Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-09-27
saint Mariis Beacon
COUNTY NEWS.
LocaIwlse and Otherwise.

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The strike of coal miners is still OF
and the priceof coal is advancing.
Read Bryan's Letter and Vandiyer''
appeal on our first and fourth pages.
Azzana's Letter will appear next week
It was received too late for this issue.
Mrs T. H. Greenwell, of Chicago, il
visiting the family of ]. Perry Abel
Britton's Neck.
Sheriff Bailey will this evening take
away the prisoners sentenced at the re
cent term Of court.
Since our last paper we have been tolc
of the death of nine more horses in the
Cedar Point hundred.
Read the notice of our party authori-
tics advising the formation of Demo
cratic campaign clubs.
During the term of Court just adjourn
cd prosperity gave us the go by" Our
collections were very small indeed.
Miss Belle Lynch, daughter of DR..
Thomas Lynch, of Leonardtown, has
entered st, Mary's Female Seminary.
Misses Rosa aud Nellie Neale, OF
Charles county, are visiting the family
of q. Ben. Greenwich, at Lovers Point.
Last week Harry Peacock and Louis
Brown, of Leonardtown, have lost
horses presumably Of the prevalent dis
ease.
The Grand Jury has endorsed the ex'
pert's condemnation Of the Court House
and it is now up to the County Commits
sioners.
October 2nd and 9th will be registra.
ton days. Help the party and its can
ddates by seeing that every Democrat
is registered.
Mrs. Mary 0 Breathed, mother Of the
gallant Confederate artillerist Major
Jim Breathcd, was buried at Easton
Saturday last
Large quantities of tobacco is still in
the fields and it is to be hoped that the
predicted frost will not materialize
until ii is saved,
The first Chinaman in Leonardtown
made his appearance Wednesday morn
ing. We have not heard whether he is
to start a laundry.
The death of Mrs, Brown Slye, Of
Benedict, Charles county, is reported.
Mrs. Slye had many warm friends in our
county who will sincerely regret her
death.
Miss Ann Cary Gourly, of Calvert
county, who has for thelast week been
the guest Of Wise's Hotel is now visiting
the family of William II. Jones, Leon
ardtown.
Rev. John Abel Morgan, $. J is to
go to St. Joseph's Church Philadelphia.
He will be succeeded in the pastorate Of
St. Josephs Church, this county, by Rev.
Father FIemming $. J.
Monday, the gath instant, was Jewish
New Year Day and was kept as a holt
day by our Hebrew fellow citizens,
According to their calender we are now
beginning the year 56Gi
Miss Josephine Edwards, Of Chaptieo,
will spend the Fall and Winter with her
sister, Miss II NJ, Edwards, Washington,
and will attend the business college and
take a special course in music.
Typhoid fever is reported in many
counties of the State due, it is claimed,
to impure we'll water. Clean out your
wells and take all precautions against
an outbreak of the disease in ST. Mays.
Robert T. Mattingly and George Kill
leen, prominent Washington Democrats,
have been travelling through st. Mary's
ia the interest of the party. We regret
that we were not in when they called
to see us.
Persons whose horses or other stock
die Of contagious or infectious disease
are cautioned to have the bodies buried
or burned on the day Of the death Quite
severe penalty is attached TO a disre-
gard of this precaution,
d. NJ Wharton, Of Westmoreland
county, Virginia, is canYassing St. Ma
ry's in the interest of the Equitable AS
surance Society of the United States.
The company is a good one and the
agent a pleasant gentleman.
Mr. Camalier is making an active can
vass Of the Congressional District and
is very much encouraged by the outlook,
He expects to make considerable in
roads on the Republican vote and TO get
out the full vote of his party Help
him
g. Mannieg Combs, of the North
American Trust Company of Santiago,
Cuba, is home on visit TO his Father
and mother, Mr.. and Mrs Robert G.
Combs. Manning is looking well and
his many friends are delighted to see
him.
We are authorized to state that Louis
Vallandingham, of Milestown district,
will, at any time and place, trot his
horse Friday" against any st. Marys
county bred horse, excepting R. II. Gar.
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