Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1902-10-09
Saint Maru's Beacon
COUNTY NEWS.
Localwise and Otherwise.


weighing a pounds.
The Town Commissioners OF Leon.
ardtOwn are at work on the streets
grading and draining them.
There win be o grand Ball at
Moore's Hotel on the, evening OF
Thursday, October g, instant.
Note the advertisement of County
Treasurer Dents district visitations
and meet him and pay your taxes.
Mrs. Edith Drury, who has been
spending q week with Mrs. Polly
Floyd, Patuxent, returned to town
Tuesday last.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. III. CamaIier left
Tuesday afternoon last TO attend the
wedding of Miss Mamie Turner 70
William ii. Hayden.
First Communion will be given TO
the class OF children already pre-
pared at Sacred Heart Church on
Sunday, october 18TH.
Father Brennan, former Pastor OF
st. John s and Lady Chapel, was the
guest of the Jesuit Fathers on Fri
day and Saturday last.
The recentheavy rains have caused
considerable damage to tobacco in
barns and have delayed pulling corn
and farm work in general.
Miss Katherine Crane of st. Ma
rvs county, visited Miss Bessie Par
ran, at her home near st. Leonard s
last week.-CdlUert Journal.
The Registrars Of Voters will sit
Tuesday next, the 14th, instant, to
revise the registration lists. They
cannot add any new names on that
day.
Miss Blanche Tennison, daughter
of James A. Tennison, OF st. Inigo's,
left Wednesday last for Nazareth,
Ky. TO enter the Convent of the Sis
ters of Charity at that place.
On our fourth page we print the
program OF the st. Mary's County
Teachers Institute now in session.
The sessions of the Institute will be
interesting, instructive and enter
tanning.
Ex-Sheriff William T. Bailey has
been appointed Justice OF the Peace
for the 9th district in place of J. w.
Latham, resigned. Mr.. Bailey was
formerly Justice and was q first
class officer.
Tuesday last, T. Edgar Russell
pleaded guilty before Justice w. M.
Loker of profanely cursing and
swearing on the streets of Leonard
town and was fined % and costs
making total of $3.50.
Alexander Beale, OF st. Inigo's,
has purchased of William A. Loker,
of Leonardtown. the farm known as
Timber Neck" situate on st. Je-
rome's Creek. We understand that
the price paid was $3.50.
B. Harris Camalier, our candidate
for Congress, last week made brief
tour of Howard county. Mr.. Cana
lier was accompanied on his trip
through the county by the Hon. Ed
win Warfield, whose guest he was.
An FISHERMAN, old in the business,
says that the tongers in the Wicom-
leo and st. Clements bay have up to
date this year made more money out
of oysters than they have for the
same period in the past twenty-fiv
years.
The Grand Army Of the Republic
is gathered at Washington and the
city is filed with the thousands of
veterans and their admirers. Capt.
A. A. Lawrence and wife, of this
town, are among the visitors from
st. Mary's.
If the Leonardtown authorities
continue to enforce the law against
the use Of profane language on the
streets the practice will speedily be
broken up sud the town be peaceful
and quiet. All law abiding citizens
commend the authorities for their
energy.
The st. John Berchmau's Sanctu-
airy Society now numbers Is men,
bers. The members serve Masseve-
nv day In st. Aloysius' Church. A
branch Of this excellent Society is to
be organised in st. Joseph's Par
ish where there are seven candi-
dates for admission.
The tournament and dinner given
by the colored members of the Cath
Ole church at Mechanicsville was a
great success. The net proceeds
amount 10 over $3.50. g. VIM. Her.
bert aud Ed. Goldrieg were excel
lent managers. A full account will
given in our next issue.
III. G. Thompson, of Hard For
tune" il anxious TO know IL there is
any one In St. Mary 8 who has raised
anything in the pear line heavier
than pound. Ms. Thompson has q
pear Of that weight placked from a
fw0 wear old traa sold him nv yUnod =,