Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1901-07-11


and Miss Annie May soihoron. Of 81.
Mary's county. were married In Rock
vile. Wednesday afternoon. July 3. by
Rev. Thomas J. Packard. rector Of Christ
Episcopal Church.
Miss MoIlie Foxwell, Of Leonardtown,
attended the State Teacher Association
ct the Blue Mountain House and is now
visiting the Misses Norris. Baltimore.
She IL accompanied By her nephew, Mas
ter Raymond Foxweil.
Mrs. John B. Thompson and children.
Of Baltimore, are visiting J. ID. Thomp-
son. this district. The happiness Of
having his grandchildren with him, will,
We fear, make rs miss many pleasant
calls from our old friend.
The wheat yield Of st. Inigo's, like
that Of other districts, We are told, fell
short. j. T. Bronze made 400 hundred
bushels and J. G. II. Lilburn DAG. This
yield, Mr. Lilburn Informs us is about
two-thirds Of good crop.
Mrs. NJ. Z. Davis, OF MechanicsvilIe,
recently captureda carrier pigeon with
q band on each leg-one, unmarked, and
the other marked v.l4923. This il the
second carrier that has come TO her farm
within the past few years.
July 9Th. instant. the Charlotte Hall
Club visited Leonardtown, and ceIe-
brated the day by playing with the local
team. The score was 10 TO 0 in favor OF
the visitors Onr nine was out classed,
out-played and shut ont. We hope IL
will do better next time.
Lighting cannon-cracker that some
unsuspecting man held under his arm
seems to have been favorite amusement
on the late Fourth. In every instance
death was the result. The only Mary
land man killed in this way was Andrew
kirkpatrick, of Homecoming.
William w. Cation died at his resi-
dence, mt. Pleasant" Patuxent district,
Monday, July 1, instant, aged about &c
years. He was a well Unknown and con-
sistent member of the Methodist church
and was good and thrifty farmer. His
remains were buried at Joy Chapel,
Wednesday Of last week.
Last week. Rev. Father Kelly, s. j.,
OF Sc. Joseph's church, was called away
by the serious sickness of his father. He
reached home about quarter of an hour
after his father had breathed his last.
Many friends throughout st. Mary's sim
cers!y sympathize with the Reverend
Father in his bereavement.
We invite especial attention to the
advertisement in another column of the
Union Trust Company Of Maryland, of
which George Blackstone, formerly of
this town, Is president. This company
Is one of the best and strongest in the
State and its savings department 10
feature that should commend Il to all
our citizens.
Thursday last, Hon. Sydney E. Mudd
paid visit to Leonardtown and saw
and talked with his friends. Because
OF this visit It is said that both wings Of
the republican party in the county will
hereafter flop together and that there
win be no more trouble in the camp.
It's the same old sgd, however. that's in
charge, and don't you forget it.
At Mondays meeting of the st. Mary's
Reading Room and Debating Society
the following officers were elected
President, Daniel G. Combs; vice-Presi-
dent, Francis v. King; Recording Sec.
rotary, Derby A. Lynch; Assistant Re-
cording Secretary, Clarke Abel; Treas
urer, William F. Greenwell; Librarian,
Robert G. Combs; Assistant librarian,
b. Fl. Camalier. Resolutions thanking
d. 8. Briscoe for 10 volumes of Confed.
crate Military History were adopted and
also resolutions of respect upon the
death of J. Frank Ford.