Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1904-10-13
LOCalWiSe and Otherwise.

See the ad advertisement of Millinery
Opening at +. o. Morgan s, Leon
ardtown.
Make your arrangements 10 attend
the Leonardtown Races, October 25,
and rs. See adv.
Recently while hunting squirrels,
John Wathen, of "Hatfields Hill, "
shot and killed large gray fox.
Because of the long drought the
roads are exceptionally dusty and
travel is in consequence very dis
agreeable.
Note the County Treasurer ad-
vertisement OF his visits to the diff
ferent districts. and meet him and
pay your taxes.
We have not received the items OF
our esteemed st. Inigo's correspon-
dent in time for insertion in this
week s BEACON.
The new wharf ut Piney Point is
about completed. Capt. Thomas +.
Foxweil, of Leonardtown, is superin-
tending tse work.
We are reliably informed that a
full Brass Band is to be in attend
ance ut the Democratic Mass Meet
ing next Monday.
Don 1 fail to attend the Democratic
Mass Meeting TO be held at Leonard
town next Monday, the 18th, instant,
ut o'clock. Z. NJ.
The Supervisors of Elections were
in session last Tuesday and examin-
ed the Judges aud Clerks appointed
for the coming election.
The long drought was broken
Wednesday morning last by a slight
rain. Rain is greatly needed as
the springs and wells are drying
up.
Registration for the year 1904
closed last Tuesday. The regis
trars will sit for revision next Tues
day, but cannot put any new names
on the book on that day.
There will be meeting of the St.
Mary's Medical Society, Wednes-
day, October 26, instant. All men,
bers are respectfully invited to at
tend.
Our supplement, this week, con-
tains in full Judge Parker's letter
of acceptance. We hope it will be
attentively read by all our patrons.
1t will furnish them abundant food
for thought.
Monday night last, the kitchen of
the Almsbouse caught fire and was
burned. The kitchen is attached 10
the main building but by the exer-
tions OF Mr.. ID. Bowles and family
the main building was saved.
The Clerk of the Circuit Court
had issued S95 Tongers' Licenses
up to IL NJ, Wednesday. Up to
same date last year $40 had been is
sued. This speaks well for opr
people and oyster police officials.
The Weems and Chester River
Lines of steamers have been sold IN
q syndicate of Northern capitalists
and are to be consolidated with the
Queen Anne's Railroad, the purchase
being presumably in the interest OF
the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Herbert Cullison, son of Cant.
AlOnzo Cullison, who was accidently
shot, October 2, instant, at Miller
Wharf. as was reported in our last
weeks st. IDigo's Items, has been
taken to Baltimore Hospital for
treatment. We hope the young man
may recover.
Rev. Edward II. Earle has resign
ed the rectorship of St. Andrew s
Parish, and left Leonardtown, last
Friday, for Washington, where he
and his family will visit for few
weeks before proceeding TO his new
location. Mr.. Earle and many friends
here part with mutual regret.
We received last week too late for
publication letter from an esteem.
ed correspondent at Piney Point.
We hope to hear from the same
writer again and trust that the com.
munication will be so timed as tC
reach US not later than Tuesday
evening.
The Boards of Registry are re.
quired, under the law, to return tC
the Supervisors of Election alphabe
tical lists on which are entered the
name. addresses and color of all per
sons registered and of all persons
whose name are stricken from the
registries. The Supervisors re
quest that this duty be not overlook
cd.