Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1902-11-27
Saint Maru's Beacon
COUNTY NEWS,
.I.OcaIwlse and Otherwiae.

December j. proximo.
Next Sunday, Nov. both, there
will be the usual masses at 8 and
1890 at Medley's Neck.
William NJ. While. Jr., has re-
moved from Wicomico, Charles coun-
ty, to Great Mills in this county.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Ollie Neal, of Bal.
timore, are visiting the family a
Mr.. John T. Ballenger. Mechanics
vile.
Thomas r. Nally and Charles
Ridgeway, Of. Washington, ID. c..
are visiting the Sanderson Brothers.
Leonardtown.
Charles S. Grason, OF St. InlQo's.
st. Mary's county, a member Of the
last Legislature, visited relatives in
Towson last week.-ISaa.
Last week, one of Glen Mattinely's
black mares came near bresking a
leg on the bridge between st. JOS
eph's Church and ]. Fl. Parson q.
Repair the bridge.
Winter weather may soon be ex-
pected and our householders ought
to see to it that they have a plenti-
full supply of wood on hand.
DR.. William b. Burch, Of Balti-
more, is visiting his brother-in- lay,
Senator James J. Greenwell ut
'Hnnters's Retreat, Medley's Neck.
Philip Butler. Jr., colored. re-
ports that considerable numbers OF
ducks ofall kinds are putting In their
appearance near the mouth OF Brit
tons Bay.
Monday and Tuesday last Treas
urer Geo. w. Joy sent out checks
to School Teachers on account of
salaries for the term ending Novem-
Der 10, instant.
Recently Chas. NJ. Hayden of Leon
ardtOwn, shot and killed % musk.
rats during one afternoon. A high
tide had driven the rats from their
houses and leads
Reverend and Mrs. Jacob James.
OF st. Mary's county, who have been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. AIKEN
hurst, parents of Mrs. James, have
returned home~San.
Mrs. Sarah ]. Yates formerly Of
this town is very sick at the home
OF her granddaughter near Barclay,
Queen Anne's county. Mrs. Yates
IS in the SOth year of her age.
On the first Monday in December
Court the cases growing out Of the
taking up of oyster lots in Britton s
Bay will be heard. Numerous
witnesses have been summoned.
DIR. Chas. v. Hayden will give
clinic ut the Baltimore Medical Col
lege, Dental Department, next week
and will not be in his Office, Leon
ardtown, until the following week.
Hayden NJ. II. Yates, Of Newtown
Manor, has lock" that he expects
to weigh over 500 pounds. Regis
ter OF Wills Philip T. Buckler has O
hog that may outweigh Mr.. Yates
AScranton Physician says: 'The
occupation of q miner subjects q
man to pleurisy, govt. neuralgia,
asthma, bronchitis, sciatica and
other diseases. Well, so does
farming, printing and other bust
nesses.
II you wish 10 secure o copy Of
the San Almanac for 1903 you must
subscribe for the San on or before
December the 10 instant. Remem-
Der this fact and don't fail to get
this Almanac. No Maryland family
can afford to be without it.
The Fifth Annual Meeting OF the
Maryland State Horticultural Socie-
ty will be held in Baltimore, Thurs
day and Friday, December Is and
10, proximc. Everyone of our fruit
growers, for pleasure or profit, ought
to attend this meeting. Il Is the
surest way to learn how 10 success
fully grow and handle fruits. John
7. Ballenger, of Mechanicsville. is
the Vice President for st. Mary's
county.
The Hollywood Hunt Club is COW
ering itself with glory and decora-
ting its members with brushes"
Recently some members of the club
caught fox that has for years de-
. fed the best laid plans Of dogs and
men. and last Saturday the Club
came over to Leonardtown and
treated our boys 10 q fine race. one
fox being bagged. Zach" was
taken along just to show him what
real "combingH is and how foxes
ought to be caught.
The Town Commissioners have
done excellent work grading and
repairing the wharf hill and other
portions of the streets Of Leonard
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