Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1906-05-17
LOcalEise and Otherwise.
Additional local matter on our frs.

Dr. McLAne ~CaW0O0 IS Wishing
relatives In st. Mary's.
Rev. p. J. Carroll, S. j., left Mon
day last for o short visit 10 New
York.
Vernon Dorsey, Esq. Of the Wash
ington bar, has returned 10 his coun-
ty home for the Summer.
4. ID. Evans. OF Valley Lee dis
trict, has returned from the hospital
very much improved 10 health.
Mrs. ". b. Rodgers, OF Bennstts.
vile, Marlboro Co., S. c., is visiting
her mother. Mrs. 8. @. Carpenter,
Of Budd's Greek.
The many friends Of Miss Eleanor
Carroll, Of Myrtle Point, are
pleased to hear Of her return to
the county.
Misses Lucille and Ruth Camalier,
Of Leonardtown, returned Wednes-
day morning from a short visit to
relatives in Baltimore.
Philip Herman has brought the
stock OF general merchandise and
the good will of the firm of G.. NJ.
Bohanan d Co., at St. Inigo's.
Wright b. Dent, Of New York
Writes US: i want to see the old
BEACON every week and every time
| move / want it to follow me. :"
Thanks for the compliment.
We are very sorry to learn that
W. B. Tennison has sold out his
hotel business in Baltimore. In
whatever business he may engage
or wherever he goes we wish him
great success.
A. +. Fenwick, OF Leonardtown,
travelling salesman for Lamdin,
Thompson & Co., is confined to his
bed by severe attack of rheuma-
tism. We wish him q speedy res
toration to health.
The co-partnership in the mercan-
tile business between Andrew Mat
tingly and Edgar Yates has been
dissolved by mutual consent. Mr..
MattiDgly will continue at Red Gate,
and Mr.. Yates will, June l, open
store at Clifton Factory.
: The heavy frost on the night of
May 10, 1906, killed most of the
growing tomatoes and beans in the
county. Along the roadsides the
green briar leaves were all killed
and the buds Of many varieties of trees
were blackened by the frost.
Chapter 766 of the Acts of 1906 re-
quires Clerks to the Circuit Courts
before issuing a License TO Marry to
ascertain Of the applicant, in addi-
ton to other answers heretofore. re-
quired, if either of the parties have
ever been divorced.
A noted play will be given at the
Annual Strawberry Festival OF the
Immaculate Conception Congrega-
tion, Mechanicsville, on Monday
evening, June 4th, and a part OF the
proceeds will be sent to the sufferers
in the San Francisco disaster.
Tuesday last Jos. Fl. Ching, sold
at Trustees Sale the Thompson por.
ton Of The Orchard" situate in
Leonardt0wn. containing q acres
for $175. The tract was purchased
with the intention of organizing q
company and converting the lot into
q cemetery.
II our next issue we will print ex-
tracts from letters of Mr.. Morgan
Shepard, Of San Francisco, to his
relatives descriptive OF the earth
quake and fire in that city. The
card of Mr.. John w. Jones, of the
Bay district, will also appear in our
next issue.
Parties holding oyster planting
lots under the Local 5-acre Law are
referred to Section 1OS of Chapter
] 7ll-The Haman Bill. II they ~ish
8 TO retain their rights 10 their lots
they are required to give the State
3Shellfish Commissioners written
notice OF such intention within six
moDshs from April 2, 1906.
The alumni of Charlotte Hall will
hold the annual meeting and banquet
at the Hotel Rennert, Baltimore.
May %, 1906, at $50 p. NJ. We hope
there will be large attendance. OF
the local Charlotte Hall boys, we
have heard that Messrs. Geo. T.
Hutchins. George p. Toker aud w.
B. Dorsey have signified their in
tention to attend.
Detective Kratz, OF the Baltimore
police force, last Monday arrested
q negro who gave his name as Viii
liam Holt alias Harry Young. The
man answers the description Of Will
Young, the alleged murderer of
Capt. John-W. Hoffman. The sus-
pect was wearinga silverring mark
ed w. Y. and admitted having lived