Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1901-07-04
saint AIaru's beacon
COUNTY NEWS.
LecaIwiss and Otherwise.

Messrs. Joseph H. Ching and stephen
A. Abell returned from Baltimore Mon
day last.
Everything Is sweltering in the hot
test spell OF ale season. II il, In truth.
very warm.
Misses Alice Herbert. Annie Lovejoy
and Luiie Moore are visiting friends in
Leonardtown.
Louis L. Russell and son is spending
few weeks with his brother. William
A Russell. Morganza.
Misses Belle Lynch and Elsie Key, of
s. Mary's Female Seminary, are at home
for the summer holidays.
Miss Alma Matsingly. of "Buena Wis
Ia" near Leonardtown, is visiting
friends in Washington City,
j. w. Thomas and family, of Cumber-
land, Nd, are At their summer home,
Deep Falls" near Chaptico.
The first nearby peaches ofthe season
were received in Baltimore on Friday
of last week from Calvert cosnty.
The Guild OF Poplar Hill Parish viii
meet Al the Rectory, Thursday, July IL,
at 3 p. m, for election of officers.
Misses Annie and Katie Briscoe, of
Prince Frederick, are visiting the family
of George r. Loker. at ''Thornly"
Twenty deaths and large number of
prostrations resulted from the intense
heat in Baltimore Saturday, Sunday and
Monday last.
The schooner Edward Lcary, Captain
Charles Cullen, last week brought load
of coal to Leonardtown and soon sold
out at $5.25 per ton.
A portion of the Union tunnel, Balti-
more, collapsed early Saturday morning
last and train narrowly escaped being
caught by the cave in.
The brickwork on the new Court
House will soon be completed. 1t is ex-
pected that all the walls will be up by
next Saturday afternoon.
July list, instant, Comptroller Herring
made the quarterly distribution of the
free school fund, payable July Is. st.
Mary's viii receive si,245 So.
Mondays Baltimore papers report the
appointment of W. K Herbert as post
master at Dynard. Mr.. Herbert has fill
ed the position before and was a good
official
W. V. Waters has taken charge OF the
star routes from Leonardtown TO Faux
ner and from Leonardtown to Park Hall.
Buck" is hustler and the routes will
be well carried
Robert WAthen. a former clerk in
Fenwick and Morgan's store, Leonard
town. is on a visit to his relatives and
friends in the county. Rob has been
away for eleven years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph A. Moore, 230s
North Charles street, are spending this
week at the Buffalo Exposition, after
which they will make trip through the
Thousand Islands.-SaH.
There will be services in ST. Andrews
Church with sermon and Holy Com
munion Sunday, July s, at 1910, 9 m
in Poplar Hill Church, Evening Prayer
and sermon at 800, p. m.
Wheat threshing is general through
ont the county, but as yet we have had
no reports of phenomenal yields. The
general impression seems to be that but
q medium yield will be made.
Our new printing plant Is not in OPP
Grafton, but We hope soon TO be running
smoothly. Prompt and punctual pay
ments Of amounts due rs will be the
greatest possible aid to accomplish this
end
Owing TO the Intense heat and strain
incident to the Ordinations, the dates
for JabiIee-AissIon and Illustrated Lee
lures in Sc Inieo's Mission have been
changed, Que notice 10 which viii be
given
Last MOnday, William c. MatEingiy,
Of LeonaEdtown, took charge ofthe mail
E0Gfe from tkis place TO Mechauiesville.
We believe that Glen" will be No.
carrier AID will be rather ahead than
behind time-
Tuesday last the Great Mills property
lately occupied by James J. Norris and
foTuesfy owned and occupied By the
late Joseph >. AIIssOn was sold at Mort
Eagee's sale for e2.000. Mrs Mary
AIIas0n was the purchaser.
Edward Dean, Of Pasaxens district,
while At work IN kss eOFa aeId Saturday
Last. eonpgafned Of eramps IN kis
stomach ana ssassed for bis house, bot
before rs4eksag Is fell dad We have
been unable 60 sesaFe fell particulars o.
the aeaah-
The BxAcox regrets 90 psFs vita is
old friend. Mr. q. NJ. Abel, for . long
time mail carrier On che Meeh4aissvilIs
l.eonarssown route. MF. Abel IL one
% She tF1ess, aobless men ie kss bssn
ouT good foFtaae 70 meet and Ne visa
IAN good luck aud prosperity Wherever
be goes
The Julia r.. hopkins, Capt. CosSison,
bFoaghs 60 LeonaFdtowa, LAST week, sas
bricks - complete fas CoaFs Horse.
WhsIs tskaag ne bricks gfom sss seASSa-
erss hold, Iask Abe8I vas struck on the