Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1905-11-30
LOcalEiSe and Otherwise.

sion Tuesday. See proceedings.
To-day, Thursday, is Thanksgiv-
ing Day. The Bank will be closed
for the day.
Ten oyster buy boats are in Brit
toms Bay and are paying from 30 to
60 cents per tub for oysters.
November 2lst, /. Cooke & Sons
sold for accounted Mrs. w. II. Dud-
ley, Blakistone's, 20 geese for 1872 70.
Can anyone beat this on geese
Attend the sale OF the personal
property Of John J. Driver at
Hickory Hill, near Leonardtown,
Saturday next, December2, proximo.
II has been over six weeks since
we have had a good rain and in CON
sequence the growing wheat in
many sections Of the county is get
ting yellow.
The prevalence of hog cholera In
the county is hurrying up butcher
ing, many OF our farmers thinking
it better to kill than to run the risk
OF the disease.
W. Wallace Dunbar and his brother
Frederick Dunbar, OF st. Inigo's
district, are both quite sick We
sincerely hope that they will soon
be restored to health.
Saturday last, Francis j. Combs.
OF Medley's Neck, lost his valuable
trotting mare, Hazel. She had been
driven to Washington and died soon
after reaching that city.
Thomas Robey, Of Leonardtown,
has secured position at the Ebbitt
House, Washington, and will leave
Friday to assume his new duties.
We wish him great success.
Messrs. Tippett, Johnson & Fox
we'll have leased the Hotel Lawrence
and The Leader Store, Leonard
town, Md. for term Of three years
beginning September l, 1906.
The Plank Bridge near Leonard
town, has been closed to traffic. I'm
til the bridge is repaired vehicles
and horse back riders will have 10
cross at the ford to the north Of the
bridge.
Mr.. Egon Bohle, OF Medley s Neck,
is to to leave the county, and will
sell his personal properly at public
auction, on Thursday, December IA,
This is rare opportunity to secure
real bargains. See advertisement.
Lieutenant e. d. Bostick, OF the
Board OF Commissioners OF Leonard
town, deserves great credit for the
interest he has taken in having the
streets of the town swept and clean
ed. 1t is indeed a great improve
ment.
Becauseo of fog, and OF an accident
to her machinery whereby her dy-
namo was put out OF commission,
the steamer Anne Arundel did not
reach Leonardtown until 7.15, p NJ,
Sunday, and did not leave until Mon
day morning.
Cards are outannouncing the mar.
rage Of Miss Sybil Hayner, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. William Hayner,
OF Troy, Ohio, TO Mr.. Jefferson Stone
Combs, son Of Mrs. Rosa and the
late DIR. Charles Combs, formerly of
Leonardtown.
The Hollywood rural free delivery
route has been divided and az an
other carrier appointed. Benjamin
Wilkinson has the Hillyille end OF
the route and WILDER Dean the lower
end. We are told that the patrons
Of the route are much pleased with
the new system.
Nearly all the poles for the Holly
wood extension OF the telephone line
have been planted and we hope soon
to be able to communicate by phone
with that section Of the county. We
regret to report, however, that no
work has been done on the St. mi
go's line since just before election.
Reh's High Glass Entertainers
will give a grand show at Chaptico,
on December IA, 10, Is. On the
night OF the 10Th Mr.. Reh gives
an entertainment for the benefit
of the white Chaptico school. Mr..
Reh's entertainment on this occasion
should be well patronized. as it is
for a good cause.
]. Frank Smith was in Leonard
town last Tuesday and is looking
well. Mr. Smith says that his de-
feat has in no way weakened
his Democracy, that he is sincerely
Oratafill Ia the Dan1ocrats who en-