Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1902-05-01

tngy look dlcieut anu lonesome.
The steamer Calvert ID 10 make
her first trip on the Potomac route
this week.
The sloop Mamie Merryman. Of
the State Fishery Force. was sunk
in Poplar Island Narrows.
Lookout for MilIison's advertise
ment in next weeks paper. He
viii offer you great bargains.
G. J. Clements, Of Leonardtown.
caught with hook and line the first
fish Of the season on the 9th, ultimo.
The drought was broken Monday
night last by gentle shower, that
viii doubtless prove of great bene-
fit.
Herbert Resell, OF Clements, is
among this years graduates in dent
istry Of the Baltimore Medical Col
lege.
- State Senator Peter, OF Howard
county, is quite sick and his condi-
ton causes much anxiety among his
friends.
Congressman Mudd's Convention
will meet at Chesapeake Beach to-
day and viii unanimously re-nomi-
nate Sydney E. Mudd.
A superb silver service, the gift
of the people of four states, was pre-
scented to Admiral Schley in Mem
phis. April 18th, 1902.
Tuesday last Minnie L. Weems,
colored, confined In the county Jail
for assault, was discharged. There
are now no prisoners in Jail.
Deputy Sheriff Mattingly Monday
last took to the Maryland Hospital
Andrew Herbert who was adjudged
by jury to be of unsound mind.
The wheat crops in Clements Sec
ton look very well. Z. b. Harri-
son, Judge ID. ]. Payne and ]. P.
Greenwell all have nice looking
crops.
Elizabeth Holly, worthy and res
pected colored woman of Leonard
town district, died at her residence
near Red Gate, April 18th. uItimo.
She was about 83 years of age.
The ladies' of st. Peters Chapel,
Leonardtown, expect to repeat their
entertainment of April 4th. last,
given under such unfavorable cir
cumstances, about the middle of
May.
Read the Local Laws printed on
our first and fourth pages. We
have not yet received the laws de-
fining the jurisdiction of our County
Magistrates or the 5-acre oyster
planting law.
The Charles county Liquor Deal
ers are fighting in the Courts the
new Charles county Liquor License
Law. L. A. Wilmer is their attor-
ney. The law increased the Charles
county License from $50 to $50.
John f. and Thos. J. Combs have
sold their house and lot at Great
Mills to J. Wesley Freeman and
will remove to Baltimore. While
regretting their departure we wish
them much success in their new
home.
Bulletin No. 80 of the Maryland
Agricultural Experiment Station,
tells the name of the disease that
during the past two years killed so
many valuable horses in Maryland.
It's proper name is, ACUTE Epizoo-
tic Leucoencephalitis. It's incur
able.
Monday next, May 9Th, will be
corporation election day in Leon
ardtown. Our Town is naturally a
healthful aud pretty place. Nature
has done much for US. We ought to
help ourselves by electing Commits
sioners who will take a pride in the
Town and improve and beautify it.
April 23rd, ultilno, John H. Wash
ington, colored, was brought before
Justice Moran by Capt. John H.
Buckler, charged with having more
than per cent. of understood oys-
tiers. The Justice fined him $lOand
costs and, in default, sent him 70
Jail. w. v. Waters paid the fine
and gave the man employment.
The news of the sudden death oil
B. Nj. Abel in Washington was q
great shock to bis many friends and
relatives in st. Mary's. He was
sick about hours and the two doc.
tors who were with him pronounced
his death as due to Bright s disease.
Ex-Sheriff Bailey says he talked
with him few daysagoand thought
he looked remarkably well.
An Interesting Souvenir.-We
were shown Tuesday last an inter.