Saint Mary's beacon., 1904-11-17
LOCalWiSe and Otherwise.

bags.
Cough A. Tippett and wife have
removed to Hotel Lawrence, Leon
ardtown.
The Supervisors OF Election were
in session last Tuesday and approx
ed the election accounts.
The Commissioners Court was in
session last Tuesday and passed
road and other accounts against the
county.
A thin skim of ice formed on Brit
tons Bay, in front of Leonardtown
wharf last Monday night, Novem-
Der IA.
Miss Edith NJ. Bailey. of Miles
town District, is visiting Mrs. Jo-
seph Russell. of Valley Lee, second
district.
Reports from the oyster bars OF
the county are TO the effect that the
supply OF young oysters is the
greatest known for years.
Reh's Show will visit Leonard
town next week and remain for one
week. 1t is a good, high class en-
tertainment. Come and enjoy your
self.
Bradley Johnson, Of MOrganza,
will be with Tippett, Johnson and
Foxwell, Leonardtown, during the
holidays, and invites his friends to
call and see him.
The Huber engine and outfit ad-
vertised by B. Harris Camalier,
Attorney, in last week S BEACON
was sold last Saturday to G. Ben.
Greenwell for $3.50.
Phones will soon be installed in
different offices and business houses
of our Town. We are informed that
ID phones have been ordered for
citizens of the Town.
The Telephone Line is now wired
as far as Leonardtown and the next
move will be TO putt in aswitchboard
and phones. We hope that this
will be done speedily.
Hon. Henry G Watson, President
of the Washington d Potomac Rail
road company was in Leonardtown
last Friday. MIR. Watson left for
Baltimore per Weems' Line.
Friday last in discussing the re-
suit of the recent election, "Elley"
Higgs, of Medley's Neck, summed
up the situation by the statement
You can't beat the yellow 20s."
The marriage of Miss Emily Free
man to Mr.. William +. Herbert is
announced for Thursday November
the 22, at 10 o'clock, A. NJ, at st.
Dominic's church. No invitations
have been issued.
The first snow of the Winter of
l904-5 came Sunday, November 18th,
instant. 1t was heavy snow too,
and we have not yet seen anyone
who remembered as much Show so
early in the season.
Charles ]. Clements and Solomon
Abell have purchased the Stacey
Springs" farm, sitnate on the Brit
ton S Neck road, Leonardtown dis
trict. They intend to build dwell.
lings and live on the property.
There will be agrand Tournament
and Festival at Mechanicsville on
Wednesday, November %, for the
benefit of the new Catholic Church.
The committee will hold their final
meeting at the church on Saturday
next, 2P. NJ.
II you need buggy don't fail to
call on John B. Ballenger, Mechan-
icsville, who has just received a
carload. Mr.. Ballenger will sell
you better buggy for less money
than you can buy anywhere else in
Southern Maryland.
Under a recent ruling of the Post
Office Department at Washington
contractors for carrying the mail on
star, steamboat and screen wagon
routes, must be patrons of a post
Office on the route, so as to give their
personal supervision to the service.
In a test case tried before Judge
Phelps, of Baltimore, the Barber
Law passed at the recent session oI
the Legislature was declared null
and void so far as its provisions af
fected BARRIERS in business at the
time of it's passage. The case viii
be appealed.
Ed Shaw. formerly of this county
was reelected Probate Judge o
Morrison county, Minnesota, defeat
ing lyon, republican, By about 7O(
votes. A mixed ticket was elected
in the county. We congratulate
our old schoolmate upon his deser.
we'd success.
Nellie Smith. colored, charged
with an assault and hatterv uDor