Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-11-08
Saint NIaru's Beacon
COUNTY NEWS.


We are defeated bat not tlishearsened.
Truth crushed to earth shall rise again"
The agony 10 now over and we can
get down to work and try 70 provide
for the winter.
The Republicans seem to be about the
only people who attended the election
on Tuesday last
The Democratic party was not In
Tuesdays contest at the polls. Il was
sweeping disaster.
At any rate the resalt of the election
was decisive. There can be no talk of a
contested election.
The election il over and we NAV now
devote more of our space TO local cores
pondence. Send IL in.
Miss Florine Turner. of "GreenhiIis.s
this district, Is sojourning in Leonard.
town at the Brickhouse.
We have delayed the publication of
the BEACON for day in order 20 give
our patrons complete returns.
Mrs. Laura w. Holmes and little SON
Locke. are on a visit to friends and rel
atives in T. B., Prince Georges county.
Our fellow-townsman, b. Harris Cam
alier, has every reason to feel proud Of
his vote at home. 1t was very flatter-
ing.
Beautiful weather for Election Day
and at night the moon was full. The
moon was not the only thing full, how.
ever.
The spellbinders Of both parties work
ed hard up to midnight, Monday, and
resumed more arduous work on Tuesday
morning.
We have heard of no reports of any
serious disorder at the polls on Tuesday
last. The election passed of very quietly
in the county.
We hope our friends in the county
who have sick hogs will try the remedy
published IN the BEACON, and will re-
port the results.
There are two spirits of prayer; one
that prays to get what 1t wants, the
other 10 know what God wants IL to get.
-SURday-sehOOl Times.
Note the places of attendance of the
County Treasurer, and IL you have not
paid your taxes call on him and settle
at once. The taxes must be paid.
We are told that ground has been
broken at Milestone Landing for the
erection of hotel on the beach at that
point. We hope that the venture will
succeed.
God reigns," and we hope that the
Republic still lives though We think our
good old ship of State was seriously
damaged by "SOund-money" rocks Tues
day last,
In view of the returns from the coun-
try at large we wish TO remark that st.
Mary's is entitled to more credit from
the Democratic party than any county
in the State
Alfred Hayden, colored, of Leonard
town, lost SEQ Tuesday night last. Hay
den was in the colored bar-room. and
thinks when he laid his money down,
someone stole It.
One of the gamest fights ever made in
the State of Maryland was put mp by B.
Harris Camalier in the campaign just
ended. Mr.. Camalier did not win, but
he deserved success.
Last week, French Thompson, of this
district, accidently shot himself in this
leg while fooling with pistol and in
flicted painful wound. DR.. F. r. Green
well is attending him.
We print in another column the an
nual financial statement OF the Treas
urer of the School Board. Il shows
that our school finances have been well
and economically managed.
T. Lee Hardin, of Britton's Neck, died
on Friday of last week after brief sick
ness. MIR. Hardin was well known in
the county and for some years past had
kept the store at Compton. He was
about AZ years of age.
Had all the counties of the State done
as well as st. Mary's. the result would
have been different. At the last Presi-
Dental election our county gave Nc
Kinley 564 and Mudd 5S3 majority. In
1898, Eudd carried st. Msry's by 72i.
Joseph Bean, OF Fishing Point, has
twelve fattening hogs sick with the
cholera and lie trying the carbolic acid
remedy on them. Several citizens of
the same neighborhood and of other sec
tons have lost hogs from the disease.
One of the most enterprising men in
Southern Maryland is Mr.. Charles III.
Pearson, of Susquehanna, who is now
fitting up one of the largest and best
equipped oyster packing plants in the
State We wish him great success in
his venture.
Tazewell Thomas, SON of Capt. George
Thomas, of Mattapani, has been retained
as one of the counsel for Mrs. Condif.
Of Calvert county. Though q young
man, Mr., Thomas has already made
quite 1. reputation and has brilliant fu-
ture as lawyer.
An illustrated lecture viii be given at
Joy Chapel entitled "Christ. the Man Of
the Centuries Friday evening next,
November 9th, $50 o'clock. Admission