Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1902-11-20
Saint Maru's Beacon
COUNTY NEWS.
LocalwIse and Otherwise.


Mrs. Carrie Spalding, OF Patux-
ent. is visiting her brother, George
A. Simms, Baltimore.
Messrs S. Paul Hayden and r.
Clarke Abel, Of Leonardtown, left
Sunday last for trip 70 Washing
ton.
Our local. shippers are sending
large numbers Of chickens aud tur-
keys TO the Baltimore and Washing
ton markets.
Dudley 4 Carpenter recently sold
for account of o. g. Hayden two
hogsheads OF groundleaves ca IL
and IL cents per pound.
Mrs. L. A. Jones, OF Leonard
town, left Sunday last for a visit to
Washington and Baltimore. She
returned to-day wednesday,
Call Saturday at BalIenger & Dy-
sons, MechanicsviIle and see il you
get the Sewing Machine. The jar
OF cents will be counted a: 3P. NJ.
The annual Thanksgiving Festi-
val for the benefit of st. Michael's
Church will be held at 'Woodlawn,"
Wednesday evening, November 26.
Now that we are again getting
our Office in shape, after overhaul
ing machinery, &c, we hope 70 be
able to find space for the favors Of
our local correspondents.
Among the fair young visitors
who called Mt our Office last week,
we're: Ruth and Madeleine Cana
lier, Helen Joy, Marguerite Abel
Annie May Boyd and Annie Morgan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward b. Norris
were married May 30, 1876 and have
been blessed with 10 children the
latest arrivals being twin girls. All
but two OF the children are living.
We print but four more issues
before Christmas and our local mer-
chants should hurry up with their
advertisements. Don't put it of.
II you have bargains for buyers let
them know about them.
Work on the Bank of st. Mary's
is delayed by the non-arrival OF the
iron beams for the vault ceiling.
The beams were shipped November
l, and are still somewhere between
Philadelphia and Baltimore.
The Oil Trust has advanced the
price OF coal oil 3 cents per gallon.
This evidences the moderation of a
beneficient monopoly. It could
have advanced the price much high
er, but will let il flicker at q Scent
advance for awhile.
- Hoppe Il Reh are travelling though
st. Mary's with a clever company
Of fun-makers and are giving first
class entertainments. At Leonard
town they have had large audiences
and everyone has been pleased with
their show. Go and see theml
Admiral Duffy, of the Sun, could
not make his usual election trip to
st. Mary's this year on account of
i'll health. The Admiral. however,
had clever representative here in
genial Tom Ewell. We hope Mr..
Duffy will soon regain his health.
Alexander deBarril, of Solomon s,
is canvassing Southern Maryland
for the sale of Booker T. Washing
tons works. Mr.. deBarril thinks
that the negro race would be great
ly benefited by such reading, and
uplifted by following Washington S
advice.
DIR. Brooks, of the Baltimore San,
is at the city Hospital, Baltimore,
suffering from rheumatism. DIR.
Brooks is well and favorably known
all over st. Mary's aud his old
friends here join with us in wish
ing him speedy restoration 70
health.
The choir and several members oil
the congregation of st. Mary's. Star
of the Sea, Solomon's Island, at
tended Mass last Sunday Mt st. Nj.
chOlas Church. They crossed the
Patuxent on the steamer Messenger
Of Toomey Bros. contractors for
the buildingof Point No Point Light
House.
The death of Elizabeth Swailes,
colored, wife of George Swailes, col.
ored, of this district, removes from
our midsta truly good and Christian
woman. Aunt Lizzie ever set good
example; she was kind and chart
table and was model for her race.
All who knew her respected and es.
teemed her. May she rest in peacel
Last week, little Jessie Jones, o
Patuxent dictrict, fell into well 81
feet deep and was unhurt. James
Furgerson was digging the well fol
fhov.lAx, Vvica ord The ab;ld - ,~lox,