last. Mr..
Moore is one of the most agreeable and
pleasant gentlemen of our acquaintance
and we are always glad to see him.
Mrs. Haslup, President Of the w. @.
T. U. is expected soon to make lectur-
ing tour through our county. She is to
be at Leonardtown about the 22nd and
win, we trust, have a good audience.
There is to be match game of base
ball at Charlotte Hall, Monday next,
May 7th. between the Baltimore City
College team and the local club. The
game will be called at II q. m, sharp.
We are indebted to DIR. @. v. Hayden,
Jr., for an invitation to attend the Grad
uating Exercises of the Baltimore Medi-
cal College, Dental Department. DR..
Hayden is the valedictorian of the class.
Mr.. Edgar Yates has associated himself
with Mr.. ]. Benz. Drury in the mercan-
tile business. They are to conduct the
store at Abell's wharf. Both are popu-
lar gentlemen and we wish them great
success.
As the BEACON goes to press Wednesday
afternoons, notices reaching US Wednes-
day nights are too late for insertion in
the paper. Time your communications
so as to reach us not later than Tuesday
evenings.
We are informed that Mr.. Eugene
Hall, of Hill Top, contemplates engag-
ing in the undertaking business in the
near future. Mr.. Hail is located about
midway between Leonardtown and
Chaptico.
Tuesday last, Constable Zach Graves
brought Abram Middleton, colored, to
Jail in default of fine imposed by Justice
Henry @. Adams for an assault and bas-
terry on William Long. The fine was
paid and the prisoner released.
Under the new local law the road tax
collected on Leonardtown property is to
be paid to the Town Commissioners for
the Improvement of the streets of the
town. We expect now to hear no more
complaint of bad streets or sidewalks.
Monday last. about p IN. news reach
ed Leonardtown of the death of Gen.
Allan Rutherford, Clerk to the Court of
Appeals. The news was brought by Mr..
Charles Baughman, of Frederick City.
Mr.. j. Frank Ford, of this county, is
to be his successor.
At the recent meeting of the Demo
cratic Central Committee in Baltimore
our county was represented by Messrs.
J. F. Smith, B. II. Camalier end G. w.
Maddox, of the committee, and by Messrs
James J. Greenwell, +. Xavier Thomp-
SON, Thomas Fl. Bond and j. ID. Loker.
From the Times Crescent we learn that
DIR. @. l.. Cecil, Health Officer of Charles
county. has contracted the smallpox.
The doctor had been attending the
Thomas family near Cobb Neck church.
The State Health Officer has been to see
DIR. Cecil and has quarantined him. We
hope he viii soon be well.
Now that smallpox is so near our