Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1902-08-07
saint Maru's Beacon
COUNTY NEWS.


is visiting Geo. W. Joy. Jr., Leon
ardtOwn.
w. T. Gordon and wife OF Anacos
tia, are visiting Of w. v. Raley, q
''Cintra.
Fraueis Fenwick, Of Washington
is visiting his cousin. Aloysius +
King, Leonardtows.
Mrs. Mary Z. Saundars and daugh
ter May are visiting Mrs. G. w
Foxwell, LeonardtOwn.
Miss Nellie Dorsey, Of Easton, 4
visiting her sister, Mrs. James J
Stone, at ''Tomakokin."
Mrs. Laura Taylor, nee Biscoe, o
Baltimore, is visiting her aunt Mrs
L. A. Jones, Leonardtown.
There will be an illustrated lecture
at Jarboe's Pavilion, California
Thursday, August 18th, instant.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Padgett O
Washington d. G. are visiting their
brother j. Richard Edwards Of
landslide.
The School Board was in session
last Tuesday and were interviewed
by several representatives Of schOol
book publishers.
Miss Mollie Foxweil and nephew.
Master Raymond Foxwell Of this
town, are in Washington en- route
to Ocean Grove.
Victor Anderson and Glenn Yates,
OF Washington, paid our Office q
brief visit last week. We were
pleased to see them.
Colored Festival al Sacred Heart
Church Milestown on Wednesday,
Aug. Goth. Tournament, dinner,
refreshments and dancing.
J. Oscar Hancock, Of the st. JOS
eph S section, is having q nice new
dwelling erected. Messrs. Hunter
& Burroughs are the builders.
Cards are out announcing the mar
riage of Miss Blanche Wood Gar
ner, formerly of this county, to Mr..
Stuart II. Edmonds, OF Washington.
Mrs. Ford Combs and three child
rem, Of St. Louis, arrived Wednesday
morning for a visit to the family Of
Robert C. Combs, Esq, at "Eldon. .
The small bridge on Lawrence
avenue, Leonardtown. nearly OPP
pOsite Chas. Nj. Hayden's residence,
needs immediate repair. 1t is
nearly gone.
The Misses Storey and Master
Frank Storey, OF Baltimore, are
spending o few weeks with their
cousin, Mrs. Brayshaw at the
''Glebe," Valley Lee.
Al the recent Teachers Examina-
tons Dallam Parsons won the four
year free scholarship to st. johns
College, Annapolis. Dallam was q
pupil of Prof. Henry Wingate.
The hill opposite st. Joseph s
graveyard is sadly in need OF grad
ing down. 1t is too steep ortravel.
T. Edgar Russell, AN old road maker
says the work could be done for $l5
and that he would take the con
tract at that figure.
At Tuesdays meeting the School
Commissioners opened bids and
awarded the contract for text books
and furniture tothe w. j. c. Dulaney
Company, OF Baltimore. The con
tract for stationery was awarded the
]. w. Bond Company. OF Baltimore
In this issue we publish the lis
Of delinquent tax payers for 1901
Further expense may be avoided By
prompt settlement. Unless tn,
taxes and costs be paid on or befor'
September 8, proximo, the Treasurer
will sell the advertised properties
There viii be game Of baseball
at Leonardtown Friday afternOoI
next between the Leonardtown anC
Bryantown mines. The Leonard
town boys expect TO visit Virgins
Wednesday Of next week for games
with the Kinsale aud Warsaw teams
The usually accurate BaltimOr'
Saa few the track Saturday las
when it reported phones rs having
been put in Leonardtown houses
A second look ought TO have beer
taken and the error would hav'
been avoided. Telephones will
we believe, soon be put in, however
The County Treasurer viii begil
his visitations TO the different dis
tricts. for the purpose OF collecting
State and County taxes for 1902
Monday, August 18th, instant. Fiy'
per cent. discount is allowed o.
State taxes paid in August. Their
is no discount on County take
which are due September l, proximc
Messrs. Chas. Russell & Son an
w. v. Waters have commence
work with traction engine and on
~ &ho ro~v ..r,aA machines urad;n