Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1904-10-06
LOCalWiSe and Otherwise.

Make your arrangements to attend
the Leonardtown Races. October q,
and &c. See adv.
The Democratic Mass Meeting for
St. Mary's county, is to be held in
Leonardtown. on Monday, October
18th.
Dyson & Burroughs, Mechanics
vile, have secured the services OF
an artistic and accomplished city
milliner. Call at their store.
Walter l. Dawkins, Esq, Of the
Baltimore bar, was in Leonardtown,
Thursday last. His many friends
here were delighted to see him.
Judge c. J. Russell, of Morganza,
who has been on the sick list for the
past three months, is. we are pleas
ed to see. opt and about again.
j. M. Cook, ID. ID. S., has remov-
ed from Hurry to Chaptico. DIR.
Cook has been at Hurry for some
months past and has many friends in
that section.
Sunday last Franklin Camalier
left for Georgetown where he will
matriculate at the School of Medicine,
Georgetown University. We wish
him great success.
A fire at Berlin, Worcester county.
on the afternoon of October l, instant,
destroyed three mills, two churches
and sixteen dwellings, causing a Joss
Of $50, 900, partly insured.
Walter ID. Wise, of Leonardtown,
left Sunday for his third year course
at the College of Physicians and Sur
geOns, Baltimore. Walter is a good
student and we believe will make q
first-class doctor.
The officers of registration sit on
the 18th, for the purpose OF revising
the lists and are not allowed 10 reg
lister anyone on that day. Bear this
fact in mind and do not forget TO
register on the 18th.
A friend writes us that B. Harris
Camalier, Esq, of this Town,
made fine speech at Marlboro Mon
day last, on the occasion of the mott
fication to DIR. r. S. Hill of his nomi-
nation for Congress.
Don't forget that Tuesday next,
the 18th, instant, will be the last day
for registration prior to the election
OF 1904. If your name is not on the
books before registration closes next
Tuesday evening, you will not be
able to vote for Parker and Davis.
Misses Emma Chapman, OF Balti
more, and Carrie Burroughs, of
Chaptico, have charge of the millin-
cry department of +. o. Morgan s
store, LeOnardtown. They are popu.
lar and pleasant ladies and are al
ways delighted to wait on customers.
Last Saturday, Sheriff Freeman
left for Baltimore with John Swailes,
colOred, convicted at the recent
term of our Circuit Court of larceny
and sentenced to the House OF Cor.
rection for Is moLths. Swailes was
the only prisoner sent away at the
September Term.
Miss Agnes d. Plowdeu, accom-
panied by her cousin, Miss Bessie
7. Freeman, of Charles county, aud
q Southern friend, left Washington,
Saturday afternoon, for q fifteen-day
trip to st. Louis. Their host of
friends wish them q most enjoyable
trip.
October l, Comptroller Atkinson
made the first quarterly distribution
OF School funds under the new law.
The amount distributed is $500, 900
the largest ever made for the first
quarter. OF this amount st. Mary 8
is to receive g. 40 43 Charles will
get g, 45l.Tl ; Calvert, $2.0O7. SS.
We are indebted to Miss Lydia
Hutchins for specimen seeds of the
phool bean, Of lentils, and of wheat,
grown ut Nazareth. The seeds were
brought from the Holy Land by q
sister of Mrs. Josh. Hutchins. of
Athens, Ca, who has recently re-
turned from q pilgrimage to the holy
places in Palestine.
We are officially informed that the
speakers ut the Democratic Mass
Meeting to held in Leonardtown,
Monday, October 18th. instant, viii
be DR.. Hill, the nominee for Con-
gress, Gen. L. Victor Baughman,
State Senator Arthur p. German
and Hon. Alonzo Miles. This array
Of talent should induce a large turn
out
The Telephone Company is push
ing it's line as rapidly as possible
toward Leonardtown. In one or two
days poles will be up as far as Love-