Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1902-10-16
Saint Maru's Beacon
COUNTY NEWS.
I.ocaIwlse and Otlaerwise.

and grown people too are enjoying
hunting them.
Entries for the Leonardtown races
must be made on the night before
each days races.
Miss Alma Raley, Of "Cintra, >"
third district, Is visiting Mrs. VIM.
G. Mattingly, Leonardtown.
Mrs. John Maddox and children are
visiting Mrs. Maddox q parents at
Solitude" Medley's Neck.
We hope to see large represeu-
tation from Charles and Calvert
counties at the Leonardtown races.
Capt. A. A. Lawrence has just re-
turned from Baltimore with CON-
plete stock Of new goods. Call and
see them.
The Ball at Moore's Hotel will be
on Wednesday night, the END, In
slant, instead Of Thursday as at
first announced.
Messrs. Aubrey and Kennedy
Abel returned TO Georgetown Col
lege last Sunday. after weeks visit
70 their parents.
+. o. Morgan and wife and daugh-
ter, of Leonardtown, left Sunday
last for ten days trip TO Washing
and other cities.
Our Mr.. Yates has been present
cd with q nine pound grandson,
born to his daughter, Mrs. Eddie
Cryer, last Monday.
+. Eugene Wathen and wife and
Mrs. Grafton Boone, of Anne Arun-
del County, have been visiting
friends in st. Mays.
Mrs. ]. Thomas Bailey, of Men,
phis, Tenn. is visiting her father
in-law Judge James H. Bailey at
"Mattaponi," Milestown district.
Leslie Combs, of Dayton, Ohio, a
son OF the late DR.. Charles Combs,
formerly OF this town, is visiting his
relations and friends in st. Mary s.
Violet, infant daughter of Fran
els and Frances Swailes, .colored,
died, OF whooping cough at its pa
rents residence, Leonardtown, last
Wednesday.
We we're delighted to receive calls
from Mrs. Polly Floyd, Mrs. Mary
Thompson, Mrs. A. +. Fenwick,
Miss Madge Greenwell, Misses Love,
Fowler, and Freeman.
The concert under the direction
of Prof. A. Lee Jones, of Baltimore,
Md, will be given Tuesday, Octo-
Der 18th. Full particulars as to
singers, &C., viii be given later.
Miss Gussie r. Wathen, daughter
of our esteemed friend Geo. F. Wath-
en-, of "The Branch" left Wednes-
day last to enter the Convent Of the
Sisters of Charity ut Nazareth Ky.
State-Superintendant NJ. Bates
Stephens and Examiners +. Eugene
Wathen and J. Briscoe Bunting at
tended the st. Mary's Teachers In
stitute and took parts in its proceed
ings.
Mrs. N. b. Rogers, of South Caro-
lima, is visiting her mother Mrs.
John f. Carpenter, of Budd 8 Creek.
This is Mrs. Rogers first visit TO
her native county in the pasttwenty-
three years.
A well-arranged grand stand has
been constructed and all arrange
ments made for the comforts Of spec
tators ut the I.eonardtown Races,
Wednesday and Thursday, the 22nd
and 23rd, instants.
Our old and esteemed friend, John
Armistead Scott, of Mechanicsville.
has been placed on the Teachers
retired list Mr.. Scott has been an
efficient and successful teacher and
the grandchildren of children
he taught are now school-goers.
The farm of Gabriel Bennett, col
ored, was enormously sold for taxes,
September Q. proximo, said taxes
having been paid aoouta week prior
to day OF sale. We make this state
ment at the request OF the County
Treasurer and in justice TO Bennett.
The colored Teachers Institute
Thursday and Friday last demon
strated that our county has a capa-
BILE and intelligent corps Of colored
teachers. In our last issue we pub
lished their program. The papers
were carefully prepared and well
delivered.
1t is reported that cartridges are
now being shot in some parts of the
county. There lisa SO fine for shoot
ing them prior to November 1st.
Gunners should take due notice and
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