Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1906-05-03
LOcalWise and Otherwise.

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grass an d growing crops are suffer
ing from the drouth.
To-day "wednesday the Board OF
Public Works will select the She'll
fish Commissioners.
Mrs. Francis V. King. Of Leonard
town, has returned from visit to
relatives in Washington.
We have been forced 70 hold over
for Another issa3 the iavors Of sew
eral esteemed correspondents.
An election for three Commits
sioners for the Town Of Leonard
town will be held next Monday.
Many OF our county merchants
were ia Town Monday and last week
securing their Traders Licenses.
The Sanitary Committee Of the
Town Of Leonardtown will start on
it's tourof inspection. Monday next,
MAY 4
The stockholders Of the Southern
Maryland Telephone Company will
meet ia Mechanicsville next Mon
day. May Z at2P. M.
Monday last, John B. Abel,
Washington, d. c., sold for account
of J. Ford Greenwich, OF Leonard
town, Is ten weeks-old chickens for
$3.50.
j. Ben. Drnry has had the roof OF
his dwelling house metaled and Il.
B. Abel has had the roof of the En-
terprise building covered with metal
shingles.
Marston Yates, who was in San
Francisco at the time Of the earth
quake has telegraphed his father,
I. Frank Yates, that he is safe, but
lost every thing he had.
Now is the time TO clear up your
yards and scatter lime liberably.
Careful distinction saves smuch
sickness. See to this. Lime is
cheap and health is precious.
The Play, MRS. Briggs. OF the
Poultry Yard. was a greatsuccess.
All who saw it we're greatly pleased
and many request to have it repeat.
ed at the Chapel Hall and elsewhere.
Three men were fatally wounded
and seventeen less seriously hurt
ia collision between troops and
mob Of idle anthracite mineworkers
at Mt. Carmel, Pa, on April Both.
ultimQ
Manager Head OF the American
4 Ice Company says there will be no
advance in the price OF ice the com
ing summer. Now, what has Mr..
Baer to say Of the price Of coal the
coming fall.
M. A.. Carpenter, OF Charles coun-
ty. has been appointed Note Clerk
In No. Tobacco Warehouse, vice
w. Francis Dent, and Allan Mat
tingly, Milestown, Receiving Clerk,
vice J. Fl. Raley.
All the Republican county con-
ventions of the counties Of the Fifth
Congressional District have declar-
ed in favor OF the denomination OF
Congressman Sydney e. Mudd.
Mr.. Mudd is 1T"
A plague Of caterpillars may be
avoided by burning up the nests Of
the pests now. Take an evening of
and attend to this matter. Unless
IL be done quickly you will soon be
MASKING them all over your house.
Besides, their destruction win save
the foliage Of your trees.
President K. g. Snow, Of the Home
Insurance Company, OF New York,
has notified his Washington agent,
William Shedd Holton, Esq, that az
ter paying all claims under effected
contracts in San Francisco, the com
pany will still have its capital un.
impaired and surplus Of over six
and a-half millions, co, 100000
A seven innings game was played
at Charlotte Hall, Friday last, April
\ 9th. nltimo, between the Cadets
nine and the Mechanicsville Base
ball Club resulting In victory for
Mechanicsyille by score Of 3 TO 2.
Batteries. Mechanicsville. Dent
and Combs, Charlotte Hall. White
and Horsey. Umpire. -. Frank
Coad.
Miss Helen Carroll and Mr.. John
Clark Jack were married at the resi-
dence Of the brides parents In
Augusta, Ca. Wednesday. April
25th, uitimo. Reverend Father p.
Fl. Mcmahon officiated. The bride
Is daughter Of Major and Mrs. Nj.