Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1904-10-27

1nln Ice IOrfneu last sunday night.
Ii was the first OF the season.
Col. Comfy r. Jones. OF Philadel
phia, is guest of Moore's Hotel
Leonardtown.
Mrs. T. V. King, of Leonardtown,
is visiting her brother, William A.
Fenwick, Washington.
Our Mr.. Yates has returned from
a six weeks visit TO Chestertown
Baltimore and Washington.
Attend the sale OF the personal
property of the late James Cooper,
Friday next, the 18th of October.
Recently, Capt. Gibbons. arrest.
ed in the Potomac for violating the
oyster law, was tried and fined $50.
Miss Angela A. Herbert. OF the
Fifth district, accompanied by her
grandfather, paid our Office a visit
on Monday last.
The next meeting Of the Orphans
Court will be held on Thursday.
November 10th, instead of Tuesday,
the 9Th, which is election day.
DR.. <. FerneyhOugh, U. S. Col
lege Veterinary Surgeon, is visiting
Leonardtown. The doctor stands
high in his profession and is clever,
pleasant gentleman.
Poles for the telephone line have
been dropped as far down as the
mouth ofthe lane-Drury & Saun-
ders' Store. 1t is hoped the line
will be in working order by election
day.
WIN. Meverell Loker, Atty, sold
last week for Mrs. Mary 4. Cough,
of Budd's Greek, this County, her
farm in the Eighth District, known
as the " Benz. Tippett Farm" to j.
Wesley Freeman.
Last week Messrs. Dudley g.
Carpenter sold for account of Perry
Hayden, of Chaptico, a hogshead of
ground leaves for 10 cents, the
pound. Judge Hayden has still
better leaves to market.
On Wednesday,, October 8, an ex-
animation took place at st. Eliza
beth s Hospital for trained nurses.
Miss Carrie Hill, of St. Mary S coun-
ty, obtained the highest per cent.
her average being 90 per cent.
The State Democratic leaders are
very sanguine of success and are an
ticipating a good round majority in
Maryland. But it should be borne
in mind that work is what makes ma
jorities. Come to the polls yourself
and get your Democratic friends TO
come.
]. B. Abel, Washington Commits
sion Merchant, sold live turkeys
last week for lSc per To-, as follows:
Saml Brookbank, Maddox, 80 turk
eys for $6S.93; Geo. w. Knott,
Maddox, IL turkeys for so. IA; J.
W. Bean, Valley Lee, q turkeys for
$4,000.
Rev. 4. d. Boone, S. j., formerly
pastor OF st. Aloysius church, Leon
ardtown, is at st. Inigo's. During
his mission here Father Boone was
very popular with all our people. He
is an earnest, Jealous priest, and we
are delighted to have him again in
st. Mary's.
Robt. G. Combs, Esq, sold at
Trustees Sale last Tuesday tract
OF land situate in the Fourth Dis
trict called PIT. Birch Hanger con-
tanning 292 acres for 1926. This
estate was the home farm of the late
Lewis ]. Chunn, and was bought by
his widow, Mrs. Elizabeth NJ.
Chuun.
Rev. Francis De Sales Fullerton,
the noted Jesuit missionary and
scientist, died at Georgetown Uni
versity Hospital, Sunday last, Octo-
Der %. For sometime, past Father
Fullerton has been stationed at ST.
Inigo's, where he has endeared him
self to all with whom he came in
contact. He was truly a sanity
man and priest. May be rest in
peacel
The races over the Leonardtown
Course have been exceptionally
good. There were three races last
Tuesday and each race was won by
q horse driven by William C. Mat
tingly of this Town. The colt race
was won by Brandy" owned by
John Lacey the second race min
ute class-as won by Theodore La
tham's Mormon the third race
2:3O class was won by |. V. Mckay S
Garrison NJ.
Captain William A. Smith, a vete-
ran OF the Mexican War, died at his
residence, Leonardtown, on Thurs
day, October Goth. instant, aged
about 20 years. Mr.. Smith was a
member OF q company raised by
Capt. Joseph Maddox, OF this county,
one of the companies that composed
the Third Dragons. Among his St