Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1904-05-12
LOCalWiSe and Otherwise.


Courts were ia session last Tuesday.
Mrs. Spencer c. Viett and daugh-
ter Lillian, are visiting relatives in
the eighth district.
WIN. Meverell Loker, ESQ, re
turned from visit to Washington
Wednesday morning.
Philip II. Dorsey, of Baltimore,
has been on visit to his relatives
and friends in the county.
We are in receiptfrom two esteem
ed correspondence OF communications
which we hope TO publish i'm our
next issue.
John s. Bean, OF Valley Lee, has
tobacco plants about the size of a
silver dollar and thinks he could
soon plant his crop.
The growing wheat has wonder
fully improved since the opening OF
Spring aud we are tod that propects
are bright for a good crop.
A violent, though brief storm,
came up suddenly last Monday and
in some sections leveled lines of
fences and did other damage.
]. Eugene Copsey and wife, of
Baltimore, who have been on visit
10 Mr.. Copsey's parents at Hunter
vile, have returned TO their home,
170S Edmondson Avenue.
Recently, Edelen Eros, Baltimore,
sold for account OF Mrs. James G..
Longmore, teonardtown one dozen
Spring chickens at 30 cents per
pound. The chickens Melted sc. so.
Walter ID. Wise, of Leonardtown,
has returned from Baltimore where
he has been studying at the College
of Physicians and Surgeons. His
many friends here are pleased to see
him.
Misses Frances Bullock and Marie
LOngmore, both of Leonardtown,
will leave Wednesday for Washing
ton to accept positions in Joys Con-
fectionery Store on Seventh street.
We wish them great success.
Revs. +. I'll Earle and w. J. ID.
Thomas will give services at Poplar
Hill on Sunday morning, ii o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earle and children
reached Leonardtown on Wednesday
morning. and are now at st. Andrew s
Rectory.
Reordan Buckler, who has been
employed rs clerk nj L. q. Morgan s
store, Leonardtown, will, we regret
10 hear, return TO Oakville, Mr..
Buckler is clever and popular
young man. May success attend
him wherever he goes
School Commissioner John F.
Duke reports that during Monday
evenings storm large and well de-
fined waterSpout formed in Britton s
Bay and swept down towards its
mouth. 1t is the first phenomenon
CT the kind Mr.. Duke has ever seen
on the Bay.
Wednesday, Samuel Spalding, OF
Newtown, brought US curiosity in
the shape Of a double egg. Both
eggs had hard shells and the inner
egg was as large as is ordinary.
The outside egg, which was filed
with albumen, measured "a inches
in circumference.
We do not known what is the SEN
timent of other counties IN the Fifth
Congressional District, but we feel
assured that the st. Mary's Demo
cracy is unanimous for Mr.. Camalier
for Congress and will instruct its
delegates for him. His friends feel
that he is entitled TO the nomination.
Miss Juliette Miles, daughter oil
DR.. James ii. Miles, OF st. Mary s
City, graduated at Mt. st. Agnes
Tuesday last, and received q spe-
cial diploma in Music. Miss Miles
is one OF the brightest young ladies
in the State and we predict will be
shining star in the musical firma.
ment.
Saturday night last someone in
passing along the street stopped
in front of the ching residence and
maliciously broke and pulled of
several pickets of the fence just cree
ted there. This fence is q pretty
and costly one and the miscreani
who broke it should be arrested
and taught respect for property
rights. The law, rigidly enforced,
would. teach such vandais needed
lesson.
The Right Rev. Bishop A. A,
Curtis. ID. D., will administer the
Sacrament Of Confirmation at st. Ma