Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1906-05-24
LOcalVise and Otherwise.

bis s0n-in-law, DE. John s. Guyther,
Jr.. Piney Point.
B. Wilson Bond and wife, Of Bel
Alton. are visiting friends aud rela-
tives in St. Mary's.
Mrs. George Il. Aball, Of Califor-
MIA, is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Spencer c. viest. 'L.eonardtowu.
Recently. r. A. Pilkertoa. Of Chap
ticO, killed in his henhoase black
snake that measured feet. 3iaehes
in length.
Rain is very much needed. Gar
deus. growing crops aud grass are
suffering from the drought Raids
are very dusty.
Wednesday next. May 30th Dec.
GRAFTON Day-wili be alegal holiday.
The Bank Of St. Mary's will be clos
ed on that day.
Saturday last, the LeonarCilown
Juniors defeated the MorganzA uiue
by a score Of 20 10 IL. The game
was an interesting one.
May 18th, instant, the Washington
Protestant Episcopal Convention
appropriated g. 500 for mission work
in Southern Maryland. - Times Ores
ceHt.
George G. Herbert has purchased
Poplar Hill Creek" formerly be-
longing to B. +. Goldsborough and
"Mitchell's Meadow" formerly own
ed by Valentine Ching.
Arthur Boyd has opened a soda
water fountain 10 the basement of
MOOre's Hotel. Arthur is a good
young man and we hope that he will
be literally patronized.
Rev. Joseph f. Hanselman. S. J.,
the new Provincial Of the Maryland
New York Province, made bis first
annual visit to the Fathers at Leon
ardtown, May 10th, instant.
Rev. U. S. Crowder and family
have moved into the parsonage of
Cedar Point NJ. Z. Church. Mr..
Crowder, who is o native of North
Carolina, has lately been assigned to
the lower st. Mary charge.
On our first page we print o card
from John w. Jones. of Bay district;
and two letters from Morgan Shep-
hard. son of Rhodes Sheppard, form
erly of this county. descriptive of
the San Francisco earthquake.
There was q large attendance at
the meeting of the Orphans Court
and Supervisors of Election last
Tuesday. Reports from all sections
indicate that the county Democracy
is pulling itself together" for a
game fight. Close up to the colors |
Don't fail to attend the baseball
game next Friday afternoon. May %,
at Charlotte Hall between the Me-
Gainesville and the Academy teams.
Later, On the same evening the young
ladies OF Mechanicsville will givea
entertainment in their Town Hall for
the benefit of the team.
Capt. T. Edward Loker reports that
last Tuesday morning four 'fiatties'
came across the Potomac from Vir-
ginia and went to dredging on the
bar in front OF Mulberry Fields. :"
Capt. Loker says that IL these viola
tors run into his creek 10 escape the
oyster police that he will drive them
out.
Mrs. n. III. Hanson wife of the
late DR.. r. WILLIAMSON, of Peters
burg, Va, died Saturday, Mag 18th
at Washington, age 81. She leaves
one son, Mr. Robert Armstead An
son, Of Washington, ID. G. Mrs.
Hanson was well known in St. Ma
rvs county, having resided here for
some years.
James T. Cecil. OF this county,
died In Washington City, Tuesday,
May ID, 1906, aged Sc years, 2months
and g days. A nasal abcess was
the cause Of death. Mr.. Cecil was a
brother OF w. w. Cecil and uncle of
County Commissioner, John T. Cecil.
His remains was buried in St. John s
graveyard. May he rest in peace |
Last week, Capt. Maddox, of the
Oyster Police schooner Bessie ohes
arrested Arthur Lawrence, Jodn
Williams, Randolph Ellis, Ed. Dingy.
Taylor Green, colored and Jos. JEFF
ferson, colored, for oystering in the
closed season. The parties were
tried before Justice r. ]. Cotton.
adiudged guilty and each fined $50.
John Washington, colored, was
Monday last. tried before Justice
Herbert. charged upon the oath OF
Jas. Fl. Dorsey, colored, with being
IAN habitually disorderly person. -
Il was an all day case. The Justice