Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-07-05
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COUNTY NEWS.


MiszLOuise Parsons, Of Morganza, Il
visiting her fathers family IN Baltimore.
A discount OF 2 per cent isallowed on
cOunty-taxes paid during the month OF
July. # fft -ia ~.
Theyertical system Of handwriting
has been tabooed In the New York pub
Tic schools. e
Roger B. T. Combs. Esqr.. i vislting
his fasher and rsbsher. I'd .'Eldbn, hear
Leonardtown.
Miss Katharine Crane is visiting Mrs.
Georss p. Loker at "Thorpley.' AGAR
LeonA<dtown.
Examinations of applicants FOR Teach.
ers' certificates viii be held on July, the
"a and 25th. See notice.
II ills as hot in Kansas City as il is
Leonardtown, there is an abundance Of
calorle at the Convention. "a
Carroll county is boasting because It's
Jail isTithout prisoner. This must be
an uausual thing for Carroll.
Miss Maggie Smith, of Washington,
d. c., is visiting the family of Captain
William A. Smith, Leonardtown.
An engineer and fireman were killed
in a collision on the Chesapeake Beach
railroad, near Chesapeake Beach.
From 80 bushels of seed, Mr.. ]. p.
Greepwell, OF Stones Wharf, realized
1886 bushels of fine quality wheat.S
In the distribution of the free school
fund payable on and after July 18th, in
slant, st. Mary's will receive $1100ss.
The Democratic National Convention
meets today Wednesday, IS Kansas
City. May it name ! Hinnings tfcketf
The Brown and Taylor murder trial
cost Montgomery county s4.6Oa.4a. The
case was removed TO Frederick county.
Wheat threshing Is now the order Of
the day aud fair yields are usual. There
is, however, complaint of scarcity of
hands.
Il is reported that ]. BENJAMIN Drury.
has sold his inteyest in tie mdreantilel
business at Abslls wharf, This district,
to c. B. Greenwich I [ ( ~ il -.
Through the influence of Congressman
8. Z. Mudd, James Richard Biscoe, COZ
ored, has secured position as messenger
in the Baltimege Custom House.
Mr.. Lewis Welt, Of Leonardtown, has
obtained situation In Washington and
left for the scene of his labors Sunday
last. We wish him great success. !.
J. DOnlon Hurry has been appointed
a member of the Washington Police
Force. The salary is, $75 per month
Mr.. Mudd secured the position for him.
We cannot pay attention TO communi-
cations unaccompanied by the real name
Of the writer. For our own protection
we must know who is our correspondent.
The GLORIOUS Fourth" will be cele-
brated at various points in the county.
Though we are patriotic in Leonardtown
there will be NO special celebration here.
Mr.. William F. Greenwich is deliver
ing coal to his Leonardtown customers.
Jane prices, s49O for egg. and $5i5 for
stove and nut. Coal usually advances
in July.
At 1880. a. m. next Sunday, there will
be Morning Prayer and Litany with ser
mon at st. Andrews church, and, AZ ST.
Peters, same day. at 4 p. m, Evening
Prayer and sermon.
John Woodland, colored, is summer
ing in Leonardtewn. Jail charged with
stealing clothes from dhls ANGLE, SD
Brown. Judge J. J. Alvey was the com
@itting magistrate. ssyagsaw hir II
inagurihg on the distribution of the
santiago prize money the Washington
fost ENDS rAat Admiral Sampson was
paid y the fate Il, $3.50 per milo Of
distance from the hsht.
Several local articles appear on the
first page of this issue. The commence.
ment at "Gay HILL" the Barber Locker
wedding, commencement at the Semi
nary, are among the number.
DR.. w. b Burch has resigned as one
of Baltimore's Police Surgeons. DR..
Burch says that the duties Of the Office
interfered with his private practice,
The salary of the position is $1,000.
Maryland ID having q lsurplusage Of
strikes. TIE Cumberland Steel and Tin
plate company's employees have struck
for higher wahes and the independently
Tinplate Company has closed down.
Luke +. Matthews has associated him.
self with the firm of Chandlee & Co..
CHINA and Glassware, and asks the ord
ers of his merchant friends throughout
the county. He also sells provisions. i
Mr.. ]. Frank Smith Is the first st. Ma
ry's delegate to Democratic National
Contention since Hon. Benjamin g.
Harris knocked down the New Yorker
in the Mcclellan Convention. The late
Fl. G. 8. Key was q member Of the Con-
vention that nominated Gen. Franklin
Pierce.
7 Monday last, Cob u Marshall Dealt
entered upon the discharge Of his duties
as Treasurer of s.. Mary's County. Col.
Dents bond was approved by Judge
Crane and he took the oath of Office be-
fore Clerk Of the Circuit Court Abel. 4
His son, Francis Dent, was sworn in ass
his deputy. safii 81, 5fs.es Ihsi ~
Miss Fvalvn darby hfontromerv Af;su