Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1901-07-25


1ibing sail. Dr. Charles Cough reduced
the fracture and when DR.. r. =. Green.
well arrived he highly complimented
young DR. Cough upon his work.
Thursday LAST. the fsth, instant. Adria.
beloved wife Of J. Bonnie Goldsboroueh
died at her husbands. residence. Pasux-
ent district. She left family of small
ehildren- hrs. Goldsborough was a
daughter Of Cornelius Norris, Of Pa.ux-
ext. Her family and friends have our
sincere sympathy.
The Leonardsown Baseball Club is
doing fps playing and seems hard 70
down. Friday last IL Waited Mechanics
vile and took the crack team Of that
place into camp by . score Of IA 70 5.
The next game viii be played At Char
lotte Hall with the Charlotte Hall nine.
on Thursday. the s5th, instant.
Our Town Fathers would do well TO
look after the sanitary condition Of the
village. The previous board saw 20 this
matter and We think the result was ben
eneial 20 the health of the town. The
present commissioners will, we believe.
take Go backward steps but viii see that
we improve and not retrogade.
The managers OF the Prince Georges
county Fair sre endeavoring to arrange
games between the local nines as IN a.
tractica for the Fair. The Hyatssville
fad'spsndsns says that the firss game win
likely be between the HyasssyilIe and
Jacksonville teams and the second be.
tween La Plata and Leonardtown. The
third game Is to be between the winners
OF the two previous games.
Messrs. Samuel Padgett and Claude B.
Lloyd express the opinion that our new
Court House win not compare favorabIy
with the building At La Plata. After
the Leonardtewn Coust House is finish
ed, Mr.. Fsigett says he win treat TO a
bottle of wine any man who can consci.
entiously say il Is as convenient and
commodious as the Charles county Court
House. Don't all speak at oncei
Wednesday of last week a violent
storm passed through the village of Me-
Gainesville, uprooting trees and tearing
down palings. The yards-of Messrs. w.
t. Burroughs, DR.. 2. r. Morgan and A.
Z. Bowling were stripped, a tree was
blown on George s. Longs house and
Mr.. Bowling's porch was crushed by
falling trees. The storm was local, two
small clouds meeting near the village.
At Mondays meeting of the st. Ma
rvs Reading Room and Debating So
ciety the question should the State in
corporate Life Insurance Companies 81
was ably discussed by Messrs. Derby A.
Lynch, B. Harris Camalier, Joseph FL.
Key and Dabney II. Wharton in the az.
firmative and by Robert G. Combs in the
negative. Mr.. Wharton's remarks were
particularly instructive and forcible and
showed thorough knowledge OF the
subject.
The Weems Steamboat Company,
Henry Williams, president. has contract
ed with the Neafie & Levy shipbuilding
firm of Philadelphia, for the construction
of new steel steamer to be 100 feet
long, 40 feet wide and 10 feet deep. The
new boat is to draw feet of water and
Is expected to make Is knots an hour.
From the description OF her she will be
modelled somewhat upon the same lines
as the Northumberland" She is to run
on the Potomac route and be ready by
next April. The name has not yet been
selected.
Fred Swailes, colored, was surrender.
cd by his bondsman, Joseph NJ. Mating
ly, of "old Fields" Monday evening
last. and was by Justice Loker turned
ovei to the custody of Tailor Armswor-
thy and Bailiff Welt. Swailes said lac
wanted to talk to Mr.. Mattingly and
moved away from the officers short
distance. Mr.. Mattingly declined to re-
new the bond and then Swailes said he
wanted to 60 to the Orchard" to get
his coat. The Tailor told him he would
get the coat, but Swailes preferred to go
after it himself and went on the run.
How long he ran we have not been in
formed but long enough to lose the
iailor. His start was accelerated by q
pistol shot fred in the air. Swailes got
his coat, so we are told, about 9 o'clock
Tuesday morning, and announced his
intention Of going to Calvert county.