Saint Mary's beacon., 1903-04-02
Saint Maru's Beacon
COUNTY NEWS.
LOcaIWiSe and Otherwise.

n lNN IIloiO 1AA y VI ANN'Cf
: Leonardtown, is visiting friends in
Baltimore.
The Northeast storm of Monday
last put an end for time at least to
Spring plowing,
Jas. V. Foxwell, assistant post
master at Leonardtown, has return-
ed from brief visit to Baltimore.
Miss Amanda Wilkinson, of Pa
tuxent, who has been visiting friends
in Washington, has returned home.
Don t miss che Lecture on Dante
to be given at the Town Hall, April
10th, instant 1t will be rare lit
erary treat.
Durant Moore, Of Washington, ar
rived in Leonardtown Monday last
and will take up his residence on
Fenwick street,
Roger B. T Combs, Of Philadei-
phia, is visiting his parents, Mr..
and Mrs Robt G. Combs, at Eldon, :"
near Leonardtown.
Joseph f. Neal, Of Leonardtown,
started up his planning mill last Tues
day. Patrouize him and help build
up home industry
Gov. Smith has granted a reprieve
of three weeks to Louis ID. Green,
colored, Iho was TO have been hang
ed at Easton, Friday next.
Notice the advertisement of J.
Marshall Dent, County Treasurer,
and meet him when he visits your
districts and settle your tax bills.
There will be Races on the Leon
ardtown Jockey Club Race Course
on May 2l, 2zand 23, proXimo. Full
particulars will be advertised next
week.
J.. A. Jones d Son have a very
attractive and full line Of Hats, Shoes
and Dress Goods for Easter Spe-
cial preparation has been made in
Easter Hats.
We are indebted to A. L. Quain-
tance, secretary, for a copy Of the
proceedings of the Fifth Annual
Meeting Of the Maryland State Hor-
ticultural Society,
V Testa Abel is assistant pur-
ser on the Steamer Northumberland
now running on the Potomac route.
His many friends along the river
are pleased 10 see him.
In this issue we publish the card
of the Baltimore Commission House
of Turner 81 Owens The firm is
well and ravorably known through
out Southern Maryland,
Mrs. John e. Lacey, Of Washing
ton, D. G., spent a few days last
week with her brother, Ralph Jar
4boe, near Mechanlcsville. Many
friends were pleased TO see her.
Under ruling Of the Postohice
Department deiaced or mutilated
stamps cannot be used for postage
The person who uses such stamps
runs the risk OF not having his or
her letters delivered.
w. Bernard Duke, Of Baltimore,
will bein Leouardtown, Friday next,
the Bird, instant, aud is DESTROYS of
meeting all 81 Mary S countians
who are interested in the construc-
tion of telephone Through the
county.
Invitations have been issued to
the marriage OF Miss Wilhelmina
Wipplerto Mir John 4. Lloyd The
ceremony is 10 be performed at ST.
Joseph church, Macon, Ga, Tues
day morning, April IA, 1903. The
groom to beis the eldest son of John
M. Lloyd, formerly Of this county.
Friday afternoon last, Eddie, Phil,
John, Douglass and Tom Butler, all
colored OF Leonardtowu, found, near
the mouth OF Britton S Bay, "A lump
of oysters and before night caught
40 bushels On the next day they
caught at the same place over 30
bushels. Their two days longing
netted them over 500.
Our people who have met Mr. G.
HolZ, Of Beauvue, regard as most
improbable the elimination in the An
napolis correspondence of the Sun
that there is something in the story
OF ms "Trip down tue chesapeake
that Mr.. fl. is trying to conceal.
Mr.. Hollis plain, straightforward
man, who means what he says.
The Maryland Geological Survey
is ready to issue the topographic
and election district map of St. Ma
ry' county upon which experts have
been engaged for the pasttwo years.
a letter to Dr. VIM Bullock Clark.
State Geologist, Johns Hopkins Uni
versity, Baltimore, inclosing ten
cents for postage and packing will
secure you copy of the map.
The Bucklers, of Washington,
gave a pleasant entertainment at
the Town Hall, Leonardtown, Tues
day night last, with good audience,
The pictures were fine and the mu-
sic and songs were we'll rendered.
The most popular pieces seemed to
be. In the House of Too Much
Trouble EN- be with You When
the Roses Bloom Again, and ''Stor-
les That Mother Told Me. We
think scenes and incidents in our
own country take better than the