Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1904-03-31
Saint Nafgs Beacon.
COUNTY NEWS.
LOCalViSe and Otherwise.


Messrs. James and Hill Edelen, OF
Baltimore, are visiting relatives and
friends in St. Mary's.
Franklin Camalier, OF the Gradual
ing Class Of Georgetown College, is
home for his Easter holidays.
Friday aext-Good Fridays a
legal holiday and the Bank of St.
Mary's viii be closed for the day.
On the 10th, instant, J. w. Lynn,
OF Washington, sold for Mrs. NJ. A..
Cusic calf weighing 1856 pounds for
$l1.5O
]. NJ. Padgett. of Washington, is
visiting his brother-in-law, J. Rich
ard Edwards. at "Lansdale." near
Leonardtown.
We hope that the weather will
soon permit our farmers toget ahead
with their work. Farm work is
very back ward.
]. Perry Barber, formerly of this
county, is now department Superin-
tendent for the Spedden Shipbuild-
ing Company, OF Baltimore.
Miss Helen Joy, OF this town, is
home for the Easter holidays. Miss
Joy is o student at the Convent of
the Visitation, Georgetown.
From present indications we be-
lieve the Haman Bill will be defeat
ed. or If passed will have it's most
Objectionable features eliminated.
Messrs. Kennedy Abel, of Leon
ardtown, and Aubrey and BERTHE
Abel of "Placentia," are at home
from Georgetown College for their
Easter holidays.
Mrs. Julia G. Hill, of Mechanics
vile, writes to US that she is in the
lead on prices for chickens, having
received from Messrs. Dyson &
Burroughs 81, net, for one dozen
hens.
Mrs. Philomena Abel, has return
cd from Washington and will be at
home during the Easter holidays.
Mrs. Abel is St. Mary's sweetest
singer and all are delighted at her
return.
Wednesday, March 30, 1904, Capt.
Alexander Jarboe, of this district,
completed the Goth year of his age.
Capt. Jarboe is hale and hearty and
can still do q good days work. He
was born March 30, 1914, near Leon
ardtown.
Friday night last, Francis NJ.
Blair, clerk in ]. w. Renehan S store
at Bushwood, was assaulted by
Francis foyer, colored. Blair
knocked foyer down but did not
hurt him seriously and the man was
at work next day on the oyster bar.
Miss Emma Chapman, of Balti-
more, has taken charge of the MILL
merry department OF F. o. Morgan s
Store, Leenardtown. Miss Chap
man is an artistic in hat trimming
and dressmaking, and was engaged
in the sample hat trimming depart
ment Of Armstrong, Gator Il Co., OF
Baltimore.
State Senator Greenwich has Sc
cured the insertion in the general
appropriation bill of liberal allow
ances for Charlotte Hall Academy
and st, Mary's Female Seminary
and has had q $1,000 appropriation
added for st. Mary's Academy
Leonardtown. This evidences Sena.
tor Greenwell's great popularity
with his colleagues.
Last Saturday, each of the % mem
bers of the Grand Jury for the March
Term, 1904, planted in the Court
House Yard q pecan scion. The
scions were given by Mr.. Robert NJ
Freeman, of the 9TH district, whs
brought them from his home, where
he has the prettiest pecan tree in
the State. Mr.. Freeman's tres
yields bushels of pecans each year
Il was planted fifty odd years agS
by Mrs. Mary Neale, wife Of Con
gresham Ralph Neale.
At o meeting of the survivors o
the Board OF Trustees for the Con
federate Cemetery at Point Lookout
held in I1eonarcsown, March 30th
instant, Judge J. p. Crane presided
and Col. ], NJ. Dent acted as secre
tary. AS provided in the Act O
1870, the vacancies on the Boart
were filled as follows: Robert G
Combs, John G. III. Lilburn, B. III
Camalier, James Hall, +. V. King
Derby A. Lynch.
State Senator Greenwell was il
Leonardtown on the first Monda,
and Tuesday in Court and saw mani
of his friends from nearly every sec
ton of the county. Because of hi
connection with the firm of Dadle,
& Carpenter, il is reported. that Mr.
Greenwell will soon remove with hi
family to Baltimore. For years tn
Senator'S family has resided a
Hunters Retreat" and its courtes,
and old fashioned hospitality make
its departure real calamity to tn
neighborhood.
DR.. and Mrs. Hodgdon and Mrs
s. A. D. Hodgdon, OF Fishing Point
are spending sometime at the ''Prin