Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1906-07-19
LocalWiSe and Otherwise.

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Lack Of space forces the omission
from this issue Of several valued fa-
vors Of esteemed correspondents.
DR.. William Il. Stone. Of Jackson
vile, Fla, is visiting his brother,
Lewis B. Stone at 'Grampion, 7th
district.
We regret to hear Of the serious
sickness of John Z. Greenwich, Of
St. Clements. We hope he may soon
be out again.
To-day, July 10, is the ninety
second anniversary Of the sacking of
Leonardtown by the British under
Admiral Cockburn.
Misses Addie Lynch and Bessie
Abel, of Leonardtown, left Sunday
last for visit to friends in Balti-
more and Washington.
~ J. w. Thomas and family, Of Cum
4 berland, are spending the Summer
at their st. Mary's plantation, Deep
Falls, near Chaptico.
Robt. NJ. Bean, formerly Of St.
Georges, was in Leonardtown last
Tuesday. 1t was his first visit to
the county for over seven years.
Last week, Mrs. S. D. Wilson lost
valued pocket book on the street
in Leonardtown. The book contain
dsome change and receipts, Find
er will please return to this cfficc.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Oscar II. Davis an
nounce the marriage, at Washing
ton. d. c., July IA, 1906. of their
daughter, Lottie May, to Isl Sergeant
Henry w. Turner, U. S. Marine
Corps.
From s acres Of land, School Com
missioner.John h. Duke measured,
from the thresher, 81 bushels Of
wheat. The wheat was Of excep.
tionally tine quality and willoverrun
sufficiently tomake over 100 bushels.
Examinations for teachers certi-
fcates were held Tuesday and We'd
nesday, OF this week. An unusually
small number took the examinations.
Mrs. Louisa Hall, Of Washington,
IS visiting her son, Phillip. Medley,
Of Piney Point hundred. Mrs. Hall
is accompanied by her daughter,
Miss Lillian q. Hall.
The Drydock Dewey, which left
Solomon's Island, December %, Of
last year, arrived at Olongupo, on
&Tuesday, July 10. instant. The
drydock 5 arriyalin the Philippines
was announced by the American q
day ahead Of the Sun. This little
scoop was occasioned by the BenR-
town Bard monkeying with the
mint when it was iuleped.
Frank b. Keech, Esq, OF New
York City, has established at Char
lotte Hall Academy two scholarships
emitting the holders to board and tu-
itiou. One scholarships open TO st.
Mary s boys and the other to Charles
county boys. Mr.. Keech's action
is very commendable. We are
told that it is the first private bene-
faction Charlotte Hall has received
in the l32 years Of it's existence.
Micheal Sexton, and daughters,
of New York, have been guests Of
Moore S Hotel, Leonardtown, during
the past week. Mr.. Sexton was the
contractor, who over thirty years
ago, graded the line OF the Southern
Maryland Railroad. He is a pleas
ant gentleman and there are many
here who remember hin with pleas.
ire and are delighted to see him
again,
Gov. Warield has accorded st.
Mary S county an eleventh hour re-
cognition on the Maryland Commits
sion TO the jamestown Exposition
by naming Major q. a. Thomas, OF
Charlotte Hall as member. Major
Thomas s appointments is fitting and
and appropriate and be will we'll rep
resentthe oldesocounty Of Maryland
at the celebration Of the foundation
Of our sister colony Virginia.
Moores Hotel, Leonardtowe, has
been sold for $4,000 and other con-
siderations. We are informed that
Mr.. Joseph G. Hobbs, Of ST. George S
Island, will open the Hotel Septem-
Der /, proximo. thoroughly refitted
with new furniture, bedding, etc,
and that in the near future the fam
Gus old hosiery will be rebuilt and
remodelled. We wish the new
management abundant success.