Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1903-07-30

Examinations for Teachers Ger
tificates were taken by II white, and
is coIored applicants.
Mrs. Elizabeth Marsh, Of Wash
ington, is visiting Mrs. H. F. San
derson, Leonardtown.
Clements Items and a Mortuary
Tribute will be printed on the first
page OF our next issue.
Miss Jessie Starr, Of Westminis-
ter, is visiting her uncle, Stephen
NJ. Jones, at Sandgates.
Harry Combs, formerly of this
town, now aresidentof Ohio, is visit
ing relatives in St Marys.
Miss Mamie Harvey, OF Washing
ton, is visiting her cousin, Miss Lu-
cile Camalier, Leonardtown.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. Wilson Bond, Of
Bel Alton, are visiting the family OF
George f. Peacock, this district.
Miss Aggie Thompson, formerly
of Hollywood, is one Of the Teachers
at Eaton & Burnett's Business Col
lege, Baltimore.
Misses Bessie Freeman and Mary
Ellen Thomas are visiting Mrs.
Plowden in st. Mary's county. =
Times Crescent.
Because OF sickness in bis family
the opening OF NJ. l.. Millison S new
Store has been postponed until
Thursday, August 6, proximo.
Wednesday next, August 9th, will
be the day for the Dinner and Tour
nament at Sacred Heart. Hon. Ed
win Wardeld, Of Howard county,
will address the Knights
The proceeds from the Merry go
round from 8 TO Q O'Clock, this WED
nesday) evening are to be given TO
st. Aloysius church, Leonardtown.
Don't fail 10 go round.
Don I forget that Wednesday, Au.
gust 9th, will be the day for the din
ner and tournament at Sacred Heart.
Hon. Edwin Warield, OF Howard
county, Maryland, will address the
Knights
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. e. Meyer and
daughter, OF Bloomsbury, Penna.
are visiting their cousin, Dir, Al
fred G. Sanner, near Park Hall, this
county Mrs. l.. Alton. Of Balti-
more, is also visiting MIR and Mrs.
Sanner.
Thursday last, Jas. Thompson, col
ored, was committed to iailfor future
bearing on warrant Of Justice 10.
+. Morgan. The charge against
Thompson is disorderly conduct on
the public highway, near Wise's
Store, Medley's Neck.
Tuesdays game Of baseball be.
tween the Solomons Island and the
Leonardtown mines resulted in favor
OF Leonardtown by a score OF % to
6. The Island boys are pleasant
set Of gentlemen and we hope they
will soon visit us again.
Miss Mamie Roach. sister of the
late U. S. Senator Roach, and Miss
Catharine Roach, daughter Of the
late Senator, have been visiting rela.
tives in Leonardtown. Senator
Roach was first-cousin Of Mrs. Phi
lomena Abel, Of this town.
Messrs. Hobbs n Chesser will
open, August /, proximo, new no
tel on St. Georges Island, II VII
be known as THE st. George I
With two excellent hotels, the Is.
land ought to have the NorfolL
steamers stopping there every night,
Mrs. B. J Priester, Of Paduca,
KY, formerly Miss Lillian Wiley,
Of this county, will spend the month
of August with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. f. J. Wiley, at their home
near Fishing Point. Mrs. Priestei
spent the latter part Of July with
her brother, John Wiley at Newport
News, Va.
Berry Benson, Of Washington,
D. O., in letter to one Of our town
merchants, says among other things
The writer has veryfeeling renem
brance Of your town, having bee1
there once, an escaped Confederate
prisoner from Point Lookout. He
passed through the town on tht
morning Of May 9th, 1864, barefoot
his feetdreadtully lacerated by walk
ing over raecoon oyster beds In thu
bay while escaping from the.prison
He was unfortunately recanhred il
Virginia, carried to prison In New