Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1905-03-02

Up to the time OF our going 10
press the long expected steamboat
is still expected.
The Minstrel Show last FRIDAY
night was well attended and q fair
sum was realized.
John Bowles. aged about II years.
died at his fathers residence near
Clements, Tuesday morning last.
Last week, license to marry was
issued in Washington, d. c., to
Fielder A. Gibson and Mary L. Tarl-
ton. Of st. Mary's county.
Monday last, license TO marry
was issued in Baltimore to Benjamin
+. Dsrbie, widower. and Marie
Burch, of st. Mary's county.
Capt. William z. Jenkins died at
the residence Of his son-in-law, Solo
mon Abel. last Friday. Capt. Jen-
kins was about so years Of age.
Captain and Mrs. A. A. Lawrence.
of Leonardtown, will attend the In
auguration, Saturday. They will re-
main in the city for about a week.
Mass viii be celebrated at J. o.
car Jarboe's, California, at 8 o'clock,
Friday morning. March 3. There
will be no Mass at st. John 8 on that
day.
The Rev. w. r. Barker Turner
will give ssrvice on Sunday next,
March 5, at ST. Andrews church at
II a. m, and at ST. Peters Chapel
at $3.50 p. m.
Friday. the tank wagon OF the
Standard Oil Company put in an
appearance in Leonardtown and re-
plenished the almost exhausted sup
ply of kerosene.
From Tuesdays Sun, we learn
that the steamer Anne Arundel left
Baltimore Tuesday morning at z
o'clock, for the Potomac river as far
up as Bush wood.
Next Wednesday will be Ash.
Wednesday aud the beginning of
Lent. In another column we re-
print the Lenten Regulations for the
Archdiocese of Baltimore.
The Old Mems Ball at Moore's
Hotel. last Monday night was great
success, and could DIR. Osler have
been present he would have been
convinced Of the utter falacy OF his
late obiter dictHm.
Inst. Aloysius church, this town,
novena in honor of Saint Igna-
titus and Saint Francis Xavier will
begin on Saturday, March 4th. after
the o'clock Mass, and will continue
until Sunday, March 18th.
Because OF the hard freeze, Capt.
Joseph A. Lawrence, of Milestown,
who had his vessel loaded with oys-
ters, had to shuck them out and take
them to market by way OF Mechan-
icsville. The cargo shucked about
200 gallons.
Professor Geo. w. Joy has been
invited and will give some ''obser-
vations by the wayside" to the Farm
ers Institute here on Tuesday morn
ing next, the 7th instant. The In
stitute Is expected to be OF especial
interest this year.
We are indebted to Judge William
S. Coppage for q present of beauti-
full apples raised ON bis farm in Val
ley Lee district. The apples are
very large aud are without olenish.
Judge Coppage says he bought his
trees from Kent county.
Mrs. Mary Alice L. Carpenter,
widow of the late J. Walter Carpen-
ter, and eldest daughter Of the late
Rev. James and Jane Ellen Bunting
Of this county, died suddenly at her
apartments, the Highlands. Wash
ington. D. c., Monday last, Febru-
airy ~, 1905. Mrs. Carpenters re-
mains will be buried in Baltimore.
The Washington and Stonewall
Society Of Charlotte Hall Academy
appropriately celebrated the anniver-
sary OF Gen. Washington's birth.
Ferdinand G. Cooksey. Of La Plata,
was Orator Of the day. The debas.
ers were, FL. g. Sutton, G. z. Hughes,
r. 7. Wheatley and G. T. Prout.
Those who acclaimed were ]. A.
Chappelear. A. G. Pnffanhor0ar ara