Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-10-25
saint Maru's Beacon
COUNTY NEWS.


Ghestnuts are beginning to open, and
soon chestnut-hunting will be the order
of the day.
Among those who are reported to have
lost horses since our last paper are, Nor.
man Yates. 2; J. Robert Long, Q.
Remember that the Democratic Mass
Meeting will be held In Leonardtown.
Saturday next, the eth, instant. At
tend.
The Court House may stand ten years
or 10 may collapse tomorrow. Il ought
TO be repaired. Better do IL before it
drops.
We are indebted to our friend William
n While, OF Hollywood, for three sweet
potatoes weighing respectively 81, 81
81 pounds.
Are you going TO do anything for the
cause Of Democracy this Falll II you
are IL b time you set about IL. Get to
work and win.
- And now someone has arisen TO re-
mark that the Honest Money Democrat
ic League Of Maryland is neither honest
NOR Democratic.
J. II. Peacock has taken charge OF the
BARRIERS Shop at Moore's Hotel, Leon.
a'dtOwn, and will be constantly on hand
to accommodate customers.
We hope that every district 10 the
county will send large representation
to the Democratic Mass Meeting in
Leonarltown on Saturday next.
The Calvert Gazette, Republican, says
Of the Democratic meeting at Prince
Frederick, that what IL "lacked In num-
bers was made up in enthusiasm
Monday morning last, Captain Mad
dox, of the Bessie Jones, paid over to
Clerk Abel $195, amount Of fines COL
lected from captured dredging vessels.
William II. Jones, of Leonardtown, il
having the Brown Store" weather
boarded ard otherwise improved. ].
Benz. Norris and Willie Hebb are doing
the work.
II. r. Sandersou, formerly Of Moore's
Hotel, has opened bar at Loker's Store.
Mr.. Sanderson has one of the neatest
and best equipped places in Southern
Maryland.
While on her way to visit her sister
at "ROsebank." Mrs. James Alvey's
horse was taken sick on the road near
;. DIR. Wilson's Store, Britton's Neck, and
died soea after.
Messrs. Robert. @. Combs. Daniel and
Benjamin Combs, Joseph n. Mattingly,
WoOdley Abel aud DIR. Thomas Lynch
left Leonardtown for Baltimore Monday
last TO hear Bryan speak.
Col. William Kilgour will address the
Democratic Mass Meeting at Leonard
town, Saturday next, the 9Th, instant,
at g p. m. Another distinguished ora
tor from abroad will speak.
Charles Fl. Pearson, of Susquehanna,
reports to the Baltimore Sun large Sec
ond crop Of Der Smock peaches. The
second-growth peaches were perfectly
formed and about half-sizs.
Over forty dfsdge boats were in Leon
ardtown harbor Saturday night and Sun.
day last, and their captains came up
town and purchased provisions. The
men were all well behaved
On our first page we this week pub
fish the County Levy for the fiscal year
ending June SOth, 1900. We hope that
it will be carefully read and considered.
All taxpayers should read it.
Much to the regret of his many friends,
G. Manning Combs was last week hur-
riedly summoned to Cuba to take the
place OF the manager OF the North Amer
lean Trust Company ut Santiago who
removes TO Havana.
Our candidate for Congress has been
through Anne Arundel, Prince Georges
aud Calvert counties, and IL now can
wasting the upper section Of the Dis
trict. All over the District the papers
speak very encouragingly Of his pros
poets.
The Democratic Committee propose
TO arrange for q thorough canvass of Sc.
Mary's county. The times and places
of meetings will be announced by hand
bills. We hope the Democrats Of the
different districts will see to il that the
meetings are success.
Eenry Knott, well known citizen Of
the MWganza neighborhood. was last
Tuesday week robbed Of about $500
while away from home 1t Loves store
where he had gone 10 make some pur-
chases. There Is no clue 10 the robbers,
but We are told that Mr.. Knott has the
numbers of all the stolen bills.
Mfr. Cavalier requests M 10 state that
saere IL such . demand for his services
In other counties of the District that he
has been unable 10 get around through
81. Mary's as much rs he would have
liked. He further says thas he has un.
bounded confidence In his friends at
home and leaves his case in their hands
with good heart. He will II possible be
with as on the "round up"
The horse disease 10 still prevailing
with fatal results In st. Mary's county,
and many animals have died of it since
our last issue. Our friends in Virginia
are also losing horses from the same
disease. On Saturday. we received
letter from Richmond county asking for