Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-07-12

G. Abel, near LeonardtownNs ID Ell '
Messrs. Richard N. Jarboc and G. j.
Clements, of Washington, paid a brief
visit to Leonardtown last week.
An Illustrated Lecture opthe Life Of
Christ will be given in.the Chdrcllssof
the Holy Face, Factory ,dulyiS.a ts b IN.
Dr. l.. f. Payne, dentist, will be at his
Office at Mechanicsyille on Wednesday,
18th instant ID attend to professional
calls. - M TA8 * @ A W
6uitea crowd was in Lconardtowh
last Tuesday attracted by the meeting
Of the Courts and of the Election Super
visors.
Mr.. Hsrbert Rpsscq, gof Clements il
at nome fot the Srimhrkr holiday. MTi
Russell is h student Of tile Baltimord
Dental College.
Miss Hilda Edwards and Miss Gene
We've Petty, of Washington, are visiting
Mrs. Thomas c. Edwards at, "sutleFf
Rest near ChaptieoI = B&E 20 "
Items of personal interest are solicited
for our local columns, but to secure their
prompt insertion should reach us not la
ter than Tuesday evenings.
DR.. Thomas Lynch and family, who
have been spending some time with
friends and relatives in Bay district,
have returned to leonardtowh.
Quite crowd saw w. v Waters mare
Fr6derica beat j. Bean Tippctts Allen.
tcete colt on July 4th, instant, The
race was on the St Georges road.
The engines OF the Britton's Neck Far
mers' Club and of Mr.. Robert Clarke
are disabled. The first mentioned en-
gine blew out her cylinder head last Sat.
urday.
John A, Graves worthy farmer OF
Milcstown district died at his residence
Saturday last, aged about go years His
remainsv were buried at Sacred Heart
graveyard.
Next Sunday, at ! ! a. m, there viii be
Morning Prayer and Litany with ser
mon at 81. Andrews; in the evening, at
p. m, there will be Evening Prayer
with sermon at st. Peters.
MHGyE. BlehFds\ and family q.
Rolph's, Md, have removed to Leonard
town. Mr. Richards, it is reported, will
conduct the undertaking business for
his sister.in.law, Mrs Dillow.
During the cloud of July 4th, instant,
l.. y. Guy, Of tGreenhrier, hpd three
valuable horses STRUCK by lightning alid
killed. The horses had gone under a
tree for protection against the rain7 a"'
Mr.. James G. Hebb is travelling for
Carr. Owens and Heineman, wholesale
Druggists Baltimore. Mr.. Hebb is a
resident of Valley Lee district and we
hope ST. Mary's merchants will patronize
him,
In the case of Susan r. Sutton VS.. Ed
ward f. Bostick, tried before Judge Jo
f. Morgan, the Justice rendered jpdg..
ment for plaintiff for SGbO and costs
r. G. Combs for plaintiff and d. Harris
Camalier for defendant.
William I. Aud died at his residence
in Valley Lee district last week, aged
about % years. lie was an upright,
sinoefe { man And 3beliked ghytall who
knew him. For some years he was mes
senger to the Orphans Court.
Because of the sickness of Mr.. J. T.
Ballenger and unavoidable absence ofMT.
Lilburn there was no meeting of the Com
missioner's Court, the 10th, instant.
Commissioner Bowles was the only
member of the Board present.
Joseph A. Greenwell, native of this
comfy, died in Baltimore July 3, instant,
aged 60 years. Mr., Greenwell was a
gallant Confederate lsoliiert ana lost a
leg at Sharpsburg. He was a member
of tle. baltimore Light Artillery J0iii'
The Maryland State Teachers Asso-
citation Gomblimented MIN. b. Free
man, of Mechanicsville, by electing him
as one of the members of the Executive
Committee Mr.. FL Eugene Wathen, OF
Annapolis, lis chairman of the committee.
4 VIM s, Yates, Of Wicomico, Charles
Ncounty, had his entire crop ofwheat des-
troyed by fire. "A spark from an engine
started, the fire. just as heengine was
put down preparatory to threshing the
grain. Mr.. Yates is native of our
county, and has many friends here who
sincefelyqfegFet IFS loss. aioll"Jis'pioi =. (
pf 20 iudtuH 9ui 10 9llNN iAJf Dn4 Il
Monday, Judge Crane wasiin leon
ardtown and held court for the purpose
of hearing testimony in case OF Richard
II. G3raeF, IFustee, ws. Blanche Wood
Garner To admit additional testimo-
ny, hsaging was postponed 70 Monday,
.Iulyf8th, instant, Combs and Hammett
for plaintiff. Fred. Chunn and w. d.
Harry for.dafEss4a aalfs{ qsagfsf ~ T.f.t