Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1902-06-05
Saint Maru's Beacon
COUNTY NEWS.


c., is visiting relatives in Britton s
Neck, Third district.
TheSummer schedule ofthe Weems
Line steamers, Potomac route, went
into effect last Tuesday.
Paul, son of J. Ford Greenwich. of
LeonandtOwn, Sunday last fell from
a cherry tree and sprained his arm.
Leaf tobacco is selling for better
price than for years past. We nope
our planters will be benefited there
by.
An accident to the machinery OF
the Steamer Sue delayed her six
hours, Tuesday evening, at Alexan-
dria.
4. HI. Roberts, OF Chester, Penna.
is on visit to his st. Mary s county
estate, situate in the Cedar Point
hundred.
Last Monday, the County Commits
sioners authorized Joseph +. Neal
TO have board fence erected around
the Court House lot.
Sunday evening last George Tarle-
ton, colored, confined i'm the county
Jail, attempted To commit suicide,
and in consequence is now in irons.
The account of Eye Witness of
the recent entertainment ut the st.
Mary's Seminary was received too
late for publication in this weeks
issue.
Recently, Mary Wood, wife of JAS.
Wood, colored, Slipped and fell down
the cellar door at the residence of
the late Mrs. Amanda Spalding and
was painfully bruised.
At Mondays meeting of the Coun-
ty Commissioners the Levy Of 1902
was closed. The Commissioners de-
cided TO increase the levy for school
purposes from 10 TO IL cents.
The doors formerly sold by F.
Libby & Co for 81 have been ad-
vanced in price to $l.25. There
seems To be an advance all along the
line in prices. 1t is not confined to
lumber
w. Douglas Goode has bargained
to purchase of A. II. Cheseldine the
stock of general merchandise at Bal
ley's old stand on Whites Neck
creek. Mr.. Goode will remove from
Dynard.
Friday last, Hon. John r. Patti
son and wife, of Cambridge, paid
Leonardtown brief visit, and from
here went to visit friends in st. Ma
rvs city. Mr.. Pattison is one of
the leaders of the Dorchester bar.
The commencement exercises at
st. Mary's Academy, Leonardtown,
will be held in the Academy Hall,
Monday, June Is. 1902. Doors open
at 1870, p. IN. Curtain rises at 8 p.
m. Admission, 80 cents; Children,
% cents.
Tuesday afternoon last, Harris
Camalier son OF Ii. H. Camalier,
ESqr., of Leonardtown, was painful
ly hurt while playing by sticking q
silver through the lower part Of
his leg. DIR. Lynch extracted the
splinters.
We are indebted To Major Geo. NJ.
Thomas for on invitation To attend
the Commencement Excuses at
Charlotte Hall Academy and to Prof.
Henry I. Harrison for an invitation
TO the Commencement of the Mary
laad Agricultural College.
During the past week the BEACON
has been the recipient of esteemed
calls from the six fairest young
ladies in st. Mary's county: Misses
Alma Mattingly. Matte Harrison,
jamie Petherbridge, Ruth Evans,
Katharine Dent and Edith Evans.
Rev. Chas. X. Jenkins, S. j., pas
tor of st. Aloysius' Church, Leon
ardtown. is at ST. Joseph s Hospital,
Baltimore. Father Jenkins is be-
loved by our entire community and
all join us in the hope that he may
soon return home completely restor-
ed TO health.
Examinations in the St. Mary s
public schools viii begin next Men
day, June 9th, and continue until
Thursday, the 18th, inclusive. The
schools viii close on Friday, the
18th. All examinations are TO be
written and will be uniform through
out she county.
Don't forget to settle your back
taxes. The Treasurer gives notice
OF his attendance in the different dis
tricts and you will save trouble and
expense by meeting him and paying
the bills. 1901 delinquents must be
advertised July, 18th, prOximo. IN
der the new law no levy is required
to be made.
The June Term OF our Circuit
Court convened Monday, Associate
Iudero Crane y,roSidinU INDICTMENTS