Saint Mary's beacon., 1904-09-01
Mrs. Julia A. b. Raley. of Baltimore,
: visiting friends i'm Leonardtown.


Robert Hrrrison, of baltimore, is visit
ing relatives and friends in St. Mary's.
Dr. L. Ernest Payne and wife, Of Leon
ardtOwn, are visiting friends in Washing
ton.
There will be meeting Of the Racing
Association in IeonardtOwn at 4 r. NJ. ON
Saturday September 3.
Mr.. A. Jack Hayden has had his house
painted. J. &. Doyledid the work. Jack
says it is open for inspection.
We invite attention to the advertise
ment Of vacant scholarship in Washing
ton College, Chestertown, Md.
Tuesday last Clerk of the Court Enoeh
b. Abel accidently twisted his ankle sus-
tanning a painful hurt. Mr.. Abel IL con-
fined to his house.
Miss Edna EGlelen, who has been visit
ing relatives in st. Mary's, has returned
to her Baltimore home, much to the re-
gret OI her many friends here.
Mrs. Jane A. Hill and Miss Ethel and
Howard Sullivan, of Washington, ID. c.,
are spending the Summer with Mrs. Sally
Oliver ON Whites Neck creek, Milestown
district.
Frederick Chesser, son of Capt. Walter
Chesser, of st. Georges island, died We'd
nesday morning last, aged 10 years.
His remains will be buried in the Metho-
dist graveyard on the Island.
Robert A. Boyd, 627 l. street, Wash
ington, ID. g., viii pay literally for a
copy Of the September number 1866 Of
the Maryland Farmer" Communicate
with Geo. l.. Loker, Leonardtown.
On and after September LIST, the morn
ing and evening trains on the W. Pa
e.. railroad from MechanicsviIle, will be
discontinued and the usual Fall and Win
ter schedule go into effect.
Richard q. Moore and wife and daugh-
ter, of Washington, n areguests of Moore's
Hotel, LeOnardtown. MIR. Moore and
daught II have just returned from trip
to the Worlds Fair, st. Louis.
We are in receipt of the initial numbers
Of the Baltimore Evening Herald, and
can certify that it is "a first class paper in
every respect. We wish it great success,
because we believe it will deserve it.
Bevins Morris, Of ''Jutland', thiscoun-
ty, made 5000 bushels of wheat this
year On some of his land over 40 bush
els per acre was realized. What South
ern Maryland farmer can beat this.
Reports from all sections Of the county
Indicate that the corn and tobacco
crops have been mat orially damaged by
the drought. 4 conservative estimate is
that these crops have been shortened ut
least Ak.
Saturday last Lewis Vallandingham,
of Clements, told us that from one bushel
of patent oats seeded by him he had
realized nearly 60 bushels, and that be-
cause Of an unfavorable spell of weather
the oats didn't some up well.
Mr.. Harry Fenwick, of ofLeonardtown, is
spending his Summer vacation with rela-
tives in baltimore. Harry is one of the
most popular young men who ever lived
in our town and his many friends here
wish him pleasant outing.
st. Mary's Academy, Leonardtown,
will reopen for the scholastic year l904-5,
on Monday, September Il, instead of
the 9th, as at first announced. We hope
that the school will attended as it is
certainly one of the best schools in the
State
Tuesday last, Sheriff Freeman brought
to Leonardtown and lodged in Jail George
Matthews, colored, sentenced by Justice
Jarboe to the House of Correction ON
conviction Of disorderly conduct. The
Sheriff took the prisoner away the same
evening.
Saturday last, Edwin Burton, colored,
was brought to Leonardtown by Con-
stable W. B. Long and, on warrant of
Justice James j. Stone, lodged in Jail
charged ON the oath of Agnes Barton, his
wife, with brutalIy assaulting her. Sun
uuy tthSS buGSoh EANS oesA tAAAu "o0 ~
leased for a ahearing at tthecoming Septem-
ber term of Court.
Saturday night last, Philip Herman's
storehouse at Hermanville wasrobbed OF
about , dozen pairs of shoes, several
packages of ready-made pants and
about 30 bottles of whiskey. Ii is sup
posed that some one concealed himself in
the store when it was locked mt night
and opened it for outside eonfederates to
come i'm and loot it. No arrests have
as yet been made.
l., this issue we print the levy list for
st. Niary's County. Alltaxpayers ought
tO read it carefully and see how the taxes
they contribute are expended. There are
some typographical errors in the state
ment, the most important being the be-
ing the addition of 2 in the amount
subject tn State tax which should read
81, ,237 ,329, and the amount in the Reca-
pitulation levied for Hospitals for the
Insane which should read $1,000 and rot
$1,000.
At tile recent Tournament ut Prince
Frederick, Calvert county, the Charge to
the Knights was delivered by b. Harris
Camalier. Of this town, and the Corona
tion Address by Derby A. Lynch, ESQ,
also of Leonardtown. Mr.. Lynch rode