Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1902-08-28
Saint Maru's Beacon
COUNTY NEWS.
Localwise and Otherwise.

LOcalwise and Otherwise.
There is prospect for fine corn
crop throughout the county.
John R. Herbert, of Baltimore, is
visiting his relatives in st. Mary s.
Miss Lulu Moore, Of Washington,
is visiting Miss Rose Loker, Leon
ardtown.
Hurry Brothers are having their
store painted. Dick Railey is doing
the work
Mrs. w. A. Padgett, of Baltimore,
is spending few weeks with Miss
Emily Hurry, at Hurry.
Richard c. Moore and wife and
daughter, of Washington, are guests
of Moore s Hotel, Leonardtown.
Miss Mamie Lyon, OF st. Mary's
county, is the guest OF Mrs. Car
penter, near Wayside. Crescent.
Favors from several esteemed cor
respondents were received too late
-DfOr insertion in this weeks BEACON.
Service fn>~Poplar Hill Church
Sunday Aug. 81, 1890 a. m. ST.
Thomas Chapel on the Island $50
p. IN. ~
1t is expected that work will be
gin on the building for the Bank OF
st. Mary's, next Monday, Septem-
Der lst.
Dir. Sothoron Key, OF Washing
ton, is visiting the home of Mrs.
Louisa Steuart, Calvert county. -
Gazette,
If your property is advertised for
sale for taxes pay up before Tues
day, September 9, proximo, and pre-
vent sale. "
There is now splendid trout and
rock fishing in Britton Bay and
large catches, with hook and line,
are reported.
Democratic primaries have been
called for Saturday, September 6,
proximo Attend them and select
good delegates
Taxes for 1902 will be due and de-
mandable Monday next, September
lst. After that date taxes draw 6
per cent. interest.
Mrs, Charles f. French and son,
G. Vernon French, are visiting their
cousins, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Il. Red
man, of Valley Lee.
b, II. Camalier, Esq, of this town,
delivered the coronation address at
the Hughesvlle Tournament, Wed
nesday, the goth, instant
Several of the daughters of Col
p Oscar G. Hayden, Of st. Mary 5
county, are visiting Judge VIM
Mex. Burroughs. Times Crescent.
The residenceof William A, Loker
Leonardtown has been repainted.
Melvin Green, OF Mechanicsville,
did the work, and it is a good and
tasteful job.
The Brown Store, Leonardtawn
is no longer brown. The painter $
brush has worked transformation
and the beauty Of the place has been
greatly enhanced.
Kate Nolan, colored, died, recent
ly at the residence of her husband.
Edward Nolan, Hillvile. She had
been sick for a long time, and was
about 40 years OF age.
Miss Leila Mattingly, of Wash
ington, accompanied by Mrs. Eugene
Mattingly, of Leonardtown district,
paid the BEACON Office a pleasant
visit last Thursday.
A letter from Rev. Father d. c.
Keenan,, mailed at Newport, August
IS, reached the Leonardtown post
Office August 18th. The direction
was unusually legible.
We are informed that for some
time past our Mechanicsyille friends
have had two mails a day. One
reaches the town by the morning
and the other by the evening train.
Misses Lille Mills, Virgie Doug
las and Marguerite Bibb, of Wash
ington, returned home Wednesday
last, after brief visit to Miss Eta
Lee, at Part Hopton Park, this
district
Ambrose f. Cough, colored, of the
9Th district, has been excused from
service upon the September Jury be-
cause Of the existence Of diphtheria
in his family, and John S. Jones has
been drawn in his place.
j. Donlon Hurry, of Hurry, has
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