Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-02-01
Saint Maru's Beacon
COUNTY NEWS.
LocaIwise and Otherwise.

What is the matter with Uncle Ned
We hope he is not sick.
Up to this date but little tobacco has
been stripped in the county.
Mr.. Albert s Jones, of Baltimore, is
on visit to his parents, this town.
St. Valentine is now beginning to feel
that at last he will have some chance.
Old papers can be had for Is cents a
hundred at this Office. Send in your
order.
Mrs Walter B Wise. of California,
is visiting Mrs. DR.. Thomas Lynch, this
town.
Mr. p Cough Edelen, of Baltimore,
paid flying visit to Leonardtown Sat
urday last.
Mr. 10. F Morgan, who was danger
ously III last week, is, we are pleased to
say, improving.
Delegate Garner and Assistant Post
master Waters were in town Saturday
and Sanay last.
AIRY Loker, of this town, left
w ~ by Steamer Potomac on a
visicrU Washington.
Mr. John Shaw, formerly of Leonard
town, is spending the Winter with Mr..
T l.. Harden, Britton's Neck.
Miss Madeline Turner is again at the
Brown Store, after visit to "Green.
fields" the home of her parents.
Watch out for the ground hog tomor-
row and see what kind of weather we
will have for the next six weeks.
Many thanks are due Parker's Band
for very enjoyable dance given at the
Hotel, Leonardtown, Tuesday night.
Those who thought there would be no
ice or cold weather this Winter have
been persuaded to change their mines.
Paper of every kind is advancing in
price, some Of the lower grades having
nearly doubled in the last two months.
To day is the first day of February.
and the first month Of the last year OF
the century will have taken its depar
ture.
Miss Mabel Jones. Of this town, has
gone TO Washington. Baltimore and
Forestville on a visit extending until
April
Judge Crane VAS in town Tuesday and
drew the jurors for the March term OF
Court They are published in another
column.
Only one month of the New Year has
gone and the fall of the broken resolu
tions is heard in many places in Leon.
ardtown.
Rev John A. Morgan, S. ] President
of Loyola College, Baltimore, is on q
yisitLo his brother, Mr., 10. F. Morgan,
this town.
After the session of the Legislature
closes one of the members Of the House
from this county will give lessons in
penmanship.
Recently, John b Abel, the Washing
ton Commission Merchant, sold for Mrs.
II NJ Thompson, of River Springs, II
turkeys for S2s35.
We have enjoyed some real spring
weather the past week, but the calamity
bowling weather prophet says well have
TO pay up for it later
We wish TO extend our thanks to thu
managers of the Second Hospital for the
Insane for copy Of the fourth annual
report of the Board of Managers of that
institution
The committee in charge of the Supper
to be held at the Town Hall for the hen
eft of St. Aloysius' Church, haze dccid
ed to hold it on Wednesday, February
14th, instant
Mr. Roland L. Harrison, Of near Char
lotte Hall, left on Tuesday, en- route for
Philadelphia and New York. He ex-
poets soon to locate in one OF these cit
les La Plata Times Crescent.
The Griffith 81 Turner Company, so
well known in this county, has issued its
catalogue for 1900 and 1t is more com
plete than in previous years, enclosed
within an artistic and beautiful cover.
Upon warrant of Justice Ellis NJ Ma
gill, Constable James A. Watts brought
to town and lodged in Jail, Andrew Bell,
colored, for shooting Lavenia Biscpe
also coored Bell claims that the shoot
ing was accidental.
Mr. T. Freeman Mattingly has pur-
chased the store and goods of Wilson l.
D7ury, deceased Freeman says he has
filled the store with well selected stock
and viii be pleased-to Sea his friends
and acquaintances at all times.
Mr. Harry NJ Jones, of this town, left
today for Baltimore and while there ex-
poets to make arrangements by which
our town and county can have laundry
at city prices. He will return by the
first of next week.
A gentlemen said in our hearing the
other day that he believed more small