Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-11-15

run its course, and no more deaths have
been reported.
Thursday, November the 29th, instant,
has been designated as Thanksgivine
Day. Be thankful.
Mrs. +. Oscar Morgan and daughter.
of Leonardtown, have been visiting rel.
atives in Washington.
The Board OF Election Supervisors
met Tuesday last and audited the ex-
penses OF the recent election.
Mrs. George w. Joy and son, Of this
town, left, Sunday last. per Steamer Po-
tOmac for a visit to Washington.
Don't delay your Christmas adyertis-
ing. Bring IL along now and you viii
have a prosperous and a happy Christ
mas.
The wealth of the United States Is
stated to be $50, 600 .O0O, 900, but there is
not much Of II located in our neighbor-
hood.
IL there be anything in the old pro-
verb We viii have many SHOWS this win
ter. The first snow Of the season was
Al days before Christmas.
Lucy, young daughter OF George and
Lizzie Swailes, colored, died Monday
night last at the residence of her parents,
near this town. She was good girl.
A man with match hunted for leak
in Baltimore city gas main last Mon
day morning, found II, and the result
ant explosion did about 90, 900 damage.
This fall. J. b. Bond, of Patuxent.
caught an feet long porpoise In his
pound net. The fish was dead when
taken from the net.
A supper and win be given at Mechan-
icsville in aid of the Immaculate Con-
ception Church on Thanksgiving Night,
November S9th. See notice In another
column.
We are informed that Morgan knight,
of this town. Is 20 remove to Washing
ton and go into business there. Morgan
is a clever young gentlemen and we
wish him much success.
The real estate of the late John @. and
Jane L. Herbert, situate near the head
of st. Clements Bay, was sold at public
auction Tuesday lass. It was bought by
Leonard 8. Herbert and sisters for So
900.
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troops in the Philippines and more are
asked for. This is a greater army than
Gen. Lee had at the second battle of
Cold Harbor, where he defeated Gen.
Grant.
We are informed that nearly every
night scrapers work ON forbidden
grounds near st. Georges Island. We
sincerely hope that this violation of the
law will be stopped and the beds pro-
tected.
According to Hicks, storms of rain
and snow are to move eastward over the
country from Thursday the 18th to Mon
day the 10th. Lasting up to about che
2lst, we are to have decided dash Of
early Winter.
Because of the dread of the cholera,
which Is now raging in some districts of
the county, our farmers are killing their
hogs. Ii is somewhat earlier than usual
for boy killing, but the pork Is in very
good condition.
Edward T. Benton, of Prince Georges
county, Is visiting B. Harris Camalier.
Esqr., of this town. Mr. Benton made
thorough canvass of the Congressional
district in Mr.. Camalier's interest during
the recent campaign.
The New York Photo Company has
opened studio in Leonardtown where
they viii make all sizes and styles of
portraits, groups. views, etc. They will
remain here q few weeks only. They
viii make no tintypes.
County Treasurer Dent will begin his
November round Of the districts on Mon
day next, the 10Th instant. See his adj
vertisement in another column. This is
the last round the Treasurer IL required
to make until March, 1901.
This is the first opportunity st. Nary's
county people have had Of getting good
portraits without going TO town. The
local photographer can give you any
thing you want at reasonable prices.
Miss Lillian Abel. daughter Of the
late James +. Abel, was married We'd
nesday, November the 18th, instant, TO
Joseph NJ. Mattingly, of Leonardtowa.
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. Charles X. Jenkins, s. j., at Our
Lady's Chapel. Medley's Neck. A Sol
emn Nuptual Mass was celebrated. We
congratulate the happy couple and wish
them long life of prosperity and hap
piness.
We wsre licked in the recent scrim'
mage
And there's no mistake about 1t,
But we are still In the ring
And, at the next election.
We viii again toe the mark
And fight as game as ever.
Who ever heard Democrat
Halloo 'noughf
Like coon, when on our backs,
We are just fixing for fight.
And attend strictly 70 the business,
Even forgetting 20 quarrel
Among ourselves