Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1903-12-03

Washington, u. y.
Mrs. Lucy Russell, of Clements.
has returned from her visit to rela-
tives in Washington.
Mrs. T. +. G. Herbert. of Leon
ardeown, has returned from q visit
to relatives in Washington.
Miss Margaret Greenwell, Of this
town, is at home from a visit to rel
atives and friends in Baltimore.
Attend the Reh Show now in S..
Mary's. Ii is good show and well
worth the entrance money. See
advertisement.
DIR. Joseph +. Heard, formerly OF
this county, has been appointed
Health Warden for the 9th Ward OF
Baltimore City.
F.O Morgan left Sunday last for
Washington and Baltimore. Mr..
Morgan will buy his Christmas
Goods during his visit.
S. Paul Hayden's engine and saw,
under charge of Stephen Abel, is in
Leonardtown saving wood for the
different householders.
Walter ID. Wise, who is STUDYING
at the College of Physicians and
Surgeons, Baltimore, spent Thanks
giving with his parents, Leonard
town.
The December Term of the Saint
Mary's Circuit Court will convene
next Monday. 1t is a non jury term
and there is but little business to be
transacted.
Henry +. Sanderson has had erect
ed at his place, Leonardtown, the
finest bar fixture in Southern Mary
land. 1t was made by NJ. l.. Him
mel Il Son, Baltimore, Md.
William NJ. Loker, Attorney for
4. w. HutchinS, has sold the Fow-
Ter farm situate near Mechanicsville
to Thomas II. Fowler. 1t is report
ed that the price was $3.50.
Recently, the dwelling occupied
by c. A. Brady and family, Bay dis
trict, caught fire and was burned TO
the ground. We have not learned
the particulars OF the accident.
Don't forget the sale at De La
Brooke, Tuesday, December Is. in
slant. See the advertisement and il
you wish bargains in stock, farming
implements, &c, attend the auction.
Miss Helen Mae Adams, of Dray-
den, st. Mary's county, is visiting
friends and rela tives in Baltimore.
She will be the guest of Miss Mar
garet TennisOn, of Waverly, this
week.
Our county merchants are getting
ready for the Christmas Holidays.
Notice their advertisements and
patronize the advertisers. The
merchant who advertiseS is the one
20 deal with.
William, eldest son of w. c. Mat
tingly, LeonardtOwn, sustained a
painful scalp wound Saturday last
while cutting wood. His AK caught
in clothes line and blade the struck
him on the head.
A Literary and Musical Enter
tainment is to be given at the Town
Hall, Leonardtown, on Wednesday
evening, December 80. A rare treat
gram will be given later.
Ii there be anything in the old
saw that we will have as many SHOWS
during the Winter as there are days
between the first snow of the season
and Christmas Day there will be no
dearth of the beautiful" this Win
ter.
The body of Captain Marcellus
Ward drifted ashore near Cedar
Point, Eighth district, last Sunday.
Captain Ward was drowned off the
schooner b. NJ. Bramble, on the
night of Thursday, November 18th,
1903.
Professors Lin thicum and Pierce,
of the Maryland Medical College,
are visiting the family of John A. b.
Shermantine, Bay district. They
are enjoying a hunting trip and are
accompanied by Mr.. Linthicum, of
Baltimore county.
A Baltimore correspondent writes:
"Messrs. Ross and Harry Coppage,
Stephen and John Hebb, Jr.. and
DIR. Mueller enjoyed excellent sport
in st. Mary's county, last week, and
are now taking great pleasure in ex-
hibiting specimens of their wonder
full luck. +"
The agents of the Wrought Iron
Range Company, of St. Louis, have
been i'm Leonardtown and rented a
warehouse for storing their goods.
We are informed that they intend to
canvass the county. We hope that
our old friend Home Comfort" Jor-
dan will avail himself of this oppOr-
tunity to revisit us.
]. Sewell, eldest son of Benjamin
]. Shermantine, of the Fig nth dis
trict, is in Franklin Square Hospi-
tai, Baltimore, where he went about
two weeks ago to have an operation
for abcess performed. Weare pleas
ed TO learn that the operation was "A
success and that he is convalescing.
Se~ell is an exceptionally bright
and popular young man.
A company has been incorporated
at Solomon s Island for the purpose
of erecting and operating a Flour
Mill and Ice Plant. Frankie. Smith,
OF Dunkirk, is the manager, and the
project is backed by some of the
best business men of Calvert. Jas.
Bean, of St. Mary's, is one of the
incorporators- The capital stock of
the concern is TO be $15, 900, divided
into 800 shares of so each. Some
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