Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1905-05-04

MISS AuEoua DtckinSOu, Oh wash
ington, il visiting friends in Leon
ardtown.
There were two hail storms In
Valley Lee district during the past
week. No damage was done crops.
MIR. and Mrs. f. o. Morgan,
Leonardtown. left Sunday last for a
visit 70 Washington and Baltimore.
Mrs. Edith Drury, of Leonard
town. who has been visiting friends
in Washington city, returned We'd
nesday.
John f. Harris, Of Baltimore. is
on a visit to st. Mary's and is lock-
ing after his large landed interests
in the county.
Mrs. Mollie Leach, OF Washington.
and Mrs. John G. Cryer, of Balti
more, are visiting the family of John
L. Leach, "Britton's Neck"
Mrs. Richard f. O'Donoghue, of
Washington, ID. c.. is spending a
few days with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. e. McWilliams, at Cobrum.
May II and Is are the dates set
for the Spring Races at Leonardtown.
There is promise Of good racing and
we hope that the attendance will be
large.
THE bars" on the steamers of
the Potomac and Patuxent routes
have been abolished, by order OF
President Willard Thomson. The
order took effect last week.
Bendict f. Yates, formerly Of
Leonardtown, has been made street
boss for the Preston Street and Can
ton dimes Of the United Electric
Railways Company, of Baltimore.
Parsons Postofice in the Bay
district has been removed from
"Susquehannah" to Milestone Land
Jog. The name OF the Office is un-
changed. Charles III. Pearson is
postmaster.
We invite special attention to the
advertisement of the Boston Shoe
Store, Baltimore, published on our
fourth page. This is q first class
shoe store and purchasers will get
their moneys worth.
The patrons and others interested
will give a supper and dance at the
Manor Road school, near Maddox,
on Wednesday, May 10th. Supper
will begin at $50. Proceeds to be
expended in painting the exterior of
the building.
Mr.. Frederick Wathen, of Oak
vile, this county, and Miss Mary
Romaine Watson, OF Washington,
were married at St. Matthew's
church, Washington, April 18th,
1905. Our sincerest congratulations
and best wishes.
We are. in receipt of q card an
nouncing the marriage on Tuesday,
April 18th. ultimo, of Miss Edith
Beryl Rector to Mr.. Robert Leslie
Combs, formerly OF this town. The
young couple will reside in Chicago.
Our congratulations and best wishes.
The stockholders meeting of the
Southern Maryland Telephone Com
pany was held last Monday. May LIST,
and the old Board of Directors was
reelected. Four hundred and forty
shares OF the stock was represented
at the meeting in person or by proxy.
Saturday last, Constable Bernard
Long brought to Leonardtown and,
on warrant Of Justice T. B. Carpen-
ter, lodged in thecounty Jail, Richard
Thomas, colored, charged with OBJ
tanning goods from John L. Thomp-
son Of Budd's Greek, on false pre-
lenses.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Nepier, of
Gainesville, came to st. Mary's,
April 10Th, ultimo, topurchase land.
They went to look at the old Edelen
homestead, near Leonardtown, but
did not purchase, SO we are told, be-
cause OF the condition of the public
road leading to the farm.
At meeting of the Town Commits
stones Of Leonardtown, held Tues
day lSst Commissioners Harry NJ.
Jones and Charles w. Foxwell ten
dered their designations, which were
accepted. The Board as now con-
stiGuted consists of F. o. Morgan
an6 ]. B. Drury, who are followers,
and Commissioner-elect Lieut.. E. d.
Bostick.
G. B. Mahoney, colored teacher in
the colored public schools of St. Ma
rvs county for the past seventeen
years, took the Civil Service exami-
nation on the 29th of March, 1905,
and is now on the list of eligibles,
with o good average percentage.
He is at present employed by Mr..
Edward ]. Quinn, of No. GOA Penn.
Ave-, II. w., Washington, d. G.