Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1905-04-27
LOcalVise and Otherwise.


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The Supper at st. Johns Church
last Monday night Melted go for the
benefit of the church.
Daniel Combs, of Baltimore, spent
bis Easter with his parents at ''EI-
don" near Leonardtown.
Miss Virginia Towscn, of Balti-
more, is visiting her sister, Mrs. q.
Clarke Abel, Leonardtown.
The many friends of DAM @. Ham,
NETT, ESQ.,, Of Washington, are
pleased TO see him on a visit to his
old home.
Miss Nettie Bronze. of the Mary
land School Of Art. Baltimore, spent
Easter With her parents at st.
Mary's City.
The Easter decorations In Sc.
Aloysius' church, Leonardtown,
were very pretty. The music was
exceptionally fine.
Miss Susette Bronze, OF st. Mary's
City, spent Q few days last week
with the family of b. Harris Cana
lier, Esq, Leonardtown.
We return thanks for an invita-
ton to the unwilling of the monu-
ment TO the Army Nurses who died
during the War with Spain.
Miss Nellie Fenwick, of Washing.
ton, is visiting Miss Lulu Moore,
st. Mary's City. We hope she will
soon return to Leonardtown.
The Leonardtown Lumber Mer-
chant, Jos. f. Neal, has just bought
an assorted cargo of ITO, 900 shingles
which he will sell close for cash.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Francis Dent, of
Baltimore, are visiting their st.
Mary's relatives. Their many
friends here are delighted to see
them.
Monday last, Raymond, son of
Postmaster G. w. Foxwell. of this
town broke the wrist of his right
hand. DR.. +. +. Greenwich reduced
the fracture.
Franklin Camalier, who is study
ing at the Medical School Of the Uni
versity Of Georgetown, is spending
his Easter holidays at his home,
Leonardtown.
Wednesday last, the home farm of
the late Thos. L. Harrison was sold
TO Mrs. Mary A. Skirven. G. w.
Kennard q Co., Of Baltimore, nego.
tiated the sale.
Messrs. Aubrey and Ethelhert
Abel, of Georgetown College, spent
their Easter holidays with their par
ents, MIR. and Mrs. Charles Abel,
at "Placentia," Medley's Neck.
Last Saturdays rowing race at
Leonardtown wharf, was won by
"big-foot" Johnson in the Ruth. I"
The Towns crack oarsman was han
dicapped by sore arm. The dist
ance was II miles.
Thomas Robey, of Leonardtown,
left Sunday last for Baltimore to
take a position at Hotel Tennison.
Tom is q good boy and though we
are sorry to lose him, we wish him
great success in his new home.
John F. Harris, well and favor
ably known TO many Of our county,
has removed from his temporary
quarters to his Office, 715 American
Building, Baltimore. Mr.. Harris
does q General Insurance business.
Recently, while Master W. J. Mad
dox was planting popcorn in the
garden at st. Mary's Seminary, he
dug up plain gold wedding ring
containing the inscription, w. w.
to r b., Nov. II. 1876" Who is
the ownerf
Tusday last, Gum Landing, ~
located on Smith s Greek, st. Iniko's
district, the home farm of J. Alex.
Tennisson was sold at Trustee 9
Sale. e. B. Abel was the pur-
chaser for s2lO1. The property
contained about 63 acres.
We have heard many complaints
of the almost impossible condition
Of the public road, leading from
Leonardtown TO Patuxent, via Mack
intosh Run. We trust that the road
will be speedily mended. The place
complained of is q short distance
north of the run.
The telephone poles on the extern
sion Of the Southern Maryland line
have been planted to within 2 miles
Of Brandywine and the workmen
expect to reach that point by Friday
evening. Linemen are now at work
stringing the wires. Last week,
the G. & p. started on their line
from Marlboro to Brandywine to
connect with the local company. Pre-
sident Coad informs us that work
men will begin planting poles on
the MorganZa branch next Monday
and on the Chaptico- Bushwood ex-
tension within the next two weeks.
1t is thought. that connection will
be made with Baltimore about June
i, proximo.