Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1905-11-16
LOCalWiSe and Otherwise.

baltimore, spent Sunday last in
Leonardtown.
The Board of Election Supervis-
ors met Monday aud audited Elec-
tion Expenses.
Read the call for the meeting Of
st. Mary's county tobacco growers.
and don't fail to attend.
The November Term OF the Cal
vert County Circuit Court began
Monday, the 18th, instant.
The Bushwood branch OF the
Southern Maryland Telephone Line
has been completed and is in opera
ton.
Last Monday a license to marry
was issued in Washington, d. c., to
Water Cryer, formerly of this county
and Miss Bessie Donohue.
Monday evening last. Capt w. 7.
West was notified by telephone Of
the drowning of his son, Theodore
West, in Baltimore harbOr.
Mrs. DIR. Russell Talbot, and
daughter Virginia, of Baltimore are
visiting their cousin, Mrs. r. NJ.
Abel, at her residence near Cali
fornia.
We regret to hear that B. Wilson
Bond, Of Cox S Station, formerly of
Leonardtown, is quite sick. We
wish him a speedy restoration TO
health.
At the Forty Hours Devotion at
St AlOysius Church, Leonardtown,
there were 313 confessions. Rev.
Father Zwinge, S. j., conducted the
services.
Work is being pushed on the ex-
tension OF the Southern Maryland
Telephone Line to Hollywood. We
hope soon to report that the line is
in operation.
Harry g. Combs, accompanied by
his cousin, William G. Hanrahan, of
Baltimore, recently spent few days
with Mr.. Combs parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Combs.
Wm. Meverell Loker, Clerk to the
County Commissioners, informs US
that the expenses of the recent EIec-
ton were 81 ,244,38. This does not
include the stationery and printing
bills.
Graham NJ. Shade s new dwelling
near Park Hall is nearly completed.
1t is one of the handsomest houses
in the county. Z. G. Milburu and J.
w. Raley were contractors and
Thomas Gardiner, painter.
Sunday last, ]. T. Swami, of Piney
Point, found on the road leading
from Leonardtown to Valley Lee,
roll of bills. Mr.. Swami hard that
the money belonged to Will Evans,
of Valley Lee, and returned it to the
owner Monday.
Eva Elizabeth, daughter of James
G. and Margaret Wise, of Beauvue,
died at the residence of her parents
last Tuesday, aged about 4 years.
The interment was in the family lot
at Our Lady's Chapel, Wednesday
at 2 P. NJ. The bereaved parents
have our heartfelt sympathy.
The new store house OF r. T.
Turner & Co., at GRANVILLE, has just
been completed and is one of the
best arranged and most commodious
in the county. And there is no bet
ter merchant or citizen in all South
ern Maryland than Jesse Turner
who has charge of the business there.
May he ever prosper.
We print on our first page the re-
vised and corrected election returns
from the State and Union. The Off
cial returns of st. Mary s county are
also there printed. In the unofficial
SOuutI iOedA 49, pIAutOo III " LIZA
CON of the 9Th, instant, there was
but one mistake and that was in the
return for w. T. Wilkinson from the
Island.
We invite attention to the com
munication of Judge Henry G. Adams
explanatory of the ends and aims of
the Tobacco Growers Association.
Judge Adams is one OF the leading
planters in the State and no one is
better qualified to give advice upon
this subject. 1t affords us great
pleasure to help along any cause for
the betterment of our farmers.
Mrs. Mollie Morgans dwelling,
Medley's Neck, caught fire last
Tuesday and was burned to the
ground. tits thought the fire origi-
mated from a spark on the roof
When discovered the flames had
gathered such Roadway that none
of the upstairs furniture could be
reached, and not all downstairs
could be saved. 1t is reported that
there was no insurance.
The Forty Hours Devotions began
on Sunday last at St. Aloysius
church and terminated on Tuesday.
Father Joseph Zwinge, S. J., preach
ed good practical sermons and was
listened to by large crowds. The