Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1905-10-27
LOCalViSe and Otherwise.

See adj of Fusionists Meetings
in another column.
Mrs. VIM. Fl. Haydn, OF Washing.
ton, d. c., is visiting friends and
relatives in the county.
Mrs. Amanda Milburn, relict Of
the late Alexander Milburn, died al
the Clifton Factory, Second district,
Saturday last.
Louis p. Dudley, of the Loewy
Drug Co, with his wife and daugh-
ter, will spend Saturday and Sunday
in Leonardtown.
Mr.. 2. Clayton Milburn, of Mass.
who has been visiting Mrs. Florence
Milburn near Charlotte Hall the
past week has returned home.
John B. Abel, commission mer-
chant, Washington, ID. c., sold for
]. Ford Greenwell, this district, l3
turkeys, which Melted 1884.
Old Joe Combs, colored, died re-
Gently near Compton, Bird district.
Joe has beer fiddling for the past
sixty years and was know all over
the county.
Mrs. Margaret M. Driver, died
suddenly at Glover Hill Sunday last
and her remains were sent to Balti-
more on the Patuxent boat Monday
for internent.
Don't fail to attend the Supperand
Dance at Chaptico Hall, next We'd
nesday, November /. 1t is for the
benefit OF the Chaptico Public School
aud is most meritoriOus.
We have received information from
Pikesyille that John III. Chunn is
quite sick. The surgeon of the hos
pital says he has the creeping paral-
ysiS and caunot recover.
Robert Guy, near Clements, had
the fore finger Of his left hand blown
of by the accidental discharge of q
gun he was handling on Wednesday
last. DIR. +. +. Green well attended
him.
Miss Louise Charles, of Baltimore,
a proficient ladies' hat trimmer, has
been engaged by Mr.. +. o. Morgan.
Miss Charles takes the place held by
Miss Shoe, whose health compelled
her to return home.
To enable compliance with the
election law, requiring the publica-
ton Of tickets in the two issues of
county papers Immediately proceed
ing election day, we were forced to
change the date OF our issue from
Thursday to Friday.
Mrs. Susie Mattingly, Britton s
Neck, had a very valuable COW seri-
ously wounded by some careless
gunners. Ii the farmers would have
the trespassers arrested there would
be no trespassing and less violation
OF the game laws.
We have received from Miss Emma
Goodrich, of Jarboesville, a perfect
pear. 1t is the second bearing from
O Harvest species. 1t is somewhat
smaller and has a longer stem than
the first bearing. 1t was grown on
the farm Of James Beal, colored.
]. Frank Smith lin a speech deliv-
cred at JarboeSville Saturday last
said he was opposed TO the Haman
Oyster bill, and if elected would do
all in his power to defeat it," He
also expressed himself as unequiv-
ocally and enthusiastically for the
Suffrage Amendment.
The Democratic Committee, au-
thorized TO fill vacancies on the tick
ct met and selected DIR. Charles
Vincent Hayden Jr., for the House
Of Delegates, vice Derby A. Lynch,
resigned. Mr.. Lynch made speech
pledging his support to the whole
Democratic ticket and DR.. Hayden
especially.
The report that has been circulat-
ed through the county that Mr.. Robt.
G. Combs would not support the Dem
ocratic Ticket has brought out fat
denial. Mr.. Combs says in a letter
TO Mr.. B. Harris Camalier, which
was read by that gentleman at the
Hillville meeting, that there was
not q particle of truth in the report;
that he was heartily in favor of the
nominees of the Democratic Conven-
ton; that he voted at the primary
election, and he considered himself
In honor bound 10 support the ticket,
and that hs would not sacrifice his
honor for any consideration"
On Thursday, October 10Th, in
slant, u. S. Steamboat Inspectors
Plumb and Simpson inspected the
Steamer Anne Arundel, Capt. w. G.
Geoghegan. Fire alarm was sounded
nc 9:10, and in 10 seconds streams
of water were playing in full force.
At 9:13 boat drill was ordered and
in 30 seconds all boats were swung
out and ready to gather way. This
beats all previous records. OF the
30 steamboats, inspected the only
one that approached the Anne Arun'
del's record was the Georgia of the
Bay Line, and she was 20 seconds
behind on water and 80 seconds be-