Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-09-20
Saint Maru's Beacon
COUNTY NEWS.
LocaIwlse and Otherwise.

Public Schools. x
Carpenters are a. work on an addition
to the Jesuit Residence in Leonardtown-
Richard G. Moore and wife and daught-
er, of Washington, are visiting Leonard
town
On Tuesday, Judges Briscoe and Mer-
rick arrived aud took their places on the
bench.
Philip F. Edolen, of Baltimore, is Wis
ting his relatives and friends in st.
Mary's.
The backbone of the long continued
hot spell is broken, and c6ats arc now
in favor The shirtwaist man is thing
of the past.
DR.. i. L. Payne will be in Mechanics
Vile Wednesday next to attend to pro
fersional calls.
We arc indebted to Mrs. Martin j.
Yates, of "Sotterly," for present of a
fine lot of pears.
The Circuit, Orphans and Levy Courts
and School Commissioners were in ses-
sion Tuesday last
Mrs. John T. Johnson, Of Britton's
Neck, is visiting her sister, Mrs. John
Wolf, Charles county,
We are indebted to William NJ, While,
Of Hollywood, for Spanish radishes
weighing over pound each.
Monday, the first day Of court, the
Grand Jui, brought IN three present
ments-somethin unprecedented.
The crowd in town Tuesday last was
large one bnt not unusually SO for the
first Tuesday in Jury term Of court.
Miss Marie Hancock, Of Charlotte
HALL who has been visiting Miss Page
Alvey at Morganza, has returned home.
For want Of space we have been com
PEELED to hold over for future issue the
fayorg of several esteemed correspon-
dents.
Daniel G. Hammclt, Esqr, aud daught-
er, Of Washington, are visiting their old
home Theirmony friends are delighted
so see them
There will be no service in 81. An
drew's parish next Sunday. Regular
services will be resumed on and after
the 30th instant
ggigcoc BUNTING. Of the Calvert
Joutnal was among the visitors 10 our
office during court. Wcwcrc, ofcourgc,
delighted to see our Calvert brother.
Mrs. Rosa Combs, Of Dayton, Ohio,
who has been visiting her daughter Mrs.
James J. CrccGwell at Hunters Re
treat left Monday last for Baltimore.
il. Alvey, Of Morganza, is agent for
the Empire Disc or hoe drill which he
sells cheap On twelve months time. 1t
is one OF the best drills on the market.
Tuesday last Jo. y. Morgan, Trustee.
sold by public sale the Gilliams' farm at
New Market, containing 70 acres, for
$3.50 The purchaser was T. Benjamin
Davis.
It's nothing unusual for the SIM to
get ahead OF ita city contemporaries on
State news, bnt it's account Of the Con-
din tragedy Monday last was a decided
scoop"
In concluding his charge to the Grand
Jury, Associate Judge Crane highly com
plmcutcd Justice Mcb Locker and Bail
iii william Nash for their enforcement
Of law and order in Leouardtowu.
Monday morning last, Ellis Magill, Of
Cedar Point neighborhood, lost yalu.
able mare 1t is thought the animal died
from meningitis. i was one of the fin.
est drivers in the district,
John B Thompson, son Of J. D.
Thompson, Of this district, has gone to
Galveston, Texas, rs assistant to the
Johns Hopkins physicians who arc min
istering to the storm victims
Miss Ida Smoot, accompanied by her
niece, Miss Lucille Shcppcrd, has return
ed to her home, Charlotte Hall, after a
pleasant visit to her sister, Mrs. c. Shop
perd, Of Virginia. Times Crescent
Mrs. John w Tippett Of Baltimore,
has joined her little son, Clarence, who
is visiting his aunt, Mrs JOS A. sVoot,
near Charlotte Hall Mr. and Mrs.
Smoot have lately moved into their new
residence erected about a quarter Of
mile from the site Of the old.
Among the out Of county visitors to
court we note p. G. Edelen, Claude
p. Lloyd, Dr. w j. Burch, Of Baltimore,
B. N. Abel, of Washington, D. c.; Gen
l.. A. Wilmer, Of La Plata, j. Frank
Parran, John B. Gray, William HELEN,
Prince Frederick, Capt r. V Hall, c.
M, Bohanon, of Baltimore.
Capt John II. Buclsler, Of the o. p.
Schooner Folly, on September nth, In
slant, arrested Harry NJ. WOODBURY., of
Solomon's Island, for oystering on the
st. Mary's side of the Patuxent Wood
burn was taken before Justice e. r.
Evans, adjudged guilty and fine of S25