Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1904-06-09
LOCalWiSe and Otherwise.
The public schools of the county

W0lh usAJ tuS uObtSSI Oh the season
thus far.
The recent rains enabled many
farmers to plant parts OF their tobac-
co crops.
John Sherman, Of the Washington
fire department, and his son are
visiting friends in the county.
Miss Hi.da Edwards, of Wash
ingtOn, is visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. T. C. Edwards, ofthis coun-
~.
Clarence Duke, of Baltimore, is
visiting his father, School Commits
sioner John +. Duke, of Leonard
town.
Note the change OF scheduie of the
Weems Line, Patuxent River Route,
in effect on and after Sunday next,
June II.
We are indebted to Major George
NJ. Thomas and Prof. J. F. Fenwick
for invitations to the commencement
OF Charlotte Hall Academy.
There will be racing over the Leon
ardtown Track on July q and % in
stants, under the management OF
the st. Mary's Racing Association.
Bishop A. A. Curtis will admin
lister the sacrament of Confirmation
in st. Aloysius' Church, Leonard
town next Sunday at the late Mass.
Saturday, May oath, ultimo, q
marriage license was issued in Bal
timore to Arthur Kilbourne, of that
city, and Miss Kate Loker, of this
county.
Owing TO the sickness of Asso-
ciate Judge Crane the meeting of the
June Term of the Circuit Court was
postponed from Monday, June 9Th, to
Monday, June 18th.
Miss Helen Joy, of Leonardtown
is at home from the Georgetown
Academy OF the Visitation. Miss
Joy won premium in Mathematics
and drew for medal.
On our first page we reprint from
the Lost Cause an interesting sketch
of the life Of Miss Olivia Floyd, O
Port Tobacco. Other items of in.
terest appear on same page.
The Annual Cbldren's Day Ser
vice will be held at Mt. Zion NJ. f.
Church, near laurel Grove, Sun.
day, June 18th, at 1890 o'clock, A.
N. All are cordially invited.
We return thanks to Franklin A,
Camalier for an invitation to the
Commencement of Georgetown Col
lege. Mr.. Camalier is one of the
graduates and will receive his A. B.
Thursday.
1t is thought that our county, tax
rate will be "a cents on the 800 TO,
the fiscal year beginning September
l, 1904. The levy is to be signed
and the rate fixed at next Tuesday {
meeting OF the Commissioners Court
Sunday last, while bathing, JOSEPH
Mattingly, son Of w. G. Mattingly
of Leonardtown, struck his knee
against stone and sustained f;
severe and painful cut on the knee
cap. DIR. Lynch sewed pup th,
wound.
Crab-buy-boats are in the Pa
tuxent river and, we are informed
are paying 40 cents a dozen for sof
crabs. In Cuckhold's Creek on,
catcher is said to have made $24 in
three days. The high price is du,
TO shortage in the Eastern Shor,
catch.
Weare in receipt of a card announc
ing the marriage June l, instant, q
st. Dominic's Church Washington
ID. c., of Miss Adah Lewis Burt. I,
Joseph Carroll Edwards, of New
York City. Mr.. Edwards is q sol
of Thomas G. Edwards, of thi.
county.
A license to marry was issued il
Washington, June 1st. instant, 8
Henry 7. Mudd, of Mechanicsville
and Miss Mary ]. Good, of Charlotts
vile, Va. Rev. DIR. ]. Stafford mar
ried the happy couple. Mr.. Nude
is a popular and enterprising younl
gentleman and owns pretty HON
near Mechanicsville. We wish hir
and his bride much happiness.
The Mechanicsville Graded SchoC
will hold it's exhibition on Thursday
June 10th, at 2 o'clock p. m. TIL
exercises will consist of exhibition
followed by address to pupils b
Major George Nj. Thomas. Afte
the exhibition q match game OF bass
ball between the school team and th
team of school taught by Mr.. w. {
Herbert, followed by a dance. Put
lie invited.
Kenneth Vail, sonNof Capt. P.
Vail, of Solomon Island, was kille
at Solomon s wharf last Saturday q
ternoon as the Steamer Mary's wa