Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1902-07-03

at Nortelkr Gre At the Academy for
the Retreae
Wha@tthreshing is proRressina
rapidly and satisfactory yields are
being reported.
Chas. ]. Russell, of Loveville, has
had his home reprinted. Dick Rair
ley did the work. =
Warren Guy, OF Clements. is home
from Holy Cross College, Mass, for
his sumnSr Vocation. ! tTnn
MsSLAura Wason. Of baltimore.
is visiting her niece. Mrs. Laura w.
Holmes. Leonardtown.
There is an unusual scarcity of
crabs, hard and <oft. just nov and,
the catches are eniall and prissa high
The BEACON was greatly pleased
Monday last at call by Mr.. and Mrs.
Stephen Alvey and Mr.. and Mrs.
Archie Alvey. =
Theproperty knownas "Ashcombs
Freehold and Hanover" was offered
at.pdbiic auction Tuesday last and
Withdrawn on a bid oJ $40.
Misses Mollie and Carrie Hilton,
Of Baltimore, are visiting Their
brother, John l.. Hilton, at his nome,
''Hatton's Rest near Great Mills.
TAe Gala di All Saints Paris6
have determined TO hold their annual
festival on Wednesday,, July Both.
Their advertisement will appear
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Floods, have caused considerable
damage in the Middle West. There
were snow falls at Bloomington, Ills,
and at Leadville, Colo. June 10Th,
The commissioners OF Leonard
town are having the streets of the
town improved by filling up the
hOAsNs~GapA~ spLawrencs lis,
Supervising the work.
Miss Genevieve Hilton, of St. Ca
thsriae,ss, Normal Institute, Balti-,
mGe ia spending her. vacation with,
her parents, Mrs-apd Mrs :TJehn l.,
Hilton, near. Great Mills. ~
Robert D. Blakjstohe,F OF River
Springs, ipforms as that the Arsenal
Btass Band of Washington. ID. c..
Will render music at the celsbratidn
Ot1hat resort, July 4th, instant. ~
AVeintite especial attention to the
report of Col. William 'Kilgodr-ss
OSation At the recent commencement
afCharloste Hall, and TO the list Of
School Trustees published on our
hgst. Pagesavz ~ r,,,,,.
The new books for the Library Of
the old ST. Mary 8 Reading and De-
batting Society were received Sun
day hsstE EPhey wiilssoop be on the
shelves and ready for delivery to
members.
7hS Sun Of July 1, reports that A.
Z. Bowling, 81 ST. Marv's county,
has been appointed digest clerk of
the House Of Representatives at Mr..
Mhddsinstance. Theposition pays
$500 year. }--ht
State s Attorney Camalier left Mon
day last to attend the meeting of the
Bar Association at Ocean City. He
win be accompanied by his wife and
daughter and expects to return Sat
urday next. a ..,.ri
The latest in the Mudd- McComas
game is that the Congressman has
Discarded Belt, caught A, Posey
on the draw and now proposes to
.'call's the Senator. We await the
''show down. . =
II you owe taxes for the year 1901 i,
tlehit fergetto remember that you
must pay on or beforeSaturday, July
18th, instant, or the County Treas
IlgAE NinA be obliged to advertise
Sonr prppefsy.- as .I,da
Ia the commencement ofthe Acad-
6shSz6l the Visitation, st. Louis, Mo. +,
Miss Ellen Combs, Of Leonardtown,
was awarded gold medals for Com
position and Politeness and won a
draw for the Music Medal. ann ,s
8. Misses Madge Duke, Helen Sher-
mainline: and Mr.. T. B. Carpenter
are em route to attend the meeting of
the lSsSts Teachers Association at
Ocean City, where they win repre-
sent the. St..Mary's county schools,
Work .op the railroad bed is still
progressing and the grade has now
been leveIed as far down rs Hillyille.
The county road has been graded
from. POntop s nearly down to, DIR.
King 5. end, the work has been web
i-otMr. Wade Blackstone has just re-
turned from the city aud announces
- that he has employed the washing
ton Barracks Band. y A program
OF choice music will continue ct Riv-
er Springs until IL p. M. Saturday,
July 9Th. - f.'i,N'i
DIR. f. +. Greenwich is having
bricks piled on the lot for the project
ed Bank ofSt. Mary's. He will deliv-
ar about 81. 900 bricks from his first