Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1905-03-16
LOealWise and Otherwise.


The Baltimore street cars all now
cross the street before they stop.
The March Term of the st. Mary s
Circuit Court will begin Monday
next.
Miss Rebecca Pilkerton. Of Charles
county, Is visiting her sister, Mrs.
r. A. Pilkerton, this county.
See the new advertisement of
frank Libby q Co., and Of William
ieiles. Oculist and Optician.
The baseball team Of the Baltimore
City College have q game scheduled
with Charlotte Hall for April 18th.
proximo.
DR.. Z. Ferneyhough, u. s. Veteri-
nary Surgeon, Of Washington, ID. c.,
will be in Leonardtown during
March Court.
Note the new schedule in effect on
the Potomac River Route, March 9th,
instant. This schedule gives Us six
steamers q week.
The Commissioners Court will
meet March q 70 consider transfers
and Attachments. Tax payers should
not overlook this.
Friday next, the 17th instant, Is
st. Patrick Day and also the end
Of the grounding period. Maybe
Spring will be with us then.
When in. town during Court don t
fail to cali and see Us. We will be
pleased 70 see all our old friends and
IS many new ones as choose to call.
Easter will be later this year than
it has been since 1886, when it fell
on the 18th Of April. The earliest
date in the twenty-five years was
March 18th.
Jack Brown, colored, was COM
nlitted TO jail last Saturday in de-
fault Of 800 bail charged with set
ting Ere to the dwelling of James
Gordon, colored.
We have been compelled to hold
over for anoih, a com
munication from fr-. esey
on Maryland Day. aud :
q Dance at MechaLicsville.
All the telephone instruments have
been received and linemen are daily
expected 70 arrive in Leonardts wn
70 putin the telephones and connect
the wires. An exchange will be To-
Gated In Town.
Saturday, March 25th is Mary
land Day. The public schools are
to celebrate the day on Friday, the
24sh. The object OF the celebration,
as set forth in the school Law, is to
increase interest 10 the State history.
Monday last, Constable Drury, Of
St Inigo's, brought to Leonardtown
an l p.acedin Jail, John Holly, colored,
sentenced by Justice Reach to 6
mouths in the House OF Correction
for disorderly conduct at Fl. Absll's
store.
Last week, John B. Abel, the
Washington Commission merchant,
sold for account Of James Z. Green
well, OF Beaver DAM" Is turkeys
for S31.68. The same merchant sold
AZ chickens for Andrew Johnson
for s17.
State Eutomologist Symons has
issued . circular Of much import
ance TO those having fruit trees, in.
forming them that this is the time
10 spray their trees il they wish to
save them from the San Jose scale.
See Our first page.
A Philadelphia man wanted 10 at
tend the Inauguration and ticket
cost g. He had only two-dollar
bill. He took 1t to q pawn shop aud
put IL up for $3.50. He then sold
the pawn ticket to q friend for 81 90.
That gave him g. Who lost the
dollar p UniOn.
The sophomore class'of the Char
lotte Hall Military Academy, in st.
Mary's county elected the following
officers for the balance Of this year:
r r Dennis, president; q. Horsey,
vice-president; F G. hurry, score
tary, and w. G. Cough, treasurer.
Miss Blanch Vallandingham and
DIR. Clarence 2. Mattingly, both of
Leonardtown, Md. were married in
Rockville lastevening by Rev. Philip
MCGUIRE. Of st. Mary's Catholic
Church. The young folks were ac-
companied by two friends, the little
party leaving for Washington imme-
diatsly after the ceremony. -Ssa.
Fer the convenience OF out of town
patrons the First National Bank of
Sc. Mary's win remain open each
day Of court week until $50 p. NJ.
The officers Of this bank will be