Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-10-18
Saint Maru's Beacon
COUNTY NEWS.


last for revision Of the lists.
In Wicomico county, this Fall over
600 hogs have died Of cholera.
The sail" Is here and soon the trees
viii strip for the coming wintry storms.
Miss Lostie May FenwIck, Of wash
ington, Is visiting Mrs. Francis ". King.
Leonardtown.
Mrs. Charles +. Cough, of Baltimore.
Ii visiting the family Of ]. Frank Ford,
"Nun's Oak"
Want Of space compels rs 70 defer 20
future issue several favcrs Of esteemed
correspondents.
Every man with spark Of Democracy
in him should vote and work for Bryan.
Stevenson and Camalier.
st. Aloysius' Church, Leonardtown,
contributed $50 20 the fund for the suf-
ferers from the Galveston food.
The Colored Teachers Institute Ii to
be held in the Town Hall, Leonardtown,
on Thursday and Friday of this week.
II you want to do anything for the
cause Of Democracy, IL is time TO be up
and doing IL. Election Is close at hand.
The Republicans are claiming every
thing in sight, but it Is well to remem-
Der that rs yet the votes are aout Of
sight"
Saturday, October 9th, at Q D. m, IL
the date and time for the Sc. Mary's
county Mass Meeting. Don't fail to nj.
tend it.
We regret to learn of the sickness Of
ans. Walter II. 8. Briscoe, OF "St. Cuth-
bert's," and trust that she will soon re-
gain her health.
Success Is won by exertion. Don't sit
still and say, 81 can't do anything. Try
what you can do and the result will be q
pleasing surprise.
The teachers, assisted by our local tai
ent, gave most enjoyable concert Tues
day last. Those e.ho attended were de-
lighted with the entertainment.
Mr.. Cama,ier left Leonardtown Tues
day morning on = tour through the
Congressional District. He will speak
at Prince Frederick, Thursday, the 18th,
instant.
Fishing with rod and line has been
better this season than for many years
past, and residents of ,Leonardtown and
vicinity have thoroughly enjoyed the
sport.
AT the recent Calvert county Teach
ers' Institute, says the Journal: "Mr.
George w. Joy, Examiner of Sc. Mary's
county, read an excellent paper on
Method"
Mrs. Mary e. Cough, of Newport,
Charles county, will sell her personal
property at public auction on Wcdnes-
day, October the cath, and will discon.
tinue farming.
We have received the address Of Mrs.
j. Bean Tippett, delivered ut the annual
meeting of the Somerset w. @. T. U,
September 10th, ultimo, and will print
Il in future issue.
Hoe. Murray vandiver, Chairman Of
the Maryland Democratic State Central
Committee. has returned from his trip
to Western Maryland satisfied that the
State is safe for Bryan.
Wesley r. Sparks has sold his house
and lot at Le0nardtown wharf. to Ar
chic Bullock, of this town. We under
stand at Mr.. Sparks and family viii
remove to Washington.
Says the Baltimore World: ga mile
course in the Chesapeake Bay for speed
ing torpedo-boats has been laid out by
the U, 8. survey steamer Blake. Il Is of
the mouth of the Patuxent.
Turn out on Saturday, October the
9Th, instant, and help make the Demo-
cratic Mass Meeting of that date nota-
BILE success and an ovation to our coun.
~ Congressional candidate.
October the End, instant, Miss Maggie
Cox, daughter Of James T. Cox, of Park
Hall, received the habit of q Sister of
Charity ut Nazareth, KY. and assumed
the name OF Sister Ignatius Maria.
Leonardtown has been greatly enter
tanned and enlivened during the present
week by the Teachers Institute. The
"papers" and the "addresses'' have all
been Of high order of excellence.
We were much gratiEicd to see our
old friend, Prof. Robinson, Of the Mary
land Agricultural College, who attend
ed the Teachers institute and delivered
an entertaining and instructive address.
John, alias "Plunk," Armstrong, COL
ored, was Monday last assessed $a.50 by
Justice w. II. Loker for disturbing the
peace of Leonardtown on Saturday
night. Armstrong paid the fine and was
released.
To expect to win in politics by sitting
down and wishing for things to turn
out right, IL like going ont in Q 400 acre
field. sitting down on sharp stone and
waiting for wild COW to back up and
be MIXED.
Late reports from MILESTONE district
are to the effect that the horse disease
has thus far killed six there's belong
Ing 70 Lawreace Palmer, TO Captain
Jack Cheseldine, TO Daniel Hogg. and
to Captain Frank Russell.